Test Shots from D300

Eric Leong · 18th June 2008

Tested the D300 in Tioman last week end. So many settings so little time, lost track of those settings. Got to check through one at the time again...stone stone 2G of images, pick out 5 to share. Some are in vivid, D2xII, D2xIII, STd - mode.
On the whole not too bad. Love the H-ISO low noise, 51 focus pts, 3D tracking.

lovells19 · 18th June 2008

nice series

stop tempting meeee

bighead · 18th June 2008

change lah ..... den sell me your current hsg

bighead · 18th June 2008

eric, where is the cave (shot #2) in tioman ??

Zeddy · 19th June 2008

Looks like you had a great time. I also want to go into underwater photography.

Eric Leong · 19th June 2008

lovells19
nice series
stop tempting meeee
The force from the dark side is strong...come see it
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bighead
change lah ..... den sell me your current hsg
change to what?
Cave shots from Labas
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Zeddy
Looks like you had a great time. I also want to go into underwater photography.
You should, there's no limit, go for it and you'll love it

Eric Leong · 19th June 2008

lovells19
nice series
stop tempting meeee
The force from the dark side is strong...come see it
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
bighead
change lah ..... den sell me your current hsg
change to what?
Cave shots from Labas
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zeddy
Looks like you had a great time. I also want to go into underwater photography.
You should, there's no limit, go for it and you'll love it

Trevor Teo · 19th June 2008

when you figured out the setting, let me know... i just copy... hahahaha

melvinlee · 19th June 2008

nice colour ..

howeikwok · 19th June 2008

Wah seh, everybody upgrading liaos. First got D3 now got D300 also.

What the current set-up like eric?

Eric Leong · 19th June 2008

Originally Posted by howeikwok

Wah seh, everybody upgrading liaos. First got D3 now got D300 also.
What the current set-up like eric?

Just the Sea n Sea housing, all the other Ports from my film systems are able to use with this D300 model....save some $$ man. I don't like PS.....too much hard work so buy better technology wiser choice

cheeseme · 19th June 2008

Sea n Sea housing? Wow, more things to buy! Check liao. No joke, better not start.

kthan · 20th June 2008

eric, 51 focus points....what u want to lock focus on? too many buttons, too little time. sure useful for that Austria - germany topless football match.

love the cave shot....

Eric Leong · 21st June 2008

Originally Posted by kthan

eric, 51 focus points....what u want to lock focus on? too many buttons, too little time. sure useful for that Austria - germany topless football match.

love the cave shot....

Eric to Eric - you are wrong. 51 focus pt good for focusing all the backscatter particles!! Maybe not enough?

howeikwok · 21st June 2008

Originally Posted by Eric Leong

Eric to Eric - you are wrong. 51 focus pt good for focusing all the backscatter particles!! Maybe not enough?

Backscatter only 51 spots meh??

maxteo98 · 21st June 2008

nice series, care to share how well/bad the d300 perform uw? e.g 51 focus pt, 3d tracking, noise tolerance..

Eric Leong · 22nd June 2008

Originally Posted by maxteo98

nice series, care to share how well/bad the d300 perform uw? e.g 51 focus pt, 3d tracking, noise tolerance..

Hi max,
Currently m still making friend with the D300. Here are some findings hope they are useful to anyone going into UW D300.
1) H ISO low noise - performed pretty well in those cave shots. I pushed up to ISO600-800 & still pretty decent not much of the grain shown at 100%
2) Nikon has improved on their color management - the metering of blue is quite accurate
3) Sun-burst shot have yet to try. Will up date.
4) 51,21,9 focus pts is good, easy to use. compose without having to lock focus or move cam to recompose shots. Unlike older generation of film cameras have to lock n recompose.
5) 3D tracking - This function is very cool as it tracks moving subject within the frame. Still not fast enough to track down a fast nemo. Unless the nemo is a fat n lazy one.
6) Viewfinder is too small. Replace with F5 sports finder will be superb.

