Nikon D300 Digital Slr Camera

What are your full opinions on this camera? What lenses are best to invest in? Any other information of your experience with this camera would be greatly appreciated! I am deciding whether or not to buy it

Have it! Use It ! Love It! I upgraded from the D200 to this body. The autofocus is very fast and accurate. The metering is superb. The card write times are far better than the D200, and it's a lot easier on batteries.

The only two lenses I would say are irreplaceable to me are the AF-S 17-55 f2.8 G-ED, and the AF-S VR 70-200 f2.8 G-ED. In my humble opinion, nothing else will do in these focal lengths on this camera. They are expensive lenses, but they are extremely good! Fast, sharp and accurate!

I also carry the 12-24 f4, a 50mm f1.4, and a 105 f2.8 AF-Macro. All are Nikon, and all are very good lenses in their own right.

The D200 is fine for portraiture or weddings. It is an excellent camera! But if you are shooting any kind of sports or action, spend the extra for the D300.

2008-08-14 14:26:48 by Stacia

Nikon D300 digital SLR camera review by What Digital Camera magazine www.whatdigitalcamera.com More camera reviews www.whatdigitalcamera.com

Ok... I'm going to buy the Nikon D300 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR DX Nikkor Zoom Lens
I'm also going to get a case, a tripod and a flash because they're important to have.

Now I need help regarding filters, polarizers and certain lenses.
I definitely want to get a good UV filter and colored filters which I can use when taking pictures of the sky or beach.

I'd like to get a micro, macro, telephoto, and panoramic lens. But would I need these 4 lenses considering that the camera comes with a 18-200mm lens?? Is telephoto the same as panoramic?? Isn't panoramic the kind where the picture is really elongated?

and if it turns out that I can buy these 4 lenses.....what should I type in the search bar if I buy them from amazon.com?

Thank you!!!

Don't just get any tripod ... save your pennies and get a good sturdy one (over $200 will get one you can depend on)

The Nikon SD600 is probably the best moderatly priced dedicated flash for your camera.

Hoya, Tiffen and B&W filters are good. All lenses need a UV to protect their front elements ... A polarizing filter is only necessary for standard zoom lenses. Since colour correction is handled onboard your camera, you don't need colour correction filters.

Telephoto is the opposite of what you are calling "panoramic".

The 18-200 mm lens is a medium wide angle to telephoto lens.
Shooting amazing landscapes, you may want to eventually get the 12-24 mm lens.

Macro lenses are a specialty lens so if you want to shoot macro, you will need to buy either the 60 mm or 105 mm VR Nikon lenses. They are lenses that will shoot subjects with an subject to image ratio of from between 1:1 to 1:2.

Micro photography is done using a microscope.

2008-08-11 15:39:48 by Lady Bea

Price: $350.00 $89.98

Material: metal
Magnification Power: 2X
T-mount Connection Standard 23.2mm

I really need a camera with at least 12 mp, that will take very good detailed shots that can be blown up. I will be using the camera for many things including portraits, detailed pictures of jewelry, scenery pictures, live band performances, etc.

Also can anyone recommend some good lenses to go along? where is the best/lowest price place to purchase the camera and supplies?

You got a good response from photoace and a fatuous response from another poster who seems to think that he can read people's minds and predict their future, but what you do need to realise is that your wish-list is a little broad.

All but the live band work it quite easily handled, but shooting under low light needs both a camera with good high ISO performance and a very fast (and VERY expensive) lens to get detail that can be enlarged without degradation of the image. Another issue is that using a good DSLR with an expensive lens in a concert/live band venue can be risky unless you are approved by the organisers. Many won't grant you entry if you are carrying what looks like "professional" equipment.

One option is to use a quality P&S with a very fast lens for your live band work, something that will cost far less than a single lens suitable for low light for your DSLR. Contrary to the oft chanted mantra heard here, they do now have P&S cameras with much lower pixel density, and higher ISO low noise performance. Not as good as a good DSLR, but certainly good enough to produce good images in concerts etc. Some have quality Zeiss/Leica zoom lenses starting as low as F2.0 with usable 1600 ISO.

2009-04-01 09:01:35 by Carlee G

4-Way Neoprene adjustable wall divider allows you to create a fully customizable interior
Holds your SLR Camera with attached zoom lens and other additional accessories
Exterior pocket provides you with extra storage space for your Memory Card, Chargers, and Battery

I have a good amount of money saved, enough to buy a Nikon D300 with the 18-200mm VR Lense. The question is, are there other digital SLR's that will give me the same Clarity, Sharpness, and Quality that I have heard about the Nikon D300?

What I would mainly be shooting is portraits and landscapes. I am needing something that would produce professional looking images, that can be enlarged without loosing the quality, etc

I have upgraded from the D200 to the D300. I don't regret it for a second. It is a great camera that has a faster autofocus system, card write times are faster, and the battery life is close to double that of the D200. But, I need those things because I do a lot of action photography! The D200 is an excellent piece of equipment that you should consider for the type of shooting you are going to do.

I think you would be happier with the results if you spent about $200 more than the you would on the D300/18-200 and got a D200/17-55.

The 17-55 is my workhorse lens for weddings,portraits, and general shooting. It is sharp as a tack! It is wide enough for landscapes and long enough for portraits.

If you have $2500 to spend on a camera, you will get much better results if you spend $1250 on a lens and $1250 on a camera than you will spending $2000 on a camera and $500 on a lens.

2008-08-29 13:30:30 by Stacia

I am trying to decide which Digital SLR camera to buy -
Nikon D300
Sony A350
Canon Rebel Xsi
There is a comparison of the 3 at http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_ post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=c anon_eos450d%2Cnikon_d300%2Csony_dslra35 0&show=all
The Nikon is priced WAY highter then the Sony BUt they seem to have the same sensor - I don't know enough to figure out the major diference in the two -
Hehlp please

The appropriate Nikon for your list would be the D80, not the D300.

Either that, or compare the Canon 40D, Nikon D300, and Sony A700.

There's a lot more to a dSLR than just the sensor. The Nikon D300 has weather sealing (you can take it out in the rain), a metal body instead of plastic, it shoots at 6 frames per second instead of 3, it lasts twice as long (over 100.000 shots vs. 50.000), it has faster auto-focus, it has more buttons and switches to change setting on the fly (instead of having to dive into the menu all the time), and so forth. It's a MUCH better camera and well worth the extra price.

Having said that, all of the cameras I've mentioned are very good and worth the asking price. You'll just have to decide what features you're willing to pay (extra) for.

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added:
Anthony, thanks for the praise but dude, I'm a guy.
I just luuuuuuv ponies ;-)
Kind regards,
Jeff

2008-04-14 11:06:19 by jenajustice