Product Description

You′ve been waiting for an affordable dSLR with the quality and versatility of the Nikon D200. Packed with great techniques and full–color examples, this book helps you take advantage of all the D200′s features. From the Quick Tour on how to use your D200 to the intricacies of setting white balance, working with the flash, converting NEF, and shooting superb images in more than twenty common situations, it′s all here – and it goes anywhere you and your Nikon can.
∗ Get a clear understanding of your camera′s challenges and advantages
∗ Choose the right shooting, exposure, and focus modes for each type of shot
∗ Use extended ISO and noise reduction
∗ Explore how various lenses can enhance your work
∗ Work with different flash options and available light

Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32654 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-14
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.60 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Synopsis
You've been waiting for an affordable dSLR with the quality and versatility of the Nikon D200. Packed with great techniques and full-color examples, this book helps you take advantage of all the D200's features. From the quick tour on how to use your D200 to the intricacies of setting white balance, working with the flash, converting NEF, and shooting superb images in more than twenty common situations, it's all here - and it goes anywhere you and your Nikon can. Get a clear understanding of your camera's challenges and advantages. Choose the right shooting, exposure, and focus modes for each type of shot. Use extended ISO and noise reduction. Explore how various lenses can enhance your work. Work with different flash options and available light.

From the Back Cover
You′ve been waiting for an affordable dSLR with the quality and versatility of the Nikon D200. Packed with great techniques and full–color examples, this book helps you take advantage of all the D200′s features. From the Quick Tour on how to use your D200 to the intricacies of setting white balance, working with the flash, converting NEF, and shooting superb images in more than twenty common situations, it′s all here — and it goes anywhere you and your Nikon can.

• Get a clear understanding of your camera′s challenges and advantages
• Choose the right shooting, exposure, and focus modes for each type of shot
• Use extended ISO and noise reduction
• Explore how various lenses can enhance your work
• Work with different flash options and available light

Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks

About the Author
David D. Busch has operated a commercial photo studio, shot sports for a newspaper, spent more than twenty years as a roving photojournalist, and shared that wealth of experience in more than seventy books. They include the bestselling Nikon D70 Digital Field Guide, Digital Photography All–In–One Desk Reference For Dummies, and Digital SLR Cameras For Dummies, also from Wiley.

Customer Reviews

Magic Lantern Guide by Simon Stafford far superior
The main problem I find with this book is that all it seems to do is copy much of its information out of the original Nikon User Guide and doesn't explain much of it in any greater detail - probably the main reason for getting it in the first place! At least the Nikon Guide is written in a logical order - not so with Mr Busch's effort! It also hardly mentions the personal customisation settings that are available on the D200 - something that I was particularly interested in. Not even the Field Projects section is described in anything more than a brief explanation for each topic. THIS BOOK LACKS DETAIL!! Get Simon Stafford's Magic Lantern Guide instead - it's far superior

A book of waffle!
The first third of the book is a 'large print' version of the manual, adding very little to the manual. It completely avoids explaining the more compex issues of say, focus modes, which for a guide to a camera which is of interest to the dedicated amateur or professional is poor to say the least. (There are some excellent articles available free on Nikon associated websites.)
The remainder of the book is on general photographic practice and mostly not related to the D200 at all.

Not Good Enough
Anybody who wants a good guide to the D200 should look elsewhere, sorry. I found the magic Lantern book a lot better. Look under AF-Area Mode Selector. The information is the wrong way round in this book, the author (D. Busch) states that the single-area AF is at the top, wrong! Its at the bottom of the switch, sorry I think thats a BIG error and caused me concern until I read the Nikon Manual.