Nikon D750: I purchased a new Nikon D750 camera about three weeks ago I love it but am having a hard time learning everything. I have never owned a DSLR camera. I have only owned a...

Scuba Stephen Loc: Grosse Pointe

I purchased a new Nikon D750 camera about three weeks ago I love it but am having a hard time learning everything. I have never owned a DSLR camera. I have only owned a Nikon point and shoot. The learning curve is somewhat overwhelming. I can’t wait till I feel completely comfortable with the D750. I do absolutely love the camera just need to get out there and shoot and not be so intimidated.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Scuba Stephen wrote:

I purchased a new Nikon D750 camera about three weeks ago I love it but am having a hard time learning everything. I have never owned a DSLR camera. I have only owned a Nikon point and shoot. The learning curve is somewhat overwhelming. I can’t wait till I feel completely comfortable with the D750. I do absolutely love the camera just need to get out there and shoot and not be so intimidated.

Get a copy of David Bush's guide to the 750. His instruction books have sold over 2 million copies. He makes learning a new camera much easier with the full color screen shots he provides!

BebuLamar

Read the manual and study camera basic controls. Don't get caught up so much with controls beyond the basic in the beginning. Stick with basic controls like focusing, aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Soon you will find your DSLR is much easier to use than your old P&S.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Scuba Stephen wrote:

I purchased a new Nikon D750 camera about three weeks ago I love it but am having a hard time learning everything. I have never owned a DSLR camera. I have only owned a Nikon point and shoot. The learning curve is somewhat overwhelming. I can’t wait till I feel completely comfortable with the D750. I do absolutely love the camera just need to get out there and shoot and not be so intimidated.

Ok, breathe.

You want to learn the camera? RTFM (read the flipping manual). Sorry, it is not quite as bad as war and peace. But it is accurate and thorough. Sit every night and read a bit. And have camera in lap. Pick up camera and try what you have read. You will learn the camera.

In the meantime. Put it on P, or choose one of the shooting modes. There are many. The D750 is a teaching camera study the shooting modes. But you must have some fun with it while learning. So go shoot with it as suggested. Keep reading and you will soon understand more about DSLRs.

But I wonder why did you buy a dying technology?

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

JD750 wrote:

Ok, breathe. br br You want to learn the camera... (show quote)

Great encouraging question in a world that needs more photographers.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

larryepage wrote:

Great encouraging question in a world that needs more photographers.

Not meant to discourage or encourage, just a question.

And one for you: The world really needs more photographers? Please expand on that but perhaps start a new thread.

cameraf4 Loc: Delaware

I would say "Go slow." You have probably noticed that there are a lot of buttons on the D750. You don't have to know them all or even use them all. You can make it a Point-and-Shoot camera and then grow into it.
As you learn, try out another new button/control. Have fun with it. Let us know.

Robert1 Loc: Davie, FL

I have a 750 and never got completely satisfied with it either. I recently bought a Df and boy what a relief; so much easier; commands at your hands; ergonomics, size, and weight are like tailored for me.
I might sell the 750, but it is such an awesome picture taking camera that I'm having a hard time partaking from it, even if it is not quite comfortable to handle as my Df.
Like anything, it just a matter if time and practice, practice, practice, until you have mastered the controls/commands that you will be using on a day to day.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Buy David Busch's book for the D750. In the meantime put it on A and shoot everything you see until the book comes. Follow David's progression and you will be up to speed in no time. Then will come the hard part, mastering the camera instead of just using it.

I constantly tell people, and nobody listens Manuals are for experts and they use them as reference material not learning material.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Curmudgeon wrote:

Buy David Busch's book for the D750. In the meantime put it on A and shoot everything you see until the book comes. Follow David's progression and you will be up to speed in no time. Then will come the hard part, mastering the camera instead of just using it.

I constantly tell people, and nobody listens Manuals are for experts and they use them as reference material not learning material.

Anybody can read a manual and work through it. All that is needed is to pick up the camera and practice what you read as you read it. It does take patience and some time. And there is nothing wrong with reading multiple articles/books etc on the camera.

DSLR’s have a lot of knobs.

CO

I bought a new D750 just a couple of months ago. I had a D90 and now have a D7000 and D500 so I was already familiar with Nikon DSLR cameras. I would say just work through the owner's manual. A good thing to do is to download the manual to your computer from Nikon's download center. It's much better to read the manual on your computer's screen than the little booklet that comes with the camera.

Here is a good tip if you don't shoot video. The movie record button can be re-programmed. I re-programmed mine for ISO. It's much more convenient to have ISO there than on the back of the camera.

Also, be sure to program the Fn button. Many useful functions can be programmed to that button.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

JD750 wrote:

Anybody can read a manual and work through it. All that is needed is to pick up the camera and practice what you read as you read it. It does take patience and some time. And there is nothing wrong with reading multiple articles/books etc on the camera.

DSLR’s have a lot of knobs.

"Anybody can read a manual and work through it". BS I couldn't and I shouldn't have to. Manuals make assumptions. The worst of them is that you have some familiarity with the camera and digital photography in general. Not true in my case. I went from a Nikon F2 to a Nikon D7200. If a Hogger hadn't recommended Busch's book which led me step by step through setup, functions, vocabulary, then auto focus and auto exposure and the rest I would probably taken the camera out in the desert and used it for target practice.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Curmudgeon wrote:

"Anybody can read a manual and work through i... (show quote)

I guess your handle fits you quite well.

BebuLamar

JD750 wrote:

Anybody can read a manual and work through it. All that is needed is to pick up the camera and practice what you read as you read it. It does take patience and some time. And there is nothing wrong with reading multiple articles/books etc on the camera.

DSLR’s have a lot of knobs.

I think it's different for each of us. I do not use any third party manuals and always use the manufacturer's manuals and never have problem with them except the ones from Sony. (I was about to buy an A6000 but after downloaded and read the manual I decided not to buy it).
I used also the F2 then the F3 then the F5. I got the Df my first DSLR 5 years ago. I don't think I need anything more than the manuals.

CO

Curmudgeon wrote:

"Anybody can read a manual and work through i... (show quote)

These books by David Busch and other authors have the same information that's in the owner's manual that comes with the camera. There's nothing special in them. I've never had one of Busch's books or any others. I downloaded the owner's manual from Nikon's download center and worked through it. No need to get an extra book.