On the whole I would give this camera a 9/10 rating. Will be going to Anilao & Tioman in July for more testing.

maxteo98 · 23rd June 2008

thanks for the informative review, looking forward to the nice pics on your next trips!

TunKuTao · 28th June 2008

Hey... wanna find out... which brand chasing you bought? Where you got it and how much you paid for it for your D300? And lastly, what lens did you use for all your shots? They are nice.

amc717 · 28th June 2008

Interesting read. Can't wait for the results of your testing. I'm also considering getting a housing for my D300 and bringing it down in Anilao. Hopefully, before the year ends.

Happy Diving and Shooting!!!

18th June 2008	#1
Eric Leong Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 199	Test Shots from D300 Tested the D300 in Tioman last week end. So many settings so little time, lost track of those settings. Got to check through one at the time again...stone stone 2G of images, pick out 5 to share. Some are in vivid, D2xII, D2xIII, STd - mode. On the whole not too bad. Love the H-ISO low noise, 51 focus pts, 3D tracking.

18th June 2008	#3
bighead Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 361	Re: Test Shots from D300 change lah ..... den sell me your current hsg __________________ The rule is there are no rules.

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bighead Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 361	Re: Test Shots from D300 eric, where is the cave (shot #2) in tioman ?? __________________ The rule is there are no rules.

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Zeddy Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 661	Re: Test Shots from D300 Looks like you had a great time. I also want to go into underwater photography. __________________ Nikon D80 \| Tamron 17-50 \| Nikon 70-300 VR \| Fujifilm F30 My Flickr

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Eric Leong Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 199	Re: Test Shots from D300 lovells19 nice series stop tempting meeee The force from the dark side is strong...come see it --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- bighead change lah ..... den sell me your current hsg change to what? Cave shots from Labas --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zeddy Looks like you had a great time. I also want to go into underwater photography. You should, there's no limit, go for it and you'll love it

18th June 2008	#2
lovells19 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Deep Deep in the sea Posts: 3,235	Re: Test Shots from D300 nice series stop tempting meeee

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Trevor Teo Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 200	Re: Test Shots from D300 when you figured out the setting, let me know... i just copy... hahahaha

19th June 2008	#9
melvinlee Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 117	Re: Test Shots from D300 nice colour .. __________________ www.melvin-lee.com

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howeikwok Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bukit Timah Posts: 1,203	Re: Test Shots from D300 Wah seh, everybody upgrading liaos. First got D3 now got D300 also. What the current set-up like eric? __________________ Canon 50D/60mm & 100mm Macro/Tokina 10-17mm FE/Nexus Housing Inon Z-240

19th June 2008	#12
cheeseme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 349	Re: Test Shots from D300 Sea n Sea housing? Wow, more things to buy! Check liao. No joke, better not start. Last edited by cheeseme; 19th June 2008 at 01:42 PM.

20th June 2008	#13
kthan Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,318	Re: Test Shots from D300 eric, 51 focus points....what u want to lock focus on? too many buttons, too little time. sure useful for that Austria - germany topless football match. love the cave shot....

21st June 2008	#16
maxteo98 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 217	Re: Test Shots from D300 nice series, care to share how well/bad the d300 perform uw? e.g 51 focus pt, 3d tracking, noise tolerance..

23rd June 2008	#18
maxteo98 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 217	Re: Test Shots from D300 thanks for the informative review, looking forward to the nice pics on your next trips!

28th June 2008	#19
TunKuTao New Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1	Re: Test Shots from D300 Hey... wanna find out... which brand chasing you bought? Where you got it and how much you paid for it for your D300? And lastly, what lens did you use for all your shots? They are nice.

28th June 2008	#20
amc717 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 113	Re: Test Shots from D300 Interesting read. Can't wait for the results of your testing. I'm also considering getting a housing for my D300 and bringing it down in Anilao. Hopefully, before the year ends. Happy Diving and Shooting!!!