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<blockquote data-quote="spb_stan" data-source="post: 667147" data-attributes="member: 43545">The Nikon manual is plenty enough introduction to the camera provided you know the concepts of exposure. Then all of it makes sense and allows you to use any camera without having to research it.&nbsp; A classic book on Exposure that probably taught more photographers the essence of photography than any camera specific book is &quot;Understanding Exposure&quot; by Bryon Peterson. Any library will have it, used books store or new bookstore. It was written for film but updated for digital but the principles are identical. Once the exposure Triad is second nature to you...about a day of experimenting, you will appreciate full manual mode as the mode to use if you have a preference for how an image turns out. Visualizing a finished image and getting it, requires manual mode for exposure, anyone taking images for their income uses it. The ease of making adjustments without taking your eye from the viewfinder is the single best reason to upgrade from a D5100. Image quality in auto modes are not much difference between them.&nbsp; All the Nikons from D90 through D7200 are about the same in the user flexibility in getting the shot. Many cite the improvements in ISO but there really is not that much difference, 1 stop. Using high ISO is a reason cited for upgrading but in reality, no serious print-worthy shot is taken with high ISO. Have fun with you new camera, it is a good one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="spb_stan, post: 667147, member: 43545"] The Nikon manual is plenty enough introduction to the camera provided you know the concepts of exposure. Then all of it makes sense and allows you to use any camera without having to research it. A classic book on Exposure that probably taught more photographers the essence of photography than any camera specific book is "Understanding Exposure" by Bryon Peterson. Any library will have it, used books store or new bookstore. It was written for film but updated for digital but the principles are identical. Once the exposure Triad is second nature to you...about a day of experimenting, you will appreciate full manual mode as the mode to use if you have a preference for how an image turns out. Visualizing a finished image and getting it, requires manual mode for exposure, anyone taking images for their income uses it. The ease of making adjustments without taking your eye from the viewfinder is the single best reason to upgrade from a D5100. Image quality in auto modes are not much difference between them. All the Nikons from D90 through D7200 are about the same in the user flexibility in getting the shot. Many cite the improvements in ISO but there really is not that much difference, 1 stop. Using high ISO is a reason cited for upgrading but in reality, no serious print-worthy shot is taken with high ISO. Have fun with you new camera, it is a good one. [/QUOTE]

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