On the left you'll
find a few other books that I think Nikon users will find helpful and recommend
(clicking on any book's picture takes you to the appropriate amazon.com page
for that book, where you can find out more about the book and order it, if desired).
The right-hand column (Amazon Recommends) is a new feature that analyzes the
data from clickthroughs from the bythom.com site and shows the the top-ten matching
items (obviously, it changes in real time, so it may different each time you
visit this page). So, to recap: books on the left I recommend, books on the
right Amazon recommends.
Complete
Nikon System. I liked the old red-bound hardback better, but
if you're looking for a current book that exhaustively describes and
shows everything Nikon's produced, this is what you're looking for.
There's a hardbound, version, as well. 2/1/03: No longer available
from Amazon.
Nikon
System Handbook. Moose Petersen's opinionated history of Nikon
35mm equipment. Some may disagree with a few of Moose's views on certain
items, and there are a number of very minor errors scattered throughout,
but where else are you going to find one pro's thoughts on most everything
Nikon? (Other than this Web site, that is.)
Nikon
Camera Repair Handbook. A lot of folk using older MF Nikons
don't know about this book, but probably should. Despite the name,
don't jump in expecting to become a professional camera repair person.
But the book does provide a fascinating look at some of the inner
workings of Nikon equipment. Even if you don't expect to repair your
own camera, you'll take away something from this book.
Nikon
Lenses. Again with the Moose. This book suffers from three
problems: it doesn't include every Nikon lens, it doesn't cover third-party
lenses, and Moose (like me) bases many of his opinions on experience
with a limited number of samples. That said, if you're window shopping
for autofocus lenses, you'll find plenty to salivate over here (and
useful information, too).
Magic
Lantern Guides for individual cameras. These books tend
to be quite variable in quality (and, in my own humble opinion,
not as complete or as accurate as my versions).
Some contain more useful information than others. Most were translated
from German originals produced immediately after the introduction
of the cameras (and thus don't cover known quirks of the cameras).The
four pictured at left are some of the better ones in the series.
6/5/03: The F100 and N80 books are no longer available from Amazon,
and the N65 book seems to go in and out of availability. I understand
that another publisher has picked up the rights to the Magic Lantern
books (Tiffen, the owner of Silver Pixel Press and the previous
publisher is in bankruptcy court), so they'll probably reappear
in the not-too-distant future.
If
you're wondering where the Magic Lantern Speedlight books are, well,
let's just say that they're one of the reasons I wrote Nikon
Flash Guide.
Complete
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