My next new lens will be.....

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Blacktop

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A D300.

Yes you read it correctly. I have just solved my "I hate switching lenses" dilemma .

As I shoot mostly landscapes, I never needed a long lens. Recently I bought a 70-300mm VR lens for the occasional bird shot and some horse and livestock shots that thought I would enjoy doing.
Well, I thought right and really starting to enjoy doing birds.

The problem is, that when I go out birding and see a fantastic opportunity for a landscape shot, I'm twisting lenses.
Then if I leave my landscape lens on, here comes a bird. Twisting lenses again, back and forth all day.

I would love to have an all around lens, but #1, no one makes an 11-300mm lens, and #2, even if they did ,it would be way out of my price range.

So for around 400 bucks, I'm going to get a D300 (AGAIN) and use that for landscape stuff.
I won't need to shoot with a high ISO so it won't be a problem. With a little more attention to framing shots, I won't have to do as much cropping, so the 12 MP won't be a problem either.
Everything else on that camera will work for me just fine.

I'll leave my 70-300mm on my d7100 for close up shots.
 
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PapaST

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I toyed around with the idea recently and was ready to get one. Then I did comparisons with D300S and D300. For whatever reason I decided to move up to the D300S and ultimately scrapped the whole idea after checking on prices. NAS averted. ;)
 
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PapaST said:
I toyed around with the idea recently and was ready to get one. Then I did comparisons with D300S and D300. For whatever reason I decided to move up to the D300S and ultimately scrapped the whole idea after checking on prices. NAS averted. ;)
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I had a D300 before. I never did nor would think of getting a D300s.

This is not NAS, this is necessity.
 
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PapaST

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ePay has a D300 @ $280 with one hour left. That has Blacktop written all over it. Let's hope we don't start a bidding war against each other. ;)
 
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Blacktop

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PapaST said:
ePay has a D300 @ $280 with one hour left. That has Blacktop written all over it. Let's hope we don't start a bidding war against each other. ;)
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No, it will be a refurb or a used one from B&H or KEH or one of those outfits. I pay extra for peace of mind.
 
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Nope. No jest. The D7000 has a little better sensor. ;) Do you really need all the perks of the D300--the bodies might be a little different--not sure if the D7000 has a full magnesium alloy body or only part of it. But it's a trade off for the sensor. Only you can make the decision.
 
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hark said:
Nope. No jest. The D7000 has a little better sensor. ;) Do you really need all the perks of the D300--the bodies might be a little different--not sure if the D7000 has a full magnesium alloy body or only part of it. But it's a trade off for the sensor. Only you can make the decision.
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If I'm going to add a 100 bucks to get a D7000, then I may as well add another hundred or 2 and get another 7100. Or...add a few hundred more and get a 600 and so on. So, I may as well just get a DF and get it over with...LOL;)

The D300 is a special camera. The only other DX that I would consider getting is a 7100, and I already have that. What better way to get my beloved 70's Stevie Nicks back in my arms, then to have a perfectly good and legitimate reason for doing so.

If you ever held one in your hands, then you would understand.:eek:
 
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Okay. Just wanted to you know about the refurbished D7000. I'm sure you will find a nice D300! :cool:
 
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hark said:
Okay. Just wanted to you know about the refurbished D7000. I'm sure you will find a nice D300! :cool:
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It's ok, I know you're just looking out for me and I appreciate that. Let me know if you find a nice used DF with low shutter count for around 500. Oz
 
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mikew_RIP

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With you on changing lenses,there is never a right time with wildlife :D, juggling the 150-600 is a pain so as i would only do it for certain reasons i got the V2, its over the other shoulder with the 10-30 on it.
 
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