Nikon D300 or Nikon D3300 for first camera
with Scott, I'd go with the D300, it's a better camera IMO. 
effron wrote:
Stealthy Ninja wrote: Canon 5D series. Doesn't matter which one, all of them will be better than those cameras.
If you don't mind focus issues and short battery life, go Canon.....
Let the pain begin.
Personally I hate the lower model bodies simply because they do not have a focus motor. I have the D300, and I must say that I will shoot with it until it gives up the ghost. It take my kind of lifestyle, which means abused. I am on my second LCD protector, because somehow they get cracked, in fact the one on it is cracked now. I am just going to leave it on to give it character. As Gary stated do not worry about the MP count too much.
Just get a low mileage D300 and be done with it....
Why so serious?
effron wrote: I'll sat this, the D300 is over eight years since release, and its still a better camera than the D3300, any Canon 5D mack whatever and probably any crop camera alive.
Seriously, I've owned both Canon and Nikon. Here's a list:
Canon:
40D
5D Classic
5D II
1DIV
1DsIII
1Dx
Nikon:
D3s
D800
D800e
D7000
The worst of these by far was the D7000. Which is supposed to be similar to the D300? I guess so. The best of the above is the Canon 1Dx or the Nikon D800e, depending on what you want to shoot.
Stealthy Ninja wrote: LOL if the focus on the D300 is anything like the D7000 I had, the 5D classic would do a better job.
As for battery life... lol. Canon/Nikon no difference.
That is a good one. If the D7000 had any focusing issues then it was nothing like the D300. Never had a single issue with it except for the normal times when AF on any camera screws up. If anything over the years, and across many forums it was always the Canon guys who needed this support number
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