Nikon D3 Drop Test
And what a great way to start off your Wednesday morning - you get to see someone drop their Nikon D3 from their second floor apartment to the brick sidewalk below.
Category: Nikon
Nikon D300 Review by Thom Hogan
Thom Hogan’s Nikon D300 review is now online.
Thom Hogan has always been one of my favorite gear reviewers, he’s a Nikon guru, and his reviews are always clear, concise, to the point and fairly objective and he always adds great insights on the products he is reviewing. Plus his e-books are always some of the best resources for Nikon DSLR owners. I’d love to be on one of his workshops one of these days.
Despite quite a long list of issues with some of the button changes and the UI - “Overall, the D300 shows just how overextended the current Nikon UI design has gotten. You will be hit by something that slows your shooting (or makes you miss a setting) someday, which is not what we want in a camera of this caliber.”
The drawbacks are mostly over-shadowed by the positives - Excellent image quality, faster AF ; and value - “Okay, I’ll say it: yes, it’s the average person’s D2x, at a little over one-third the price. There were reasons to have a D2x, but they just went completely away.”
One thing I really like about his review are his thoughts on “Should you get a D300″ - a great read for all those looking to upgrade.
Click here to read Thom Hogan’s Extensive D300 Review
From: ByThom.com via WhatPhotoGear.com
Nikon 18-55mm DX VR Reviewed
The great folks over at DPReview have come out with one of the first (most likely the first) in-depth review of Nikon’s latest version of it’s basic kit lens - the 18-55mm DX VR.
The good news is that despite the changes in the optical design (more elements, no ED glass) optical performance is still decent and on par with lenses at this class. The big news is of course the addition of Nikon’s Vibration Reduction which helps us shoot hand-held in lower shutter speeds than normally possible without a tripod.
There are still design issues carried over from the previous two versions of the lens, such as the rotating front element (not good for those using filters), the thin manual focus ring, and there is still no hood included (and the lens is fairly prone to flare). But all in all, if I were to conclude from DPR’s review - still one of the better kit lenses out there, and still one of the better value Nikkor’s out there especially for beginners.
You can check out the rest of the Nikon 18-55mm DX VR Review courtesy of DPReview.
The Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens