NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (frenchterry) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:38:41 GMT

Good week of testing ... in the middle of regular shootings with manual lenses.
My workhorses were 85 mm PC , and 60mm Macro...
Great results and ease. Finally we get rid of that bad habit of "1,5 x factor " ...
Superb Dynamic range (200 Asa ... not UNDER that ..not recommended for best range ..)
Perfect finder ... the return of PRO bodies ...
Well , the fun ..
- 28 mm PC 3.5 ... Was happy not to find any vignetting or surprises due to the incident...

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Jarle Aasland) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:45:00 GMT

frenchterry wrote:
Will shoot Monday on assignments ....

Any more details after spending a week with your D3? Have you tested any manual focus lenses (wide angles in particular)?

Jarle

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (frenchterry) — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:28:14 GMT

Great feeling ... nice touch
Big and easy to read LCD panel
New fonctions ( Level in finder), gorgeous finder !!!
Nikon still thinks at his customers... they introduced a new little plastic guide , that I had a hard time to figureout.
When you shoot connected to your Mac or PC , the USB cable (Wifi is not yet available ..) can now be guided securely from the outlet without any risk to damage the USB outlet or the cable .. Great idea !!!
Any manual lens (even 6, 8 and...

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Jarle Aasland) — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:06:33 GMT

Nikon D3 - a few more first impressions:

Like I said, ISO 6400 shots are very impressive. I caught myself thinking that contrast was a bit high, but realized that I was looking at 6400 JPEGs straight from the camera (haven't played with the NEF's yet).

The viewfinder is very nice, but not as big and bright as I had expected. At first I didn't really notice a big difference from my D2X. Is it just me?

The D3 feels very much like the D2X, but even...

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Jarle Aasland) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:02:05 GMT

jtengfoto wrote:
Well, it's mid November, has anybody seen a D300 or D3 yet?

I shot with a D3 today. Wow. ISO 6400 (for those of us that need such a thing) is very, very impressive!

Jarle

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (NIKON KIU) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:02:40 GMT

A co-worker of mine ordered the D300, he has a promise date of middle of November. I will give you heads-up when I see it.

Kiu

PS: he has a D70s and D200...the D200 may be for sale.

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (frenchterry) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:23:10 GMT

Yes .. I was lucky enough to play with D 3 in Paris ( last exhibit end of October)
Very nice feeling, remarkable finder ....
I used it at 3200 asa .. with Noct Nikkor, 28 PC and 28 mm 1.4 ...
Perfect results ...
I am dying to receive mine later this month...

I was missing the full frame, his depth of field and possibility of using the big range of Nikon lenses ,
because any F lens can fit (better AI of course)

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (jtengfoto) — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:52:47 GMT

Well, it's mid November, has anybody seen a D300 or D3 yet?

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (nikondan) — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:11:36 GMT

John, I have exc results with 17-35mm AFS and my old favourite 15mm 5.6 giving wall 2 wall sharpness and no vigetting from my now vintage 14 megapixel camera.

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (jtengfoto) — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:56:50 GMT

nikondan,
What size lens do you use for architectural shots? I wonder if the vignetting is a Canon's line of lens' problem! According to my assistant, it's a "known" problem for Canon.

John

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (nikondan) — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:06:46 GMT

Full frame digital is the way to go I've used the Kodak 14n for 3 years. For architectural shots without vignetting, the benefit of the true focal length and digital quality try it!

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Edgy01) — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:58:49 GMT

Love my Nikons states:

"At 12.1 effective megapixels and still the DX format, my trusty old Fuji S2 Pro match up pretty well to the D300 at less than 1/3 the price. I'll think I can wait until they , at least, full size it. "

I don't think you read the articles. The D3 is full frame.

Dan

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Nikon HS Webmaster) — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:30:44 GMT

Hey Kiu, I deleted all my pontification, frankly I just don't like big complicated cameras. Probably not much I should say.

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (NIKON KIU) — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:52:40 GMT

Nikon HS Webmaster wrote:

7) I do shop at Target, and like it.

This is my last word. It is meant as a Joke!

We don't need to know where you buy your under-wear

Kiu

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (NIKON KIU) — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:48:44 GMT

Nikon HS Webmaster wrote:

3) I do not own an interchangeable lens SLR or any SLR lenses.

That you use.....
Don't lie to me....I've had a few brews
you've got SLRs....Miranda's

Kiu

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (NIKON KIU) — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:29:37 GMT

Nikon HS Webmaster wrote:
You have to understand Kiu, I am not very mainstream.

THAT'S AN UNDERSTATMENT!!!! YOU ARE ONE-OF-A-KIND FRED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KIU

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (NIKON KIU) — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:21:24 GMT

Nikon HS Webmaster wrote:

And yes - I am picking on any "new" display that requires external buttons, it is totally 1980's technology. I guess you can't take the VCR out of Japanese computer design.

You and your "Apple"

Touch displays may have been around for a...

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Nikon HS Webmaster) — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:38:53 GMT

You have to understand Kiu, I am not very mainstream.
1) I have not owned a car in 20 years, and only driven or ridden in one a few times. I have two bicycles.
2) I use Apple computers, and long ago disconnected my "stereo."
3) I do not own an interchangeable lens SLR or any SLR lenses.
3) I have only eaten at MacDonalds once, on the way to a camera show in New Jersey, and I threw it out the window (littering).
4) I drink Diet Coke... maybe someday I will...

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Nikon HS Webmaster) — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:16:39 GMT

Nikon has to go with the market and the market demands a full frame camera with tens of megapixels...those bells and whistles are also demanded...now you are picking on them because the menus can't be accessed from the screen!

The market is stupid, if we went with the "market" (meaning the mainstream manufacturers advertising) we would all still be buying CDs, instead of using iPods. People in the US get fatter every year because of...

Re: NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (jtengfoto) — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:53:41 GMT

The only problem with a full frame is using a wide angle lens. There is a "vignette" effect on all images, a black circle around the corners. I am not even talking about a fisheye, I am talking about using anything 28mm or wider which are so commonly used nowadays.
My wedding assistant uses a Canon with full frame, her images are driving me crazy whenever she goes wide. I can only use the very center part of the image!!

John

NEW!!! Nikon D300 and D3!!!

feeds@yuku.com (jtengfoto) — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:58:18 GMT

Check this out! http://nikonimaging.com/global/products/digitalcamera/slr/d300/index.htm Here is a report of the D300, coming out in November and it's gonna be around $1,800. www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d300.htm The D3 will be around $5,000. http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d3.htm