FF Sensor from Sony

[Adam Maas]

12MP CMOS Sensor, WAY better high ISO than the D200(which performed
similarly to the K10D), but not nearly as good as the D3(nothing is,
the D3 is at least 1 stop better than anything else on the market). If
you've seen the K20D high ISO shots, the D300 is similar in
performance, a little noisier at 6400 but about the same at 3200 and
below.

Here's an ISO 6400 shot from the D300 (me shooting a friends D300 with
the Tamron 17-50. ISO 6400, 1/8 at f2.8@17mm, no NR in post beyond
Lightroom's default 25 in colour, B&W conversion in Lightroom):

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2183/2202637577_d6c9b74e79_b.jpg

-Adam

On 2/1/08, Paul Stenquist <pnstenquist at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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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