christopher19826
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Anything similar out there? Something to take the "newbie" past the owner's manual.
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Book on D1X similar to the guides on the film bodies?
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David Kaetz
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How about Thom Hogan's "Complete Guide to the Nikon D1, D1H, & D1X? You can check out his website at http://www.bythom.com . It's about 250 pages on CD, and it's excellent.
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MainePixels
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I would recommend "The D1 Generation" by Moose Peterson and David Cardinal. They cover the D1, D1H, and D1X in terms of field use and technical terms. They mention that the instruction manuals often fall short or don't go into enough detail, and this book covers most of those things. You can get through Amazon or Moose's Wildlife Research Photography website.
Mike Iantosca
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Christopher,
As far as I'm concerned, Nikon should simply pay Thom Hogan a royalty and include his D1/D1x book with every camera on a CD in the box; it is an outstanding piece of work with no equal. Just the accompanying laminated color temperature reference card that I use in the field regularly was worth the price. Tom's writing is clear, concise, and task oriented; his book is written in such a way that both newbies and advanced users can easily comprehend the material.
Regards,
Mike I
As far as I'm concerned, Nikon should simply pay Thom Hogan a royalty and include his D1/D1x book with every camera on a CD in the box; it is an outstanding piece of work with no equal. Just the accompanying laminated color temperature reference card that I use in the field regularly was worth the price. Tom's writing is clear, concise, and task oriented; his book is written in such a way that both newbies and advanced users can easily comprehend the material.
Regards,
Mike I
christopher19826
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Thanks, I have been checking his site and the price seems reasonable. If it written like his D1X review it will be an easy read. He has an excellent style.
Brad Neal
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How the hell did Thom Hogan learn so much about the D1 series cameras in such a short period of time? Did he work with the developers or something?
I started reading his book a couple nights ago, and I was amazed at the amount of knowledge he has on the subject. Digital photography hasn't been around long enough for most people to gain that kind of insight.
Just curious...
-Brad
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Jason Goldberg
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You can't go wrong with Thom's book.
Thom Hogan
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I guess I should answer that question ;
Those that have probed the depths of my Web site know that I was one of the original designers of what today is the Logitech QuickCam. That project started in 1993, and introduced me to the strangeness that was digital imaging. Even then it was clear to me that digital imaging was a MATURE technology (NSA and the CIA saw to that, I suspect). As usual with subjects that interest me, I simply started sucking any and all information that I could find.
While I met a few of the key digital engineers at Nikon about five years ago, I haven't had any contact with them (or Nikon, for that matter) since. Nikon doesn't seem to even know I exist. Thus, most of my D1 observations are just that--experience and tests with the camera. I have a devious combination of creativity and analytical skills, and it's fun thinking up ways to stress test equipment like the D1x.
Anyhow, thanks for all the compliments, and you can trust that I'll continue to advance the knowledge on Nikon digital equipment.--Thom Hoganauthor, Nikon Field Guideauthor, Nikon Flash Guideauthor, Complete Guide to the Nikon D1, D1h, & D1xwww.bythom.com
christopher19826
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Thom, thanks for all your insight. I tried to order your book, but I think PAYPAL screwed it up. I got sent back to your I'm sorry page. Please let me know via e-mail if it got sent to you.
daniel.chin
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Paypal doesn't cover the country I live either, and just finished reading "the D1 Generation" purchased from Amazon.com. While it is helpful to me but still wish for more to learn from.
Tom, any reason you don't want your e-book to be sold in Amazon.com?
Tom, any reason you don't want your e-book to be sold in Amazon.com?
--Daniel ChinA Light TravellerTaichung, Taiwan http://imageevent.com/danielchin
Thom Hogan
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Yes. It would force me to create inventory and lower the money coming to me by 50% or more. The thing about an eBook is that it can be updated instantly as I learn more and it can be produced on demand. At this point, my D1 book has been iterated 9 times (one major, for which owners were sent an update file).
When I started the whole eBook experiment six months ago, it was in response to Silver Pixel Press's (my former publisher) slow fall into late payments, late publication, lack of marketing, inability to keep books in stock at major outlets, etc. I had no idea that the book would be as successful as it was, and set up the most minimal system for sales. Since I didn't (and still don't) have a merchant account, I used PayPal to accept credit card orders. I didn't expect international sales of the book, nor did I expect volume of sales to be as high as it is. Meanwhile, my workshops have kept me out of the office at least half the month, so I haven't had the time to revisit the ordering process (I will later this spring).
Am I risking losing orders? Yes. But owners of the book also know this: I actively solicit their emails in the book, and I respond to every one. I would not be able to do that if I went to a traditional publishing methodology, nor would what I learn in those "conversations" help improve the next iteration of the book.--Thom Hoganauthor, Nikon Field Guideauthor, Nikon Flash Guideauthor, Complete Guide to the Nikon D1, D1h, & D1xwww.bythom.com
Thom Hogan
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With only a first name, it would be difficult for me to tell if you succeeded or not. However, since I respond to every order with an email telling you when the book will be shipped, if you didn't get that then I didn't get an order. (Note to others: I do travel into the backcountry a bit--sometimes my email acknowledgements will come a few days after your order was made.)--Thom Hoganauthor, Nikon Field Guideauthor, Nikon Flash Guideauthor, Complete Guide to the Nikon D1, D1h, & D1xwww.bythom.com
christopher19826
Senior Member
I am out of town and my corporate system won't let me check my personal email, so I'll check tomorrow night when I get home. If they haven't I may just send you a check to get the money to you quicker.
Thanks again for your patience.
Thanks again for your patience.
daniel.chin
Well-known member
Tom,
Thanks for taking time to explain, I'll figure out some way to process the payment ( for D1 and F100).
Expect to see you working on D100 soon.
Cheers!
--Daniel ChinA Light TravellerTaichung, Taiwan http://imageevent.com/danielchin
Thanks for taking time to explain, I'll figure out some way to process the payment ( for D1 and F100).
Expect to see you working on D100 soon.
Cheers!
--Daniel ChinA Light TravellerTaichung, Taiwan http://imageevent.com/danielchin
Otel Garcia
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Thom Hogan
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Yes and no. Right now I have one system that works (for many folk) and I'm reluctant to go sign up multiple ways of buying the book. After all, I'm just one person, and the more maintenance I have to do on multiple sites, the less time I have to do real work (like answer questions ;
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