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if either of my cameras goes its not gonna be the d300s
I've never been happy with my D300. I dont know why but under difficult conditions it seems to me to 'under perform'.
In light of Jeff's comments I thought I would look to see why there seems to be more positive reports about the D300s.
http://photographylife.com/nikon-d300-vs-d300s
So in reality there is:
No AF difference - however I never had a problem with this anyway.
Hi ISO performance - I do have an issue here but I guess I was spoilt by the D3 and D700 and also D3S that I use.
Lack of video feature - No real issue as I dont use the video feature ever, and LV not very often either.
Artificial horizon, a nice to have so once again no problem.
Quiet shutter release - I might use this but not often so once again no big deal.
Higher fps on D300s (7fps) v. D300 (6fps) - Dont really care!!
Difference in the use of the centre button in the selector dial - The D300s is similar to the D3, D700 and the D300 is different more like the prosumer models.! Hmmm.... Well I do prefer the D3 feature.
Dual card slots CF and SD available on the D300s. Once again no big deal I have 8GB or 16GB cards in my cameras in the primary slot. I can carry a spare on in a pocket.
So it seems that it is really only a high ISO issue I have with the camera and possibly the centre button in the selector dial.
This report says there is no difference, except from one fellow who mentions the DPReview report, which I never take much/any notice of anyway as it is a pseudo (and fallacious) Hi ISO test done in a studio.
Also another says "Looking at dxomark, the image quality improvements are in real life usage meaningless." So this is confirmed by more in studio tests that there is no real difference.
http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00WSvd
So I guess I return to questioning why I dont like the D300 but love the D700, D3, D3S and D800.
I think I remember Eric has said he believes that the D300 and D7000 have similar IQ but with the D7000 maybe having a very slightly better high ISO performance but with different high ISO noise. (Eric please correct me if I am wrong).
So is it just a personal preference thing or is it a technique thing ?
I cant believe it could be down to one simple feature like the centre button in the selector dial. Or is it on such fine difference that camera preferences hinge. I notice a similar comment made in the D600 thread.
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