Nikon D80 Digital Field Guide
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At last a manual that helps
I have bought a number of camera manuals over the years from Lantern guides to Hove foto books, and they have all really done little more than re-hash the camera manual. The Digital Field guide starts with the manual and simplifies it and pulls out lots of useful customisation settings on the D80. It very quickly helps you around all the key featrures of the camera, then digs deeper into some key areas of operation. It is clearly and logiclly written and with lots of clean illustrations. The latter half is made up of a lot of general photography tips and an experienced photographer may skip a lot of this section, although I have to put my hand up and admit it refreshed me on a couple of key elements around flash. If you have bought a D80 and have spent hours poring over the manual this will be a welcome aid to getting the most out of what is a very capable camera, I can highly recommend it.
Good book for a Beginning and Experienced Photographer
I am always weary of instruction manuals etc. I much rather go out with my new camera, take photo's and learn from my own mistakes with photograhy.
I found this book extremely useful. He wrote the book extremely well.
It is good for both beginners and experience photographers, that you were not 'idiots' nor being 'thick'.
D80 Owner (amateur!)
Great book for anyone starting out with a D80! I'm usually the type of person who doesn't have the patience to sit down with an instruction manual or book. I'd rather just get my hands on the hardware and mess around until I've figured it all out. So David Busch's D80 digital field guide was a first.
Despite my phobia of instruction manuals and guides, I have really enjoyed studying all the useful information in this book. I would certainly recommend this book to any new D80 owner (or to a D80 owner who wants to polish up on their photography skills). It not only gets into the nitty-gritty of the D80 but also provides a great introduction to photogrpahy in general.
Worth it
This is a really useful book - I am very glad I got it. I found the manual that comes with the D80 to be extremely limited and hard to use, this takes everything much further and has some really useful explanations and tips. The D80 has so many functions and settings and intuition alone is not going to enable you make the most of all of them. As you've spent £500+ on the camera package, I think it's worth a few extra pounds to really know how to use the camera, even if you're experienced in photography. As it says on the label, this book explains how to use the D80's multitide of controls to achieve what you want while also being small enough to fit in your bag.
Helps to get beyond the essentials 
I am usually rather wary of books that offer to illustrate the camera manual and make it easier to understand. Sometimes they do no more than that and don't help to widen one's knowledge. This book, however, goes well beyond the manual. Following, as one would expect, a clear presentation of the technical features of the D80 and their efficient use, there are chapters dedicated to exposure, lenses, and working with light that help to give a better understanding of the many elements the photographer will have to juggle in order to achieve his aim. I found the section on "Photo Subjects", presenting the "rules" of good composition in different settings, helpful, though perhaps a bit too similar to what so many other publications offer in this regard. All in all, this book is a good investment if you are starting to use a D80 and learning to hone your photographic skills.
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ISBN-10, 0-470-12051-7 | 0470120517. gepubliceerd in, 2007. geschreven door, David D. Busch. dit boek behandelt, US versie. taal van het boek, Engels US. aantal bladzijden, 253. uitvoering, softcover ...
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Wiley::Nikon D80 Digital Field Guide
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nikon d80 digital field guide
you'll want this camera guide along wherever you go having trouble putting down your nikon d80 long enough to read the manual? slip this convenient, full-color guide into your camera bag instead. you'll find big, clear color photos to ...
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any good book?
hi d80 lovers, i saw few links to book for the d80. here`s one for example : www.amazon.ca/nikon-d80-digital-field-guide/dp/0470120517... is it worth it to buy such a book? if yes, what book is the most recommended? thk!
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i found a field guide at borders and after reading the first three chapters, the camera is becoming more friendly. i bought mine at border's but here is the link to amazon. www.amazon.com/nikon-d80-digital-field-guide/dp/0470120517 ...
http://www.flickr.com/groups/d80/discuss/72157603639533146/72157603644633231/
nikon d80 digital field guide (paperback)
product details. paperback: 272 pages; publisher: wiley (may 29, 2007); language: english; isbn-10: 0470120517; isbn-13: 978-0470120514; product dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches; shipping weight: 1 pounds.
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