Nikon D810 book by Thom Hogan: I just finished my first read of Thom Hogan's new ebook "Complete Guide to the Nikon D810 and D810A," published in November, 2015. I've been a fan of...

Ken91311 Loc: Chatsworth, CA

I just finished my first read of Thom Hogan's new ebook "Complete Guide to the Nikon D810 and D810A," published in November, 2015. I've been a fan of Hogan's books and reviews since I used my first digital camera, a Nikon D100, many years ago. This book doesn't disappoint. It's clearly written, and, at 956 pages, quite thorough. I recommend it.

jack schade Loc: La Pine Oregon

Thanks for the post. I will have to look into his books.

Jack

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Ken91311 wrote:

I just finished my first read of Thom Hogan's new ebook "Complete Guide to the Nikon D810 and D810A," published in November, 2015. I've been a fan of Hogan's books and reviews since I used my first digital camera, a Nikon D100, many years ago. This book doesn't disappoint. It's clearly written, and, at 956 pages, quite thorough. I recommend it.

Thanks. Good to know. I like his writings.

Plenty here -

http://www.bythom.com/nikon.htm

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

I can't find this book on Amazon. Where did you find it?

Mark7829 Loc: Calfornia

While these books are great, they is no substitute for hands-on field work, understanding light and composition and ability to post process properly. I find the camera to be the least important. That is why people win photo contests with just an iPhone.

Check out wonderful images at:

http://www.ippawards.com/2015-winning-photographs/

Linda Ewing Loc: Lincolnshire,UK

Not sure if this is the right place to ask a Nikon D810 question, but would this book cover a problem I am having. I have the Nikon D810 and love it but have a problem that is really bugging me. I like doing slow shutter speed photography ie waterfalls etc, the manual setting I use is SP -10 to + 20th of a second, F5.6 iso 400. the only thing I get on the screen is a completely white exposure, when I try upping the F stop to say F22 I get a better picture at that aperture, without the blurred backgrounds that I require. I know perhaps I should use a big stopper or similar, can anyone explain why this is happening, I understand it is too much light entering the sensor but what can I do about it with the setting I want to get the picture I want or is there something wrong with the camera? I would appreciate your help. Thank you.

WoodnMetalGuy Loc: MN

Sounds like you're overexposed. You need to do one or a combination of these things to reduce exposure:

1) shorter shutter speed
2) lower ISO
3) smaller aperture
4) ND filter to block light

Typically you'd use an ND filter so that you can have a long enough shutter speed to blur the water, without overexposing.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Mark7829 wrote:

While these books are great, they is no substitute for hands-on field work, understanding light and composition and ability to post process properly. I find the camera to be the least important. That is why people win photo contests with just an iPhone.

Check out wonderful images at:

http://www.ippawards.com/2015-winning-photographs/

Then you really wouldn't want a D810, Mark.

I agree, Mark, those are great photographs. How large can they be enlarged? Tell me, are they SOOC?

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Here's the link to the book. It's an e-book only available for download online. There is also a book for the D800/800e.

http://www.dslrbodies.com/books/bythom-complete-guides-/nikon-d810-guide.html

Festus Loc: North Dakota

Ken91311 wrote:

I just finished my first read of Thom Hogan's new ebook "Complete Guide to the Nikon D810 and D810A," published in November, 2015. I've been a fan of Hogan's books and reviews since I used my first digital camera, a Nikon D100, many years ago. This book doesn't disappoint. It's clearly written, and, at 956 pages, quite thorough. I recommend it.

I have been purchasing Thom Hogan's eBooks for some time. They are second to none! It is well worth the wait for his publications.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

I already have Mastering the Nikon D800, which covers it pretty well, so I'm not going to buy another book covering the same area. However, there is a book on focusing using Nikon cameras that I'm interested in. I still don't quite get how to utilize all these focus points.

tdekany Loc: Oregon

SteveR wrote:

Then you really wouldn't want a D810, Mark.

I agree, Mark, those are great photographs. How large can they be enlarged? Tell me, are they SOOC?

Not understanding your last 2 questions

1 - how large do you print? I believe there are billboard sized iPhone 6 shots out there.

2 - if I had to guess, they are all post processed but that is exactly what mark was saying. What's with the SOOC mention? I guess for snapshot shooters it is good enough, but for those who make photographs pp is an essential part of the whole process. Do you have anything SOOC or PPed pictures that would beat any of these winning shots?