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Advantages of the Nikon D300S
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51 vs 39
7 fps vs 6 fps
15 vs 9
300 ms vs 400 ms
225 ms vs 238 ms
2.9" vs 3"
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Advantages of the Nikon D7000
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1080p @ 24fps vs 720p @ 24fps
80.0 vs 70.0
Contrast detection vs None
1,167 ISO vs 787 ISO
13.9 EV vs 12.2 EV
23.5 bits vs 22.5 bits
16.1 MP vs 12.2 MP
132x105x77 mm vs 147x114x74 mm
6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
1050 shots vs 950 shots
780 g vs 938 g
25,600 ISO vs 6,400 ISO
$599.95 vs $1,179.99
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recommendations
Which camera do we recommend? Relative to the best recent DSLRs, and ignoring price
similarities
Compared to recent DSLRs
Common Strengths
 | Many lenses available |
| 205 lenses |
 | Weather sealed |
| Shoot in extreme weather |
| Minimal startup delay | |||
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 | Both have pentaprism viewfinders |
| Pentaprism |
| Both have a built-in lens focus motor, which is uncommon in cameras similar to these |
| Autofocuses with more lenses |
| Above average viewfinder coverage |
| 100% |
 | Multiple storage slots |
| 2 |
 | Fast max shutter speeds |
| 1/8000 of a second |
Common Weaknesses
 | Neither has in-camera HDR |
| You could do HDR manually |
| Capture low resolution images | |||
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 | No built-in GPS |
| Missing geo-tagging |
| Poor maximum light sensitivity | |||
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 | No flip-out screens |
| Less flexible |
 | No image stabilization |
| Risk of blur |
 | Very small screens |
| 3.0" |
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competitors
Shared Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Nikon D7100
Entry-level DSLR
$997 body only
$1,170 - $1,297 with 18-140mm lens
| Has a significantly larger screen |
 | Has a significantly higher resolution screen |
Nikon D5300
Entry-level DSLR
$697 body only
$745 - $797 with 18-55mm lens
| Has a significantly larger screen |
| Has a slightly higher resolution screen |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Has fewer storage slots |
Nikon D5200
Entry-level DSLR
$480 - $547 body only
$480 - $647 with 18-55mm lens
| Takes significantly higher resolution photos |
| Has a screen which flips out |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Is thicker |
Nikon D90
Entry-level DSLR
$929 body only
$900 with 18-55mm lens
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Is thicker |
Canon EOS 60D
Pro DSLR
$672 - $799 body only
$949 - $1,299 with 18-135mm lens
| Has a slightly higher resolution screen |
| Has a screen which flips out |
| Is thicker |
| Has fewer storage slots |
Canon EOS 7D
Pro DSLR
$999 - $1,000 body only
$1,099 - $1,562 with 28-135mm lens
| Has significantly less shutter lag |
| Has fewer storage slots |
| Doesn't have a built-in focus motor |
Nikon D3200
Entry-level DSLR
$309 - $527 body only
$389 - $447 with 18-55mm lens
| Takes significantly higher resolution photos |
| Is significantly lighter |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Has fewer storage slots |
Nikon D300S Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
No significant competitors found that are specific to the Nikon D300S.
Nikon D7000 Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
No significant competitors found that are specific to the Nikon D7000.
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you can contact me at jonyahblog@hotmail.com if you want to talk more about photography :)
also, the ISO performance of a D7000 is better than the D300s, even if you shot in RAW and lowered the pixel count and tweaked your image in post, in the end, you could do the same with an image taken with the D7000 and it'd still be better. not to say the noise on the D300s is unfavourable, it's still an amazing camera it terms of low light performance.
and i don't understand why you're posting professional lenses on this thread, if people were tossing up between the D300s and the D7000, they probably wouldn't be going to spend $500 on a prime lens (if they even knew what that was), let alone $2000 on some fast glass. . .
For me lenses are most important. you got to get a sharp lens with big front glass and big aperture f2.8 or less. specially above 50mm get as big aperture as possible like 'f1.2' 'f1.4' 'f1.8' 'f2.0' 'f2.8'. as for f5.6 and f6.3 are more than useless on focal lengths greater then 70mm unless you are doing macro work.
i would recommend these lenses if one wants to spend money as far as camera goes just buy any full frame from nikon d3,d3s or d700.
Nikon 50mm f/1.4G (Short Telephoto)
Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G (Wide Angle, Landscape)
Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G (Mid Zoom, Normal use)Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II (Telephoto)Nikon 85mm f/1.4D (Head Shots)
for 3rd party lenses i would not give any comment just go to shop with your camera take photo of same object with both lenses. if you do not feel any difference then go ahead and buy 3rd party. check on both extremes min and max aperture and min and max focal lengths total 4 shots per lens.