robert_castiglione

I have this lens and you should not hesitate. It has a beautiful clarity and a personality all its

own.

Rob

I just took the plunge as well with a 50 mm f1.2 and love it. Superb lens with great clarity. It

is my default lens now. I have been shooting wide open with it even in quite bright light

(managing light with shutter speed) - gives great portrait shots.

Rob

Thanks Joe. I considered the D200 and for probably irrational reasons just cant

countenance getting it now that the D300 is out!! I would be for ever dissatisfied

thinking..."If only I had bought the D300.."

Thanks for the different points of view. It looks like my D40 is going to get a bigger

brother. I will definitely keep the D40 as I am very fond of this camera. I have a portraiture

shoot coming up in March and am really looking forward to practising with it and then

using it.

Rob

I did have a play with a D300 in a local photo shop and that is partly the problem! It felt very

good and most of the functions I would use are readily available and not in menus. The list

which says get it is getting longer!

Rob

Hi there all,

My first post!

Ok I am a nikon D40 owner (with a background in cinematography) and am considering purchasing the

D300. I really like this camera and purchased it because I could use all F mount lenses on it including non

- ai lenses.

My question is entirely restricted to whether there is a substantial/noticeable difference in image quality

between the two cameras, particularly at ISO 200. Some background might be useful: I do mainly portraits

and natural light stuff and also quite a bit of macro. Indefensibly and somewhat eccentrically I only use

manual lenses so the AF functions of the camera are not of much interest to me. What I am interested in

determining is whether the D300 has noticeably better colour and dynamic range than the D40. Being able

to work with colour temperature in a more refined way is also important to me. The D40 is not good in

poorly lit rooms. I do quite a bit of cropping of photos for compositional purposes.

Is there anyone here who owns both cameras and is prepared to comment?

Many thanks,

Rob