Nikon D80 Digital Field Guide by David D. Busch
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Book Reviews of Nikon D80 Digital Field Guide
Book Review: Best Guide Available!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this guide! I got this guide just before a trip to Alaska and by the time I got back home, it was well used with many "dog-earred" pages. It is now THE guide which goes with me and my D80. I am a novice, but I knew enough about photography to be concerned about the huge amount of bright light and over abundance of white from glaciers.
From reading the guide and learning more about exposure, lighting and white balance, I was able to shoot with auto ISO, f11 and/or f13 at 1/200.
The glacier photos were beautiful and successful shots.
Busch's D80 is much better than Nikon's manual which comes with the camera, or the Magic Lantern guide which both left me confused and still with unanswered questions.
The Table of Contents and Index is precise and detailed, making it easy to find the information one needs. The glossary is written in language that a beginner like myself can understand. While it teaches specific D80 functions, it also teaches general photography using the D80. A favorite addition is Chapter 7: Photo Subjects. He describes different subjects and concerns one may need for a specific photo. He presents a "Table" describing set-up, lighting, lens, camera settings, exposure, and accessories one may need such as a tripod. This section provides the photographer with opportunites to "practice" specific shooting circumstances and be successful with the photo.
This D80 guide is a real MUST HAVE guide.
Book Review: A MUST-HAVE
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a MUST HAVE for any D80 owner. The author says that this is not a substitute for the owner's manual, but it really is....and so much more. This book can be read by someone without much knowledge of the D80, or even SLR's for that matter, and end up understanding how everything works and being a whiz at the controls in just a few days of reading. The advantages of this book is that it is all in color and has actual real pictures so you can see which button or feature you're trying to master. The owner's manual is black and white, doesn't have actual pictures in the diagrams, doesn't go into anywhere near the depth that this book does. One last benefit of this book is that after the chapters that explain what the Nikon manual should have done....there are sections on how to get better pictures and different techniques. You're able to see how to take your photography to the next level after you learn how to use and utilize your camera. This book is always in my camera bag everywhere I go.Book Review: Nikon D80 Digital Field Guide by David D. Busch
Summary: 5 Stars
After trying to make sense of the owner's manual I bought this guide from Amazon and have been very pleased. The photos let me take my camera and know exactly what I am looking at. The text I find to be very concise and easy to follow and with a few exceptions, it has been a huge help in my learning curve on this camera. My only real disappointment has been the size of the book because it is not easy to carry in the field.Book Review: Nikon D-80
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought I knew my D80 reasonably well. However, I gained many new insights from the book. I like the inclusion of actual colored pictures of controls and actual colored pictures of results in the small book. I already have marked many pages for future reference.
I recommend you skim over the book and then go back with camera in hand and run through the controls and procedures detailed in the book.
Book Review: Nikon D80 Digital Field Guide
Summary: 5 Stars
We just bought the D80 and was intereted in getting an education on the manual settings. We took a trip along the Alaska Highway and took 10,000 pictures in 7 days. We were able to take each setting and work on it while taking some extraordinary pictures. What you can do with your camera and then once you have downloaded the pictures is great. Overall, the best new product manual we have ever used.