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 enlarge | Director: Blue Crane Digital
Actor: Graham Sterling
Studio: Blue Crane Digital
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.99
Buy New: $19.80
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 10117
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Unknown)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 108
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: BC114
Model: BC114
UPC: 186102000206
EAN: 0186102000206
ASIN: B00112EFXO
Release Date: December 31, 2007
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 My view of this DVD May 1, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I recently bought the Canon 40D after spending several years with a Sony Cyber shot 5MP camera and missing shots due to shutter lag and blurry photos. My primary subjects are my Angora Goats and I use the photos for my website and our group's calendar. I have a pretty basic understanding of photographic principles.
I was a bit disappointed with the results of my first few sessions with the packaged zoom lens that came with the 40D. I decided to pop for the 70-200 L series lens and was wowed with some of the shots but quickly found out this combination didn't guarantee great photos everytime. So I figured some of the problem must be me. Turns out I was correct.
The video starts by giving you a framework or structure to get yourself and you camera prepared beofre the shot. The first camera specifc thing I learned was what the color coding on the back of the 40D buttons meant. I bought the camera from Camera/Video store with what seem to be knowledgeable sales guys but they didn't tell this. This video does a tremendous job of covering ALL of the features of the 40D with some ideas and actual photos demonstrating the features like low contrast, backlite subjects and many more topics and when you might want to use them. This is a lot easier to understand watching the than trying to read about it.
During this video I discovered several of the focusing issues I was having and how easy it will be to adjust how I use the excellent tools to realize the results I have invested in. If you are a Pro and new to Canon or the 40D this video could be useful to in 90 minutes to get the soup to nuts information on the 40D. If DSLR is kind of new for you or you are coming from a point and shoot world this could be the perfect tool to in 90 minutes to open the 40D world for you. An earlier review wished he could have worked with the camera during the video. The video at the end of several sessions recoomends that you turn off the video and practice with the camera and there is always the pause button on the DVD.
As it turns out the 40D has lots of customzation capability and options and this video introduces them and gives you enough of an idea of how you can make your 40D truely yours. The 180 minutes (watched it twice) I spent watching this will more than be made up for by getting it right in the camera and spending a lot less time trying to save photos on the computer and I am betting I will see a lot more of the stunning shots from that 70-200mm F2.8 L series lens. Recoomended without reservation.
Pretty good for visual learners April 23, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
The ads for this item and the back of the DVD case read: "All you need is this training DVD and about ninety minutes, and you'll have the knowledge and the confidence to create the images you want." This very considerably overstates the case. You cannot learn what you need to know about the 40D in ninety days, much less ninety minutes. I feel rushed when watching the DVD. It doesn't give you time to manipulate your camera while watching the DVD. I know that I can turn it off and come back to it, but it would be helpful if I could manipulate my camera while watching the instructions. Still, this is a very useful DVD for those trying to learn the 40D, and I recommend it.
Nice instruction video February 9, 2008
11 out of 17 found this review helpful
Nicely done video. High quality, good topics, etc. Shows you basic and more advanced functions of 40D. Looking forward to buy more products from this publisher.
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