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| Tweet Topic Started: 24 Sep 2009, 11:30 AM (212 Views) | |
| Penguin of Death | 24 Sep 2009, 11:30 AM Post #1 |
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My girlfriend is a keen photographer and semi-pro wedding photographer. She has had her D70 since it came out and is looking to upgrade, probably to a D300 or D300s. Looking at the specs for the 2 the major difference seems to be the video capabilities - which she doesn't really need - and a few other tweaks So shinier 300s or standard 300 with £200 left over for a lens - does anyone have any compelling arguements either way |
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| Tinners | 24 Sep 2009, 01:10 PM Post #2 |
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The only real difference is that the 300s has a few slight changes that make it a bit more intuitive in the menus than the 300. Tho the AF, liveview and ISO controls have been improved slightly. But I don't really know if its worth the extra £200 or so. I'm not really sure on the prices of Nikon lenses, so I don't know if you can pick up a decent one for £200, so maybe it would be worth going for the 300s. Edited by Tinners, 24 Sep 2009, 01:10 PM.
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| ☺The Antipope | 24 Sep 2009, 10:36 PM Post #3 |
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My girlfriend still uses a D70 now. If I where you I'd look to getting a different lens rather than a new camera. |
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| Penguin of Death | 25 Sep 2009, 10:17 AM Post #4 |
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She's seeing the limitations of the D70 in it's ability to deal with the generally awful light conditions in a church/reception, and it seems to be more the camera than the lens. Also it has a dead pixel in the sensor Plus it usefullly gives her (me) a 2nd camera |
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| ☺The Antipope | 27 Sep 2009, 08:44 PM Post #5 |
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A camera won't solve light issues though. No matter what the model. I and the GF use the D70 with a decent lighting set up. Unless you are putting light onto what you are photographing then it doesn't matter what camera you use. You'll get a dark pic. |
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| Penguin of Death | 27 Sep 2009, 09:46 PM Post #6 |
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The problem being that your average wedding is somewhere a bit dingy and you can't use a flash, she need something that can deal better, and having spent a lot of the last few weeks trawling reviw sites and camera forum there does seem to be quite a jump in the capabilities of the camera as you jum to the hundred series - if nothing else the D70 (however nice it is - I love it too) is 5 year old tech, in the less than optimal conditions of a wedding recption my TZ5 can often get a better spur of the moment pic |
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| ☺The Antipope | 27 Sep 2009, 11:01 PM Post #7 |
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Well, please don't think I'm being snarky or rude by the way, but you asked if anyone knew about Nikons and I do...A higher model may make a slight difference but the brightness of a picture still depends upon the amount of light available in the first place. It sounds like you need to pick up a studio lighting system (about three hundred quid). It also sounds like basically you wan't an excuse to buy a new camera so I say, it's your frakkin wallet.
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| Penguin of Death | 27 Sep 2009, 11:19 PM Post #8 |
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She's got one, but at the church/reception she's trying to be discrete and fro group shots she's likely to be outdoors |
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| Tinners | 28 Sep 2009, 12:10 AM Post #9 |
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Doesn't it look like a face!
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Actually a better camera will help a lot in lower light conditions. The D300/300s control noise from ISO much better than the smaller/older models due to the better sensors. ISO 6400 is the same as 1600, and ISO 1600 is the same as ISO 600 on the D70 and so on. So you'd be able to use a faster shutter speed despite it being in crappy lighting. Which would make a big difference. I can see what you are getting at, but most wedding situations aren't dark enough to require a full on flash set up to prevent it being too dark, so bump up the iso and get the shutter speed right, and you'll get the same effect, without being anoying. Combine that with a lens that has image stablising and you'd be set with just the lens and camera rather than flashes, diffusers, worrying about where to bounce the flash, etc. Edited by Tinners, 28 Sep 2009, 12:39 AM.
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| ☺The Antipope | 28 Sep 2009, 07:41 AM Post #10 |
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Oh well, there you go then. I've just got a softspot for the 70 clearly.
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