FF Sensor from Sony

[Paul Stenquist]

How does the D300 compare on noise? Is it as good as the D3? Better  
than the D200? Is it a CCD sensor? Sorry, if you already discussed  
this, but you've piqued my curiosity.
Paull
On Jan 31, 2008, at 10:22 AM, Adam Maas wrote:

> On 1/31/08, Jack Davis <jdavisf8 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Yeah, I just got a quick response from my pro friend who verified the
>> D3's FF/APS-C ability, but without further details. He still hasn't
>> acquired a unit of his own and gave no details as to whether it  
>> was due
>> to a limited supply or..?
>>
>> Jack
>
> Limited Supply. Nikon's only making 10k a month and it only launched
> at the end of November. It's pretty much still wait-list only now.
>
> I've got two friends who got them at initial launch and have had a
> chance to shoot with one a bit. VERY nice camera, screamingly fast,
> good finder (Not Nikon's best though) and excellent ergonomics. The
> high ISO performance is incredible, I was shooting at ISO5000 and it
> looked like ISO560 on my K10D. But overall I think I'd rather have the
> D300, which is noticably smaller without the grip and has better frame
> coverage for AF, making those 51 points more useful. Oh, and it's
> about 1/3 the cost. I would love the combo of a 14-24/2.8 and D300.
>
> -Adam
>
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