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| Building a Photography System | |
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| What is a Photography System? | |
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| Canon System Overview | |
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| Personal Photography Systems | |
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| Building Your Photography System | |
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| Choosing the Gear That's Right for You | |
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| Choosing and Using a Canon Digital SLR | |
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| Considerations for Buying a Canon Digital SLR | |
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| What Resolution is Right for You? | |
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| Technologies and Features Common to Canon dSLRs | |
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| Looking at the Canon dSLR Lineup | |
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| Exploring Different Image Sensor Sizes | |
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| Crop Factor | |
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| What Difference Does Frame Rate Make? | |
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| Getting the Most from Your Canon DSLR | |
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| Lens Basics | |
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| Building the Backbone of Your System | |
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| Learning the Basics of Lenses | |
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| Exploring Focusing Options | |
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| Considering the Depth of Field Factor | |
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| Tips for Shopping for Lenses | |
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| The Science of Lenses | |
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| How Lenses Work | |
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| How the Lens Communicates with the Camera | |
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| Canon Lens Technologies | |
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| Focal Length and Aperture Effects | |
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| What Makes a Lens Good? | |
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| What is an MTF Chart? | |
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| Understanding Lens Characteristics | |
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| Ghosting | |
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| Lens Flare | |
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| Chromatic Aberration | |
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| Moir� Patterns | |
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| False Colors | |
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| Diffraction | |
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| Evaluating Color and Contrast | |
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| Pincushioning and Barrel Distortion | |
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| Vignetting | |
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| Choosing and Using Lenses | |
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| Zoom versus Prime Lenses | |
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| Fast versus Slow Lenses | |
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| L Series Lenses | |
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| Canon Lenses | |
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| Wide-Angle Lenses | |
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| Normal Lenses | |
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| Telephoto Lenses | |
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| Macro Lenses | |
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| Tilt-and-Shift Lenses | |
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| Lens Accessories and Care | |
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| Extend the Range of L Series Lenses | |
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| Consider a Close-up Lens | |
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| Consider a Filter | |
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| Consider a Tripod Mount for Specialty Lenses | |
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| Filters Worth Considering | |
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| Using Lens Hoods | |
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| Cleaning and Storing Lenses | |
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| Flash Basics and More | |
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| How ETTL II Technology Works to Your Advantage | |
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| Built-in Flash Techniques | |
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| Canon's Speedlite Lineup | |
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| Other Flash Equipment | |
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| Exploring Canon Speedlite Flash Capabilities | |
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| Using Multiple Wireless Speedlites | |
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| Shooting Macro Images with a Flash | |
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| Integrated Workflow with Your Canon dSLR | |
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| Workflow:The Foundation of Great Photography | |
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| Image Storage and Backup: On the Road and in the Studio | |
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| Managing and Archiving Photos | |
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| Getting and Keeping the Highest Image Quality | |
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| Canon's Digital Photo Professional | |
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| Camera Care and Sensor Cleaning | |
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| Knowing and Avoiding the Five Things That Damage Your Camera Gear | |
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| Cleaning Your Sensor | |
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| Keeping Your Equipment in Top Condition | |
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| The Business of Photography: Q & A | |
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| Gearing Up | |
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| Showing Off Your Work | |
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| Business Details | |
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| Resources | |
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| Additional Canon dSLR Accessories | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |