Upgrading - used D300s or D700?

[Tommo1965]

Ok after laying out all the options on the table, the minister for finance and I have settled on the d300s.

Reasoning - It is cheap, provides a significant enough upgrade for me, comes with great glass (almost a free body at the price listed!!) and will make a great second body when I do upgrade to ff, and I'll still have great dx glass for it.

If for whatever reason I do decide that I'd be better off with a d7k then I will sell the d300s body and d90 and fund it that way. In the meantime if I win the lotto or get a very substantial tax refund then I'll go the d700 and glass option in addition to the d300s but at this stage the reality is that it's beyond what I can realistically afford.

Thanks for the useful comments all


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sounds like you have nutted it out for your situation....the lens is worth about $900 used and the body about $1000....try and sneak the price down to $1900...the d90 Id expect around $400-500...but might be a hard sell....

if the AF of the D90 is getting you down..the D300s will certainly impress you...its very very good in low light AF, with or with out the assist light

the 17-55 by all accounts is a stellar lens..but if you do go FF it wont cross over between the bodies...I went with a 17-35 F2.8 because a D700 is in my future...but about a year off Id say ...

all in all Id have to say you ll be happy with your decision ..no point shelling out $5000 and getting buyers remorse...go with what the heart is telling you

[dieselpower]

the 17-55 by all accounts is a stellar lens..but if you do go FF it wont cross over between the bodies...

I know. But if I go FF I'll be keeping a DX body, and I'll need a good all-round lens for it, which this one covers

[Fredo]

Welcome to the D300 club . . . we're very selective you know . .

Fred

[rellik666]

^^ Yes very ........can't wait to see what you come up with with it!

[reflect]

At the end of the day it is still a Nikon……no more need be said, enjoy!!

[nightbringer]

Interesting debate ... I was also considering this question in light of waiting for new cameras from Nikon.

[dieselpower]

Interesting debate ... I was also considering this question in light of waiting for new cameras from Nikon.

Did it help you any?

[nightbringer]

A bit ... I'm leaning towards the more pro body ... plus I already know two people who have D7k's so it's a bit of an ego thing not to get the same thing as them

[maccaroneski]

Let us know how you go Tom. I had the same quandary several months ago and went the D700. Cost me a fair bit more as I then bought a Fuji x100 because the D700 can be a pain to travel with or take with me everywhere... sometimes I'm tempted to sell both of them and get a D7000, and put a couple of grand in my pocket.

[dieselpower]

Ended up with the d300s Tony. Haven't actually been out shooting with it yet though (I did go down to shoot some surfers the other morning but oddly there were none!). It is a bit of a monster though when coupled with that 17-55 f/2.8 lens...

[rellik666]

Welcome to the club DP!

[baybeans]

Hi Tony. A few months has passed now - did you sell the x100, or is it getting more use now? I ask because I am considering a x100 as my only camera to replace my old D70

[Blueywa]

Love my D300S ... but would still like a D700.

Just waiting untill end of the financial year.