War & Peace - a photographic equivalent?

[Compsec]

Just bought a new Nikon. The manual has 390 pages. Is this a record?

[davidc]

Must admit I've never even taken my manuals out of the box before but that sounds fairly epic

[Mike Farley]

Just bought a new Nikon. The manual has 390 pages. Is this a record?

If you are comparing it to "War and Peace", then no. Not even close. The first edition of the novel had 1,225 pages.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_and_Peace

OTOH, a camera manual coming in at around a third of that does seem a lot, but in reality this is a half hearted effort by Nikon. The manual for the Canon 7D Mk II has 544 pages, for example. Surprisingly, that's only 18 pages less than the top of the range 1DX Mk II.

http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/2/030001694 ... ual_EN.pdf

http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/2/030002324 ... ual_EN.pdf

Did you buy your new camera at Hdew?

[Compsec]

I did buy my camera at HDEW. A short walk from where I live, very nice people, got VAT receipt, three year warranty and £180 cheaper than any where else. There's probably an app somewhere for the manual I can stick on my phone.

[Mike Farley]

I did buy my camera at HDEW. A short walk from where I live, very nice people, got VAT receipt, three year warranty and £180 cheaper than any where else.

Another vote from a satisfied club member for HDEW.

There's probably an app somewhere for the manual I can stick on my phone.

Correct.

http://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/e ... D7200.html

Although you might find you might not need it that often. There is only a limited range of adjustments you really need to know.

[Compsec]

Agreed, I will only use it when app-propriate!

[Mike Farley]

Agreed, I will only use it when app-propriate!

Really must get a groan emoticon installed on this forum .....