Based on Paul's 6400 shots and my own, I'd say the two bodies are pretty much comparable at high ISO's in RAW. I'd suspect the D300 has a definite lead for JPEG results (Nikon's done the best in-camera JPEG's I've seen), but I don't shoot JPEG and neither does Paul so I've not been able to compare directly.
The D300 is noticably better built than the K20D and definitely has better AF. But it's also a fair bit more expensive. I'd say the differences in build and performance are more than justified by the price difference (In either camera's favour). The deciding factor in my case was a trio of Nikkor primes (20, 35, 85) I already owned that would have cost me $1400+ to buy in Pentax mount. -Adam On 4/4/08, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The D300 may have better high ISO. Some of the testers seem to think > so. Although, again, I don't know if they're setting noise reduction > values in the K20. If they are, they never mention it. I think Adam > said he found the D300 noise at high ISO comparable to that of the > K20D. The D300 is certainly more expensive and probably a bit better > built as a consequence. It doesn't have in-body shake reduction. That > would be a stopper for me, as I depend on hand holding a lot with > older lenses. In the end I suppose it's mostly a matter of which > direction your kit will go. I think it's usually better to settle on > one brand, so that you can optimize your lens selection. > > Paul > > On Apr 4, 2008, at 7:19 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > I'm now on the fence. > > > > K20D or trade in the D200 for the D300, which is supposed to have > > better high iso. > > > > Dave > > > > On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:04 AM, Paul Stenquist > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> You're welcome. Ironically, some testers have failed to notice the > >> improved high ISO performance. But none of them have said what value > >> they set for High ISO NR in the setup menus. I have it on "Weak." I > >> suspect if it's turned off, the 3200 noise would be fairly > >> pronounced, but I have no inclination to experiment. > >> Paul > >> > >> > >> On Apr 3, 2008, at 11:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > >>> The apparent improved high ISO performance (thanks Paul) really > >>> sold me, > >>> otherwise I'm pretty sure I could have resisted. > >>> > >>> Kenneth Waller > >>> http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Cory Waters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Subject: Is the K20D Popular? > >>> > >>> > >>>> I think most of us agreed that the K20 is an improvement over > >>>> the K10 > >>>> (right?) > >>>> I'm curious about the sales. I have not found the new camera > >>>> compelling > >>>> me to forsake the K10 in nearly the same way that I needed the > >>>> K10 to > >>>> replace the *istD. I know some of you have made the switch, but I > >>>> get > >>>> the feeling that the K10 had more buzz. My totally unfounded gut > >>>> feeling is that the K10's initial buzz lasted longer and was more > >>>> widespread than that of the K20. I wonder if the sales bear that > >>>> out. > >>>> What do you guys think? > >>>> > >>>> CW > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Equine Photography > > www.caughtinmotion.com > > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > > Ontario Canada > > > > -- > > 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.
