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NEW! Downloadable version includes Addendum for firmware 2.10, 3.0 & 3.10 and covers the new wireless flash system as well.
If you’re uncertain in any way about even one thing your XPro2 does, then save time and money and grab this book. This is EVERYTHING X-Pro2 explained in easy to understand language! It is the Manual on Steroids and much more… In it, I assume you are a photographer, so I don’t dive in to the basics of photography (except in an Appendix). Everything comes with clear tutorials and examples. This book:
| This 575-page full-color book: * Is packed with tips and tricks to help you master photography with an X-Pro2. * Covers every mode, menu, button, function, and socket. * Explains Flash and Lighting – even Manual flash! * Includes all my camera settings and an explanation of why on earth I do it that way. * Covers every essential of shooting – like: ISO, Focus, WB, Metering, flash modes – and the more esoteric ones too. * Explains how and why to customize all those buttons and menus. * Has a great tutorial to help you master the ins and outs of RAW. * Explains why all glass (Fuji lenses) are not born equal. * Includes a 22 page Condensed Guide to the Basics of modern digital photography. BONUS As a bonus (hey! I’m trying to entice you to buy my book!), I give everyone who buys my book a PDF copy of my other eBook “Mastering Flash with Fujifilm X Cameras” – value $9.95 value. Find out how in the book. But Wait… There’s also an XLS spreadsheet listing all camera settings with a brief explanation of each, my own recommendations, and space to note your own settings. |
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Click here to see sample pages and a complete Table of Contents before you buy.
This e-Book is available in two different formats:
1) As a bundle of 3 electronic formats: A full-color .pdf file (with the nicest-looking layout :-) ), a .mobi file for your kindle, and an .epub file for your Nook or other e-reader. ONE PRICE GETS YOU ALL THREE DRM-FREE FILES! 500+ pages of information, knowledge, and wisdom in multiple formats for ONLY USD $26.45!! (Click here to order)
2) For those of you who prefer traditional printed books, this work is also available as a printed and bound book that will be mailed right to your door. It's available in both color and Black-and-White from print-on-demand publisher Lulu.com. The color version is a little more expensive than your typical book, but as some readers have reported, significantly cheaper than printing the .pdf file on your inkjet printer. NOTE: The new addendum covering the new features from the firmware updates is NOT included in the printed version. You can purchase that separately here.
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"The
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I
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Mark Lynch
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Okay, here's the details on the 'risk-free' part. Buy the .pdf format and plow through it for two weeks. If you don't think this book offers the clearest explanations, if you didn't end up learning anything new, or it is not the single best value in terms of dollars-per-knowledge ratio, just send Gary an email and he'll personally refund your purchase price. How can you lose? Gary's books have introduced thousands of people to the joys of photography in a very intuitive way, and his books have been universally praised for being the best out there for the Sony cameras, which makes this an easy offer to make. (This offer does NOT apply to the printed version of the book, for obvious reasons.)
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