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i think light painting is sooooo pretty :]
and im thinking about hte Nikon D300 camera but i wanna make sure you can light paint with it

yeah ima rook with cameras. and what. but it doesnt make you look any cooler rubbing it in; cuz some of yall are rude.

Do you mean ‘painting with light’ where you keep the shutter open in low light then illuminate the scene with a flashgun? If so you need a ‘B’ setting on you mode dial, all DSLR’s have that.

Chris

Presently, the F6, the D3 and some high-end lenses and specialty products (i.e. the SP/S3 reissues) are made at the Sendai plant in Japan. All other products are made at the Thailand plant.

All the D300 bodies made in Thailand prior to release and stockpiled had to pass back through Japan, where they got a firmware upgrade to the production version.

When I purchased my first digital SLR camera I was given a great beginning photography tip: don’t buy more than you need. I was a beginning photographer who had never tried a film SLR camera, who didn’t know the definition of aperture, and who basically didn’t know much at all. I ended up purchasing the Nikon D50, which was Nikon’s introductory digital
SLR at the time, and I am very glad I did.

I have spent a few years learning the basics of digital photography and for the first year or so I
almost never felt that I needed more than what my Nikon D50 has to offer. Of course, now I am ready to move up to a model with more features, but
had I paid for those features initially I would have wasted several hundred, if not thousands, of dollar on features I never would have used.

Had I not listened to that beginning photography tip I probably would have purchased the Nikon D100, which was an amazing camera at the time. I would have spent at least one thousand more dollars, had a heavier camera, and had a few more features.

However, today I would still be wanting to
upgrade my six megapixel Nikon D100 to the newer and much better Nikon D300 or the Nikon D3. I’m not saying that those who purchased the D100 back then made a mistake by any means. It is a great camera. What I’m saying is that for me, purchasing it would have been a mistake because I would not have used the additional features that the D50 does not have.
Learning how to use a digital SLR camera takes time, especially if you are a complete beginner in the photography world.

You have to learn what aperture, ISO, white balance, shutter speed, f-stop, focal distance, and
many other things mean. And then, after knowing the definition of those terms, you have to learn how to manipulate them and how they work together to help you take and create great photographs. More simple, entry-level cameras are designed just for this purpose to help you learn the basics.

You can spend around $500 and get a great beginner camera that will enable you to learn the fundamental principles of photography. And the best part about buying a entry-level camera is that you generally don’t sacrifice much at all on the most important aspect of photography, the picture quality. I have seen amazing prints from both introductory-level digital SLR’s and pro-level cameras and many times I cannot tell the different.

In fact, if you read many photographer blogs, you will find out that most professional photographers do not just have one camera, they almost always
have a backup camera, and that backup camera is usually an entry level digital SLR just like the one I purchased.

So, remember this great beginning photography tip: if you are a beginning photographer, then start with a introductory DSLR. Then, when you understand how to use aperture and ISO and shutter speed together, you
will be ready to upgrade to a newer, better camera. You will never regret it.

Michael Clark
http://www.articlesbase.com/gadgets-and-gizmos-articles/beginning-photography-tips-for-buying-a-camera-529769.html

I have asked a lot of questions regarding cameras and have been given some great advice such as, looking on Ken Rockwell’s site for an amazing amount of information, and great places to buy cameras.

I am wondering now…which camera should I get…The Nikon D80 or the D300. I realize there is a huge price difference, but lately I am being told that the camera will go obsolete, so it is best to buy something like the D80 and then buy a 18-200mm VR lense, rather than buying such an expensive body. Because then you can just keep updating the lense if needed.

I am wanting to take pictures of engagements, children, babies. I want to know if this camera, along with my creativity and skill can make portraits that people will buy of their children?

I went to Wolf Camera and checked out the cameras, held them, and so on.

I am just needing the advice of some people who have this camera possibly and use it professionally, or know people who do. I just don’t want to buy it, and not have the full capabilities to produce amazing images that can be blown up in size, etc

Thanks for any help :]

For the type of shooting you are going to do, you might consider the D200. It is a very capable camera. The D300 is a great camera, but unless you are shooting high speed action, the D200 has a very capable feature set.

I would suggest that you consider saving a bit on the camera body and getting a truly professional lens like the AF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 G IF-ED DX Zoom. This will have a greater effect on the quality of the images you create than the camera body behind it.

A high quality lens like this will stay with you. You might upgrade camera bodies several times before you ever need to replace it.

I use a 17-55 for portraits, weddings and general photography. It is my workhorse lens.

You will get better, sharper images with a pro lens and a consumer body, than you will ever get with a pro body and a consumer lens.

I am mainly going to use the camera for portraits & detailed shots of the clothes and jewelry I design.
i also plan on taking a lot of pictures while traveling and possibly using the camera for school.

Let me start by saying I love my D300 but the D700 is a better camera. what are the differences
1) the D700 has a FX-format CMOS Sensor, 23.9 X 36mm; the D300DX-format CMOS Sensor, 23.6 X 15.8mm. Larger sensor = more light per pixel= better geometric accuracy, better color saturation, better dynamic range and lower noise

2)The D700 200 to 6400 (ISO equivalent) in steps of 1/3 EV, LO-0.3, LO-0.7 LO-1.0, HI-0.3, HI-0.7, HI-1 and HI-2; The D300 200 to 320 (ISO equivalent) in steps of 1/3 EV, LO-0.3, LO-0.7 LO-1.0, HI-0.3, HI-0.7, HI-1

3) the D700 has an auto Active D setting the D300 does not

4) The D700 has a couple of more custom settings

5) the D700 has side by side comparison in the retouch menu the D300 does not

I am sure there are more differences the D700 uses the same image processing engine that the D3 does for one.

Is it worth it? Only you can decide that.

I got some smudge marks on the inside section of my monitor. Is there a way for me to clean iti?

The smudge marks inside D300 is a problem that's present in many Nikon LCD monitors (from various models). They appear like oil smudges (usually vertical) and sometimes finger prints on the inside of the monitor.

I had a similar problem and the Nikon people (and a lot of people on various forums) thought it to be moisture. They suggested various methods from keeping it in front of a halogen lamp to inside a desiccator, but nothing helps. These actually are smudges !!!

On one forum I found some information about it and it seems the best thing to do is to live with it and get used to it. The marks can be cleaned by the service center but opening and closing a SLR is not a small job and can later cause lot of minor problems elsewhere.

These marks don't usually interfere while the LCD is 'ON' and obviously don't create any problems with the photos.

I suggest that you let them be there and forget about them. Start using your camera more and you'll not notice them at all with time.

I want to buy a Nikon D40 camera, and my dad owns a Nikon D300, so I was wondering if I had to buy my own charger or if I could just use his, at least for now?

If you buy the D40 kit, it comes with one lens, (probably the 18-55mm VR lens), a battery, a battery charger, a strap, all cords needed for viewing on TV or downloading to Computer, a disc for programs to download. You may have to purchase a card for the camera…depends on where you purchase it. Here, the D40 kit sells for about 450.00 or less. A full manual in several languages comes with the camera. Good luck.