Magic Lantern Guides: Pentax K20D by Peter K. Burian
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Book Summary Author: Peter K. Burian Brand: Pentax Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2008-05-06 ISBN: 1600593798 Number of pages: 272 Model: 84022 Publisher: Lark Books |
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Book Reviews of the Magic Lantern Guides: Pentax K20D
Customer Review: Mediocre book, but no other choices
Summary: 2 Stars
At the price I paid, about $20, this book was not much of a deal, and it offered only a little more insight into to the K20d than the original product manual. If you're new to DSLRs and want to supplement the original lackluster Pentax manual, there are no other K20d books available. As an alternative, you might try to fill in the gaps on by searching the web for informative articles.
Things that I did not like about this book include 1) the author's lack of criticism of any aspects of the K20d, and 2) the book's tendency to read like a list of features and instructions without much art or creativity. As to the first point, the K20d is a great camera, with many fine attributes, but it has some annoying characteristics. Burst speed is somewhat slow, the screen is pathetic compared to other cameras in its class, and Live View is utterly worthless on this camera. A well-written book would have admitted the camera's problems and offered work-arounds and insights to deal with those issues. This book read as if it had cleared Pentax corporate headquarters before printing. I prefer a touch of irreverence.
As to the second point, this book follows all-too-common product guidebook example of being charmless, uncreative, and utterly lacking in character.
At least it is readable. It does not make any glaring mistakes. And by reading it you will certainly know more than you would by relying only on the Pentax K20d manual.