I need an opinion on books for the Nikon d850
Sep 8, 2018 12:27:53 #
Sep 8, 2018 12:40:11 #
lrjames wrote:
“David Busch's Nikon D850 Guide to Digital SLR Photography”, by David Busch and another ‘Mastering the Nikon D850” by Darrell Young.What's wrong with that large instruction manual?What are the best books and authors on the Nikon d850
Sep 8, 2018 12:49:50 #
tiphareth51
Loc: Somewhere near North Pole, Alaska
Ditto what Pixelstan said. I never purchase a camera without a David Bush book to go with it.
Sep 8, 2018 13:06:30 #
Sep 8, 2018 14:37:25 #
tiphareth51 wrote:
Ditto what Pixelstan said. I never purchase
a camera without a David Bush book to go
with it.
Ditto what Pixelstan said. I never purchase
a camera without a David Bush book to go
with it.
The David Busch book is very thorough but
I also suggest you get the PDF copy of the
user manual from Nikon. That manual does
have useful info on a reference basis, but a
paper copy is a PITA while the PDF has two
good advantages: 1. It's searchable, and 2.
it looks bigger and clearer on-screen than
on paper.
I only know two series of books. The David
Busch are excellent. The only other series I
have seen are "From Snap Shots to Great
Shots", and those are nearly useless as to
specific cameras. Each is "dedicated" to a
particular camera, but 90% of each book is
just generic basic photo lessons ... identical
from book to book ... while the info on the
particular camera is rather cursory.
The latter series would be great for a total
noob to photo who is also learning to use
a non-advanced-model camera. IOW if the
D850 is even included in that series, that
would be quite absurd :-)
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Sep 8, 2018 14:40:43 #
thank you everyone these are the two authors that I'm familiar with I just wanted to know if there was some great author that I wasn't aware of thank you so much for your input
Sep 8, 2018 17:02:35 #
Harry0
Loc: Gardena, Cal
Another great reason for the PDF files is you can copy them to the SD card. That and a cable and you can read then anywhere there's a computer.
BTW, look it up on Youtube. LOTS of info, most of it is good.
BTW, look it up on Youtube. LOTS of info, most of it is good.
Sep 9, 2018 05:27:15 #
lrjames wrote:
thank you everyone these are the two authors that I'm familiar with I just wanted to know if there was some great author that I wasn't aware of thank you so much for your input
I bought the David Busch book for the Nikon D500 some time ago before the book on the D850 was released. The cameras are so similar that it worked well for me. I preordered the Darrell Young book from Amazon when they first started taking orders. After 3 months, I cancelled. If you ever get one, let me know how you like it.
Sep 9, 2018 06:02:53 #
sueyeisert
Loc: New Jersey
lrjames wrote:
What are the best books and authors on the Nikon d850
I recommend books by Tom Hogan http://www.bythom.com/ as far as I know he only writes books about Nikon. After him I’d by Darrel Young. I would never buy a David Busch instruction book. I bought his book for my Olympus camera I found important information was left out and there were errors. Also he had chapters on processing. He is a factory turning out these books. Look at a website called Nikonians. Also on creativelive.com there are classes called fast start. I bought one for my Fuji the instructor is excellent and you own the class for life. I’m sure they have one for your camera.
Sep 9, 2018 06:56:19 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
“David Busch's Nikon D850 Guide to Digital SLR Photography”, by David Busch and another ‘Mastering the Nikon D850” by Darrell Young.What's wrong with that large instruction manual?
You can't go wrong with a book from Busch. Also, check https://www.creativelive.com/class/nikon-d850-fast-start-john-greengo?via=autocomplete
John makes great videos for a variety of cameras.
Sep 9, 2018 07:01:00 #
Steve Perry has 45 minute youtube on the 850, and a $16 ebook on autofocusing of the new nikons that goes into depth on the different options, the ones he uses a lot verses the ones he didn't find very useful. He's primarily a wildlife photographer, but focus is critical for him. It was my impression that the 850 has replaced his 500 and even his D5 in many situations, but not all types of shooting.
Sep 9, 2018 07:50:26 #
barryb wrote:
Steve Perry has 45 minute youtube on the 850, and a $16 ebook on autofocusing of the new nikons that goes into depth on the different options, the ones he uses a lot verses the ones he didn't find very useful. He's primarily a wildlife photographer, but focus is critical for him. It was my impression that the 850 has replaced his 500 and even his D5 in many situations, but not all types of shooting.
I agree with your Steve Perry choices. I bought Busch's D850 book was not as good as I expected. Too much fluff and little substance. He rushed the book to be he first one on the block. Busch made a mistake by doing so. I haven't seen Darrell Young's book because he is taking his time to do it right, I assume.
Sep 9, 2018 08:50:43 #
lrjames wrote:
What are the best books and authors on the Nikon d850
I have Klostermann's ebook for my camera, the EOS 77d; it is simply superb
so I heartily recommend this ebook for your camera.
https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-D850-Experience-Photography-Operation-ebook/dp/B077DD4GQG
In spite of what others say, the User Manual is a necessity and a great reference but a very poor teaching tool.
Good luck with your photography!
M. Goldfield
Sep 9, 2018 09:28:46 #
Archiefamous
Loc: Manhattan
Agree with Hogan books. I have this and the Busch book for D500. Hogan writes on a completely different level
Sep 9, 2018 09:37:16 #
lrjames wrote:
What are the best books and authors on the Nikon d850
“David Busch's Nikon D850 Guide to Digital SLR Photography,” in my opinion. I also recommend D850 review videos by Tony and Chelsea Northrup, and “Nikon D850 Rieview For Wildlife, Landscape, and Nature” by Steve Perry.
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