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Nikon D300 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only) | 
| Brand: Nikon
Category: Photography
Buy Used: $999.00
as of 9/3/2010 23:17 CDT details
New (4) Used (17) Refurbished (1) from $999.00
Seller: amagatjr
Rating:  210 reviews
Sales Rank: 14990
Color: BLACK
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Optical Zoom: 7.5
Display Size: 3
Battery: 1 Rechargeable Li-ion
Continuous Shooting Speed: 5
Maximum Resolution: 12
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 8 x 6.3
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 25432
Model: 25432
UPC: 018208254323
EAN: 0018208254323
ASIN: B000VJX7DW
Release Date: February 18, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 12.3-megapixel captures enough detail for poster-size photo-quality prints | | • | 3.0-inch LiveView LCD display; new 51-point AF system | | • | In burst mode, shoots up to 100 shots at full 12.3-megapixel resolution | | • | EXPEED Image Processing System and similar Scene Recognition System to that found in the D3 | | • | Self-cleaning sensor unit; magnesium alloy construction with rubber gaskets and seals |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 100
 Great Camera. I love it!! July 24, 2010
inspector
The quality of the pictures and the sturdiness of the construction is great - in typical Nikon fashion. I actually traded "down" from a D2XS to the D300 because the D2 was just too heavy and bulky. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the d300 had so many more features than the d2. The only issue I did not like is that the software for the d300 did not read the RAW pictures from my d2, so I was kind of forced into buying Lightroom and a plugin to be able to read them both in RAW, which is my favorite format. I don't know if anyone else has had this issue, but it seemed the easiest fix at the time.
overpriced March 19, 2010
Bruce F. (Guilford, CT United States)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Why buy a D300 for way over $2000 when you can buy the new model (D300s) for $1500?
 excellent camera, but not so reliable February 28, 2010
Jim Mcculloch (Austin, TX USA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Up until a few days ago I would have given this camera five stars. It's an excellent camera all around, and surpasses the D3 and D700 for use in nature photography, one of the pluses of the non-full-size sensor (greater reach with your lenses.) Since I use this mainly for nature shots, I wouldn't have traded it even for a D3 (unless someone threw in one of Nikon's big telephoto primes.) But, alas, the shutter failed only a few weeks after the one-year warranty expired, and far short of the 150000 shutter clicks the shutter is supposed to be good for. I have no idea whether this failure occurred due to an engineering flaw or random chance. But a fairly pricey prosumer camera that breaks after a year of normal use is unreliable.
The D300s is supposedly more or less identical except in its video capabilities, which will put even more strain on a badly designed shutter, so I would guess that unreliability will be a problem with the D300s as well. That's just a guess. But the D300 camera should have lasted longer without breaking.
Update: I neglected to edit this review to reflect Nikon's response when I complained, which was that they agreed to fix it for less than the original price they gave me for repairs. I don't have the invoice in front of me but I think they reduced the original estimate by about 50%.
Excellent all-around digital body February 24, 2010
Jim Gerdy (Chicago, IL)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
There have been ample reviews, mostly positive, written for this all-around high-quality body since it was first introduced in 2008. I bought one right away as my first digital camera after hanging on to film well into the digital era.
I want to comment one of the weaker aspects of this body (and lens lineup) and my main use, that is low-light photography. My previous film experience was with cameras well suited for low light, Leica rangefinders and a Rollei twin-lens. Over my first two years with my Nikon D300 I have used it extensively with high-speed prime lenses, mostly the Nikon 50mm f/1.4, often wide open. And I have often been disappointed by the Nikon seeming to miss focus, even when the subject is stationary.
In comparison to the old rangefinders (my main user was a 1948 vintage Leica IIIc) I would say my Nikon misses focus (at wide aperture) more than 50% of the time. While with my older cameras I would put my focusing success at near 100%. With the split image rangefinders or the large and clear screen on the Rollei TLR I rarely missed, even on moving subjects. So I would rate the low-light focusing of the Nikon inferior to the older technology. Nevertheless the lens if very sharp. And for the photos that are in focus the effect is perfect. I can get selective focus and blur the background with f/1.4 and f/2 at close distances.
While I have some nostalgia for the older technology, with more accurate focusing, I am overall quite satisfied with the D300. Of course just being digital gives it considerable advantage. Even when focusing is an issue I take so many more photos that after some selection I can get as many well composed ones from the Nikon as I did with film. And I see the results right away.
I would also comment that for very shallow depth of focus (as you get with a 50 f/1.4 at close distance) the very focusing mechanism in the D300 may not be adequate to focus perfectly all the time. I do not know the internals of the camera. But the issue may be that the gearing of the focusing within the camera body is not fine enough to step precisely enough. The lenses dedicated to the digital format (which Nikon calls "G" lenses) have focusing motors within the lens which may be more precise than the body's own motor. I haven't tried these lenses for intermediate focal lengths.
My final criticism is that these "G" prime lenses and the smaller sensor of the D300 (compared with 35mm film dimensions) leaves odd gaps in the focal length selection. The current prime lens lineup is biased to the telephoto side. Sigma seems to be making up the difference to an extent. But we maybe without a good high-speed wide and ultrawide "G" lineup (such as Leica has long offered with its M cameras).
Great Camara February 15, 2010
Arjen Van Wijngaarden
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
After 2 years of use, teh conclusion is that the camara is a great tool. But...don't forget that in order to get the best out of it, some practice is requiered!
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