12MP CMOS Sensor, WAY better high ISO than the D200(which performed similarly to the K10D), but not nearly as good as the D3(nothing is, the D3 is at least 1 stop better than anything else on the market). If you've seen the K20D high ISO shots, the D300 is similar in performance, a little noisier at 6400 but about the same at 3200 and below.
Here's an ISO 6400 shot from the D300 (me shooting a friends D300 with the Tamron 17-50. ISO 6400, 1/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@17mm, no NR in post beyond Lightroom's default 25 in colour, B&W conversion in Lightroom): http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2183/2202637577_d6c9b74e79_b.jpg -Adam On 2/1/08, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
