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used D300 or new D3300?

Started Mar 2, 2016 | Discussions thread
d50bsl Regular Member • Posts: 265
Re: used D300 or new D3300?

I have a D300 and love it, I previously had a D50 which was great as well. You say you used to take lots of pictures. Does this imply that your photography is not as frequent? Or is it the D100 is no longer good enough?

Whilst the D300 is excellent it is now a bit dated in respect to the sensor. Where it is excellent though is in the manual controls and build quality. These are the reasons I bought one. Plus the commander flash and overall 'feel'.

For your usage I would suggest the D3300 it has an exceptional sensor, get it with the 18-55 zoom and it will make a great travel camera. Which would seem to be your primary use. Out of camera jpegs will also be far better than the D100.

These are just my thoughts, you need to handle both and make your choice.

Good luck

Peter

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