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 enlarge | Author: David D. Busch
Publisher: Course Technology PTR
Category: Book
List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  62 reviews
Sales Rank: 1548
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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 Best Guide to Using D-300 on the Market September 17, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a great guide to both learning how to use the myriad of options on a Nikon D-300, but also gives great advice on how to be a better photographer. Whether you just want to find out how to do one thing, or want to learn how to use everything this is the guide.
I love it.
It also gives great information on accessories, e.g. get a generic strap not a Nikon D-300 strap that says steal me. Which lenses to buy etc.
Bill
Excellent resource September 15, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Provides an explanation for each of the many features and menu choices for this complex camera. No small task. Far superior to manual. Also provides practical guidance of preferred settings for many situations with rationale for why used and some examples from personal experience. Comprehensive in scope with some areas beyond most amateurs, however nice to know they are there. Very helpful in taking full advantage of this wonderful camera.
David Busch's Nikon D300 September 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
David Busch writes very clear descriptions of the technical aspects of DSLR cameras. The Nikon D300 is quite a technical masterpiece, especially as I moved up from a Nikon D80 & needed all the help I could get! David Busch came through again. I highly recommend this book for all of us who like to have a book in hand as we learn something new. This book is so much easier and more detailed than the manual.
Nikon D300 Guide September 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have purchase this book recommended by a friend.It is a great book for new starters and others as well, the book gives great information on all the functions on the camera. After reading some of the topics on the book I can see my photography improving. Has very clear description and pictures to understand the operation of camera in different circumstances and examples of functions. Overall the camera is great, without the book it is slightly difficult to understand the instructions that come with camera and the book goes into alot more detail in general about getting the most out of your D300.
Highly recommended to all
Thank you
Michael
 Arrogance August 29, 2008
4 out of 10 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.
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