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rezMole
Paul & Sue
Registered: February 2005
Location: Bury
Posts: 1088
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Review Date: Sat April 12, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Image quality, fast focus, low noise at high ISO, build quality
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price a little high, some compatability issues
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As an upgrade from my Nikon D70, this camera is an absolute marvel. I've only had it a couple of weeks but already I'm getting far more usable shots than I did before.
Took several shots from the Bunting Hide at Pennington on a dull, rainy day, today (something I just couldn't have done with my D70), and I upped the ISO to 3200 just to see what the camera was cabable of. Yes, there was some noise, but only as much as I was used to at 400 ISO with my D70. On it's own, this is worth the upgrade, but the camera offers so much more.
6 frames per second is ample for most situations, and with the battery pack that goes up to 8!
Build quality is exceptional, and rubber seals are use throughout - the camera isn't waterproof, but it'll keep the rain and dust out.
I am still getting used to the camera - the manual is over 400 pages - and that's just the one language! I love the way you can focus using the AF-ON button instead of the shutter release button - makes it so easy to go from manual to single to continous focussing without having to use any switches.
I have used it mainly with the Sigma 500mm f4.5 HSM, and it's a cracking combo - photos are so much more sharp than what I was getting before.
So far I've only got two gripes - the first is the price is still a little high, but it is falling somewhat - I just couldn't wait any longer!
The second "proplem" is that when I use the Kenko 1.4x converter with the Sigma 500, if the light isn't great, the low battery warning light comes on and the camera freezes, - switching off and on unfreezes the camera. This isn't a major problem - I always used to have to focus the Sigma and converter combo manually on the D70 anyway as it used to hunt too much.
This last issue is the only reason i haven't given a score of 10.
I won't go into the multitude of other things this camera can do - there are far too many for here, and I haven't even tried most of them (live view, 51 point focussing, etc). And it has got a fantastic monitor on the back too.
Last words - this is a great camera!
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My bird photos http://www.freewebs.com/rezmole/index.htm
Camera gear: Nikon D300, Sigma 500mm F4.5, Tamron 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 Di, Kenko 1.4x Pro 300 TC
Viewing gear: Leica APO77 with 20-60 zoom (cheers Salty), Nikon Sporter 10x36, Opticron Imagic TGA 10x42
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Richard189
Registered User
Registered: June 2008
Location: Accrington
Posts: 9
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Review Date: Sun June 29, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 3
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Pros:
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Large CMOS
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The desinge and weight
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This was the first DSLR i bought and was quite dissapinted so i gave it to a freind of mine who takes landscapes.After that i moved to a Eos 400d and liked it a lot more.
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Luke-Fotografia
Luke-Fotografia
Registered: June 2008
Location: California
Posts: 14
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Review Date: Wed July 2, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Image quality, D-lighting, 8 f/sec, quality construction, 3" Screen
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None
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Sold my D200 for a good price and got this baby...FANTASTIC!!!! Camera. List of positives are to long to mention, read the expert reviews on-line.
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Hauer
Registered User
Registered: February 2005
Location: The Hague, NL
Posts: 235
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Review Date: Sat July 12, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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See below for details. 3" LCD (920k pixels), multiple battery types when using battery grip, 4 memory banks for independant programming, etc
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Cons:
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Absolutely none so far!
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I have come a long way with my digital cameras having initially started with Sony's DSC-S85 > Nikon D50 (still my back-up camera > and now... the Nikon D300. The D300 is in a league of it's own. It is a blazingly fast camera capable of taking up to 8 shots per second. This makes it ideal for fast-action wildlife! Focus accuracy is absolutely terrific and though it can make use of up to 51 focus points (and predictive focusing when panning), I generally have it set at 11 points. Why, because it uses less processing power and is therefore even more responsive...
All in all, Nikon's best DX camera todate!
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My motto: To learn more today, than I knew yesterday!
Nikon D50+Grip & D300+Grip | SB800 | 50 f/1.8D | 12-24 f/4G |105VR f/2,8 Micro | 18-200VR f/3.5-5.6G | 70-200VR f/2,8G | TC-17E II | Sigma 50-500 f/4-6.3DG HSM | Various Nikon & B+W F-Pro filters | Vanguard Tracker III | Manfrotto 681b Monopod+ballhead 488RC2 | Lowepro Mini Trekker AW + SlingShot 100 AW
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JulianMark
Registered User
Registered: July 2008
Location: e.anglia
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Fri July 18, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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great cam. LV and iq superb
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maxfoto2003
Registered User
Registered: May 2003
Location: netherlands
Posts: 64
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Review Date: Wed July 23, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Versatility with manual settings, Autofocus system, Speed, Batterylife
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Great camera body and works well with good lenses.
This is an upgrade from the D200 I recently owned and my third D-SLR.
One of the strongest points is the autofocus system. It is fast and accurate. However: it takes some time to get used to the camera and all the settings. It is not easy and one should really take the time to learn about this camera, because it is otherwise almost no point buying it.
I can imagine that first users are 'disappointed' by the camera when they want to shoot straight from the box. Almost impossible in my opinion: you really need to change settings and get to know the different options. Straight from the box it could even happen that one will end up with soft, not sharp images or even images out of focus.
For birders it is a great camera.
Highly recommended, easy to use in the field. The automatic sensor cleaning is a good addition to the D200 especially after changing lenses in the field or even worse.. in the car!
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Mariette
http://www.mydigishots.com
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rezMole
Paul & Sue
Registered: February 2005
Location: Bury
Posts: 1088
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Review Date: Tue August 5, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Even better after firmware update
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Just an update to report that the "Dead battery sysndrome" where the camera eroneously reported a dead battery or then locked up when some long lens and or teleconverters were used (such as the Kenko Pro 300), has now been fixed by a firmware update.
It has been a long time coming, but now makes the camera a ten rating.
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My bird photos http://www.freewebs.com/rezmole/index.htm
Camera gear: Nikon D300, Sigma 500mm F4.5, Tamron 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 Di, Kenko 1.4x Pro 300 TC
Viewing gear: Leica APO77 with 20-60 zoom (cheers Salty), Nikon Sporter 10x36, Opticron Imagic TGA 10x42
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