Nikon announced today that they are officially discontinuing the D300 DSLR. That should really not be a surprise as the D300s has been announced, effectively replacing a camera that came out in August of 2007 (that’s the equivalent of 25 years in digital photography time).
Regardless of the D300’s demise, it’s still a great camera, and well worth your photography dollar. Sure it doesn’t do video, but it does have the same 51 point auto-focus that the D300s does, it uses the same lenses, and the processing speed hasn’t been actually defined by Nikon as being that different.
Now, I do need to confess something here: I have a D300, and I love it. I haven’t been tempted to upgrade to a D300s, because I’m not convinced yet that there is that much different in the new model (aside from the video, which I haven’t tried and so can’t comment on). I will be reviewing a D300s soon, so maybe it will win me over.
As it stands, it is worth it to buy a D300? It’s still a truly great camera, and the price will definitely be dropping on what many considered to be the best prosumer camera available. One thing is certain: Nikon will want to move out the old inventory to make room for the new model.
I own a D300 and this changes nothing except the price of the D300. I am sure it will go down some now. That is good for anyone who has been thinking about buying one. It is a very, very capable camera.
ditto.
The D300 is still a fantastic camera even against the current day line-up. It might be lacking video functionality, but I can’t see that being a crucial factor in the minds of most people looking for a professional cropped sensor body. Other than that, it can certainly hold its own against the rest of them.
what i don’t understand is why are people so concerned about the lack of video feature in the d300? did you buy a camera or are you wanting a video camcorder? i own many nikons and i have them to take photos not videos, for that i use my mini sony camcorder. so stop with your crying about the the no video feature and that it can’t prepare your dinner too.