Comments on: First Impressions: Nikon D300 DSLR Camera

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How To: HDR Photography Basics (Part 1) — PaulStamatiou.com — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:53:20 +0000

[...] First Impressions: Nikon D300 DSLR Camera [...]

By: Tim Linden

Tim Linden — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:06:52 +0000

Pretty sweet. It’s a goal of mine to get one of those, I do photography more as a hobby now but I like doing local events. Oh just remember not to take pictures of the green laser with this one =P

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:59:47 +0000

Wow, very cool video. This is probably a favorite for those nasty paparazzi.

- Tom

By: Paul Stamatiou

Paul Stamatiou — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:30:44 +0000

@bradjward thanks for the video .. liveview + hdmi output is pretty neat

By: Bradjward

Bradjward — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:24:04 +0000

Paul – here are a couple other cool things you should check out:

Hook the D300 to your flat screen TV via HDMI. Here’s a video of me doing it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6koBzNqbaC8

Also, if you add the MB-D10 battery pack and throw in AA batteries, you can shoot at 8fps. It’s pretty unreal.

By: Kevin Old

Kevin Old — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:24:07 +0000

Awesome review! Thanks for the video, as well. Although I think the D300 is cool, I’m with the others who’ve commented that I like the size, simplicity and power of my D40. It takes phenomenal shots and didn’t break my wallet.

By: Lance Weatherby

Lance Weatherby — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:09:48 +0000

Nice review Paul. Like a few of the other comments I don’t know if I would consider an $1,800 camera body a middle of the road consumer toy. This is a pretty serious unit. The FPS is sick. With that said, I shoot most of the time in M mode. The lower ISO limit of only 200 on the D300 makes me just want to hold on to my D80 for now.

By: Evan Snyder

Evan Snyder — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:09:27 +0000

My D300 should be here this Friday, I’m pretty excited. I’ve been using a D70s as my main camera for several years now, it’ll be nice to finally retire it for something new. Thanks for your thoughts on the D300 Paul, weird coincidence that your post on it came right after my plunge to order one. I would love a D700, but from what I’ve read, you might as well get a D3 if you are dropping that kind of cash… one could only dream.

I figured something like this was brewing in your wordpress drafts after seeing the shots show up in your flickr a few days ago…

Side note, my last image on the D70s made number one one Flickr Explore last week. I can retire it happily now. :-)

By: blauereiter

blauereiter — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:03:45 +0000

I think I’ll stick with my D40 for now. Its compact and not too heavy to lug around.

Just like what Ken Rockwell mentioned, unless you are a professional photographer the D40 can achieve 95% of the shots you want with the D300. It properly better to spend more time composing a better picture than having to figure out how the camera works.

By: Eric S.

Eric S. — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:19:12 +0000

Paul,

You refer yourself as a casual photographer but for less than a year you have shot with a D40 D80 and now D300. Not so bad at all.
I have my D80 and will upgrade to D700 when it comes out

By: phossil

phossil — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:42:43 +0000

The D300 surely is a camera for PROS. The lenses are really impresive, no doubt it shoots wonderfull pictures.

animoe.net

By: Paul Applegate

Paul Applegate — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:52:03 +0000

I spent mine on the D300, 18-200 Lens, SB-600 Flash, 2 8GB Sandisk Extreme IV CF cards, MB-D10 Grip. I love the system !

By: Connor Cimowsky

Connor Cimowsky — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:34:55 +0000

Great post! I’d love if you did a Canon review!

One mistake though:

“That way you’ll be able to afford replacing it the obsolete body every 3 years.”

-Connor

By: Brendan Falkowski

Brendan Falkowski — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:49:28 +0000

How I spent $4175.98 on camera equipment (I tinker with manual controls):

$1149.99 Canon 40D
$989.94 Canon EF 24-105 f/4 L IS USM lens
$639.00 Canon EF-S 10-22 f/3.5-4.5 USM lens
$255.00 Kirk BH-3 ballhead
$171.95 Lowepro Vertex 200 AW backpack
$167.90 Manfrotto 055XPROB legs
$146.27 Crumpler 6 Million Dollar Home bag
$144.05 B+W 77mm Circular Polarizer MRC
$86.33 Shipping
$79.95 B+W 77mm UV MRC 010 filter
$79.95 B+W 77mm UV MRC 010 filter
$55.95 Sandisk Extreme IV 2GB compact flash memory
$55.95 Sandisk Extreme IV 2GB compact flash memory
$55.00 Kirk PZ-120 custom plate (for Canon 40D)
$33.95 Lens hood EW83E (for 10-22 lens)
$24.95 Gadget Infinity wireless trigger
$19.95 Sandisk USB 2.0 card reader
$9.95 Lens pen
$9.95 Giottos Blower 6.6″ Medium
$0.00 Lowepro Transporter strap
$0.00 Lens hood EW-83H (for 24-105 lens)

How would I spend my next $3000 on camera equipment?

$1618.98 Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS USM lens
$398.24 Canon Speedlight 580EX II flash
$358.94 Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 lens
$188.95 Pocket Wizard Plus II flash trigger
$188.95 Pocket Wizard Plus II flash trigger

First I need a Mac+Aperture. I’m spent…

Sidebar: I’m a little shocked that you’re not really into the tech side of photography

By: rmaspero

rmaspero — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:59:27 +0000

I would love the have a D300, but I just don’t have the time or money to spend on equipment like that. Looks like a great camera with some very cool features.