Canon EOS 5D Mark II Made Easy (Two Tutorial DVD set) [CD-ROM]

Elite Video (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2008

TWO Disc Tutorial DVD set. Play time 174 minutes/almost 3 hours Play in any regular DVD player (recommended) or CD-ROM (DVD decoder might be required). Learn every feature and function step by step in an easy explained manner. This camera does so many things you may not be aware of that are revealed in this video so take your photography to the next level without having to slog through a complicated manual. You will learn everything from the continuous shooting mode, movie mode to the shutter priority mode, preset modes, flash settings, import settings, white balance settings, memory settings, display and playback modes, focus modes, set up and custom menus, histogram, self timer, movie mode, narration over still mode and so much more. If the Canon EOS 5D Mark II does it, you will learn about it.

Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: Elite Video (2008)
• ASIN: B001O7ATO0
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,342,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, April 13, 2009

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R. Sutton (Rio Vista, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Very disappointed in the "How-To" video. The speakers often breeze thru features and too often sound unsure as to the actual functions. Most importantly while they tell you what a menu function does, they often don't explain it's use in the real world. Another neg is that while explaining a menu function on screen they keep moving the menu up and down instead of staying on the funcion being explained. This makes it unclear what the reviewer is pointing to.

The menu system lacks a lot. It's difficult to return directly to a feature you wish to see again. Part of that problem is a 2 disk set. The running time over all would have fit on a double layer single DVD making the menu system a bit better.

Overall, it looks like a production rushed onto DVD without having a review of the content. It's almost amateurish. Additionally, it's way over priced for the content. Two stars for the content covered, one star for the production quality and overall usefulness of the DVD set.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs Improvements, April 1, 2009

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S. Parry (Palo Alto, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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I have found this two disc video useful but confusing. It needs a much more detailed menu system so you can go back to particular section you want to review. Also, it should be a little slower, some of the presenters move too fast. This is a very complex camera with lots of features and options, sometimes when you turn on one thing you may eliminate another, or so it seems. So you need to go slower.

I would not recommend this to another buyer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Canon should include this Elite video with every camera, March 21, 2009

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M. Heard (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews
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After paying more the $3000 for my first DSLR, I am happy Elite created this video to help me get a huge jumpstart on my new 5D Mark II. Most of the video is specific to the features on the Mark II, there are some generic and dated chapters on general photograph tips (only reason I did not give a 5 star). "Made Easy" is the correct title, the instructor do not talk over your head and this is really targeted at the right market.