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either yet the CAM 3500 managed to lock and track on this fast
moving-towards-me targets. I also want to mention that using my set
of series ''D'' lenses was a breeze with this camera. Lenses like my 35
AF-D F/2, 50mm AF-D F/1.4, 85
AF-D 1.8 and 105 AF-D F/2
gained new life. Auto focus improved significantly with these lenses.
They worked very silently and focus was very fluid with a ''torque''
you can actually feel. Although improvement in AF speed with my 17-55
AFS F/2.8 doesn't get any better in terms of speed, it is a
whole different story when focusing and tracking subjects that are
moving extremely fast and randomly. Tracking performance from point A
to point B with AF-S lenses is amazing. The camera was
set to ''Focus Priority'' in which the camera won't shoot unless the
subject is in focus.
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D300 and slow
auto focus? No way, one if the things I noticed during my tests is
that the AF gives the sensation of being in a ''letargic'' mode. I
noticed this when the camera was set to 9 AF points and more
noticeable at 14 bits. At 12 bits the camera ''seemed with a faster''
response. This is a sensation we get when coming from other Nikons
including the D70s. The system is not slow or it is in ''letargic
mode''. I found it quite responsive and I believe that spending some
time with this totally new system will show many early adopters that
what we need is to get aquainted with the system and lets not forget
that ''auto'' doesn't mean ''I have to do nothing''. We have to
develop techniques with any system. So as my son would say, the AF on
the D300 really ROCKS!
There
are 3 NEF's available from the pictures above for you to download
-click
to download here-
Vertical Grip:
Finally Nikon
granted us with a vertical grip that goes hand in hand and at the
quality level of their bodies. Other than the weak battery holding
clips on the MB-D200, I don't have much complaint on it. In the new
MB-10 costruction changed to Mag-Alloy and the whole battery system
is at the level of the D1, D2 and D3 series. The 'joystick' is a
pleasure to work with. But there is something that I noticed that
many folks on the web have reported, I've noticed that the shutter
button on the grip is quite sensitive and combined with the AF speed,
it fires a shot very easily or a few if you are in CH mode.
Noise:
What noise?
We can finally say that. The new CMOS sensor in my experience
has around 1 stop and a ½ improvement in the noise area. This is
quite an achievement considering that Nikon crammed 12MP on an APS
sensor. Want to see an ISO 1600 untouched in camera or during
coversion? Click
here to see the 100% crops. They both were shot with my Nikon
85mm F/1.8 AF-D lens @ F/4.
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