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Nikon-D300

Nikon - D300 Review

Price (MSRP): $1799.95
Megapixel: 12.3
Type: Digital SLR
Submitted by: Rafael from Guadalajara, otherCountries
Date Reviewed: 1/1/2008
Months Owned: Less than 1
Photos Taken: 501-999
Skill Level: Pro

What's Hot: Beautiful LCD, Great High ISO performance, Great AF, Great Viewfinder, Great Image control settings

What's Not: NO 100 ISO, that is to my opinion its mayor drawback

Review: This camera would be just perfect if it only had ISO 100, for us photographers that balance ambient light with strobes, having ISO 200 is the equivalent of having a maximum sync speed of 1/125 ! if you want to overpower the avaylable light with a strobe. Ok there is a Low 1 equivalent to ISO 100 that I still havent throughly checked, I hope it performs very well, other wise Fashion and Wedding photographers are not going to like this NO ISO 100 camera. Come on Nikon give us a COMPLETE product .. this time you will not make me buy a D300s or a D3s or D3x.. enough of that cheap strategy! besides this, this is the only drawback with the D300, I love mine though, but I am keeping my D200 just in case.

Nikon should consider making a ISO 50 camera! not one that starts at ISO 200 if thats so.. give us 1/500 sec sync speed!

Overall Ratings
Overall quality
8
Ease of use
10
Fit and finish
10
Click-to-click speed
9
Display quality
10
Flash quality
8
Image quality
10
Overall value
10
RATING SCALE: 1 = WORST 10 = BEST

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