Comments on: More Nikon D300s pictures

By: ktakytzu

ktakytzu — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:31:36 +0000

In my opinion it really is fake because probably the d300s would have a different multi-selector similar to the one on the d700 because the one in the photo was one of the down sides of the d300 according to some d300 users!

By: paulo

paulo — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:03:25 +0000

yeah, but look at the S written when the picture was taken from the top. this guys has to be a photoshop genius to change the perspective to get to that perfection! seriously

By: Will

Will — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:36:21 +0000

The reason I think it’s a load of crap is because the multi-selector is still that stupid one button control. I would think they would make it like the D700 or D3.

By: zwedeinexile

zwedeinexile — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:05:31 +0000

Someone in the chain noticed how the D300s logos did not appear to be in the same location on the front and top shots. I totally agree – they don’t appear to be the same size, with the logo in the top view shot being significantly smaller. And, of course there is the issue of the missing mic holes in the top view.

What I don’t get is, what is it that make people waste their (and our) time producing these fakes. Is it that much fun? I’d also say that I wish Nikonrumors would tighten up your “reality check” before posting a lot of these “rumors”. I’d rather see fewer, but better vetted, rumors.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:34:47 +0000

I know my way around the D300 very well, and to me this looks identical (except for the “s” and the microphone). there’s not even a speaker…hmmm…

If I had to guess, I’d say it’s a fake. If it’s real, it’s certainly not worth an upgrade from the normal D300.

By: Newdge

Newdge — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:54:18 +0000

It’s fake. The reflection in the viewfinder is of an outside setting (building, trees and skyline). Why that’s shopped I don’t have a clue.

By: fotosniper

fotosniper — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:56:16 +0000

well perhaps, but im willing to bet you that if and when the d300 comes out it will have a newly implemented dedicated LV/video button. perhaps this will be the reason to add the new controller like the d90/d700

By: joe

joe — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:12:35 +0000

Fake. No GPS Terminal. D90 & D5000 have that. Also D90 has 7 mic holes while D5000 has 9.

By: Felman

Felman — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:59:02 +0000

The door might be the D700’s but the mechanism is the D300’s. You don’t have that backside hinge on a D700…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:48:59 +0000

Well, if that’s your definition of a record button, take a look at the lower left of this camera’s back and you’ll see ‘OK’.

There’s your record button…

By: dave

dave — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:26:27 +0000

So many people are calling these pictures a fake because it appears to be missing buttons or labels for features that may or may not have been on one or more of several lists of rumored features.

Some of you have far too much emotional investment in the feature set of the next camera body. Most of you will be dissappointed when the final camera is announced. As for me, there are some specific features I am looking for. If they are there, I’ll get a D300s. If not, I’ll try to find a used or refurbished D300. Hint… video is not one of them.

By: ralphdaily

ralphdaily — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:12:46 +0000

I think the D300s would have a GPS port to support the new Nikon GP-1. So I say fake.

By: dave

dave — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:39:21 +0000

And she’s single, too! At least she wasn’t wearing a ring…. ooooh a new camera AND a girl to go with it… AWESOME!

By: fotosniper

fotosniper — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:22:07 +0000

my point was that for a camera that has a video option, you wowuld need a dedicated button on the right side of the camera to activate vido faster than the command mode.

By: fotosniper

fotosniper — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:20:02 +0000

let me see, a button that you hit to start recording? sounds like a record button

By: Zoetmb

Zoetmb — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:14:16 +0000

I’ve compared these photos to Nikon’s official press photos of the D300 and they seem exactly the same except for the microphone holes and the logo. And I would expect the D300s to be almost exactly alike the D300 – so I don’t put any credence in those who think the control dial on the back should have a center OK button.

And because the D300s would just be a light upgrade, perhaps there isn’t a microphone input. But then the question becomes – - does the 300s have anything aside from video that the D300 doesn’t already have? (Obviously if the D300s is to have a microphone input, this is a fake.)

One of the things that is different about Nikon’s official D300 photos and these purported D300s photos are some of the curves, but I think that can be attributed to the fact that the person who shot these probably shot very wide angle and that distorted things.

One other thing I noticed is that the D300s logo doesn’t look to be in exactly the same position in the straight-on view and the top view. In the straight on view, the logo looks to be more inside the curve. In the top view, it looks like it’s in the same position as on the D300.

My call: 65% chance of being fake, but I think what we’ll be getting will be exactly like this anyway. Those who think the D300s is going to have some magical new specs are fooling themselves.

By: O5iris

O5iris — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:09:57 +0000

Exactly my thoughts.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:53:15 +0000

Which just goes to prove the lens (and your eye) is more important than the camera body. Bring on the nano-crystal – much cooler stuff! People get sooo hung up about the camera bodies but kinda forget all those cool lenses – the ones out there and the ones we’re waiting for. And their value doesn’t plummmet the moment you take them out of the box.

By: yooooo

yooooo — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:26:54 +0000

nope, the CF card door is different. its like the d700 door

By: Bas

Bas — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:16:53 +0000

Nevertheless it is real or fake,

would those mic holes influence the environmental sealing? In other words: could I still use it in heavy rain without any vapour/water entering the body?