The Complete Kodak Book of Photography

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Summary: Full of Joy
Review: It gave me the full concept of 135 photography. From using wide range of lens to dark room photography. In addition, it gave me the idea to take a wonderful and detailed photos

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Summary: There are Better books
Review: Sure it covers a lot of areas. But its all from 50,000 feet. After done reading it, you may gain an general understanding of different subjects and area of interests of photography. There are not enough technical details to show how the result would be acheived. Don't expect this book to help you improve your photography skill. The pictures look like they come from the early 70s and certainly not creme of the crop. Many of them while relevant but not doing a good job showing the concepts.
After reading other books, I've found this book a complete waste of money. 2 stars for the vast coverage.

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Summary: good solid intro to general photography
Review: The strength of this book is its coverage of many areas. Those wishing to know about setting up thier own studio and printing color and black and white photos will find it here. Very useful for providing information on diverse topics from composition to meterering, travel to wildlife, lens choices, differences in print and slide film etc. The photos are also good references for ideas and concepts that were previousily explained.