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Mastering the Nikon D300

Mastering the Nikon D300

Mastering the Nikon D300

Mastering the Nikon D300 by Nikonian Darrell Young provides a wealth of information and professional insights for owners of this powerful new camera. Each chapter explores the features and capabilities of the D300 in detail, surpassing basic user manuals by providing step-by-step menu setting adjustments coupled with illustrations and logical explanations for each option. Darrell Young's writing style allows the reader to follow directions in a friendly and informative manner, as if a friend dropped in to share his experienced knowledge without "talking down" to you, explaining the how and the why. The learning experience for D300 beginners (and refresher information for professionals) goes beyond the camera itself. When camera features and options expand to additional Nikon equipment (such as with the use of optional Speedlights) Darrell adds the necessary information. Young's frequent references to user manuals provided by Nikon (complete with specific page references) allow the reader to easily navigate past the "confusion factor" that often comes with new equipment.

Mastering the Nikon D300 is the inaugural title kicking off the Nikonians Press imprint "the exciting, new joint venture between Nikonians and Rocky Nook.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #6126 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-10-31
  • Format: Illustrated
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 256 pages



  • Editorial Reviews

    About the Author
    Darrell Young (DigitalDarrell) is an information technology engineer by trade and has been an avid photographer for over 35 years. He has a rather large family, with his wife and five children, so he has a constantly interesting flow of photographic opportunities. In fact, his entire family uses Nikon cameras to pursue what has become a cohesive family hobby.

    Darrell delights in using Nikon's newest digital cameras but if pressed, he will admit to being a "closet" film user too. Living next to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has given him a real concern for, and interest in, nature photography. Darrell loves to write, as you can see in the Resources area of the Nikonians.org community. He joined the community in the year 2000, and his literary contributions led to his invitation to become a Founding Member of the Nikonians Writers Guild.


    Customer Reviews

    BUY THIS BOOK!5
    Having come from an extensive film background, Darrell has made it possible for me to step into the digital world, and I thank him for the presentation that has overcome my fear of the technical complexities. This is my first DSLR and I am glad Darrell's book is there for me, getting me over the hurdles and building self confidence

    Just awesome!5
    I strongly agree that this book is a great complement to D300 User Guide. I already have some books on photography so I just need to know how to use the camera, and how to customize it. This book fulfills this purpose.

    I also want to say the type points are quite small for me.

    A nice, simple book3
    I bought this book partly to help support the Nikonians, as I already had a couple of good books on the D300, but I also expected to get a well-edited, knowledgeable guide to the D300. Reading through the first few sections, I found the book to be relatively easy to read but a little simple and lacking in specifics. Then I got to the section on live view mode, starting on p. 44, and found it so bad that I questioned whether it was worthwhile going on.

    First, it appears that the author lacks a basic understanding of autofocusing technology. The section heading, LV Hand-held Mode, is followed with the parenthetical phrase "uses Phase-Detection AF instead of normal AF". And in that section it states, relative to focusing time, "This can take a second or so in lower light levels, since Phase-Detection AF is not as fast as normal AF". While it is true that the hand-held mode uses phase-detection autofocusing, that IS the "normal" autofocusing method. There are only two autofocusing methods used in the D300, phase-detection and contrast-detection. The author seems to think that there is a third, the "normal" autofocusing method.

    While in itself this may seem like a minor shortfall, it causes one to wonder about the accuracy and usefulness of the book. Also, it is disappointing that this error was not caught in the review process--was the manuscript not reviewed by a knowledgeable person?

    This section also lacks other important information. For example, it does not mention that at some shutter speeds one should set exposure delay mode to "on", that the viewfinder eyepiece should be covered except in manual exposure mode, that the display brightness can be adjusted, when contrast-detect autofocus might have difficulty achieving correct focus, or the use of remote cords. All of this information is covered rather well in the Nikon instructions.

    If the D300 is your first DSLR camera and you are intimidated by the Nikon instruction manual and any technical details, then this may be the book for you--at least as an introduction. But if you are looking for a book with detailed, accurate explanations of the many complexities of this fine camera, you can certainly do better.

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