A700 v D300

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I have read in some magazines about the Sony A700 being compared with the 40d and D300. In your opinions would it be / is it fair to make such a comparison? I appreciate that the D300 is at the higher end of the 'prosumer' range, but is it not in a class higher than the A700?

I am looking to upgrade and have considered changing brands, however, I do like the A700 (and having an A300 and some lenses it would make sense) and the price suits my pocket (and capabilities) which also helps. If the A700 can be sort of compared with the D300 then I am pretty much sold on it.

Thanks in advance for your opinion! :)
 
i'm not sure about the A700 being comparable to the D300,but the A700 is a fantastic piece of equipment that is worth every penny of the £550 that i paid for it.i upgraded from the A350(that i still have)and the difference is huge IMO.shots taken at ISO 1600 on both cameras are poles apart,and i hated taking shots at 1600 on the A350 because the noise was very evident,whereas on the A700 it is noticeable,but far more acceptable.AF speed is better also.

i'm sure someone will be along to give a more detailed and better comparison shortly.
 
Until recently I owned a Nikon D300 and it is a fantastic camera (recently upgraded to the D700). I would go for the d300 as there is a huge range of second hand Nikon lenses that will work with it.
 
The D300 is ultimately the better camera but the A700 will give you something like 90-95% of it's ability for ~50% of the cost at present UK prices.
They both use the same Sony sensor.

If you are looking at reviews of the Sony check which firmware that they were using as v4 made a big difference.
 
NorthernNikon said:
AFAIA they both use sensors made by Sony, but that's not to say that they use the same sensor.
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in this case it is believed to be
Also, the processing of the information once it's left the sensor is different.
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very true but with firmware V4 I'm pretty sure that you would struggle to tell the difference in output.
 
Nikon as there glass is cheaper in the long run.
 
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