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| David Busch's Nikon D300 Guide to Digital SLR Photography | 
 enlarge | Author: David D. Busch
Publisher: Course Technology PTR
Category: Book
List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  70 reviews
Sales Rank: 2088
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 1598635344
Dewey Decimal Number: 775
EAN: 9781598635348
ASIN: 1598635344
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Best Camera Book Ever June 13, 2008
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
This is simply the best camera guide I have read. It is easy to follow and full of practical, hands on knowledge, not a rehash of the manual.
 Arrogance August 29, 2008
14 out of 20 found this review helpful
I have found the Amazon reviews to be very useful most recently in selecting books and other items, so I felt obligated to try to write something about this book that has not already been said. Mr. Busch starts out by stating that his book is additive to the very extensive manual in that it not only will describe all the functions but how you should use them, when and why. To some degree he partially succeeded for some functions but not without providing the following stumbling blocks:
(1) Instead of taking a subject and completing it fully in one place with pictures that are easily seen on the same page, he defers to describing something later in another chapter....which then refers to another chapter.....(and in at least one case the reference was entirely wrong.) In other cases the circular reference gets you back to the starting point without all the necessary information. I am talking about big subjects like focusing, exposure, bracketing. Even though it appears that there is a portion of a chapter related, it takes bouncing around from one place to another to get it all.
(2) There are not only multiple typos but there are outright errors that will throw anybody off the track. When someone takes the time to read these books it would seem the auther and/or publisher would welcome corrections.
(3) What irks me more than anything is the arrogance of the author and publisher in sending this book in our direction without any means of us to notify anybody of substantive errors, typos, suggestions and yes, even quesions. .....whatever. There is no address for finding David Busch. His blog does not allow comments from us commoners as far as I can tell and there is no way for us to get an errata sheet showing any subsequent corrections. I wrote every company listed in the book as being responsible for the publishing and printing of the book and received no answer in over 2 months. It doesn't have to be this way. There is are publishers that not only provides a website to update any book, but admonishes its customers to go to the website before starting. The also provide a continuous errata sheet so that the book remains useful.
In the future, I will try to avoid books in which a customer service contact is not provided for the purpose of corrections, suggestions, questions, etc.
 Some changes next time. June 14, 2008
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I think overall the book is quite well written. The only suggestion that I have is that there is too much comparison between other models of the Nikon cameras which I felt were not needed. Few people who read this book will have the D3 to be concerned about how it compares to the D300. For some who do not have any of the other models they do not make any difference when trying to learn more about the D300. There is a lot of time spent describing various lenses that could be used with the D300 that is probably not necessary either. To mention the three "always have" lenses is ok, but the rest, in my mind were not needed. Also talking about the various speed lights that are available could be covered in a book specifically about the speed light the user owns and will use with the camera. I purchased the book to learn more about the D300 and it did that plus.
A Godsend for this D300 owner June 17, 2008
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I have several competitors' books and dvd's for my D300, I am a writer with not an ounce of techie in me - my camera is used for art and that's how I approach photography. This book WAS A GODSEND!!! The extra large schematics of every LCD and custom menu screen was like water to a parched and frustrated traveler. I only wish I had gotten Busch's D200 book 2 yrs ago for my D200 instead of the dipsy-doodle Elite Video series where you watch a goon in a funny hat and another with big thumbs try and explain the many dials and settings of these magnificent pieces of equipment. Suffice it to say, I bought Busch's book, and immediately called my artist sister who also owns the D300, and said FINALLY a book we can understand with wonderfully articulate text coupled with great graphics. Maybe after I finish this excellent road map, Hogan's guide will make more sense to me.
The nay-sayers are wrong, this is a great book for D300 owners. August 20, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I pay heavy attention to negative reviews before buying a book. I read the 3 negative reviews of this book, bought it anyway, and am glad I did. If you are considering buying a D300, just do it - it's a great camera. And if you buy a D300, this book is the best out there for getting you up to speed fast. The other books/video previews I've seen are a rehash of the manual. This book doesn't just tell you what a setting does, it tells you why and when you should use it. It also provides a number of different configurations for different shooting settings (studio vs. sports, etc.) - invaluable.
For the negative reviewer who whined and moaned that the author mentions a subject briefly and then mentions he'll talk about it in greater detail in another chapter? Dude, it's a literary device called a "cross reference". I'm not sure why your panties in a wad, but get over it, for Pete's sake. The other whines, moans and gripes I read are equally invalid and anal.
This is a great book - D300 owners should not hesitate to buy it.
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