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Hi,
I'm looking at buying a new DSLR soon(ish) and wanted to pick your collective brains over the 40D and D300.
At the moment i have an Olympus E500 with a small selection of Olympus lenses, but would like to get a better camera that will give me a wider choice of lenses from various manufacturers. The E500 will still be used as a backup camera.
I think i've narrowed it down to either the 40D or D300 (or maybe a secondhand 1D mkii?). Just wanted to know experiences of people who have used both of these cameras and any recommendations after having lived with one for a while.
I generally shoot landscapes, animals and motorsport so the use of whatever I get will be pretty varied, however i've started to do a few weddings so whatever I get would need to be good enough for this too. Particularly things like noise and autofocus time bother me with the E500, as well as the frame rate.
I know there's quite a difference in price, but it's likely that whatever i buy would be done on monthly payments anyway.
Hopefully this isn't construed as the age old 'canon or nikon?' but a comparison of the two specific cameras, and whether the D300 is worth the extra money...
I'm looking at buying a new DSLR soon(ish) and wanted to pick your collective brains over the 40D and D300.
At the moment i have an Olympus E500 with a small selection of Olympus lenses, but would like to get a better camera that will give me a wider choice of lenses from various manufacturers. The E500 will still be used as a backup camera.
I think i've narrowed it down to either the 40D or D300 (or maybe a secondhand 1D mkii?). Just wanted to know experiences of people who have used both of these cameras and any recommendations after having lived with one for a while.
I generally shoot landscapes, animals and motorsport so the use of whatever I get will be pretty varied, however i've started to do a few weddings so whatever I get would need to be good enough for this too. Particularly things like noise and autofocus time bother me with the E500, as well as the frame rate.
I know there's quite a difference in price, but it's likely that whatever i buy would be done on monthly payments anyway.
Hopefully this isn't construed as the age old 'canon or nikon?' but a comparison of the two specific cameras, and whether the D300 is worth the extra money...