Comments on: Nikon D300 officially discontinued

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:07:48 +0000

Ronan said: “If you meant the video AF, then the D300 is also the best at it”.
Don’t make laughing my slippers please.

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:47:13 +0000

Prout prout lol

By: Man

Man — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:52:02 +0000

OK Ronan. Read this comment very attentively to avoid to be a parrot in future:
http://nikonrumors.com/2009/08/27/nikon-d300s-best-buy-today.aspx#comment-32395

By: zeeGerman

zeeGerman — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:53:59 +0000

Basically I think you’re right. This is why there is this war of mpixels.
But I believe that there is a good crowd out there, that is aware of the noise problem, and if you advertise it correctly, I believe that there would be a good market for it. Especially as there isn’t an equivalent to it, at this point. Why was the D300 such a hot seller, or still is the D700? because they form(ed) a league of their own.

By: zeeGerman

zeeGerman — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:31:37 +0000

Ha, you’re funny. This reminded me of something I read recently :”if you think the reason you can’t make nice images because you “only” have a D40, then you’re in for a rude awakening if you ever pick up something more expensive.”

A D40 like camera with low noise and a low price tag, is in my eyes the perfect for many many people.
As an entry level camera, it will give people clean shots in available light, when they take family pictures and such. 6mp would be more than enough for what most people use their pictures — Ha, it’s even more than what about 95% of all commercially used pictures use.
It also would be a perfect second body to a D300 like camera, or even, if there ever will be, a D700x. It will cost less than most the lenses that are used with those cameras.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:31:25 +0000

thanky ou Nikon for such a great tool!

i will stilll use my discontinued camera

By: WoutK89

WoutK89 — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:41:26 +0000

No, once the D400 is announced, the D300s might get discontinued, and we will long before be talking about the D400. Oh, wait, isn’t the D400 already been spoken about a lot here?

By: Lee in Bethesda

Lee in Bethesda — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:17:05 +0000

According to the nikon.ca website the D300 is still available in Canada as of Sep 10.

By: jbl

jbl — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:04:30 +0000

Exactly… it’s obvious to expect a D300 when it’s announced and when the D200 is getting discontinued shortly after.

But now the same thing happens and people are expecting another upgrade. The only reason why the D300 is discontinued is because the D300s is there.

Once the D300s will be discontinued we can talk about a D400.

By: Ronan

Ronan — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:36:27 +0000

We were expecting a D300 i guess….

By: Ronan

Ronan — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:35:46 +0000

I paid $1030 for my D300 in NY. Brand new also, with full warranty.

Learning where to shop helps.

By: Ronan

Ronan — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:34:44 +0000

Errr D300 AF is superb.

If you meant the video AF, then the D300 is also the best at it.

If you want to shoot fast pace movies, then get a real video camera.

By: jbl

jbl — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:27:13 +0000

Are you guys high?

the D300s got annonced last month, we won’t get a D400 any time soon!

it’s like when the D200 got discontinued about 1 month after the release of the D300, were we expecting a D400? no.

This is silly. At least half of the comments on this page so far are unjustified.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:11:44 +0000

I can’t even tell if you’re begin serious or not. That’s the most retarded thing I have ever heard. The quality difference between a DSLR and point and shoot is massive, even an entry level Nikon DLSR will beat the best point and shoot out there by far.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:04:36 +0000

I’m already getting that… Always getting cheaper Nikons at where I live, while Canon’s price is always quite near to international standard.

I got my D300s for about $1680 free overnight shipping to my door step.

Same for D300 (which is still widely available, while stock last I think), $1325 free shipping (since early this year, same price). Some might be able to find $1275 D300 at brick at mortar shops but it’s too far for me to go there.

I guess that’s why there are more Nikon shooters here, at least for what I can see.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:11:42 +0000

Prediction: Nikon next drops the price of the D300s to at least what the 7D will sell for…maybe even $100 lower.

By: Zorro

Zorro — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:26:08 +0000

I’m with you Man, except for the video (couldn’t care less).

By: Man

Man — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:20:29 +0000

OK. But give me D95!!! With 6 MP, high ISO and wide dynamic range performance. Full HD video (30 fps, h.264) with good autofocus (not like in D300s). What else should be in D95 (or D90’s successor)?

By: C

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:13:03 +0000

Sweet! Putting up my D300 on ebay now! (kidding)

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:08:03 +0000

Seriously who cares about D4000??? Get a P&S and be done with it.