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Title: A Short Course in Nikon Coolpix 5700 Photography (Book & CD-ROM) by Dennis Curtin ISBN: 1-928873-33-2 Publisher: ShortCourses.com Pub. Date: June, 2002 Format: Spiral-bound List Price(USD): $34.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Not worth the price!
Comment: In my opinion, a poor quality product overall. Content is inadequate (and repetitive). Monochrome print version is cheap. CD color version is garish and poorly illustrated. It is not a course at all. Even these days, US$30 can still buy you a nicely laid out, edited and produced book on photography with good quality content and illustrations. Not this one!
Rating: 4
Summary: Too expensive but worth it in the long run
Comment: I reviewed this book shortly after I purchased it. I have quoted the text of the previous review:
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Recently, my wife and I made the investment of a Nikon 5700. We are happy with the investment. We also invested in this book, and we are definately less happy in this one. I'm going to run down a list of pros and cons and you make the decision. In the end, I'm glad I bought it. It taught me some tricks I may never have figured out otherwise, but still I can't believe how much they charge for how little you get.
PROS:
1. Better than the manual
2. Gives examples of the techniques discussed.
3. It's the only one that exists.
CONS
1. WAY too expensive. This book should cost about five bucks. It looks like a guy printed it on his computer and took it to the copy shop.
2. Some of the examples are too simplistic and assume too many steps. If a little bit more detail were given, it would have saved me hours of stress and frustration only to realize that he didn't mention a certain setting that had to be changed.
It's your call. If you have the camera and want to learn some more tricks and have a lot of extra money, buy it. But, if you already have a pretty good feel for the camera and don't have much money left after the investment, I'd suggest waiting for a better book or just learning by goofing around with your camera.
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Since that time, I have used my Coolpix 5700 to take the photojournalistic shots at weddings as my wife takes portraits using her Canon EOS 10D. The techniques that I learned because of this book have proven invaluable. There are many improvements that can be made--indeed, that need to be made--to the book. The writing is poor, the examples are simplistic and not clearly explained, yet I don't know of anything better. The time that you will save and the features that you will discover by using this book will make the purchase worth it.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good, but not great. Too Expensive.
Comment: Recently, my wife and I made the investment of a Nikon 5700. We are happy with the investment. We also invested in this book, and we are definately less happy in this one. I'm going to run down a list of pros and cons and you make the decision. In the end, I'm glad I bought it. It taught me some tricks I may never have figured out otherwise, but still I can't believe how much they charge for how little you get.
PROS:
1. Better than the manual
2. Gives examples of the techniques discussed.
3. It's the only one that exists.
CONS
1. WAY too expensive. This book should cost about five bucks. It looks like a guy printed it on his computer and took it to the copy shop.
2. Some of the examples are too simplistic and assume too many steps. If a little bit more detail were given, it would have saved me hours of stress and frustration only to realize that he didn't mention a certain setting that had to be changed.
It's your call. If you have the camera and want to learn some more tricks and have a lot of extra money, buy it. But, if you already have a pretty good feel for the camera and don't have much money left after the investment, I'd suggest waiting for a better book or just learning by goofing around with your camera.
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Title:Nikon Camera Case for Coolpix 5700 & 8700 ASIN: B00006FXOM Publisher: Nikon Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.99 |
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Title:Nikon Coolpix 5700 5MP Digital Camera w/ 8x Optical Zoom ASIN: B000069092 Publisher: Nikon List Price(USD): $999.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $749.88 |
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Title: 50 Fast Digital Photo Techniques by Gregory Georges ISBN: 0764535781 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 01 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Mastering Nikon Compact Digital Cameras (Version 5.0) by Peter iNova ISBN: 1882383125 Publisher: Graphics Management Press Pub. Date: 15 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Nikon Flash Guide: The Definitive Speedlight Reference by Thom Hogan ISBN: 1883403847 Publisher: Saunders/Silver Pixel Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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