Nikon D300 Vs. Canon 40D

I think the hand over the card is great if you work in a sports reporting team where you need little processing if any and you have an assistant to do that for you while you cover the whole game if the deadline is crazy and you need to upload the low res quickly to the editor for layout and shot selection. This is especially for events they want to feature in tomorrow's edition.

By far Nikon is better than canon, i useed to use canon but after i tried The Nikon D300 wow!!!! it is just phenomenal

I approved HMFRiverdale's post because it proves he's no pro and certainly a troll. Most might have guessed that already, but his abusive post says it all. And of course, few professionals are pulling flash memory cards out of cameras UNPROCESSED and handing them to a client. The best and obvious usage is for backup. What "pro" hands over files that have not been properly PP'd? Not even a low end wedding shooter would do that! Let us know when you buy a D70, HMF!

Sorry, but it's part of my business and part of most every working photog in the area/state that I live. I am sorry you limp wrists out east don't conduct business like we do, but that's life. Silly?. . ., your entire facade is silly. You are a joke.

Now, censor this, like all you free speechers who don't like the actual practice just the theory do. . . Your videos on YouTube are embarrassingly remedial.. . jerk

peace out.

That's a silly comment. Most cameras, including professional models DON'T have 2 card slots, so it's most certainly NOT part of the business even if you happen to use that feature. For most types of shooting the 2nd card slot is pretty trivial, but camera handling is not. The D700 handles better than the D3 point blank and I'm a huge fan of the D3. The D3 also lacks a way to trigger remote flashes on it's own. We use them in studio, but the D700 is what everyone was waiting for. Versatility.

In the midwest this is how business is done, well, at least since last Jan. The 2nd slot is part of the business. Mostly, grad shots and sports shots.

Seriously. I work as a professional and have friends who do still life product and fashion. No one is handing a "client" unprocessed photos from any camera. The only one I know is a fashion shooter, but of course he's high end and shoots tethered with ext. drives. My buddy who shoots macro for various magazines only uses it for backup. He also bought the D700 to save size/weight in the field and he still uses the 5D for lower ISO work.

"You don't know what use the 2nd slot is for?" Seriously?

First it allows you to shoot one card in RAW and the other in jpg. Which is HUGE. It allows you to review the jpg.s and then only download the larger file RAWs that are great shots. Second, it allows you to shoot one in RAW and the other in jpg and as soon as a shoot is done, you can give the jpg card to the client and let them look at your shots and tell you which ones to print, use ect. . by using the RAW card that you kept.

Some Canon owners are unaware of what Nikon has done. I just shot ISO 8000 shots with my D700 that no Canon could touch. Canon fell behind so quickly, most people are only realizing it now. I wonder what use the dual card slot is for most D3 owners. I never used it nor do any D3 owners I know.

You don't seem to know how photojournalists work. D3 body is not always a good idea. The D700 without the grip is a lot less awkward. I have a D700 and use a D3. A camera that has two size options is best. It's simple versatility. A D700 with a small prime is a FAR more compact package and yet it does the same thing. No Canon model can match the high ISO output of the D3/D700 and I'm a fan of the 5D. But it can't touch the Nikon.

Your right, Nikon "has not caught up". . . they have passed Canon. The ISO performance allows shooting gymnasiums where only a flash could be used. .. the only person who would say what you said is a Canon owner or someone who has not used the D3. . .. . and I know you have not used the D3.

Get with it.

The single card slot is a business issue. And why in the world would you add a grip on the D700? If you want a grip on a D700 its called a D3.

Lower profile on the street? That's like saying driving a military HumVee down the street is lower profile than a tank. Your not really being low profile with either. . .in the case of a camera, you might as well go with the best, and the D3 is simply better.. .

I would also strongly disagree on the sharpness issue. Interesting.

The single card slot is hardly a performance issue. The sensor cleaner on the D700 is also valuable and it works on some types of dust. The D3's size is a serious problem for a lot of shooting styles. The D700 can keep a lower profile for street shooting, journalists and so on. The D700 with grip is heavier than the D3 and actually balances better with big pro lenses. The D700 also appears to be a bit sharper with a weaker AA filter. See my full video review soon on the D700!

The one CF slot and the inferior battery keep the D700 far below the D3 in usability for most people who have or want the D3. IMO I have been lucky enough to test a D700 and found it good, not great. Its no D3.

That case is very nice. I have a Seahorse SE 720, and it looks similar.

The new D700, being just as fast, but smaller, may be even better. I'll be posting a review of mine shortly. The case is a Pelican 1600.