Really excellent book - well organized and easy to use. I'm a serious/aspiring amateur photographer and have had my D300 for half a year (having upgraded from a D70 - wow, what a difference!). Haven't got to shoot very much lately, so I picked up this book in anticipation of an indoor sports exhibition. Although I didn't read it cover to cover, I found several helpful how-to's, including how to pre-set a custom white balance (which I did just before the start of the event) and how to use the Auto-ISO feature. The book is just the right size to take along and nicely designed. Definitely a step up from the Magic Lantern guides I've used in the past.

Darrell's writing style combined with his experience and expertese make this the most useful and most enjoyed book in my collection of books on the Nikon D300. He writes like a friend would talk with you, and you feel informed and a lot better equiped to work with the complexity of the camera after reading this book. It is a "read", not a "study". This is the one book on the D300 that you will need to buy.

I just started to read the book and I really like it. This is a great supplement to the Nikon Manual that came with the camera. It clearly explains the features/settings on all the MENUs, switches, etc. and Darrell adds short tips on how to use them.

This is the book/manual that I was looking for. It is direct to the point and it does not have useless chapters on composition or digital photo editing tips. If I wanted to learn more about composition or photo editing, then I would certainly get a book that is focused on that subject.

Btw, it is good companion book as you can easily put this in your camera bag. Good for those times when you forget how to setup certain features of the D300.

As the author, I am a bit biased as to book content, which I think is absolutely marvelous. :-)

However, I did want to comment on the quality of the book. Rockynook/Nikonians has done an excellent job in editing and laying this book out. The quality of the book is very high. It has a heavy glossy cover, which will withstand a lot of use without wearing out. The inside pages are of a heavy stock also, and will take a lot of thumbing through pages. The illustrations and images are very sharp and easily readable. I find this to be very important, since the D300 has upwards of 1000 menu screens, and most of them are listed in the book. All photography is reproduced on a level that looks like a photograph. This is NOT a cheaply made book!

I am very well pleased with the book's quality. I think you'll feel the same. I hope you like the content, too. I've just read over a couple of chapters, and it helped me remember things I'd forgotten since writing this book. I've carefully written it to make things easily understandable. The D300 is very complex. This book makes the camera understandable and its advanced features much easier to use. Even if I hadn't written it, I'd still buy it.

I want to thank you in advance for buying my new book. If you like it, I'll try to write one for all of Nikon's new camera releases. The book gives you a web address to contact me personally, and gives me a place to add new information, as I write it. This is an ongoing project with me, as I keep on using my D300 daily. I hope to talk with you soon!

Warm regards,
Darrell Young (Author)