It didn’t take long for Nikon to fire back with a slew of announcements of their own. They announced the NEW D300 and D3 and some new lenses. Of course the camera that caught my eye (and hobby budget) was the D300. Once again they seemed to have blurred the lines between the $1,800 D300 and $5,000 D3. Now I have some real comparing to do between the Nikon D300, Canon 40D and Canon 5D. I really want to see some sample images from the Nikon D300 at higher ISO’s. If the image quality has improved then it would be a no brainer to stick with Nikon as I already have an investment in Nikon gear.
The good news for all of us consumers is that this competition is good!
Here are direct link to some additional details from Imagine Resource on the D300A
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/D300/D300A.HTM
Terry,
Ah yes, but does the D300 offer you enough to upgrade? I have the D200 and love it. Liveview, higher ISO, better noise management are always nice. But a 2 Megapixel bump is far less than I was hoping for. And no ISO 100? Some are speculating Nikon woll bring out a D3x some time soon, and it will have a higher res. I think I’d rather hold out for that… How about you?
Your blog is becoming a very necessary port of information. I was so shocked to see a D300 already.. .my little D100 is feeling very, very Jealous… LOL. Keep up the good work Terry… you’re my type of Tech guy.
Terry– Is the new Sony A-100 a competitor with Canon or NIkon?
Hi Terry,
I totally understand how you feel about this Nikon v Canon thing. I too am a Nikon shooter and have been looking into changing over to Canon because of the 5D’s image quality at high iso. There’s no mention of the improved image quality at high iso with the D300 but there is with the D3 so it will be interesting to hear read some feedback once they’re released.
I’m considering going for the D3 but I’ll hold on for now to see how the comparisons go. The 5D is considerably less than the expected price of the D3 so that could be the big ‘swing’ for me.
Great blog,
Cheers, Glyn (UK)