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Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

07/13/2007 05:25:14 PM · #1

I've looked at a few, borrowed a couple and today I finally bought my own. It's "Mastering Black and White Photography" by Mitchell Garrett. Anyone seen this book? I've just skimmed over it so far and it's quite imformative! I got it for 6 bucks off of the bargain cart at B&N today- plus my 20percent educators discount which brought it down to 6 dollars. Was normally a 35 dollar book.

Black and white photography is my favorite though so I think the book was just waiting for me:o)

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

07/13/2007 05:34:11 PM · #2

I have that book, but most of what is there doesn't apply well to digital photography. THIS BOOK, on the other hand, is excellent.

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

07/13/2007 06:13:06 PM · #3

Well had it not been 6 bucks after my educators discount I probably would have passed it up lol. But I figured 6 bucks, what am I going to lose? Really though I think there are some useful things in there. A lot of it doesn't apply to me anyways because I don't have a lens with f1.8 or f2 but still a good tool for learning and applying new things.

Message edited by author 2007-07-13 18:14:29.

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

07/14/2007 05:17:22 PM · #4

Originally posted by missinseattle:

The lens you choose has very little, if anything, to do with black and white photography.

There are major differences between film and digital when it comes to black and white though. There are no digital cameras that capture an image as a black and white. Cameras that have black and white modes still capture the image in color and then convert it internally to black and white through internal software.

yakatme

Lytro Illum Light Field Digital

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

07/14/2007 05:35:23 PM · #5

Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson was highly recommended in numerous threads here on DPC. I bought it years ago and found it to be very informative and useful.

07/15/2007 08:16:34 AM · #6

I was referring to the lens and work in the book because every lense he lists is an f1.8 or f2.0. I was referring to that because the settings he used with those two lenses would not be the same I would use for my two lenses.
I think anything can be a learning tool, whether it really apply to my camera or not.

Going to check into the other books posted.