David Busch books
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I bought his Nikon D7000 book on the basis of reviews while waiting for the camera but was surprised at just how bad it was.
I haven't read his other guides but it seems to be largely just a rehash of his other books and in places he even forgets to change the model he's supposedly talking about to read "D7000". Doesn't look as if anyone has bothered to proof-read which becomes obvious after only a couple of pages. There he writes that some parts of the book will be repeated for clarity: on that at least he's right, just a few lines later there's another paragraph saying the exactly same thing with only a few words changed That's just lazy.
Also the order of the book I found eccentric and irritating. Get as far as Chapter 7 and there's what he calls 'Advanced Techniques' which is about setting the custom menu - hardly very advanced. Then if you can be bothered to get to Chapter 10 that's about the Setup menu which might have made more sense at the very beginning. Aften chapter 10 it's just generalised stuff not specifically about the D7000
So if I need to check something I pull out the Nikon manual and haven't bothered with his book since the first read - and half of it I skipped altogether. I'd suggest you'd be better just reading the manual which I found way clearer and more comprehensive than his book and get another general book about photographic techniques if you want or need it. Obviously from the reviews other people found it helpful but I found it a total waste of time.
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I've not got his book for the D7000 but I did have the D80 one, and I assume all his books are done to a template and adapted to each specific camera. So with that in mind is a good book if you find the Nikon instruction book a bit useless/bewildering/confusing.
Busch books are very well written and easy to understand starting at what all the functions do and then building on that with worked examples of different types of shots. It's worth the cover price, but I'd say it's aimed at beginner to intermediate level.
I also had the Simon Stafford book for my D80, which in a way follows on covering the same ground but tends to the a bit more technically written.
When I swapped the D80 for a D7000, I only purchased the equivalent Simon Stafford books, as I prefer something a bit more technical, and I'd consider that much of what is in the Busch book (ie worked examples) is transferable to virtually any DSLR of a similar spec.
In short, if this is all new to you then Busch is a very good read to get you on your way.. coupled to getting out there and using the camera obviously
Busch books are very well written and easy to understand starting at what all the functions do and then building on that with worked examples of different types of shots. It's worth the cover price, but I'd say it's aimed at beginner to intermediate level.
I also had the Simon Stafford book for my D80, which in a way follows on covering the same ground but tends to the a bit more technically written.
When I swapped the D80 for a D7000, I only purchased the equivalent Simon Stafford books, as I prefer something a bit more technical, and I'd consider that much of what is in the Busch book (ie worked examples) is transferable to virtually any DSLR of a similar spec.
In short, if this is all new to you then Busch is a very good read to get you on your way.. coupled to getting out there and using the camera obviously