Nikon D300 First Hands-on Review - DigitalRev.com

although you are right they are not really comparable there is not that huge a gap between them. the features availible are pretty similar the image quality is so close in most cases that it makes no difference. the build qulity is great on both, and although nikon allways feel more solid the 40d is weatherproof. the d300 is a pro camera the 40d is prosumer verging on pro. They are both amazing cameras and If i could aford both i would get a 40d, but now my wallet is empty :(

Peace

Brian

just knew today. the sensor of D300 is made by SONY !!

I got mine!
it rocks

whats not semi-pro about the 4od or the older 30d? I bet I could take the same picture with the nikon and the canon and you couldnt tell them apart

i think but i'm not sure, on the left side on your camera, you have a wheel you can rotate, and to rotate it you have to press down a litle pin beside the wheel, and then you screw it around and you see some letters like S and some more, CL is for 1-6 fps and that do you adjuse in the menu i think and CH is for the 6fps...

enjoy your camera :)

I just bought a D300 and for some reason I can't find where you set it up to take multiple shots per second. If anyone would be able to anser my question. THANK YOU

I'm astonished how many entry-level consumers have DSLR cameras of this grade. To spend $3000 AUD just for happy-snapping and casual pictures is a very uneducated investment.

Hope you kept the receipt.

stick with nikon.

I'd like to say that I've noticed a few comparison comments between the Canon 40D and the Nikon D300. May I point out that a better comparison between canon and nikon would be the canon 5d and the Nikon D300 simply for the fact that the sensor size is much more comparable. The 40d is newer and a step up from the xti, but the 5d is better when you compare features. This is really where the battle where take place between nikon and canon.

Nikon actually uses CMOS sensor developed by Sony

I think it would have been good for the reviewer to have read the manual first...

Thanks for posting this nice overview. Very helpful.

Retouch? 51 focus points? You can be blind and missing arms to use this thing. What's up with .nef files? Not .raw? This review is for the kids in the park.

because full frame cameras cost much more to make and not everyone has the money to afforda 5000 dollar camera so they buy the next best thing for half the value

Why did Nikon put into production a non-full frame, when this is becoming standard issue in all new high-end cameras? Any thoughts guys?

Indeed! ahaha

there's a huge defference between 40D and d300. 40d is low end and 300d si semi-pro

Also at first site, the canon looks really plasticy, even my wife noted that at first site, and she doesn't care much for cameras. when i held the d300 it felt really solid in my hands, and i really look for that since electronics tend to break really easily, especially the expensive ones. So i'll probably end up buying the d300 after much research. However i really like the canon lenses so i'll probably end up buying both brands in the future.

The 40d has always interested me ever since before it was unveiled. When i finally got my hands on it i was really impressed, however i'm a type of guy that likes to have everything on hand, in this case buttons. And the 40d seemed to not have sufficient buttons on the back, and i don't like going through menus ( don't really mind but i would prefer not to).

I was finally able to get ahold of one of these cameras at my local bestbuy and wow, i mean WOW!!!!!!!!!! I've debating whether to buy a canon or nikon back in the d200 and 30d days, and ultimately decided on a canon 30d. Fortunately i never got around to buying either. But now after comparing the 40d and d300 side by side i can honestly and humbly say that the nikon impressed me way more than the canon 40d.

You rich bastard!

I' m using hasselblad what you think about it?