Tony Northrup's Ultimate Photography Buying Guide: Learn How to Choose the Perfect Camera, Lens, Tripod, Flash, and More for Your Needs

By: Mr. Tony Northrup (Author)

Are you looking for the perfect guide to help you choose the right camera, lens, tripod, flash, and more for your photography needs? Look no further than Tony Northrup's Photography Buying Guide: How to Choose a Camera, Lens, Tripod, Flash, & More! Written by renowned photographer Tony Northrup, this book is one of the best Flash Photography Books on the market, offering easy-to-read, easy-to-understand advice that will help you make the best buying decisions for your photography needs. With a focus on overall satisfaction and value for money, you can trust that Tony Northrup's Photography Buying Guide will help you get the most out of your photography equipment.

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Are you looking to up your photography game? Look no further than Tony Northrup's Photography Buying Guide! In this book, Tony Northrup provides helpful advice on how to choose the perfect camera, lens, tripod, and more for your photography needs. With Tony Northrup's expertise, you'll be sure to take your photography to the next level.
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Details of Tony Northrup's Ultimate Photography Buying Guide: Learn How to Choose the Perfect Camera, Lens, Tripod, Flash, and More for Your Needs

  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-0988263420
  • Dimensions ‏ ‎: 8 x 0.66 x 10 inches
  • Paperback ‏ ‎: 293 pages
  • Photography Equipment (Books): Photography Equipment
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 0988263424
  • Best Sellers Rank: #12 in Flash Photography#165 in Photography Equipment
  • Flash Photography: Flash Photography
  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: Mason Press, Incorporated
  • Customer Reviews: 4.5/5 stars of 645 ratings
  • Item Weight ‏ ‎: 1.29 pounds

Comments

Ronald Van Setten: The writer did cover everything but the things he liked he went into more depth. He did give his reasons.

United States on Oct 01, 2022

nimaheyde: This is an Ok book.

Canada on Oct 11, 2021

Edward Szczepan: Excellent book! Well written! Reviews cameras and everything related to cameras.

Canada on Aug 01, 2021

Kelly: It's pretty good but not great. I feel like if it was more in depth and touched on stuff like equipment for events or food photography, it would have been better. Maybe talking about lens companies like sigma and tamron compared to Nikon and canon. And what type of focal length lenses people should get for various different types of work they do. I've used this book and had to research elsewhere on lighting coz I didn't quite get it. But no doubt, I don't regret getting this book. I wish it would diversify more.

India on Mar 17, 2019

Charles T. Ferling: Tony Northop's Photography Buying Guide provides complete and concise information and recommendation for photographers; from the complete novice to the aspiring professional.

Written in the same style as Tony's videos, this book reads like he is sitting in the room with you and a few friends having a casual chat. He provides a fair and seemingly unbiased approach with plenty of great insight into the inevitable "Canon versus Nikon" debate, as well as every other major manufacturer's products. And for those with a long standing brand loyalty, like me, Tony provides chapters dedicated to each manufacturer's product line.

It doesn't end there. The Guide covers everything you might need; filters, extension tubes, computers, and remote releases are all in there.

In the Kindle version, hyperlinks below each QR code for the hours and hours of video worked seamlessly. Tony provides extensive hyperlinks throughout the text to both Amazon's offers on certain products, and to the manufacturer's site or other retailers for additional product information. I do not know about other readers, but my Amazon wishlist just grew significantly.

Let me give you just one...

United States on Mar 31, 2016

Mr. Cliff R. Day: this book helped tremendously in selecting a replacement system.I had gone all in for the M43 system a few years ago but found the quality of the final images not having enough resolution , sharpness I needed and the noise levels were an issue even at base ISO, anyway having realised I needed to go back to either APSC or go for FF to get the clarity and sharpness of images, I researched the various systems/ manufacturers including mirrorless and eventually bought a copy of this book having reviewed some of the Northrups you tube videos.Well, I found the content without bias, generally very informative and reading between the lines ( and reading the text several times)selected my new system ( I also used DXOmark in conjunction with this book) - the guide is well put together, gives comment and advise on all systems in an easy to read and understand form with pros and cons of each system - highlights best lenses ( value and performance)for each system in a non bias way,
All in all this book reaffirmed what I had already known but denied myself, so it certainly helped, thanks, and I would recommend this book -in the end I have now changed to a FF DSLR for...

