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the D700 was released July 11th here in the US and i am just curious if anyone is aware (insider info??) that they might drop the D300 price?

The D700 is a poor man’s D3, not a rich man’s D300. It probably wont affect the D300 price point at all…

The price of Nikon D3 is also going down as well. I like the D 300 a lot, as I can just use the automatic functions and take great picture without having to think much. Now that the price of D3 is going down, should I buy additional digital camera. I mean I’m not parting with D300 for any reason, but thinking of adding one more. Any advices?
Thanks Nathan. I’ve bought the Nikon SB800 already eventhough the D300 has a pop up flash.
The thing is I love D300 auto ISO function that allows me to take picture in really low light environment, with sometimes up to ISO 3200 zoom shot without any flashlight. I don’t really like the picture taken with flash light: it’s really flattten out the objects in the picture.
The thing is I own also Nikon S700. By comparison, yes it’s a whole different world of photography, but yet again D300 do a lot better than S700. That makes me thing whether it’s worth to buy D3. I’ve only taken a couple of shots on the test camera but not have one when I can go around shooting pictures with it. That’s why I ask whether it’s worth to get a new one.

HI Ice Cube…. you know you have a very interesting question and I can see why you are thinking… price is going down here, and the D3 is getting closer to a professional digital camera that I can afford… But you have a very nice camera. Many, many photographers are opting for the less expensive pro-sumer – or low end professional cameras that do an excellent job for them. And I think you should follow this line of thinking. Buying the D3, will be a nice upgrade… but for how long? With the D300, you are currently up to date with Nikon technology… When the new technology comes out, you will be in a better position to upgrade to that if you don’t have a $4500.00 investment that you feel you have to get your money out of. Truly… it is MUCH better to keep using the D300 for the time being. You have a little money to play with for camera equipment?? Don’t be thinking cameras anyway… Be thinking fabulous lenses. Cameras tend to come and go with the ever increasing new technology… but your lenses…. the tool that actually affects the image quality the most, will serve you for a long, long time. $4500.00 will buy you a couple of lenses to be envied by many a photographer. It is a fact that it is much better to have a lower level camera and a high quality expensive lens than the other way around. If you are really happy with your D300 and it sounds like you are… be satisfied for the time being… either spend the money on another (or two) quality lens or wait to see what the D400 (?) is going to offer… when it comes out. Hope I was able to give you something to consider… And thanks for reading.

I am using my Uncles Nikon d300, but I am going on a trip. If I had a stranger my camera to take pictures, is there an auto setting that they just point and shoot? Without knowing how to use the camera?

I know that the d40 and d90’s have an auto setting, not sure if the Nikon d300 have that setting or not.

Thanks

Not precisely an auto setting, but pretty close. Press the mode button and Turn the command dial until you see the P appear. This is called the program mode, that lets the camera select basic exposure settings, but still lets the user change them to fine tune the shot. This is your best bet when letting someone else use the camera.

As a separate point… that is one awesome uncle you have. That is a top notch camera, i recommend you really read up on it if you want to take advantage of it’s capabilities on your trip.

Good luck!

Im an amateur Photographer and was almost buying my dream camera the Nikon D300, but then several sources told me that the D90 Is same or even better,,,
Until know i had a Fuji S5600. I found the autofocus very slow and unsharp, the manual focus is useless. ( if you are interested, here is a link of my photos w the fuji http://picasaweb.google.com/agneslivia/Legjobbak?authkey=F7wLxxheqyY# )
I would like to know which nikon is a better option, if you have one of these Nikons what is the pro and cons that you experienced with it.
Thank you. Viktoria

D300 has a superior 51 pt focusing system (D90 – 11 pt)
D300 6 frames per sec (fps) & 8 fps with a battery grip (D90 – 4.5 fps)
D300 weighs more & bigger (D90 – smaller & lighter)
D300 accepts AI AF AFD AFS lenses (D90 AF AFD AFS)

The D90 is only better because it’s lighter and smaller. Some people think the controls are easier to operate.

I want AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED (1.7x) lens. On the Nikon website it says that the angle is 114 but with DX cameras only 90! Does that mean that I will not get the ultra wide angle with this lens using D300 and only will be able to achieve it with D3? If so, does that mean that old AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED (2.0x) will give me a wider angle (99) with D300?

You are correct on all counts. The D300, like all pre-D3 Nikon DSLRs, uses an APS-C size sensor and you need to multiply all focal lengths by 1.5 to get the equivalent focal length of a full-frame or 135 film camera.

The 14-24 on a D300 will be the equivalent of a 21-36mm on a full-frame/film camera, and the 12-24 will be the equivalent of an 18-36mm (of course on the D3, the 12-24 can only be used in DX 5-megapixel mode and will give the same angle as on the D300).

I want to buy a Nikon, (D90, D300 or D300 S).

1. What is the real difference among them? is there a significant difference in the FINAL RESULT on the picture? less noise in D300? or is "just" a functional diffenrence in the camera?

2. And about lenses: Because D300 camera is full frame, Does it only works with special lenses? If I set in D300 the lens that comes with D90? Would it work?

Thanks for your help
and viceversa:

Can a FX lens work in a D90 camera?

D90, D300 and D300s in pictures they have are NO different because they all have the same ISO 100-6400. The D300 is NOT a full frame camera. Yes FX lens will fit and work with the D300 and D90. If you put a FX lens on a DX (D300, D90) body your 12 megapixel will be around 5-6 megapixel.

I heard that early Nikon D300s had a dead battery problem – certainly not a nice surprise to have after buying expensive camera.

I heard that Nikon fixed it with the firmware update, do you know if latest production models are already patched to the latest firmware??? Or does one have to update it to the latest version immediately after they get it?

A new Nikon D300 should come with the latest firmware, it depends how long it has been sat at the store for.

The firmware is extremely easy to update to the latest though so I wouldn’t worry if I was you.

The D300 is a great camera.

ive been looking to see if there r problems with the nikon d300 and ive found some posts where it has problems the battery and in low light. and also that it doesnt focus that fast with certain lenses. I’d need the camera to be able to work with my f/1.4 50m af-s for concerts i go to.

I’ve got the D300 and it works beautifully in low light. AF isn’t 100% if it’s too dark to see, but it will focus in very little light.

Make sure you have the latest firmware update as it improves the camera’s focusing performance.