Comments on: RTFM http://www.yourphototips.com/2008/11/17/rtfm/ Digital Photography Tips, Techniques, and Tutorials Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:30:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Links - December 5, 2008 « Photo Notes: Photography by Patty Hankins and Bill Lawrence http://www.yourphototips.com/2008/11/17/rtfm/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 Links - December 5, 2008 « Photo Notes: Photography by Patty Hankins and Bill Lawrence Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:10:03 +0000 http://www.yourphototips.com/?p=470#comment-2090 [...] Your Photo Tips has  posts on Starting a New Personal Photography Project,  DSLR or Compact Camera and  RTFM. [...] [...] Your Photo Tips has  posts on Starting a New Personal Photography Project,  DSLR or Compact Camera and  RTFM. [...]

]]> By: Damien Franco http://www.yourphototips.com/2008/11/17/rtfm/comment-page-1/#comment-1974 Damien Franco Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:38:17 +0000 http://www.yourphototips.com/?p=470#comment-1974 Neils you bring up a really good point about the add-on books. Truthfully I've never bought one myself, but I can certainly see the advantage that one could gain from having such an intimate and expansive knowledge of everything that a particular camera can do. And yes, different people do learn from different sources whether it's strictly contextual or very visually based. Neils you bring up a really good point about the add-on books.

Truthfully I’ve never bought one myself, but I can certainly see the advantage that one could gain from having such an intimate and expansive knowledge of everything that a particular camera can do.

And yes, different people do learn from different sources whether it’s strictly contextual or very visually based.

]]> By: My Camera World http://www.yourphototips.com/2008/11/17/rtfm/comment-page-1/#comment-1971 My Camera World Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:40:41 +0000 http://www.yourphototips.com/?p=470#comment-1971 I agree that manuals are very important tools fro most people to better understand it capabilities. I do have a concern with some people’s comments on RTFM as even I have had at times a difficult journey trying to solve a problem, even with my background in technical documentation. One was trying to figure out the slave setting on the SB-800 flash and then turning off auto bracketing on the D300. Both of these I had to go to the web to find answers There are people who do not learn well from manuals and need a more visual mode to learning. For many people the add-on books that explains a camera functions in user friendly terms is a great investment ($30) when you factor in the price of a good DLR camera ($1,000). These books not only tell you how to use the feature better it also explains when you might need these settings. Niels Henriksen I agree that manuals are very important tools fro most people to better understand it capabilities.

I do have a concern with some people’s comments on RTFM as even I have had at times a difficult journey trying to solve a problem, even with my background in technical documentation. One was trying to figure out the slave setting on the SB-800 flash and then turning off auto bracketing on the D300. Both of these I had to go to the web to find answers

There are people who do not learn well from manuals and need a more visual mode to learning.

For many people the add-on books that explains a camera functions in user friendly terms is a great investment ($30) when you factor in the price of a good DLR camera ($1,000). These books not only tell you how to use the feature better it also explains when you might need these settings.

Niels Henriksen

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