Nikon D800 Menus

[Mr.Gale]

Can anyone give me some suggestions on configuring the menus for the D800? Or send me a link to a tutorial (video preferred) covering basic and advanced menu settings? I’m switching over from Canon and I’m finding the Nikon VERY different from what I’m use to. I know, I could read the manual but hay, I’m a guy and the manual is 500 pages!

Thanks,
Mr.Gale

 

[tashley]

Can anyone give me some suggestions on configuring the menus for the D800? Or send me a link to a tutorial (video preferred) covering basic and advanced menu settings? I’m switching over from Canon and I’m finding the Nikon VERY different from what I’m use to. I know, I could read the manual but hay, I’m a guy and the manual is 500 pages!

Thanks,
Mr.Gale

Nothing beats experimentation with manual to hand but some have found this useful:
http://www.outthereimages.com/images/D800_Setup_Guide.pdf

 

[Mr.Gale]

Thanks Tashley, your link looks like a good place to start.

 

[hcubell]

Is it possible to configure the D800 so that the camera is on Manual Focus, AF is NOT engaged by a half press of the shutter release button, and AF is engaged by a single press of another button(e.g., the FN button) that does not have to be held down until the shutter is released?
Thanks.

 

[tashley]

Yup. Assign AF to the rear AE/AF button. On press makes it AF.

 

[Jack]

And not only that, you can have multiple sets of custom functions as pre-saved sets so you can switch quickly between them.

 

[Mr.Gale]

I haven't gone through it yet but I did find this: http://www.outthereimages.com/images/D800_Setup_Guide.pdf

Mr.Gale

 

[tashley]

that's the same one I linked you to!

 

[Mr.Gale]

I need more coffee! This is what I meant to link:http://www.nikonians.org/dcfp/user_files/218296.pdf

Mr.Gale

 

[tashley]

More coffee? Looks like you might need less! But that does look really useful...

 

[hcubell]

Yup. Assign AF to the rear AE/AF button. On press makes it AF.

Thanks.
Jack, that's sounds intriguing. I would love to hear how you and Tim have programmed your D800s for landscape work. Oh, and how you remember how you programmed it! [G]