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D300s v D90 advice?
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Hi
having a bit of a dilemma. Not sure which of these to go for. Obviously money is an issue but I can afford to get the D300s, however the D90 seems to have very similar features for a major price saving. Has anyone got any advice from their personal experience. Ken Rockwell doesn’t rate the D300 much above the D90 and I reckon that he’s not slamming it cos he doesn’t want to P** off anyone at Nikon
I am upgrading from a D40 btw.
thanks
Sean
I have a D300 (NB not D300s) and it’s built like a tank. I’ve had it out in all weathers including photographing wildlife from fast moving open boats in drizzly weather and I’ve not had the slightest bit of bother with it. It has weather sealing which I don’t think the D90 has. If you are planning on taking it out in the weather that might be important.
Aedan
I big believer in spending your money on lenses and not the camera bodie. You will get allot longer out of a lens than a body in the digital world. If the features of the D90 fit in with the type pf pictures you like to take then go with the D90 and put the money you save towards a new lens…
I’d consider also d5000 or new d3100. Not too bad cameras either. Picture from d5000 is the same if you compare with d90 or d300. All depends on the purpose and the gear you plan to use this camera with. For ordinary amateur like me d5000 is good enough. Sometimes even better than d90 (I miss the time lapse function which is present in d5000). I tend to focus more on the quality lenses than the fancy camera bodies.
For recording video I would go for canon i.e. 550d (I am a nikon user, d90 is in my bag).I have a loan of the new D7000 to shoot some podcasts on it. I think this is the one you should go for. I think it matches the D300s is all areas (including mirror lockup!!) and is cheaper,
Dave
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