I Have D300s, love it sometimes little too large just to cary around, have been looking for something just little smaller, have been told the 7000 is great in fact might even be better than 300s and smaller any thought or alternative ???
D300s D7000 Nikon
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Depend what features you looking for and how compact/smaller size you want. If looking for similar features like the D300s then no doubt D7000 will be the choice. If sticking with Nikon i don't see what other choice you got apart from D7000 apart from D90 or the lower range like D5100 and D3100.
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This comparison of the D300s and D7000 provides a great summary.
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the d7000 is smaller, has better high iso, more mps(if that makes a difference)
the d300 has better af system, and better build quality, but both will do a good job so depends what you want really if its small then get a d7000, i hated the feel of the d7000,
go try it and see for your self.
the d300 has better af system, and better build quality, but both will do a good job so depends what you want really if its small then get a d7000, i hated the feel of the d7000,
go try it and see for your self.
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Yup, pretty much sums it up for me, The D300 feels and looks better, but the D7000 is the better camera in most instances. Interesting comment about the jpegs - any chance of a sample comparison?
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you must have a duff d300 if it dont focus accurate.
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I use the D7000 as my "not at work" camera and TBH, its a damn good little camera. I have it gripped, and these are my observations
Plus
- It shoots all day, and the next day on the 2 sets of batteries, and will still keep going
- It produces cracking images (and that's what photography is about)
- The ISO performance at the price is incredible
- the U1, U2 modes are sent from above in terms of how useful they are
- the metering is very good, but tends to over expose overly bright scenes until you take control yourself (see below)
- it is so quiet leica owners have something to worry about
- colour rendition for a well exposed shot is spot on
- good dynamic range
The Con's
- The focusing is a PIA, until you fine tune all of your lenses
- its small, which means some of the button placements for my big hands are fiddly
- the scene dial spins too readily (could be stiffer)
- the camera shutter button seems to have a hair trigger, although it is a "very fast and nimble camera" so that might just be me
- The GUI / menu's from my POV are stupid
I now have it set up now on "Richard's idiot make any camera work properly settings" and it works like a dream:
- Rear button focusing
- AE lock
- Single shot
- Center weighted metering
- Only use Apeture prioritory ./ shutter prioritory / Manual
- One central focus point
- ISO set to manual
In my opinion, with a small zoom or 50mm, it blows every Leica I have shot out of the water as a small quiet accurate camera for discrete documentary shooting, and TBH, If they released it 4 years ago, it would be the best DSLR camera available
in conclusion
I am a pro, I shoot pro bodies for pro jobs, but.. this camera gives my pro cameras a bloody good run for the money, and 4 years ago, it would have been my weapon of choice for weddings, portraits, still life's, and pretty much anything that didn't demand MF
footnote
Im bitching because it is small, however I brought it because I wanted a smaller more discrete little camera to sling in a coat pocket and take out for pleasure, so in fairness, it is what it is in that respect...
Plus
- It shoots all day, and the next day on the 2 sets of batteries, and will still keep going
- It produces cracking images (and that's what photography is about)
- The ISO performance at the price is incredible
- the U1, U2 modes are sent from above in terms of how useful they are
- the metering is very good, but tends to over expose overly bright scenes until you take control yourself (see below)
- it is so quiet leica owners have something to worry about
- colour rendition for a well exposed shot is spot on
- good dynamic range
The Con's
- The focusing is a PIA, until you fine tune all of your lenses
- its small, which means some of the button placements for my big hands are fiddly
- the scene dial spins too readily (could be stiffer)
- the camera shutter button seems to have a hair trigger, although it is a "very fast and nimble camera" so that might just be me
- The GUI / menu's from my POV are stupid
I now have it set up now on "Richard's idiot make any camera work properly settings" and it works like a dream:
- Rear button focusing
- AE lock
- Single shot
- Center weighted metering
- Only use Apeture prioritory ./ shutter prioritory / Manual
- One central focus point
- ISO set to manual
In my opinion, with a small zoom or 50mm, it blows every Leica I have shot out of the water as a small quiet accurate camera for discrete documentary shooting, and TBH, If they released it 4 years ago, it would be the best DSLR camera available
in conclusion
I am a pro, I shoot pro bodies for pro jobs, but.. this camera gives my pro cameras a bloody good run for the money, and 4 years ago, it would have been my weapon of choice for weddings, portraits, still life's, and pretty much anything that didn't demand MF
footnote
Im bitching because it is small, however I brought it because I wanted a smaller more discrete little camera to sling in a coat pocket and take out for pleasure, so in fairness, it is what it is in that respect...
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