So today afternoon I borrowed Nikon D300 and will have two days with it to
get my feelings sorted a bit about this possible digital camera for me. For
now I can tell you my first impressions.
It is incredibly similar to Nikon F100 I am using currently. Weight is
almost the same. Viewfinder is as bright as F100 but feels more contrast,
it is of course smaller (DX, FX). And the shutter is quite nosier that
shutter of my F100 including film advance.
What I found very strange is that my Nikon 28/2.8 AF-D lens
can not be used with aperture ring. I needed to set it to F22 and have to
use the wheels to set aperture. Very disappointing, I thought that camera
of this caliber should not have this limitation. I need to look more
into it.
(Added 3.Apr: Of course option in menu and I have set it back to Aperture
ring and it is working).
Here are few shots of Nikon D300 and F100 next to each other. Some more
reports and possible images will follow soon. I have camera until Saturday
morning.