United Kingdom on Feb 02, 2016

Wayde A. Callender: This book is fantastic! Without being hyperbolic it is one of the best buying guides I have seen on a subject as complex as photography. It is part buying guide/catalog, part tip guide, and part encyclopedia, and is overall very comprehensive.

It is setup for both "quick hits" and "deep dives" on the various categories and product lines which is great for times when you get/have questions or anecdotes that you may want to cross reference. What ultimately sold me on buying this book (even though I already have some camera gear) is the thorough, objective approach that Tony Northrup, his wife, et al. bring to the discussion of camera equipment.

Add in the [large] bonus benefit that this "book" is extensible, and is augmented with video that can expand on, showcase, or even correct/revise various subjects found within, and this book sets itself well ahead of any similar material I have encountered.

I haven't really found any major downsides so far. I will definitely recommend (I have already) this book to others, especially friends who focus [pun intended] way too much on the hype, and marketing.

The only minor niggle I could come up with is that the...

United States on May 07, 2015

Stefan: Es ist ein wenig unfair, denn der Autor hat sich mit diesem Buch wahnsinnige Mühe gegeben. Es deckt so ziemlich jedes erdenkliche Kamerasystem ab, von den großen (Canon, Nikon) über einzelne Systemkamerasysteme (Sony) bis hin zur großen Welt der Micro-Four Thirds. Dazu kommt jede Menge Information zu Studioequipment, Stativen etc.

Problematisch finde ich hierbei nur: Es ist alles vorhanden, aber es gibt aus meiner Sicht nicht genug Informationen zu jedem Artikel. Ich vertraue dem Autor in seiner qualitativen Einschätzung sehr, habe seine anderen beiden Bücher gelesen und verfolge seinen Youtube-Kanal und daher hatte ich mir mehr Wertung und Empfehlungen gewünscht und diese fehlen mir etwas. Es ist ein Kompendium, in dem alles mit Funktionen aufgelistet ist, aber es fällt selten der Satz "Nimm Produkt XY und nicht XZ, es ist günstiger und trotzdem besser", oder "Bei XX lohnt sich das Geld wirklich, der Unterschied zur günstigeren Alternative ist den Aufpreis absolut wert."
Es gibt hingegen Empfehlungen zu grundsätzlichen Entscheidungen, z.B. empfiehlt er spezielle Akkus und Ladegeräte für den Betrieb von Blitzgeräten.
Man kann sich zudem sicherlich...

Germany on Apr 19, 2015

Emir: When you have a specific question about something in photography (or anything else for that matter) everyone will always have an opinion. Great example are online forums where everyone will have their own opinion on something.

With this book (I have the kindle version) you will get Tony's and Chelsea's professional (true and tried) opinion on just about any equipment you will need. The guide is very honest, doesn't pick a side (Canon or Nikon) and even recommend some third party companies because they are the best bang for your buck. They give suggestions for people just starting out with a very small budget all the way to the pros with $$$ to spend.

What I personally like about this book is the fact that it's almost like a FAQ book where two professionals that make a living from photography answer all the questions you might have about every type equipment you can imagine for this field. Great reference book when you are ready to buy a flash. or upgrade your monitor, or go to a full size camera, or a new lens, or tripod... you get the point I think.

You also become part of a very unique community where Chelsea and Tony both will answer your questions if you...

United States on Oct 28, 2013

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ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-0988263420 978-1681982748 978-1607748502
Dimensions ‏ ‎ 8 x 0.66 x 10 inches 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches; 14.4 Ounces 8.5 x 0.4 x 10.5 inches
Paperback ‏ ‎ 293 pages 176 pages
Photography Equipment (Books) Photography Equipment Photography Equipment
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 0988263424 1681982749 1607748509
Best Sellers Rank #12 in Flash Photography#165 in Photography Equipment #11 in Photography Lighting #122 in Photography Reference #134 in Digital Photography #8 in Photography Equipment #9 in Photography Reference #12 in Digital Photography
Flash Photography Flash Photography
Language ‏ ‎ English English English
Publisher ‏ ‎ Mason Press, Incorporated Rocky Nook Amphoto Books; NO-VALUE edition
Customer Reviews 4.5/5 stars of 645 ratings 4.6/5 stars of 661 ratings 4.7/5 stars of 2,300 ratings
Item Weight ‏ ‎ 1.29 pounds 1.51 pounds
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