Understanding the Canon Speedlite 580EX / 430EX | 
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 9863
Format: Color, Full Screen, Ntsc
Region: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 61 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: BC201
UPC: 186102000053
EAN: 0186102000053
ASIN: B000CQM2LM
Release Date: December 3, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
New owners of Canon Speedlites are often bewildered about how to use the flash unit effectively to produce the type of shots they want. Although the supplied manual does provide some technical assistance, Speedlites have been, and remain a mystery for many owners. This DVD sets out to change all that. With a running time of just over an hour, your host, professional photographer Tim Mantoani, takes the mystery out of these flashes and shows you how to use them to their best advantage. Whether you own one or several of these speedlites, Tim walks you through real world situations that can be made better with repeatable techniques. He not only tells you HOW the flash operates, butWHY the engineers designed the flashes with their current set of features. You've spent a lot of time and resources getting great camera equipment and learning how to use you camera effectively. This DVD will take you to the next level by allowing you to add light where you want it. Photography is all about communication. With a little information and one of these great speedlites, you can evoke exactly the response you want. These words appear on the back of the DVD: The new EX series of speedlites from Canon can be the most powerful accessory in your camera bag. Understanding how the controls work is important and this DVD takes you through their operation, step by step. Your host, professional photographer Tim Mantoani, demonstrates these flash units in a serie s
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 Great Introduction to Speedlites for Novices October 20, 2006
Richard Carleton
50 out of 51 found this review helpful
Being new to the Canon Speedlite, I've spent several days on internet reading up on them and how best to utilize them. That coupled with the manual that came with my 580EX gave me a good idea of features etc., but what none of my research did for me was let me wrap my head around how it all came together in real world photography. This DVD in one short hour took care of that for me. It is beautifully balanced between explaining the basics of lighting for photography and then showing how to use Speedlites to accomlish this. I've already watched it several times and I plan on watching it a few more times after I've taken some more pictures.
If you're new to the Speedlite and confused a bit about all the features and how to put them to work, this is the DVD for you. Highly recommened.
 Covers mainly studio photography October 15, 2007
George Sand (New York, NY)
49 out of 49 found this review helpful
This DVD focuses almost entirely on studio photography: use of the 580EX with carefully positioned diffusers and reflectors and use of multiple Speedlights under master-slave control (even though I suspect most studio photographers use strobes, not compact Speedlights).
My shooting style is to take travel pictures and people candids. I wanted to learn how to use the 580EX mounted on my Canon EOS 5D camera to improve those types of pictures. On this subject the DVD is virtually silent. So if that's your objective, don't buy this DVD.
Excellent DVD November 7, 2006
D. Penrice (Trabuco Canyon, CA)
27 out of 28 found this review helpful
I was very surprised with the information that was given in this DVD. The whole DVD is interesting and full of useful information that will make you re-think the way that you take pictures and the examples shown only help you to further understand how to use the speedlites to the max.
I would recommend this DVD to anyone that want to learn more creative ways to use the flash and for users that are just starting in flash photography.
Good Intro to Complex Products and Techniques August 5, 2007
T. J. Loeb
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
Flash lighting is a complex subject which I'm sure is why so many flash photos come out looking as they do. Highlights blown away, backgrounds dark as a cave and not much in between.
Some of these problems are due to equipment, but more are directly related to a poor understanding of how modern flash units work and what it takes to get the most out of them.
The Canon 580EX II and 430EX are marvels of technology and will enable you to produce studio quality images every time.
The manuals the come with these units are very detailed and will explain every button, switch, and function on the units. What they don't do is tell you when you use these features and what else you need to know to get to best results.
This one hour long CD fills this gap and more. If you follow along, take the time to do the exercises, and review your results you will see a startling improvement in your flash photography.
You will no longer look at these units as just bright lights, but a real creative tools.
The CD is not perfect. Some sections are passed over too quickly or not discussed at all. But for the most part you will get the information you need to make your investment in your Speedlight pay off for you
The 580EX II is not specifically covered as I guess it was too new at the time this CD was produced. But the basic information you will require to use it is there.
Excellent Photography Resource July 31, 2007
M. J. Wentzel (Falls Church, VA United States)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Understanding the Canon Speedlite 580EX/430EX is an excellent resource for photographers of any skill level, but particularly for beginning/novice photographers. While geared mostly towards portrait photography, many of the concepts presented can be easily translated into other photography styles (nature, photojournalism, etc.). The video does a good job of going through some basic theories of flash photography and does an excellent job of explaining and demonstrating the functions of the 580EX/430EX flashes. At around an hour runtime, this video was designed to be watched multiple times as the photographer practices the concepts explained during the presentation. While I enjoyed the video and will watch it again to reinforce the concepts I learned, the one knock against the video I have is that the author did not go more into use of the flash in a less-controlled environment (i.e., outside of the studio), which is how I use the camera a majority of the time. Still, as I said before, this video is an excellent tool for understanding how to use the excellent Canon flashes.
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