Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
So, as a Canon user how do you see the Nikon D300?
All my Nikons were sold, it seems Eons ago!
I'm pretty well stocked with Canon glass!
Now we have the brand new 40D Canon and the D300 Nikon in one week!
So what's the difference beyond Nikons slightly extra 1.8 MP?
The Nikon D300 with 2 CF cards either in serial or parallel is already super-convenient and that alone is a practical advantage. Then Ev range of the D40's +/- 2EV in 0.5 stops is trounced by the =/- 5 EV of the new nikon in 0.5 or even ~ .3 increments.
both have the convenient pop-up flash, so there!
Focus and low light/noise capability we'll have to see tested in identical conditions, but on the face of it Nikon has more focus points and goes beyond ISO 3200 to 6400.
Any final points?
Yes,
Canon's 230,000 LCD is dwarfed by the D300's 922,000 pixel LCD! (Edit,. I'm corrected, it may be RGB sites so divide by 3!)
So will one of these tempt you to get spend the extra $400 to get the Nikon offering or will we all stick to the Canon brand? After we'd need just one great Nikon lens?
Asher
All my Nikons were sold, it seems Eons ago!
I'm pretty well stocked with Canon glass!
Now we have the brand new 40D Canon and the D300 Nikon in one week!
So what's the difference beyond Nikons slightly extra 1.8 MP?
The Nikon D300 with 2 CF cards either in serial or parallel is already super-convenient and that alone is a practical advantage. Then Ev range of the D40's +/- 2EV in 0.5 stops is trounced by the =/- 5 EV of the new nikon in 0.5 or even ~ .3 increments.
both have the convenient pop-up flash, so there!
Focus and low light/noise capability we'll have to see tested in identical conditions, but on the face of it Nikon has more focus points and goes beyond ISO 3200 to 6400.
Any final points?
Yes,
Canon's 230,000 LCD is dwarfed by the D300's 922,000 pixel LCD! (Edit,. I'm corrected, it may be RGB sites so divide by 3!)
So will one of these tempt you to get spend the extra $400 to get the Nikon offering or will we all stick to the Canon brand? After we'd need just one great Nikon lens?
Asher
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