| As a Professional photographer I have been using | | | | the one real complaint I have with the D300, as |
| the Nikon D300 for a little over two years now. | | | | was the same with the D200 and the D100 |
| My very first digital camera was the Nikon D100 | | | | before that is this: The maximum synch speed |
| with 6.2 mega pixel capture, and I was very | | | | for flash is 1/250th of a second. |
| impressed with it. Now with the D300 and it's 12.2 | | | | I know Nikon is capable of making a shutter that |
| Mega Pixel capture I am happier. | | | | synchs at 1/500th because I also have a D70s |
| I specialize in portraiture so skin tones are the | | | | and it does synch at 1/500th. Fortunately the |
| most important thing to me get right. And with | | | | D300 will go down to 100 ISO, but still, at the |
| the D300, the color is so good, so accurate that I | | | | beach here in Hawaii the sky can be so bright |
| rarely need to make adjustments to correct the | | | | that at 100 ISO and 1/125th the exposure is F11 |
| color. | | | | or even F16. |
| The majority of my assignments are for outdoor | | | | The problem with that is simply that the Nikon |
| locations at the beach, so I use Nikon speedlights | | | | speedlights only give me F9 at best, so the sky |
| to balance the light. One of the first things I | | | | can still get a little blown out. |
| noticed using Nikon digital cameras is that the ISO | | | | Other than that, I have found the D300 is an |
| ratings are not spot on. In the case of the D300 | | | | excellent camera. It has a heft and feel of a solid, |
| as with the D200 I found that what the camera | | | | professional camera. The controls are comfortable |
| says is ISO 200 is actually ISO 160. | | | | and intuitive. I love the menu options for image |
| I called Nikon to ask about this and was told that | | | | customization, and of course the Nikon optics are |
| the ISO was intentionally calibrated that way to | | | | top drawer. |
| prevent over-exposures. It's true that with digital | | | | The auto focus is fast and accurate, and works |
| sensors over exposed areas, similar to slide film, | | | | well under low light conditions. I love that I can still |
| are near to impossible to retrieve information | | | | use all my older Nikon lenses, especially my |
| from. However, in my opinion, a camera designed | | | | 70~200mm F2.8, which is 15 years old! |
| for professional use as is the D300, the | | | | The color and image clarity is exceptional, and |
| information should be as accurate as possible. | | | | with the 12.2 Mega Pixel files, I can make |
| The ISO issue is very easy to compensate for | | | | enlargements as big as I want with very little |
| and work around to get spot on exposures. So | | | | manipulation. |