Product ReviewsNikon D D300S 12.3 MP Digital SLR Camera - Black (Body Only)

It's an upgrade for d7100.

I got D300S with flash issues for very cheap. I was using D7100. D300S is an upgrade for me. I only use P, A, S or M mode with custom settings. I need to change iso constantly to get the best combination of speed and aperture. D300S makes it much quicker to set and no need to go the menu. I also found that direct output pictures of D300S seem better than D7100. My personal lightroom settings has less impact on the pictures from D300S.

Prior to D7100 my camera was D200. The 3 digits Nikon bodies are in the same tier. The 4 digits Nikon bodies are still consumer level bodies. They mainly lacking on the controls and direct output picture quality.

That's my 2 cents,
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Take care when doing your own repairs.

Overall very happy with the product. The description and images made it look like the camera had normal wear (rubber slightly stretched out which is perfectly fine and a few dings).

It looks like the prior owner tried reattaching the rubber themselves with super glue which is fine but they glued the autofucus switch into continuous mode which makes using D lenses nearly impossible.

I've fixed this and it works properly now and i am more than happy but in the future be more careful. Read full review...

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Low price from the megapixi war..

This body has 12.1 megapixels.. This is considered small by some standards. They crammed so many megapixels on the sensor that the software had trouble controlling things. Some photographers say that 12 megapixels is the best size for the money. 1080p is only 5megapixels. This camera requires a lot of study. Its programmable and resulting program can be saved to computer. The lenses can be calibrated like gun is zeroed. The light meter can work with old lenses that only work manually. Those are the features that I like the most. Read full review...

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older tech, but still great

It is extremely well built and a Pro DX model! Pro features like quick button and dial adjustments vs the menu only adjustments of cheaper quality! It takes great quality photos even though it is lower MPs! It is a blast to use and I chose it over consumer models.
In some ways it is even better than some prosumer models like the D7100. For me it is a very great value, and affordable.
In Nikon the only "pro" DX model above this one is the D500! So this camera is a great value for the prices they are going for now!Read full review...

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Nikon's Pro Crop Sensor Value

Very capable, well built pro quality crop sensor body with HD video as a bonus. Great Nikon lens platform for value oriented serious shooter on a budget. Accurate exposure, reasonably fast AF, and higher usable ISO for a low cost, plus the display is large and accurate enough to help use Nixon's image processing features.
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I have several Nikon cameras a friend recommended this 300s to me so I got on for a good price right now it’s the camera I use all the time

I carry this camera on hikes and find that the quality of the pictures is comparable to the more expensive cameras that I have and since I got it at a great price I don’t worry that much about damaging it I am going to look for another one soon but so far this one has done everything I wanted if you’re looking for a walkabout camera you can’t beat the price it’s older tech but still greatRead full review...

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I Can Use My Old Nikkor AI Lenses!!!

I bought the D300S to get into the digital age from my F2AS purchased back in the late 70's. Wanted a Nikon and found that this body was compatible with my old AI lenses, although not auto-focus. Price was right, features were all there. A win-win situation!

The body is a bit heavy but that's to be expected with all the capabilities it has. My old camera was heavy as well so no big deal. I bought a 18-200MM Nikkor auto-focus lens so I'd have that capability with one multi-purpose lens but am thrilled that my old lenses work fine with this body. I won't have to replace my entire camera bag full of lenses! It does take some studying to learn all the controls and capabilities on the D300S body but it will be worth the effort.Read full review...

D300 - highly recommend - easy to use -wonderful poster prints

I use this for sports - get great pics that stop action that can be used for posters.
I would highly recommend. I am not a techie person and I can use this with ease - (not using program mode). I love it... this is my 5th one - typically get almost 100k over shutter life expectancy.Read full review...

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Like it

The camera is nice. Works as I expected it to. The battery wasn't any good, though, so I had to buy a new battery. The only feedback I have is this should have been tested. I am shooting a wedding on Saturday so I am looking forward to using it full on at that time.Read full review...

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NIKON QUALITY

I have been using NIKON cameras and LENSES for over 40 yrs...

I have owned FE's , FE-2's, F3's, F4's, D200's, D2h's and a D700

I now have only my 3 D-300's and I love them...

They are light and have good quality sensors ...

I would highly recommend them to anyone...

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Nikon D300s

When choosing my DSLR there was only one decision I had to make my mind up over and that was which Nikon it was going to be. I had looked at the D90 but after careful consideration decided to spend the extra money (and it is considerably more) and rather go further along the pro scale than the consumer side and opted for the new D300s.

This ‘Machine’, as my daughter described when she first took hold of it, has everything any serious hobbyist photographer and probably most pro photographers could want and more. I am not going to dwell over the various features as anyone can look up the specs of this beast, what I am going to go over are the features that sold me on this camera over the D90.

One of the first major differences between the D300s and the D90 is the D300s’s 51 point focus over the D90’s 11 point coupled with more advanced auto focus technology which makes focusing using the D300s quicker; 51 points may seem like overkill to some but when your subject is moving I feel it makes all the difference between a great shot or hitting the delete button.

WYSIWYG viewfinder; the D90 has a 4% cut off whereas the D300s viewfinder is ‘what you see is what you get’, so if you are stretching your wide angle lens to the limit and you can only just get little Johnny in on one side and Aunty Susie on the other side rest assured your picture will be a keeper.

Living in Africa and getting out into the bush as much as possible the pro end build quality was a major deciding factor for me. The magnesium alloy body is not only that little bit more capable of handling life’s little knocks, but is also claimed to be dust and rain proof (I obviously wouldn’t want to test it in one of our sub-tropical downpours but none the less it was a selling point for me).

One of the nice to have features that the D300s has over the D90 are its dual memory card slots; one CF (CompactFlash Type 1) slot and one SD (SecureDigital) slot which you can configure through the setup menu to use in virtually any number of combinations, from backing up your RAW image in JPEG format (one slot dedicated to saving image in RAW the other as JPEG) to dedicating the one slot for HD Video or just using it for extended overrun capacity.

CONS: No eye-piece shutter. Over 25 years ago my first serious Nikon, the F3, had an eye-piece shutter which you could flip down to prevent stray light potentially ruining a long exposure shot. I find it hard to believe that Nikon has gone backwards in that I now have to use a 10c piece of plastic which must be stored on my camera strap, to clip over the eye-piece to block out the light, come on Nikon surely you can do better.

It’s no small camera and definitely no point and shoot. Don’t get it if you battle setting the timer on your oven as this camera requires work to get the most control over your results; you could just put it on Program mode and let it do its own thing but then maybe you should save your bucks and get the D90 which has loads of pre-programmed shooting options.

All in all I am very pleased with my purchase and would definitely recommend it for those wanting that little bit more control over their photography and a top quality build camera.Read full review...