Thom Hogan Guide Book: Has anyone used Thom Hogan's new Nikon D780 Guide book? I have been using Busch's guides but his D780 guide won't be out for a few more months, so I am...

fantom Loc: Colorado

Has anyone used Thom Hogan's new Nikon D780 Guide book? I have been using Busch's guides but his D780 guide won't be out for a few more months, so I am considering Hogan's ebook. I am curious how the two books compare. If anyone has actual experience with Hogan's guides I would appreciate hearing your opinions.
Thanks

MrBossHK Loc: The West Valley of Phoenix metro area

fantom wrote:

Has anyone used Thom Hogan's new Nikon D780 Guide book? I have been using Busch's guides but his D780 guide won't be out for a few more months, so I am considering Hogan's ebook. I am curious how the two books compare. If anyone has actual experience with Hogan's guides I would appreciate hearing your opinions.
Thanks

I can't compare with Busch due to no personal experience, but I have Hogan's books on the D70 and the D750. I find them to be comprehensive, accurate and detailed. He provides solid recommendations on setups and variables within the menu system. His books also provide summaries of his tips and recommendations throughout. Bottom line is that I think that Hogan gets down in the weeds and doesn't gloss over topics for a quick read only. The D750 e-book is 992 pages. I consider him to be a subject matter expert on the cameras he writes about. Highly recommended.

fantom Loc: Colorado

MrBossHK wrote:

I can't compare with Busch due to no personal expe... (show quote)

Thanks for the reply and comprehensive review.
Do you ever use it on your phone? And, if so is it manageable----can you easily and quickly move to the section you want?
Thanks again for your reply.

MrBossHK Loc: The West Valley of Phoenix metro area

fantom wrote:

Thanks for the reply and comprehensive review.
Do you ever use it on your phone? And, if so is it manageable----can you easily and quickly move to the section you want?
Thanks again for your reply.

I do not use it on my phone because, even though I have a Galaxy Note 8, the screen is too small for my old eyes. I have used it on a 9 inch (+/-) tablet with more success. Your mileage might vary. It is in PDF format so pages/chapters are navigable.

fantom Loc: Colorado

Thanks again.

Walkabout08

I have his e book for the Z7 and find it to be a complete resource for a very complex camera.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

fantom wrote:

Has anyone used Thom Hogan's new Nikon D780 Guide book? I have been using Busch's guides but his D780 guide won't be out for a few more months, so I am considering Hogan's ebook. I am curious how the two books compare. If anyone has actual experience with Hogan's guides I would appreciate hearing your opinions.
Thanks

How much different can they be???

Festus Loc: North Dakota

fantom wrote:

Has anyone used Thom Hogan's new Nikon D780 Guide book? I have been using Busch's guides but his D780 guide won't be out for a few more months, so I am considering Hogan's ebook. I am curious how the two books compare. If anyone has actual experience with Hogan's guides I would appreciate hearing your opinions.
Thanks

I have purchased both Bush's and Cohan's guides for numerous cameras. I prefer Hogan's guides, hands down. Generally Hogan's guides are quite lengthy. That's because his guides are the most complete of anyones!

FTn

Busch and Hogan are both great authors and photographers. I have both of their books on the D850. Hogan's books are far more technical. He gets into into sensor construction and in depth explanations of why the older Nikkor film lenses aren't as sharp as their newer versions when used on camera bodies with sensors for example. You won't be wasting your money or time with Tom Hogan's books.

- FTn

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Acquiring knowledge by reading is an admirable goal. In that context, how can reading texts by multiple authors hurt?

fantom Loc: Colorado

JD750 wrote:

Acquiring knowledge by reading is an admirable goal. In that context, how can reading texts by multiple authors hurt?

If all books were free, what you suggest would make real good sense. Since they run from $30 to $40+ each it is probably wise to be discerning and save the money to spend on bling.

fantom Loc: Colorado

traderjohn wrote:

How much different can they be???

very

JD750 Loc: SoCal

fantom wrote:

If all books were free, what you suggest would make real good sense. Since they run from $30 to $40+ each it is probably wise to be discerning and save the money to spend on bling.

Yes because you will learn so much more from bling. ;)

But if cost is a concern then mighty I suggest another option is to read the owners manual, cover to cover, with the camera nearby, and pick up the camera and go through all the options as you are reading. That is an excellent way of learning the camera and it doesn’t cost $30.

But it looks like you will get some good comments here on your question, so you can decide which book to buy.

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

Thom Hogan-David Bush-Ken Rockwell, their all knowledgeable about cameras and how they operate... which one is better? It's a toss up.

fantom Loc: Colorado

JD750 wrote:

Yes because you will learn so much more from bling. ;)

But if cost is a concern then mighty I suggest another option is to read the owners manual, cover to cover, with the camera nearby, and pick up the camera and go through all the options as you are reading. That is an excellent way of learning the camera and it doesn’t cost $30.

But it looks like you will get some good comments here on your question, so you can decide which book to buy.

Though Nikon's manuals are better than some of their competition they tend to be cumbersome and give just a bare bones explanation---which is fine is some cases. They tend to stress the "how to's" rather than the "whys". So a single, legitimately helpful book is preferred rather than adding volumes to an already overloaded library of photo and photo editing publications. I have bookshelves that have been pleading for mercy for years.

The information posted so far has been very helpful and I appreciate all of the input from everyone.