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• Selected camera and magazine illustrations and threading diagrams, including some that are not in this edition of the book.
   

• Links to selected camera manuals.
   

• Links to cinematography software for the Palm Operating System and iPhone.
   

• Over 100 links to cinematography related websites
   

• Selected tables and formulas from Appendix E.

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