Product Description
Just under two years since the D200 Nikon reveals the D300, the range of changes is so significant that it wouldn't be inappropriate to call it a 'compact D3' (less the full-frame sensor of course). From the top there's a new CMOS sensor with twelve megapixels, a new auto-focus sensor with 51-points (15 of which are cross-type sensitive), there's focus tracking by color, scene recognition, Picture Control presets, six frames per second continuous shooting (or eight frames per second with a battery pack), Compact Flash UDMA support, Live View (with contrast detect AF) and the mighty impressive 3.0" 922,000 pixel LCD monitor (oh and HDMI video output). It's an impressive list, the D200 was a fair step up from the D100, the D300 can be seen as just as big a step, certainly more than enough to make the competition sweat.
Customer Reviews:
Give this camera a few months before you buy!.......2008-01-12
The D300 is a superb piece of design, incredibly easy to use for such a complex piece of kit. HOWEVER before you buy read the growing number of web reports of inconsistent OVEREXPOSURE. There is a problem with a large number of D300s. I've no doubt that Nikon will quickly resolve this with a firmware fix, but I'd suggest avoiding disappointment and waiting a few months. My own produces acceptable results sometimes; the high-ISO performance is staggeringly good, but too often perfectly average subjects are quite definitely overexposed by two thirds or even a whole stop, and the colours are awful as a result. Correct the tone in Lightroom, and the colours are even worse. I repeat, this is a BRILLIANT camera in terms of concept, design and build quality. It just produces terrible pictures a lot of the time! (I'm a very experienced photographer and have no difficulty with any of the menus and settings - in any case for my tests I cleared everything back to the default settings.) Stick with it, it will be worth the wait when the problems are sorted out - but whether you get a good one or not if you buy now appears to depend on chance.
Best professional/amateur Nikon yet at a great price........2008-01-02
I have been a user of Nikon cameras since 1980 since I switched over from Olympus. In that time I have never been tempted to wander as each manual, automatic, film and digital camera has always delivered up to expectation. Well they have until now. This camera exceeds expectation!!!
I am currently using, for work and pleasure, a Nikon 2DH and a Nikon 2DXs. Great professional cameras, both expensive but I have never had a days problem with either. They are workmanlike, ok to operate and deliver the goods. Some of the commands can be a pain, like zooming in to look at a image after it has been taken, but overall they are great cameras.
I bought the D300 after seeing the images taken from another sports photographer who literally bought the camera and on the same day cover the Oxford United v Southend United FA Cup tie. Risky business using a camera without trying it out first. But this camera is so easy to use. And zooming in is as easy as anything with a single button on the rear to achieve. This camera also allows manipulation in the camera with presets for UV, skylight filters and sepia and monochrome conversions - in the latter case it doesn't change your original but rather produces a new image in the desired effect.
Straight from the box, once the battery is charged (about 2 hours) the camera can be set to auto everything including white balance and it will give you results like no other camera I have ever used. The autofocus is snappy and I had no trouble when testing it on following a heron on the local nature reserve. With the new autofocus module and selection to the 51 3-d focus option all my shots were pin sharp.
The camera is produced for professional and high-end amateur use and has a magnesium body and many attributes of the top-of-the-range Nikon D3, but at a third of the price. I can not understand how Nikon can do it. Ok it is not as large and as comfortably bulky as the D2H, D2Xs or the flagship D3 but it does have the advantage that being smaller its less conspicuous. This will accompany me on holidays, being smaller and easier to carry and less weighty in my gadget bag.
The camera also comes with Nikons NX software which I have been using for 6 months and it is about time this software was free for Nikon users. I will review that separately, but its a well worth edition.
All in all, a great camera and as another reviewer states it has an easy to follow manual which is again a big improvement on most camera manuals you get with cameras. I always end up buying the independent instruction manuals from Magic Lantern, but not in this case.
Buy it and enjoy it!!
Fantastic.......2007-11-24
Well for a numpty like me - this camera is the best. The manual is great -easy to understand, easy to set up and the images are amazing. This is a fantastic camera for a semi amateur - wanting to be more Professional. looks beautiful too!!
Product Description
This handy little Hama lens brush and blower is ideal for keeping the dust and dirt off of your lens surfaces and camera bodies.
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Hassle free Desktop Printing with high quality professional output at an Economical Cost.
- Easy to use features
- Network as standard with internal network card
- Up to 33ppm (A4)
- duplex as standard
- 1200 x 1200dpi
- 32MB memory
- 500 sheet cassette tray
- 100 multi-sheet tray
- 400MHz processor
- first page out time - 9 seconds
- 1 year warranty on site service
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Portable extension with twin sockets!Twin 13A UK mains socket outletsMaximum capacity extended 13AMaximum capacity wound 6AComplies to BS 5733
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Stylus Color 3000/ Stylus Pro 5000/Color Proofer 5000. SO20118 Black 449062
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Cat 5 & Cat5e joiner comes complete with wiring diagram. Maintains full data transfer speed. RoHS compliant.
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