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Nikon D300 Survives Antartica!

Nikon D300 Survives AntarticaDutch wildlife photography Jan Vermeer recently made an epic journey through the icy wastelands of Antartica, accompanied by Nikon’s brand new DSLR, the eagerly-anticipated D300. In our exclusive English report, Jan shares his experiences of using Nikon’s prosumer DSLR camera in such an inhospitable climate, photographing the Emperor Penguins of Snow Hill Island. A passionate advocate of the D2X camera, this was Jan’s first hands-on test of the new Nikon D300 - find out how it performed in one of the most beautiful and most hostile parts of our planet.

Website: Nikon D300 Field Test

Published: Thursday, December 20, 2007

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Reader Comments

  1. Nice write-up. I'm an olympus user myself but always like to read these camera-in-hostile-environment reports.

    Great photos as well.

    Marco at 01:46pm on Thursday, December 20, 2007

  2. Jan,

    I would think Olympus's new E-3 would be fantastic under these conditions. A truly weather-sealed camera, 2x multiplier, fastest autofocus using their new SWD lenses. I wish you had brought that along as well.

    Tom at 01:56pm on Thursday, December 20, 2007

  3. Hi, I too am going to the antarctic jan6, just got my D300 last week,nice review,When I put a pic in playback, the image opens out of focus,then within a second goes clear, does yours do the same? I had a D80, it didn't do it, but I have a CoolPix P4 that does the same thing. Hope I can get a few pic's as nice as yours, thanks bill.

    bill pedneault at 06:23am on Saturday, December 22, 2007

  4. Just a small point regarding the "Compare prices" section, the links for the UK prices relate to the D200 not the D300. Apart from that it's a great article of a real life extreme test - very informative.

    Derek Godridge at 01:32pm on Sunday, December 23, 2007

  5. Great photos, i have been using this D300 it also has ability to control the camera from a computer remotely, and that includes receiving a Live View image from the camera. You can focus, adjust settings, and fire, all from a computer. Im very much happy with this piece...

    annie at 12:15pm on Thursday, December 27, 2007

  6. Great review, priceless photos... Exactly the same reason I purchased a D300 and enjoy it fully here in the desert of Phoenix, Arizona. Take it to the extremes or go home.

    Jason at 04:05am on Tuesday, January 01, 2008

  7. Fantastic shots, with breathtaking colours and lights. Amazing work! Thank you.

    Andrea at 10:29pm on Wednesday, January 02, 2008

  8. http://photocrumb.blogspot.com/

    CHECK OUT MORE NIKON D300 PHOTOS ON MY BLOG WITH MY IMPRESSIONS OF THE CAMERA

    AG at 12:38am on Sunday, January 06, 2008

  9. Nice write-up. Good info on camera, glad to hear it has live view. Loved the photos. Haven't seen those shades of cyan/blue since using AGFA film in the 70s.

    Mac at 07:20pm on Sunday, January 13, 2008

  10. the review is helpful..pictures are astonishing great!! awesome is the only word i can describe about this d300. as nikon user, i am proud to what i used.

    the photographer has done a wonderful job.

    ian yew at 09:15am on Tuesday, January 15, 2008

  11. A great write up and good information. I am about to purchase a D300 and you have answered most of my questions.You have made my mind up for me.
    What a fantastic set of photographs. I envy you for being able to go to the 'white world' so often.
    A job well done.

    H. Ash Amliwala at 10:44pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2008

  12. Purchased my D300 in December and have not given it a real workout yet. Your pictures are fantastic and reinforce my decision to upgrade from a D200. Doubt if I will ever use the D300 in the conditions you experienced but it's nice to know it's capabilities. Thanks for the very informative review and pictures.

    Stan Burg at 06:48pm on Friday, February 08, 2008

  13. Cheers.
    Your samples are really great, and excactly what I needed. Now I´ll go for one myself and it´s great that I can continue using my old MF-lenses which in some cases are better.
    Tanx again.

    Micky at 04:30pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2008

  14. Wonderful pictures and wonderful colors! I felt I was there...

    Suna Yazgan at 12:52pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2008

  15. Fantastic review, excellent samples. Iam waiting for my Nikon D300, now I use D200. Thanks for great review.

    Alberto

    Alberto Quintal at 04:02pm on Saturday, March 08, 2008

  16. In it's own class I can compare d300 with 5D... But with it's high-tech D300 is more more better than Canon eos 5d... It's not full frame but viewfinder has same large view like other full frames...

    it's more less same with D3; Thrust d300...

    Uygar Ozel at 12:21pm on Sunday, March 09, 2008

  17. Great review that made me envious of some lucky people that get to these locations but gave me the shove to buy the D300

    Tony Barr at 04:10pm on Sunday, April 06, 2008

  18. Great to find a useful "non technical" review from a photographer's perspective.

    The superb results speak for themselves! This is a camera that delivers on quality images and most importantly performs under extreme conditions.

    Nice to see Nikon providing a class leading product - with some great new lenses!

    These well composed and insightful images also remind me how important these wonderful creatures are to our crazy world.

    Brian Rowland at 11:54am on Tuesday, April 22, 2008

  19. I purchased my first Nikon today! I've been talking myself out of it for nearly a year now, but I finally just had to go for it. This was my first true investment into a field I'm finding I truly admire. I'm so excited to start sharing the things I see that everyone else overlooks!

    Thanks for the write-up it was one of the many reasons I decided to go down this road.

    Sean in Portland Oregon at 07:07am on Saturday, June 07, 2008

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