{"id":7181,"date":"2011-10-10T13:28:12","date_gmt":"2011-10-10T17:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=7181"},"modified":"2014-08-17T07:23:42","modified_gmt":"2014-08-17T11:23:42","slug":"nikon-dslr-users-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2011\/10\/10\/nikon-dslr-users-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikon DSLR User’s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Bald Eagle Striking, near Homer, AK. Sigma 150-500mm f\/5-6.3 DG OS HSM APO Autofocus Lens for Nikon<\/a> handheld at 350mm with the Nikon D700<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at zero: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/8 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n

Purchasing this Nikon DSLR User’s Guide will not guarantee that you will make images as good as the one above but you will learn how to get the most out of your gear for nature and action photography. (Sports photographers take note.)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Nikon DSLR User’s Guide for the D300s\/D700\/D3S\/d3x<\/h3>\n

Well, it took long enough–at least two years from concept to the final PDF–but a masterpiece Nikon User’s Guide is here. I just had my first look at the finished document and all that I can say is “Wow! Many Nikon folks show up on IPTs knowing little about properly setting up their cameras. “How do you see the histogram?’ “Don’t know….” “Can you set your camera so that we see the RGB histogram and blinkies in the same frame? “I once saw it done but don’t know how….” For me, it has long seemed that operating a Nikon camera required degrees in Physics, Language, and Logic. With thiss new guide those days are over. <\/p>\n

You will learn when, how, and why to work in Manual mode and when, why, and how to work in one of the auto-modes (by setting exposure compensation). You will learn the various camera control options and custom settings so that you can fine-tune your camera to suit your shooting style. You will learn how and why many top pros works at higher ISOs than the regular Joes. And you will learn how the author uses both Auto-ISO Control and Exposure Compensation while working in Manual Mode to routinely create perfectly exposed action photographs. He explains exactly how he sets the important camera controls. And why. Those include Release Mode, Focus Mode, and Rear Button Focus. You will learn how to set your camera and your flash to create flash blurs. You will learn which AF Mode to use 90% of the time for bird photography and how to set things up using Menu\/Custom Settings Menu. <\/p>\n

He will teach you how and why to set a variety of buttons and dials. How and why to use Live View. About the only metering mode he uses. How, why, and when to switch AF points with the Multi-Selector. How and why to use the often-overlooked Info Button and the often over-looked My Menu feature. Then he takes you through the Camera Menus while dealing with the hows and whys of how he sets up the important items. <\/p>\n

If you use Nikon gear then you simply cannot live without this great E-guide. You owe it to yourself to make your life easier, to learn to make better images, and to learn exactly how a top professional does things. The Nikon DSLR User’s Guide is a comprehensive 45-page PDF that is sent by e-mail. There are dozens and dozens of diagrams and screen captures and even a few photos to illustrate key points. Your best bet is to save $2 by ordering your Nikon dSLR User’s Guide through the BAA On-line Store here<\/a> for only $30. Or you can purchase your copy for $32 by calling BIRDS AS ART at 863-692-0906 with your credit card in hand, by sending a PayPal for $32 to us at birdsasart@att.net, or by sending a check for $32 made out to “Arthur Morris” to us at Arthur Morris\/BIRDS AS ART, PO Box 7245, Indian Lake Estates, FL. If by check be sure to include your e-mail address. (Please remember: no sharing digital files please :))<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bald Eagle at sunset, talons out, near Homer, AK. Image copyright 2010: Sigma 150-500mm f\/5-6.3 DG OS HSM APO Autofocus Lens for Nikon<\/a> handheld at 350mm with the Nikon D700<\/a>. ISO 640. Evaluative metering at zero: 1\/2000 sec. at f\/8 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n

In the Nikon DSLR User’s Guide for the D300s\/D700\/D3S\/d3x he shares with you the AF and metering settings that he uses to create sharp, perfectly exposed images. In addition he details his entire camera set-up from soup to nuts. Learn to use your Nikon camera like a top professional. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Bald Eagle stare-down approach, near Homer, AK. Image copyright 2010. Sigma 150-500mm f\/5-6.3 DG OS HSM APO Autofocus Lens for Nikon<\/a> handheld at 200mm with the Nikon D700<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at zero: 1\/2000 sec. at f\/8 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Bald Eagle against mountains, near Homer, AK. Image copyright 2010. Sigma 150-500mm f\/5-6.3 DG OS HSM APO Autofocus Lens for Nikon<\/a> handheld at 290mm with the Nikon D700<\/a>. ISO 640. Evaluative metering at zero: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/8 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Shopper’s Guide<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Below is a list of the gear used to create the images in today’s blog post. Thanks a stack to all who have used the Shopper’s Guide links to purchase their gear as a thank you for all the free information that we bring you on the Blog and in the Bulletins. Before you purchase anything be sure to check out the advice in our Shopper’s Guide<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Sigma 150-500mm f\/5-6.3 DG OS HSM APO Autofocus Lens for Nikon<\/a>. I’ve seen the great images that the author has created with this lens on his laptop at full resolution…. This lens is also available in Canon mount. See item next.
\nSigma 150-500mm f\/5-6.3 DG OS HSM APO Autofocus Lens for Canon<\/a>. This is the Canon version of this Sigma lens.
\nNikon D700<\/a>. At the time of publication, this was the author’s favorite camera body. Most everything in the guide still applies to new versions of both Nikon professional and pr-sumer digital camera bodies. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Bald Eagle Striking, near Homer, AK. Sigma 150-500mm f\/5-6.3 DG OS HSM APO Autofocus Lens for Nikon handheld at 350mm with the Nikon D700. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at zero: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/8 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n

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