Nikon D300s Vs. Nikon D7000??

• Alimack

  Participant

  March 22, 2011 at 8:56 am

  Hello, I’m new to the forum and would like some advice please.
  I have a Nikon D40x (all I could afford at the time) and have enjoyed using it and got some great shots. I invested in lenses rather than the body. Now I would like to upgrade the body as I’m in a position to spend a bit more money. Obviously as I have the lenses I’m looking at Nikon rather than anything else, my problem is I’m stuck between the D300s and D7000. I have looked up reviews of both and considering all of those plus the price the 7000 seems to winning out. Can somebody please advise me on what the major difference is between the two that causes the price hike in the 300s?
  Which would you advise for wildlife photography/landscapes?
  Many thanks
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  dmg

  Participant

  March 22, 2011 at 11:39 am

  In theory the D300s is a more prosumer model and would have better weather sealing, build materials and more manual control (i.e. less menu digging).
  In practice the D7000 isn’t much behind in weather sealing and materials. D7000 has newer sensor and seems to do better on higher iso. D300s has more focus points, but other wise specs not so different to justify price hike, unless one has a feature you really need. From what I can see I think the D7000 wins hands down.
  damien.murphy

  Participant

  March 22, 2011 at 2:08 pm

  Ha ha, you are suffering from the typical dilemma Nikon creates with their new models. Typically when updating a model, Nikon will give it most of the firepower of the next model up, but without some of the pro specifications. This is the way I see it with the D300 & D7000, as I’ve been considering the D7000 myself.

  I would say look at the differences between the two models, and if any of those are deal-breakers, then your decision has been made for you. If you find the D7000 has everything you want, and won’t miss any of the small number of advanced features of the D300, then go for the D7000. No camera model is perfect, and there’s always another one around the corner :)
  Alimack

  Participant

  March 23, 2011 at 11:23 am

  Thanks for the advice people! I’ll have to look at all the pros, cons and price and just bite the bullet. I do like lowlight photography and by all accounts the D7000 is good with higher ISOs so that may just be decision made! Thanks again…
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