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Summary: Get the Brackzo book, not this one.
Review: Gee, I wonder which camera manufacturer pays this spokesperson to give us his honest and unbiased "opinions"? And the public is supposed to pay for it? I like Nikon equipment but the author's reviews of much of the stuff is full of hyperbole and marketing bunk. Unless you are a collector get Nikon's free catalog for the information you need. In addition, if you own Nikon equipment read your owner's manual which contains much more information than this overpriced book.
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Summary: Too many errors
Review: I am not sure whether he has used those cameras or not, but
too many mistakes, non-exist features, wrong descriptions ...
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Summary: A great resource for a great system
Review: I bought this book shortly after buying my first Nikon (I had used Canon for years but finally got smart!). The book is written in easy to understand, everyday language. I highly recommend this book to anyone who owns a Nikon. The lens section is especially comprehensive and helpful.
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Summary: Fills in the blanks
Review: Owning older Nikon equipment and/or wishing to purchase some, this book is useful. I purchased this book to identify when certain Nikon lenses were in production. I had to update my knowledge of the Nikon world. This was most helpful when I had to replace a lens I had dropped...OOPS...In addition the Flash chapter was illuminating in regards to the many speedlights that Nikon has to offer. Listing the benefits and drawbacks to certain models helped me meet my needs on Ebay. However, more subjective than objective, it still is worth the price if you're in the market for used Nikon equipment.
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Summary: Geek Book
Review: This book was rated very well, however I found it to be almost useless. I recently received a new Nikon F-100. A former Cannon user my interest was in finding more detailed information about Nikon autoexposure modes, metering system(s), lens options, flash's etc. Instead I got a history of Nikon products, starting with the coal burning models, interspersed with the personal opinions of the author. This guy probably sleeps with his F-5. The book is for Nikon geeks, or people who frequently buy and sell Nikon equipment, or people who have the Nikon version of Trivial Pursuit, not for people who want to know how to use their Nikon equipment. Inspite of the reviews I also ordered the Magic Lantern Guide for the F-100. This book was panned in most reviews, but I found it to be much more on the mark for my purposes. Yes there is too much space used to explain basic photograpic concepts but it is still compact and fairly well organized.
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Summary: Geek Book
Review: This book was rated very well, however I found it to be almost useless. I recently received a new Nikon F-100. A former Cannon user my interest was in finding more detailed information about Nikon autoexposure modes, metering system(s), lens options, flash's etc. Instead I got a history of Nikon products, starting with the coal burning models, interspersed with the personal opinions of the author. This guy probably sleeps with his F-5. The book is for Nikon geeks, or people who frequently buy and sell Nikon equipment, or people who have the Nikon version of Trivial Pursuit, not for people who want to know how to use their Nikon equipment. Inspite of the reviews I also ordered the Magic Lantern Guide for the F-100. This book was panned in most reviews, but I found it to be much more on the mark for my purposes. Yes there is too much space used to explain basic photograpic concepts but it is still compact and fairly well organized.
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Summary: Absolutely first rate...
Review: This is the one book to have if you own a Nikon camera. I can't think of a single thing that is not covered in detail here, and with clarity often missing from the factory manuals. The lens section is the real gem...far superior to the Magic Lantern series Nikon Lens book, which is very incomplete. I have both, and when I want lens information, I turn to The Nikon System Handbook. It has every lens in it, as far as I can tell, and every different model of every lens, to boot! (The Nikon Lens book just sits there on the shelf.) Buy this book.
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Summary: Too many errors
Review: This latest edition of the "Nikon System Handbook" is really starting to irritate me. First of all, many of us who have bought and read any of Moose's books pretty much know that he's a bought and paid for Nikon agent, but this edition seems to lack any sort of quality control whatsoever. I routinely find technical errors on nearly every page. With some of the lens descriptions he's merely plagiarized Nikon's factory spec sheets and descriptions but he never bothers to put them into current year context. If you are basing lens and camera buying decisions upon Moose's comments, keep in mind that Moose is not that long with his Nikon experience, and guess who's PAYING for those lenses? His standard phrasology of this and that lens being "tack sharp" gets boring and is frankly inaccurate. If Moose would actually READ his own book I would think that he would surely see the inaccuracies that he's spreading around. If you want more accurate Nikon equipment reviews (...)buy anything from Peter Braczko, e.g., the Nikon Pocket Book. Bjørn is not a paid Nikon field agent,--he's a Norwegian outdoor photographer with some of the best practical experience with things Nikon. Moose is a babe in the woods by comparison.
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Summary: Excellent reference!
Review: Whether an occasional hobbyist or a hardcore enthusiast, this is a neat reference text. You can consider it a wonderfully comprehensive Nikon System catalogue on steriods. Not only does it have a large majority of lenses, bodies, and accessories ever offered by Nikon, it offers opinions and reviews that are downright candid and down-to-earth. The lens section is great if you're looking for a lens to fill in the gap in your selection. The photos are also nicely done. It's a nice and handy reference to complete your knowledge about your Nikon system. The user has a lot of opinions, but he makes these plain, and is neither preachy, nor apologetic. The accessories section is not complete, in that it doesn't talk about the smaller items. But then again, it's the lenses, the bodies, and the flashes that this book shines in. A good balance between technical talk, and down-to-earth photography lover to another. Well worth the money if you're into Nikons. Keep shooting! taj d. amateur photographer
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Summary: Excellent reference!
Review: Whether an occasional hobbyist or a hardcore enthusiast, this is a neat reference text. You can consider it a wonderfully comprehensive Nikon System catalogue on steriods. Not only does it have a large majority of lenses, bodies, and accessories ever offered by Nikon, it offers opinions and reviews that are downright candid and down-to-earth. The lens section is great if you're looking for a lens to fill in the gap in your selection. The photos are also nicely done. It's a nice and handy reference to complete your knowledge about your Nikon system. The user has a lot of opinions, but he makes these plain, and is neither preachy, nor apologetic. The accessories section is not complete, in that it doesn't talk about the smaller items. But then again, it's the lenses, the bodies, and the flashes that this book shines in. A good balance between technical talk, and down-to-earth photography lover to another. Well worth the money if you're into Nikons. Keep shooting! taj d. amateur photographer
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