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D300s ????

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Posted by blackfox: Tue Oct 9th, 2012 14:43

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been offered a D300s at a good price ,anyone have or had one ,know about them ,any problems to look out for ,it will be sub £400 so is that the right price for one with roughly 90,000 clicks ..
how does quality etc stand up against the d7000 i now use ,will be buying this as a back up anyway to replace the wifes d200 ,which i bought from the same guy .
any info appreciated

Posted by jk: Tue Oct 9th, 2012 17:08

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I have a D300 which is the same as a D300s but without the video.
I would say the camera is better built than the D7000 but not as well specified. I think from results I have seen that the D300 is not so good as the D7000 but improves on D200 if you want better high ISO performance.

If you have the high end accessories for Nikons that use the 10pin connector then the D300 scores over the D7000 that lacks these features.

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Posted by blackfox: Wed Oct 10th, 2012 12:44

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picked it up this afternoon jonathan ,got it with two genuine nikon batteries fully boxed etc plus a 18-70 stock lens in good condition also boxed ,for under £400 ,done a few test shots in rapidly failing light and amazed at the fast a/f and high speed burst mode .both far superior to the d7000 ,obviously its a step back in terms of megapixels but i think its going to be going places with me a lot

Posted by TomOC: Wed Oct 10th, 2012 12:55

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You're gonna LOVE it... Vid is fine but button for live view is GREAT :-)

Tom

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Posted by jk: Wed Oct 10th, 2012 13:47

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I seldom use LiveView. I dont know why as it certainly should allow improved focus accuracy under certain conditions.

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Posted by Gilbert Sandberg: Thu Oct 11th, 2012 06:12

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Fox,

re: had one ,know about them
Please consider that the D300 (when launched) it was the DX brother of the Professional D3 camera.

As you state, AF and pure speed are much better than most consumer cameras.
If you appreciate those qualities over the marketing and journalist inspired megapixel-hype, you will love and cherish your new purchase.

The number of exposures you mention should not be a worry, unless the camera has been mistreated in the past, or your aim is to do huge numers of exposures, like some sports photographers.

Regards, Gilbert
(who recently resurrected a vintage D1, grin)

Posted by blackfox: Thu Oct 11th, 2012 10:27

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thanks for that gilbert ,the camera has been well looked after and regularly serviced by nikon .so i am hoping its going to be a favourite for birds in flight ,even my mighty d7000 has its limitations re burst speed plus small buffer and a/f speed so i am hoping this is going to compensate on that side of things :thumbsup:
it helps immensely that i know the previous owner and the camera history

Posted by Iain: Fri Oct 12th, 2012 11:18

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You will love it. I always preferred it to the D7000.

Posted by blackfox: Sat Oct 13th, 2012 08:52

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heres a couple from yesterdays first session with the camera ,dopey here forgot to change the reverse indicators on the compensation so i ****ed up loads of good pics ,but rescued a couple of good uns

Posted by jk: Mon Oct 15th, 2012 03:04

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Nice shots Geoff.

What lens are you using and what camera to subject distance ?

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Posted by blackfox: Mon Oct 15th, 2012 03:34

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its the 300mm f4 jonathan basically the only lens i use .the distance to the bullfinch is 16 feet and to the magpie 26 ft

Posted by Squarerigger: Mon Oct 15th, 2012 06:34

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Really great photos. That D300s and 300mm work seem to work well together. And of course the fellow behind the camera has to be commended also.
So, has the D300s taken over as your go to camera over the D7000?

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Posted by blackfox: Mon Oct 15th, 2012 09:24

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its certainly looking that way gary ,the a/f and burst rate alone more than compensate for a few lost megapixels .got a grabbed burst of a buzzard last thing today that shows the potential of it .i suppose if and when they produce a d400 and hopefully incorporate the best of both cameras we will have a wildlife ideal rig.

Posted by Squarerigger: Mon Oct 15th, 2012 13:37

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I keep looking at the two photos and wonder why we need more than 12 MP's? I certainly have no idea why we need 30+MP's.

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Posted by Robert: Mon Oct 15th, 2012 14:56

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We don't.

I have been beating this drum for ages but people keep buying higher and higher Mp cameras so Nikon thinks that's good for business and keep making them. That has to be good for business.

In practical terms ultra high def is only needed if images are to be taken to bill board sized prints and retain good detail. I will admit my 2.7Mp D1 was a bit low res, but only if you wanted small crops. Otherwise the 2.7Mp camera is still capable of good images, I have some large prints from the D1 which are fine.

For the first year or so after I got my D200 I set the resolution to about 5Mp because it was too big a jump for me all thew way from 2.7 to whatever the D200 does at full res, I can't even remember, all I know is the output is good enough for what I want.

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Posted by jk: Mon Oct 15th, 2012 15:38

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I agree which is why I will be keeping my D3 and D3S.
The D700 is for sale if there is a buyer in EU but logically the D600 will reduce interest.
My D300 is of use where I want the x1.5 multiplier effect.
The D800 is also useful where I need high quality blowups for publicity posters.

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