Quality users' guides help photographers get the most from their photo equipment. Magic Lantern Guides have sewn bindings and laminated covers for long life. Softbound. 5 x 7-1/2". Approximately 176 pp., fully illustrated in color and black and white.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German
Original Language: German
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Sounds great, less filling,
By A Customer
This review is from: Magic Lantern Guides: Nikon F5 (Paperback)
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.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Useful in one way...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Magic Lantern Guides: Nikon F5 (Paperback)
I agree with the general opinion of those commenting on this book...I just purchased a new F5 and picked up this book at the register (it was shrink wrapped for obvious reasons). It is nothing more then a rewrite of the user manual, pure and simple. However, my wife has been showing a growing interest in photography and read this book cover to cover (where she never would have read the users manual) and benefited from it. It has a non-manual style and as such did have value to someone who traditionally won't or doesn't read manuals, but should. No value (or none I found) personally, but my wife did, by default, actually read a manual end to end ;-)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
This one needs a rewrite.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Magic Lantern Guides: Nikon F5 (Paperback)
I've purchased other Magic Lantern Guides in the past have been satisfied with their content. The Nikon F5 guide falls short of the mark - I would guess the author was pushed to get it written quickly and didn't have time to go into any great detail about the controls. The book needs a rewrite to cover in IN DETAIL all of the controls and the reasons why you might choose one over the other. The book should also expand it's coverage of the Nikon Photo Secretary Software. Considering the cost of my F5 I would GLADLY pay 3 times as much money for an F5 guide with the kind of detail I've suggested.
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