I was interested to read the recent postings regarding the D 30, especially
since I am considering buying one. I found one or two of the statements
pretty extaordinary, namely that there is practically no AF and that flash
exposure is inconsistent. I have seen numerous examples of sports photos
taken with D30 on AF as well as photos of flying birds. Although I have read
of various difficulties some people have been having with AF it does seem
there are ways around many of these problems most notably turning off the
auto select on the focus point. I would accept that no digital camera can
yet match the speed of a good film SLR it does not mean these problems are
insurmountable. Check out this page
http://www.lonestardigital.com/sports_action.htm for an example of high
speed action captured with a D30 using AF also worth reading is Chuck
Westfall's advice on using AF on the D30
http://www.steves-digicams.com/d30_info.html
With regard to flash I have read consistently of the excellent results
produced by the D30 including comments by a photojournalist that the E-TTL
system works best on the D30. Clearly opinions differ sharply on the
abilities of this camera but obviously some people seem capable of getting
consistently excellent results using AF and flash and unless there is a huge
variation in the capabilities of individual cameras it would suggest that it
is the individual photographers who are at variance.
I should add that I am not trying to rubbish those who may have genuine
problems regarding this camera,http I am simply puzzled by the oft repeated
deficiencies of this camera against the evidence. See also
http://www.deveuster.com/digital/
and
http://www.homestead.com/marksvision/home.html
Kind regards
Gawaine
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