Nikon D300 review

Key Features, pictures, prices...

http://digitalphotocameras.blogspot.com/

On Nov 15, 6:04 am, No One wrote:
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Key Features, pictures, prices...

http://digitalphotocameras.blogspot.com/

Gee Wally, that's somereview. Lots of great info on field testing.
What all that take? 5 minutes?

I just got the D300, and I am amazed. It really is quite complex
though. If anyone needs help, I found a video showing some tips and
tricks to operating the D300. Check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3lhyUNapqs

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On Nov 15, 6:04 am, No One wrote:
wrote:
Key Features, pictures, prices...

http://digitalphotocameras.blogspot.com/

Gee Wally, that's somereview. Lots of great info on field testing.
What all that take? 5 minutes?

I just got the D300, and I am amazed. It really is quite complex
though. If anyone needs help, I found a video showing some tips and
tricks to operating the D300. Check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3lhyUNapqs

enlighten me, o wise one - how is it that you all find discussion of the
Nikon D300 relevent to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format? Is said format
4.25 x 6 , 6x6, 6x7, or 6x9? And doth it useth 620 or 120? I await with
keen eagerness your wise, lucid, and well reasoned explanation.

Lawrence Akutagawa wrote:
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On Nov 15, 6:04 am, No One wrote:
wrote:
Key Features, pictures, prices...
http://digitalphotocameras.blogspot.com/
Gee Wally, that's somereview. Lots of great info on field testing.
What all that take? 5 minutes?
I just got the D300, and I am amazed. It really is quite complex
though. If anyone needs help, I found a video showing some tips and
tricks to operating the D300. Check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3lhyUNapqs

enlighten me, o wise one - how is it that you all find discussion of the
Nikon D300 relevent to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format? Is said format
4.25 x 6 , 6x6, 6x7, or 6x9? And doth it useth 620 or 120?

620 or typo? I'm a newbie to med format.

Greg

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Lawrence Akutagawa wrote:
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On Nov 15, 6:04 am, No One wrote:
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Key Features, pictures, prices...
http://digitalphotocameras.blogspot.com/
Gee Wally, that's somereview. Lots of great info on field testing.
What all that take? 5 minutes?
I just got the D300, and I am amazed. It really is quite complex
though. If anyone needs help, I found a video showing some tips and
tricks to operating the D300. Check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3lhyUNapqs

enlighten me, o wise one - how is it that you all find discussion of the
Nikon D300 relevent to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format? Is said format
4.25 x 6 , 6x6, 6x7, or 6x9? And doth it useth 620 or 120?

620 or typo? I'm a newbie to med format.

From http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/format.htm
"120 film was introduced about 1902 and is still very popular today. 120
film is a black paper roll with a strip of film taped inside which is drawn
through your camera as you shoot. The paper has markings on the back so you
could advance the film by looking through a red window in the old days
before rapid wind levers. These markings were for 645 (16 shots) , 6 x 6 (12
shots) and 6 x 9 (8 shots) formats. The black paper lets you load the film
in daylight. To load a new roll of film you move the empty spool left from
the previous roll to the other position and put the new roll in its place.
You thread the roll onto the empty spool, wind the camera till the arrow on
the backing paper aligns with an index on the camera. Close the back and
wind till you get to frame one. Some cameras even have automatic indexing so
you don't need to fiddle with aligning arrows.

"In the 1950s a smaller spool was used for the same roll of film for
snapshot cameras called 620. 620 is no longer made, and you can respool 120
onto 620 spools."

I guess that the Nikon D300 gurus have gone mute or perhaps taken a vow of
silence because I don't see them tendering to us my requested explanation.

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On Nov 15, 6:04 am, No One wrote:
wrote:
Key Features, pictures, prices...
http://digitalphotocameras.blogspot.com/
Gee Wally, that's somereview. Lots of great info on field
testing. What all that take? 5 minutes?
I just got the D300, and I am amazed. It really is quite complex
though. If anyone needs help, I found a video showing some tips and
tricks to operating the D300. Check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3lhyUNapqs

enlighten me, o wise one - how is it that you all find discussion of
the Nikon D300 relevent to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format? Is
said format 4.25 x 6 , 6x6, 6x7, or 6x9? And doth it useth 620 or
120?

620 or typo? I'm a newbie to med format.

From http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/format.htm
"120 film was introduced about 1902 and is still very popular today.
120 film is a black paper roll with a strip of film taped inside which
is drawn through your camera as you shoot. The paper has markings on
the back so you could advance the film by looking through a red window
in the old days before rapid wind levers. These markings were for 645
(16 shots) , 6 x 6 (12 shots) and 6 x 9 (8 shots) formats. The black
paper lets you load the film in daylight. To load a new roll of film
you move the empty spool left from the previous roll to the other
position and put the new roll in its place. You thread the roll onto
the empty spool, wind the camera till the arrow on the backing paper
aligns with an index on the camera. Close the back and wind till you
get to frame one. Some cameras even have automatic indexing so you
don't need to fiddle with aligning arrows.

"In the 1950s a smaller spool was used for the same roll of film for
snapshot cameras called 620. 620 is no longer made, and you can
respool 120 onto 620 spools."

I guess that the Nikon D300 gurus have gone mute or perhaps taken a
vow of silence because I don't see them tendering to us my requested
explanation.




You can buy ready re-spooled 120 from a guy on e-bay. Search on '620
film'. Central Camera in Chicago also carries 620 and a lot of other
outdated formats. Be prepared for sticker shock - this is a Labor
intensive business these days.

Note: Some cameras will take both 120 and 620 spools.

Lawrence Akutagawa wrote:
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620 or typo? I'm a newbie to med format.

From http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/format.htm
"120 film was introduced about 1902 and is still very popular today. 120
film is a black paper roll with a strip of film taped inside which is drawn
through your camera as you shoot. The paper has markings on the back so you
could advance the film by looking through a red window in the old days
before rapid wind levers. These markings were for 645 (16 shots) , 6 x 6 (12
shots) and 6 x 9 (8 shots) formats. The black paper lets you load the film
in daylight. To load a new roll of film you move the empty spool left from
the previous roll to the other position and put the new roll in its place.
You thread the roll onto the empty spool, wind the camera till the arrow on
the backing paper aligns with an index on the camera. Close the back and
wind till you get to frame one. Some cameras even have automatic indexing so
you don't need to fiddle with aligning arrows.

"In the 1950s a smaller spool was used for the same roll of film for
snapshot cameras called 620. 620 is no longer made, and you can respool 120
onto 620 spools."


Thanks for the lesson. I bought a Mamiya 645 Pro recently and was only
familiar with 120 and 220.

Greg

"G.T." wrote:

Thanks for the lesson. I bought a Mamiya 645 Pro recently and was only
familiar with 120 and 220.

Drive By Gloat!

"G.T." wrote:

Thanks for the lesson. I bought a Mamiya 645 Pro recently and was only
familiar with 120 and 220.

The 110/2.8 lens is real sweet if you like that focal length, and often
quite cheap (I paid US$200 or so over here for mine). I used the 35/3.5,
55/2.8, and 110/2.8 for landscapey/cityscapey sorts of things for a few
years.

David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan

On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:33:45 GMT, "Lawrence Akutagawa"
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enlighten me, o wise one - how is it that you all find discussion of the
Nikon D300 relevent to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format? Is said format
4.25 x 6 , 6x6, 6x7, or 6x9?

6 x 9? The D300 is 4288 x 2848. That's 226152 times better than 6 x 9.

And doth it useth 620 or 120?

What's wrong with 220?

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