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 - Frank ChilesIf you own a Nikon D300, this book is a must for your library. What the author has done is amazing. I can think of no camera that has a better book to go along with the manual than this one. This book offers ideas and suggestions that I have to go to other books to get. This book is an all in one book. I just hope the author does another on for the Nikon D700. This is a must purchase for all Nikon D300 owners. Rating: - David Busch's Nikon D300 Guide to Digital SLR PhotographyExcellent book, highly recommended. Have been using Nikon F-series cameras since 1979, my D300 is my first digital camera, and the David Busch guide has really helped me get comfortable with the camera, and explained a lot of associated things along the way. Definitely not a rehash of the manual. My only criticisms would involve editing; there are some "oops" sections that better editing would have clarified, and some of the discussions that are supposed to take place in later chapters don't (at least I haven't found them, and I'm on my 4th reading). Rating: - This is a Great bookI had only had my Nikon D300 for a few months before ordering this book. I had read the user's manual and was enjoying the camera very much. I knew I was not fully utilizing the camera and wanted more. This book did it. It was easy to read and understand. I am now doing more with this camera than I ever dreamed possible. If you want to understand your D300 to the max, this is the book! Rating:  - A Useful Introduction to the D300David Busch writes clearly and covers all facets of using the D300. The book is best for less-experienced users of Nikon DSLRs. I was hoping for deeper insights and a larger collection of tricks and special methods of using the sophisticated exposure and focus controls than the writer offers. Rating: - David Busch's D300 Digital SLR Guide - excellent valueI bought this book when I bought my D300. My background is that I have owned Nikon SLRs for over 30 years, the most recent being a F90 (N90 in the USA). The D300 is my first digital SLR - I have a Panasonic FZ5 digital point and shoot. So I am pretty familiar with the Nikon film system and SLRs but not digital. The book is over 400 pages long, printed on good quality paper and with reasonable quality colour images throughout. It achieves what Mr Busch's preface suggests : "... explains the purpose and function of every one of the D300's controls, how you should use them in specific situations and why". It does not just rehash the manual and I found that having the manual alongside this book was useful in clarifying occasional points. The manual serves its purpose to describe the controls - Mr Busch adds a lot of meat to that skeleton in explaing how and why to use various features in real-world situations. Some more advanced users may find some of the basic material a little low level but it only occupies a small portion of the book and is obviously very useful for beginners buying the D300. In summary, I believe that the book does a great job in fulfilling its stated purpose. I certainly found it very useful. I've just finished reading it and I'll start at the beginning again. And it costs twenty bucks! If that isn't good value, I don't know what is. (I have no connection with the author, publisher or seller).
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