The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released.
The following errata were submitted by our customers and have not yet been approved or disproved by the author or editor. They solely represent the opinion of the customer.
| Version |
Location |
Description |
Submitted By |
| Safari Books Online |
000
Section 6.9.1. Shoot with Sweet Light |
Before/after sunset/sunrise get mixed up in descriptions of the magic hour.
The paragraph says:
That hour *before sunrise*, and the hour *after sunset*, are known as the magic hours or the golden hours. The lower angle of the sun and the slightly denser atmosphere create rich, saturated tones, plus what photographers call sweet light. It's an amazing, golden glow that makes everybody look beautiful, every building look enchanted, and every landscape look breathtaking.
But the tip that comes after it says:
Tip: The 20 minutes *before the sun rises* and *after the sun* sets can be pretty amazing, too.
I checked another section where he mentions the magic hour (see below), and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_hour_(photography). The first paragraph should be corrected to say:
"That hour *after sunrise*, and the hour *before sunset*, are known as the magic hours..."
B.1.10. Exploit the magic hour.
The hour after sunrise, and the hour before sunset, are the magic hour or the golden hour. You get what photographers call "sweet light"—a golden glow that makes everybody and everything look peaceful and beautiful, with no harsh shadows or severe highlights. Very sweet indeed.
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Anonymous |
| Printed |
Page 55-56
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Landscape Mode. It says large aperture. Should be small aperture.
Fireworks. It says "large aperture to keep everything in focus" and it should be small aperture.
Sunset. It also says large aperture and it should be small aperture.
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Anonymous |
| Printed |
Page 55,56
p.55 Landscape Mode; p.56 Fireworks, Sunset |
These sections state that a "large aperture" creates a large depth of field, keeping everything in focus. But I believe this is incorrect. A "small aperture" would accomplish this. To reinforce this point, please refer to p.76, the second paragraph under the heading of "Open the Aperture". It states "a large aperture gives you a shallow depth of field". Also, on p.115, in the table under "Choose a wide aperture", f2 -> very large aperture -> very shallow depth of field; f16 -> very small aperture -> very deep depth of field.
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Kyoichi Haruta |
| Printed |
Page 55
5th full paragraph |
Landscape mode says "Large aperture, creating large depth of field..."
Should say "Small aperture..."
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Martin Heller |
| Printed |
Page 55 and others
Landscape mode description |
"Large aperture creating a large depth of field..." s/b small aperture, creating large depth of field....
This kind of error (confusing "large" and "small" aperture) occurs in several places, probably related to f numbers:
p. 56: Fireworks: s/b Small aperture to keep everything in focus.
(p. 77: "You can thank old-tyme film photographers for sticking us with this system" makes the system sound random and quirky rather than "a simple, mathematical way of describing the relationship that exists between the maximum effective opening or the iris of a lens and its focal length." Wyatt Brummitt (1973). Photography Is... (NY: Amphoto). The section quoted from the Brummitt book has a few more sentences of additional clear explanation. Please let me know if you are interested.
p. 135 Note: s/b "The same flash would reach 40 feet if you CLOSED DOWN (caps mine) the aperture to f8."
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Anonymous |
| Printed |
Page 59
2nd paragraph |
"Coolest" and "warmest" are reversed.
In describing color temperatures, the paragraph should read "from warmest (most red) to coolest (most blue)....
FYI: I really like the book (and David Pogue's other work), and that is why I took the time to submit errata.
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Anonymous |
| Printed |
Page 63
line 8 |
anlaysis should be analysis
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allenstenger |
| Printed |
Page 77
yellow box center |
A smaller f-stop gives you a GREATER depth of field. Not smaller = smaller. What the hell is "or maybe not" supposed to mean? I think I may have read this misstatement elsewhere as well, but don't recall exactly where.
Otherwise I like the boos as far as I have gotten.
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Harris Ruben |
| Printed |
Page 77
1st full paragraph |
Second sentence should read "That's full manual........."
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Anonymous |
| Printed |
Page 98
Tip box |
"tstarlight" should be "starlight"
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Anonymous |
| Printed |
Page 98
first Tip box |
tstarlight should be starlight
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allenstenger |
| Printed |
Page 130
first paragraph |
Third sentence:". . . dust lands on the sensor itself - a shiny rectangle, dead center, clearly visible whenever you remove the lens - . . ."
The only time where this is a true statement is if the camera happens to be in cleaning mode. Otherwise, the first thing you see after removing the lens is the mirror, followed by the shutter. Only after getting past these two criters do you see (here's I'm being overly picky) the protective IR filter that sits on top of the sensor.
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Chuck Cressman |
| Printed |
Page 135
"NOTE" box |
The last "word" in the last sentence should read f2, not f8.
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Chuck Cressman |
| Printed |
Page 135
note in yellow |
it seems to me that the last sentence of the note should read:The same flash would only reach 10 feet if you closed the aperture down to f8.
I would like to also say that the various books of yours which I have are amazingly
well/clearly written! It is a pleasure to dig into them. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
Best regards.......Gerry W.
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Gerry Winkler |
| Printed |
Page 136
In the first sentence under "FILTERS", inside the ( . . .) |
Saying that you must buy a filter by brand and lens is unclear, to begin with. Brand of what, the camera or the filter? And what does lens refer to, focal length, type (telephoto, Normal)?
The real error, however, is that neither of these things matter at all. The only consideration regarding fit is thread diameter. A 55mm filter, regardless of brand, will fit a lens with a front thread of 55mm, regardless of whether it's a Nikon, or Canon, or Sony, etc.
This, and other errors that I've sited to date, may seem trivial, and to an experienced photographer they would be. But I bought this book for a grandchild just getting into Photography, and for such a reader these error do matter.
Overall, the book serves its purpose well. These are constructive critizisms, and are not meant to demean the author, phblisher, or anybody else.
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Chuck Cressman |
