This book is dedicated to:

My wife of many years, Brenda; the love of my life and best friend…

My children, Autumn, David, Emily, Hannah, and Ethan, five priceless gifts …

My mother and father, Barbara and Vaughn, who brought me into this world and guided my early life, teaching me sound principles to live by …

My Nikonians editor, Tom Boné, without whose assistance I could not possibly write books …

My friends J. Ramon Palacios and Bo Stahlbrandt, who make it possible to belong to Nikonians.org, the world’s best Nikon Users’ Community …

The wonderful staff of Rocky Nook, including Gerhard Rossbach, Joan Dixon, Jocelyn Howell, and Matthias Rossmanith ...

My copy editor, Jeanne Hansen (www.hansenedits.com), whose eye for detail and knowledge of the English language made this book much nicer for its readers …

And, finally, to Nikon, who makes the world’s best cameras and lenses.

Special Thanks to:

Brad Berger of www.Berger-Bros.com (800-542-8811) for helping me obtain a Nikon D610 early in its production cycle so that I could write this book. I personally buy from and recommend Berger-Bros.com for Nikon cameras, lenses, and accessories. They offer old-time service and classes for your photographic educational needs too!

Will Thompson of www.atomos.com (503-388-3236) for allowing me to use a powerful Atomos Ninja-2 external HDMI video recorder. The revolutionary Ninja-2 is the go-to “Smart Production Weapon” for Nikon HD-SLR camera owners who want to record the highest quality, uncompressed video their camera can output.

Michael Tapes of mtapesdesign.com (321-752-9700) for providing samples of their excellent products: WhiBal for white balance ambient light (PRE) readings and accurate white balance control, and LensAlign and FocusTune for calibrating and fine-tuning autofocus in Nikon DSLRs.