Magic Lantern Guides: Nikon F5

Rating:
Summary: Sounds great, less filling
Review: This book was quite disappointing, in that it was written just after the Nikon F5 came out and has little information that cannot be found in the user's manual. It does attempt to be as sycophantic as possible to pro photographers ("Since the reader is undoubtedly a pro, I won't bother telling you how this part works..."). It does not cover the PC software, since it was not available when written. It desperately needs an overhaul, it is basically worthless in the present form.

Rating:
Summary: not really appropriate for the caliber of F5 users
Review: This would be a good reference book for the early wealthy amateur who bought a camera far beyond their capabilities. No photographer who can really take advantage of what the F5 has to offer would learn anything new by reading this book. Then again, if you own a lesser camera and want to drool on the extra features of the F5, this book may be your perfect match!

Rating:
Summary: Don't buy it
Review: To make a long story short, if you have the F5 manual, there's nothing more in this book. I also don't understand why Moose Peterson is related to this book. The books he writes are much more complete than this one.

Rating:
Summary: Rip-off
Review: You'll know what a rip-off really means once you've bought this book and read it. A revised edition is imperative, probably written by somebody like Moose Peterson. The guide book on the F90X written by him was excellent. I hope the revised edition will be made available at a highly discounted rate to those who bought the original edition.