Magic Lantern Genie Guides: Nikon D800 & D800e (Magic Lantern Guides)

I have always bought these guides with every camera i have owned.I`m afraid this one is not to the usual standard expectedYes it does provide detailed information and in high quality print, but it is far too abridged compared with previous guides,It reads more like the factual camera manual rather than the cosier informal guides of the past which were a great read.Simon Stafford is one of the best, if not the best, technical writers and presenters of today, but I am afraid this book has lost the warmth of the human touch.I was so looking forward to reading it after the excellant D700 guide.I will keep it, but it should now be well used, but it is not, shame!

I must agree with the first reviewer.This book achieves little more than what you would gain by reading the user guide that came with the camera.As I have had the camera now since launch, I had already read the user guide, and have already started to use the camera, I was looking for a more informed reference to point out the quirks and differences/preferences in new settings.Great camera.... shame the author did not spend an extra month to add more depth.

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i got this book to help me use my d800. What a disappointment. It was just a rewrite of the manual that NIKON provided with the camera.The d800 is a fantastic and complex camera, this book did nothing to help master it. With hindsite I would have done better to use the NIKON and youtube guides.

Has all the hallmarks of being rushed out to be first on the streets as a user guide for a new camera. Quite a "slender" volume with limited information. Useful, but later "guides" are likely to be better presented and more informative?

the previous reviews are right - this book is not worthy of the publisher who normally does a good job, I plan to return mine - do not buy this waste of money, wait for a decent job to be done

Great handbook for the D800 - much easier than struggling through the Nikon handbook. Some great advice on practical settings - really helped me out with this very demanding camera.

I bought this book having been impressed by his D700 book but it does not contain as much helpful advice.