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Nikon DSLR Cameras
Out of Production DSLRs
D300/D300s
Using the D300s again
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<blockquote data-quote="Geoffc" data-source="post: 132444" data-attributes="member: 8705"><p>I recently went FX with the D600 then D800. I originally planned to sell the 300s but couldn't bring myself to do it as I'd only bought it 18 months ago.</p><p></p><p>I initially worried about it just sitting in my bag as a second body and never seeing the light of day, not a fitting way for a camera of this calibre to end its days.</p><p></p><p>My wife and I are currently in the process of setting up a studio and we've been trying the lights, pocket wizards soft boxes etc. I ended up grabbing the D300s over the D800 as the file sizes are so much more manageable. Also in a studio you don't need to do much if any cropping so 12 megapixels is ample. Additionally, I control ISO with studio lights so I can keep it in the range were it produces the best results.</p><p></p><p>As I sold my DX lenses I'm using the 24-120 F4 and 70-200 2.8 which are absolutely in their sweet spot on a DX body.</p><p></p><p>The long and short of it is that the 300s is still producing stunning quality images and will now be my studio camera. The D800 can remain mainly as a landscape and wildlife where it does have the edge.</p><p></p><p>I don't regret getting the D800 as it's much better at high ISO, the dynamic range is excellent and for a brief window nobody is going to turn up next to me with more megapixels on their DSLR <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> , but I don't think I'd reached the limit with the D300s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geoffc, post: 132444, member: 8705"] I recently went FX with the D600 then D800. I originally planned to sell the 300s but couldn't bring myself to do it as I'd only bought it 18 months ago. I initially worried about it just sitting in my bag as a second body and never seeing the light of day, not a fitting way for a camera of this calibre to end its days. My wife and I are currently in the process of setting up a studio and we've been trying the lights, pocket wizards soft boxes etc. I ended up grabbing the D300s over the D800 as the file sizes are so much more manageable. Also in a studio you don't need to do much if any cropping so 12 megapixels is ample. Additionally, I control ISO with studio lights so I can keep it in the range were it produces the best results. As I sold my DX lenses I'm using the 24-120 F4 and 70-200 2.8 which are absolutely in their sweet spot on a DX body. The long and short of it is that the 300s is still producing stunning quality images and will now be my studio camera. The D800 can remain mainly as a landscape and wildlife where it does have the edge. I don't regret getting the D800 as it's much better at high ISO, the dynamic range is excellent and for a brief window nobody is going to turn up next to me with more megapixels on their DSLR :-) , but I don't think I'd reached the limit with the D300s. [/QUOTE]
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