Re: Upgrades

On Apr 30, 7:20 am, "bob" <nos...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dave
Thanks for the comments
I have now gone for one of the better Nikon camera D300 . Im pleased to say
all my existing lenes work well it
Im not one for upgrading at a regular interveral
Im sure this camera will give me alot of scope to develop my intrest in
photography.
Foolishly I had my Nikon F3 next to it and to me the D300 felt very plasticy
. guess it was unfair to compare it to the build quility of the F3.
D300 is a very similar size to the F90x(N90s). guess it will be redundant
now.
The D300 does have a syn terminal . so I will be able to use studio flash.
That did worry me as ! could not find out if it had a sync terminal.
Easy to use the modes are simple . PASM .

I did not realise that the monitor is not on all the time "Live View" .
Is that common with DSLR that u do not always get a Live view on the
monitor.

Only thing I think they could have done is introduced the mode that varies
the ISO . you choose the shutter and aperture and the camer picks the iso to
match .

When using a manal focus lens . you doget a focus confimation . but there is
NO direction of lens barrel turn indicator as seen in the film camera F90x.

I dont wanto get into a brand war . only thing left for me to do us to
enjoy.

Bob


Yes.

The D200 and D300 are digital semi-pro models roughly equivalent to
the F90 and F100 film cameras in terms of size, weight, build quality
and market segment.

You can go into the menu system and disable Auto ISO fairly easily.

Manual focusing is a bit of a chore on these cameras because the
focusing screen lacks a microprism or split-image focusing aid. The
electronic rangefinder is sort-of useful for still subjects.
.

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