need 50D educational material

[shanec]

What books & DVDs are good for learning how to use a 50D and DSLR photography in general?

I know some basics of photography. Want to get more serious about it now and the couple books I have are from pre-digital days.

I just bought a 50D, used, and its being shipped to me with everything that comes with a 50D.

[Dobick]

The manual will be a great place to start...

and by start I mean to read through it until you get to a phrase or term that you don't understand, and then google it to find out what it does, or why it is important enough to be included on the camera.

I think if you start with the manual, you will find that not all that much about photography has changed. All the optical laws of physics are still in place, and the camera still operates on the basis of determining exposure by setting the aperture and shutter speed based on the speed of the sensor (equal to ISO ratings in film)

All the rest of the stuff that might be camera specific to the 50d should be easily found in the manual: Things like the exposure metering patterns, and focus interactions, etc.

Sorry I don't have any specific digital resources for you to look up, but don't be frightened by the fact that it is digital -- it really isn't that different.

[DougC]

Go to Amazon.com and look there at the customer reviews of the various books. Magic Lantern Guides are usually pretty good.

[smileycf]

If your still looking for a book and videos a good places to start would be a book written by Jeff Revell called Canon 50D from Snapshot to Great Shots, as far as videos you can go to Online Training for Photographers, Graphic Designers, Illustrators, Multimedia Artists, and Hobbyists | Kelby Training and look for Courses done by Rick Sammon.