Sometimes I feel so weird. Why would someone call D300 heavy ? Hold a D3 you will feel D300 also feel like a feather, of course, that makes D90 feels like a speck of dust. :bsmilie::bsmilie: Kidding.....
Maybe it's just preference, that's okay. I have handled a D90 before, the feeling of lens heavy and body light is really so weird. People keep on complaining D300 heavy, train up please, train up.... :sweat:
Weigh should really be the last thing to consider after the features are assessed. If you are on DSLR, the bulkiness of the body is already quite a turn off to say. You cannot squeeze it into your back pocket at least
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Actually, the D300 isn't that bad as I've tried my friend's one, but compared to mine it is bulky in feel. I think I'm just not ready for a D300 just yet and besides I think there will be another D90 just around the corner.
But speaking of weight and model preference, I got my D50 for the following reasons :
- I treat my camera as a tool, and it gets tussled about like one too. I don't treat it like a million dollar or wrap it up in baby diapers. Getting something expensive will probably make me worry more.
- The camera is stored in a similarly small and lightweight pouch bag which I use to carry around while holidaying, hiking, climbing, cycling you name it. Weight and durability is the key. If I had to lag around a couple of bodies, a backpack of lenses and a towel with me every time I need to take a shot then I might as well forget all that and just take pictures for a living. I would probably enjoy my holidays a lot less if I had to worry about all the stuff I would need to bring just for taking photos (I am going through that right now).
- I hate looking like a photo geek. Just the other day while taking photos at the 12 apostles, I saw 2 other guys with tripods, cokin filters you name it. I had my tripod too but didn't want to open it until people left. I guess its the "hate-to-show-off" mentality. I could tell that most of the people there probably thought we were on some secret mission.
Before I got my D50, I was looking at the D70 which must be nearly a decade old by now. That was bigger and a little heavier and had a few extra features worth having (like a lit LCD screen on the top). It was a toss up really but it was the smaller and lighter camera that won me over, especially knowing that I will eventually be buying lenses that will be on the heavy side. 1.5KG is the most I would accept for camera/lenses weight. Add in the fact that I also have to bring my notebook around at the same time, that would be about 4KGs.
So why haven't I upgraded to a D40, D60 or D80? I've heard that they were either too basic, worst in IQ performance or not worth the money compared to what I have. DSLRs, unlike mobile phones shouldn't have to be an upgrading exercise. I think most people can be satisfied with their first one until they see a real need for additional features like video, CA correction (if they have constant problems with CA) and so on.
