How does the D300 compare on noise? Is it as good as the D3? Better than the D200? Is it a CCD sensor? Sorry, if you already discussed this, but you've piqued my curiosity. Paull On Jan 31, 2008, at 10:22 AM, Adam Maas wrote:
> On 1/31/08, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Yeah, I just got a quick response from my pro friend who verified the >> D3's FF/APS-C ability, but without further details. He still hasn't >> acquired a unit of his own and gave no details as to whether it >> was due >> to a limited supply or..? >> >> Jack > > Limited Supply. Nikon's only making 10k a month and it only launched > at the end of November. It's pretty much still wait-list only now. > > I've got two friends who got them at initial launch and have had a > chance to shoot with one a bit. VERY nice camera, screamingly fast, > good finder (Not Nikon's best though) and excellent ergonomics. The > high ISO performance is incredible, I was shooting at ISO5000 and it > looked like ISO560 on my K10D. But overall I think I'd rather have the > D300, which is noticably smaller without the grip and has better frame > coverage for AF, making those 51 points more useful. Oh, and it's > about 1/3 the cost. I would love the combo of a 14-24/2.8 and D300. > > -Adam > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

