Mastering the Nikon D700 (Paperback)

~ James Johnson Cap JR JR (Author), (Author), James W Johnson (Author), Young Darrell (Author), Johnson James (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Mastering the Nikon D700 provides a wealth of information and professional insights for owners of this powerful new camera. Each chapter explores the features and capabilities of the D700 in detail, surpassing basic user manuals by providing step-by-step menu setting adjustments coupled with illustrations and logical explanations for each option. The authors' writing style allows the reader to follow directions in a friendly and informative manner, as if a friend dropped in to share his experienced knowledge without "talking down" to you, explaining the how and the why.

The learning experience for D700 beginners (and refresher information for professionals) goes beyond the camera itself. When camera features and options expand to additional Nikon equipment (such as with the use of optional Speedlights) the authors add the necessary information. Their frequent references to user manuals provided by Nikon (complete with specific page references) allow the reader to easily navigate past the confusion factor that often comes with new equipment.

Mastering the Nikon D700 is another title in the Nikonians Press series-the exciting, new, joint venture between Nikonians and Rocky Nook.

About the Author

Darrell Young (DigitalDarrell) is an information technology engineer by trade and has been an avid photographer for over 35 years. He has a rather large family, with his wife and five children, so he has a constantly interesting flow of photographic opportunities. In fact, his entire family uses Nikon cameras to pursue what has become a cohesive family hobby. Darrell delights in using Nikon's newest digital cameras but if pressed, he will admit to being a "closet" film user too. Living next to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has given him a real concern for, and interest in, nature photography. Darrell loves to write, as you can see in the Resources area of the Nikonians.org community. He joined the community in the year 2000, and his literary contributions led to his invitation to become a Founding Member of the Nikonians Writers Guild.

After Johnson retired from a 25-year career as a software developer for IBM, technical editing and technical writing became his primary source of income to cover the cost of his "toys" - most of which were computer and photographic equipment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Rocky Nook; Ill edition (May 28, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933952237
• ISBN-13: 978-1933952239
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,244 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #36 in	Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Reference
  #49 in	Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Digital Photography
  #51 in	Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Equipment

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best D700 guide available to date, June 16, 2009

By	RonAnnArbor (Ann Arbor, MI United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Amazon Verified Purchase

This is by far the best Nikon D700 guide available to date. With clear writing, great illustrations and menu instructions, and plenty of person experience, it is clear that the authors know their business and are happy sharing it with the rest of us. There is no comparison between this and the Magic Lantern Guide for example, and the Digital Field Guide for the D700 is just far too incomplete.

This is a great manual, and you will find yourself leaving it on your coffee table and referring back to it from time to time as you make your D700 your own.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Splendid Book, Rich in Details, June 2, 2009

By	Edward R. Brown - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Every Nikon D700 owner can profit from this splendid book. The authors have gone to great effort to ferret out extra possibilities in the buttons and knobs, and most especially in the menus. Did you know that the center nib of the multi-selector can be programmed to bring up the histogram in Playback with a single poke? How very nice!
The authors start out with an overview of special new features like Live View and full frame, and then review some basics of photography, white balance and histograms and so forth, but very soon they are on their way into the menus where they have done their most excellent work.
The D700 menus are vast, involving at least 250 choices, too many to count. In many cases the authors have written little essays of advice in addition to their descriptions of the actual choices themselves. The reader gets a much clearer understanding of what the choices are and how and when to use them, and this is invaluable.
But better still are the 100s of little black and gold screenshots that follow along with each menu item, page after page in this book, on almost 200 pages in all. From these screenshots, the reader can navigate more readily through the myriad of menu choices and arrive at the exact spot. How very much this reduces the confusion of dealing with so many features that are available in this wonderful camera. Many readers will also find new capabilities in this camera that they might never have ferreted out for themselves.
The authors are quite determined that every reader learn (and use) the shooting and custom banks which store little collections of settings so that no one need to wade through pages of menu choices to find those exact bits needed that instant when a different shooting opportunity arises. A single click on the fly will change to these settings, and the photographer is ready to go.
The book concludes with a dandy 20- page review of Nikon's Creative Lighting System, again with the screen shots so that the reader can see exactly what to do and how to do it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If You Own the Camera, You Need the Book, June 28, 2009

By	John Jacobson (Riverside CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

O'Reilly is famous for publishing missing manual books. This book is published by Rockynook under the NikoniansPress label. It is a book sponsored by Nikon enthusiasts, and presents the many features of the Nikon D700 in a clear readable format. The Nikonians is a Nikon user group numbering over 170,000 members. Their web site, http://www.nikonians.org/, is chock full of valuable information about shooting photos with Nikon cameras and is frequented by both amateurs and professionals. If you own a Nikon camera and are not a Nikonian, you should join. Their forums are particularly valuable in solving your photographic problems.

The owners manual for the D700 is actually well written, clear and concise. This book adds a practical adviser to the mix, explaining why using a certain choice in a certain situation will produce an outstanding photograph. It has appropriate photos of both camera menus and photographs explaining the results of the menu choices that one makes.

When you make the decision to purchase a camera body that will set you back north of 2 G's, you'll appreciate knowing all the tricks and methods that will reinforce the wisdom of that decision. This book does that, and should be part of your library.

Highly recommended.