D300 VS D3100 ISO capabilitry

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Geoffc

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pedroj said:
I very seldom use ISO higher then 400...I shot ballet in matrix at ISO 800 and got some great shots
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That statement could have been written by me when I had my D300, but that's because I limited it to that rather than because I never needed higher. If I went into a church where I didn't want to use flash this was challenging if I wanted an acceptable handheld shutter speed. Also, living in the UK the days can frequently be dull quite and achieving 1/1000 sec or better for wildlife is hard on occasion when you stick to those limits.

On the flip side, taking landscape on a tripod, general photography with fast glass or if I could use flash such as in my home studio it took fantastic pictures and I would still use it today for that. So I'm certainly not knocking the 300 and both my wife and I used ours for many years and still regard it as one of the best products Nikon has made, which is why people are still buying them used and taking great pictures.


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Bukitimah

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A camera without a build in moots is a big down to start with. It limits the lens you can choose from unless you like manual focus.

Yes, D300 performance for low ISO isn't great. I use CS6 to reduce noise but not that great. However, since it is lowlight, most of the noise aren't that obvious anyway. An image is still better than no image.
 
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Blacktop

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A camera without a build in moots is a big down to start with. It limits the lens you can choose from unless you like manual focus.

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This thread is about comparing the ISO performance of the D3100 against the D300.

An image is still better than no image.
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Not to me. Just came back from the Atlanta Zoo. Deleted almost half of my images.
 
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Blacktop

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pedroj said:
What was wrong with them...
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It was my fault really. Should have known not to be doing this on Memorial day weekend.
Too many people ,you can hardly move. Most of the animals were sleeping in their dens or hiding under the trees from the heat.

Most everything is either behind glass, or you gotta shoot through a fence. The few halfway decent shots I saved in Lightroom, and posted it on my 365, the rest I chucked.

Oh well maybe next time.
 
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Rick M

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If you can't swing the D7100 now, I'd go with the D7000. from there the D5100, D5200. I'm throwing this out because you mentioned other bodies. I know the D300 is pro build and all that, but if you are talking ISO performance as the #1 factor, new technology is the way to go. After I came across the Nikon 1 handicap of ISO 800, I won't buy anything that can't push above 1200.
 
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Blacktop

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Rick M said:
If you can't swing the D7100 now, I'd go with the D7000. from there the D5100, D5200. I'm throwing this out because you mentioned other bodies. I know the D300 is pro build and all that, but if you are talking ISO performance as the #1 factor, new technology is the way to go. After I came across the Nikon 1 handicap of ISO 800, I won't buy anything that can't push above 1200.
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Already ordered the D300. ISO was not the #1 factor. If it's close enough to the D3100 I'll be happy with it.
I rarely go above 800, once in a while I'll push it to 1600.

In built focus motor and auto bracketing were my main reason for upgrading.
 
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