michael_b6 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Can anyone point me to some online images that exemplfy what the D300 can do? I'm not interested in test shots or pixel-peeping - just great, real-life pictures, at any ISO. Like many, I'm weighing the D300 vs the Canon 5D - while the list of factors in favor of the D300 is much longer than that in favor of the 5D, the outstanding image quality of the 5D has me hesitating. While many people report similar IQ between the two cameras, I've been having trouble finding pictures taken by the D300 that match the simple 'wow' factor of shots I've seen taken with the 5D. Somebody, please 'wow' me with some D300 images and make this choice a simple one! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves montreal Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 http://www.pbase.com/cameras/nikon/d300 http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/eos_5d Have a good day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterh Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Michael in my experience 90% of the wow factor comes from the photographer. :-P A good strategy might be to look for photographers who take great wow-images and ask their opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_margolis Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Michael, your comparisons are really not fair. The 5D has a 2-yr head start on the D300. Of course you will see more 'wow' photos with the 5D. Buy the 5D if you like but don't start complaining when they replace it with an even better 'wow' version in six months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie_cheung Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Yeah let's see some picture for once. We got enough of the D300 is amazing posts. Don't tell me , just please show me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regas chefas Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I have some nighttime engagement session shots on my blog at studioalameda.blogspot.com you can check out. Including one shot at ISO 3200 1/8 sec f2.8 ~ which should give you an idea of how dark it was at times. Scroll down to the Jan 28th entry. The ones above that are all D3 images. ~rc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 If you think it's the camera that gives an image its "Wow" factor, I suspect that you're in for a disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_b6 Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 Bruce, I'm not putting the D300 down - I know that the 5D has a big jump on the D300, time-wise - but I'm guessing there are some great images out there buried among all the snapshots that I simply haven't come across yet. And no, I won't be complaining when the new 5D comes out - great images are great images, regardless of when the camera was built, and I'm guessing that the next version of the 5D will be beyond my budget. I'd love to rent both and try them out first-hand, to see how they perform for me personally, but I don't live in a place where that's possible. So I'd just like to see the best that each camera can do (and I think I've seen plenty of that already with the 5D). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_b6 Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 And of course it's the photographer that makes the biggest difference - but cameras have inherent abilities and limitations, so I'd like to see how good photographers have made the most of the D300. That's all. I don't mean to start any kind of controversy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliot1 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I have both. If you are not going to try both yourself to compare, my suggestion is get the D300. I suspect that if you try both, you will likely decide on the D300 anyway. Walter's comment is right on the money. A good photographer will get great images with any good camera/lens combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnblue Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I don't know too many people with the d300 yet to recommend to you, but you can check out what I've managed with it so far: (/shameless plug) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_b6 Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thanks Toby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrik_steffen Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 The photographer takes the pictures, not the camera. Choose the one that feels best when you're holding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjoseph7 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Here are some great images that were neither taken with the D300, or the 5D. They were taken with the Olynpus E3. It coul be it's the photographer not the camera. http://www.pbase.com/mnoble/new_images_new_camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_ellis Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I haven't shot with a Canon since my AE1, but I do have a D300 and love it. I really don't keep track of the Canon bodies so I can't compare them. I can give you some links to a few of my galleries. <a href="http://delmar.smugmug.com">This one</a> is my school's website where I am the yearbook advisor and do some of the photos. The basketball and talent show galleries are shot with the D300. You can see the camera settings by clicking on the info button on the popup menu that comes up on the larger photo. Sports photography isn't my thing, I just do it when we need additional photos. <a href="http://samellis.smugmug.com/2007%20Weddings/434111">This one</a> is the wedding I shot with the D300. Not knowing the comparison to Canon, all I can say is the autofocus is great, the noise is minimal, and the camera feels nice in your hand. Hope that helps. Sam Realistically, in good light, any DSLR will yield good picture quality. As others have said, a lot of it is the photographer's skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybeach Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 http://photos.imageevent.com/tonybeach/mypicturesfolder/january2008//C1_AB04784.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/tonybeach/mypicturesfolder/january2008//C1_AB04513_v2.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/tonybeach/mypicturesfolder/january2008/huge/C1_AB05312.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/tonybeach/mypicturesfolder/february2008//C1_AB06600.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/tonybeach/mypicturesfolder/february2008//C1_AB06310_web.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/tonybeach/mypicturesfolder/february2008//C1_AB06602.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_b6 Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 Thanks to all who sent links. And sure, again, the photographer is the key ingredient. I've gotten great results with my D70, but have also slammed up against its limitations. Also, back before I went to digital, my girlfriend had a Canon slr - an AE-1 I believe - and I shot alot with a Contax TVS - a p&s-sized camera that could also be set manually. With 98% accuracy, you could tell which camera took any given picture - and the little Contax (maybe thanks to the little piece of Zeiss glass on the front) consistently blew the Canon away, regardless of who was using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siggimatos Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Toby: Do you use a pol-filter or do you enhance post-photo with software? Or both, perhaps... Great colour contrasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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