On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 9:19 PM, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 8:34 PM, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 8:31 PM, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 8:28 PM, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> He's somewhat on crack. While the D300 doesn't outdo the D2X at ISO >>>> 640 and below, it utterly stomps the D2X at 800+ for IQ. The D2X is >>>> anything but a high ISO camera and the D300 doesn't come into its own >>>> until you start shooting high ISO, the D300 is also much more of a >>>> sports camera, with better AF tracking and a higher framerate (D2X >>>> only does 5fps at 12MP, it relies on a ~7MP crop mode to hit 8fps. The >>>> D300 needs teh grip and either 8x AA's or an EN-EL4 battery to do >>>> 8fps, but does it at full resolution). >>>> >>>> I wouldn't buy a used D2X today. the D300 is more camera. >>> >>> Thats what i needed to hear, >>> >>> K10 is back at Pentax for round three. It may be time to upgrade the D200. >>> >>> I need the low light and af tracking >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> Dave >> >> D300's a bit slower to lock-on than the D3 or D2H, but tracks as well >> as the D3 (It's got less processing power than the D3 and more sensors >> than the D2H). My only dislikes with the D300 are the lack of SR and a >> somewhat unpolished UI (some silly things in the menu setup). A huge >> upgrade over the D200 if AF or low-light work is a concern. > > AF is for sure. > > I seem to have some strange Dslr problems of late. The D200 gives me > fantastic static and macro images. The few times i have used ut as a > back up camera for horse shows, it performs terribly. Back focusing, > soft basically unusable images, but to take a portrait or lately my > dew shots, are fantastic. > > I'm at my wits end.. > > Dave
Sounds like AF calibration issues. D300 has AF fine tune like the K20D, so it's less of an issue. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
