I have taken the SMU class and left there knowing nearly nothing—I am leaving this class excited that I have some familiarity with the issues of DSLR. I have a lot to learn yet—but I have a real good idea on where I can find it. “Surprises?”The ease of the content. Read the manuals, watched youtube and it’s all really technical. I came to this class and it turns out the issues are really simple. The balance was great. I wasn’t watching my watch to get it over with. That alone says the balance was there.