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people who are really really into it

others will read in detail the sections that apply to the type of photog. they do - action, or landscapes, or macro, etc.

One big plus on the Nikon system - control layout is kept very similar over the decades - you don't need to change too many habits you've developed + 1950s lenses will work on the newest pro or adv. amateur bodies

if you are thinking of a DSLR, you can always just it set it to the most automated setting and concentrate on framing - the new computers are very very smart