chasgroh wrote:
...and I <shrug> totally agree with his assessment. I went from my D5 to the Z9 *almost* without a hiccup, mostly because I was very familiar with Nikon's menu system. In fact, all my upgrades since buying my D70s in '06, have been fairly easy because of said familiarity. Sure, there were aspects of each upgrade that needed to be mastered and me, being in the same place as our
OP, never really got into the esoteric nature of Nikon's literature. We all learn differently and I gravitate to trusted sources that have served me well for years...most of them on YouTube. Visual learners in general approach getting a working knowledge of something this way...through *seeing* how it's done, or really good written tracts that lay it out in an understandable manner. This is nothing against those who choose to dig in to the manual, not at all, but only to bring it forward that there are other ways of doing things. The Z9 to me was initially difficult to set up, so I found both Steve Perry and Hudson Henry to be super helpful...but I was out shooting with it hours after unpacking it, because I *could*! I'm now very intuitive operating the camera, but even so, with firmware updates and such, I tend to watch alot of vids...some not so helpful, some with a nugget or two, and some just badass. So, to each his or her own...and shoot 'til you can't do it anymore!
...and I <shrug> totally agree with his asse... (
show quote)