Magic Lantern Guides(r) Canon EOS A2E/A2

I found this book to be a great deal better than the manual that accompanied my EOS A2. It's clear, concise, easy to read, understand and a great book for the amateur or the professional. I like the way this book delved into specific areas and gave recommendations and tips for particular situations. For cameras like the EOS A2, manuals like this are essential for understanding its features and to make photography meaningful and rewarding. My only criticism would be the lack of an index. I've been involved in photography for 25 years and rate myself as an intermediate to advanced.

Not only does this expand on the manual, it gives additional information. Elaborates on many functions the manual only touched on as well as mentioned others the manual ignored. Offers extensive information on lenses, flashes and other accessories. The EOS 5 is the international version of this camera and this book is entirely compatible with it as well (that is the camera I own). Buy it, you won't be sorry (even if you think you already "know" your camera).

This book also covers the Canon EOS 5 which is what I have. This book filled in the blanks or gave reasons why cerain things work the way they do. It also gave recomendations and sugestions from professionals who have used the camera. I have used single lens reflex cameras since 1954. I rate myself as an advanced amature photographer.

To fully understand the A2/A2E, this guide is necessary. It describes and explains in great detail the functions and features of the A2/A2E. It is useful and easy to have in the field; the information is readily available without an index and it conveniently fits in most camera bags.

I purchased both this book and The Complete Canon User's Guide by Steve Bavister because the two were indistiguishable on this website. Well, I am keeping this book and returning the other. The Magic Lantern book goes to great lengths to ensure that you understand what is going on "behind the scenes" of the functions described in the manual that comes with the camera.