Nikon D300

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Pros
Large, live-view LCD
Extensive custom modes
Cons
Live view isn't as easy to use as others
Menu system is complicated

$2,499.00
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Nikon D300 Digital SLR Camera Review

by Tracey Capen

- My first impressions of the Nikon D300 digital SLR camera may rekindle my fondness for Nikon SLRs. It's not a perfect 10, but it's interesting and nicely built, and it performed better than I expected.

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User Reviews for Nikon D300

Reviewed by: SuzanaSrb

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: ???

Weaknesses: is it to heavy?

Overall Evaluation: i want to have this camera, but i just want to know how is it in the night? is it hard to injust the camera to have fine night pictures? does it take longer time to the camera to take one night picture then a day pic? i want one to be fast. and how long time does it take to the camera to take one day-light picture? thanks :)
Reviewed by: how

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: High ISO, 3" LCD screen, 51 point autofocus and Live view, longer life battery

Weaknesses: A bit heavy with the bigger lenses, need to hold lens if shooting down otherwise the lens (18-200mm) slips out

Overall Evaluation: Contemplated the upgrade from the D200 but after comparing the pictures at higher ISO settings the decision was easy. The more I shoot with this camera the more I like it over the D200. The feel, weight and quality are similar. There are many little things that make it overall a much better camera. Once you learn how to tweak all the light settings for different situations, it takes much better pictures. Not much more to say about the camera that hasn't already been said. The 18-200mm VR Zoom lens is the best "one" lens to have. I travel a lot and I don't need anything else to carry. The only drawback with this is that I would have liked the lens to be faster than the 3.5 but with the higher ISO of the camera it's not bad. The glass is typical of Nikon, great quality. Of course, for specialty shots you do need other lenses to compliment the situations.If you just point and shoot on automatic, you don't get the "best" out of this camera. For those that take the time to learn this camera, it's worth the investment and I would highly recommend it.

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