First Impressions - Nikon D300 and Ikelite Housing

Dave Harasti · Issue 41, Mar/Apr 2008 · pp. 29–31

Products mentioned: Nikon D300, Nikon D80, Ikelite housing, Ikelite DS SubStrobes, Nikon 60mm lens, Nikon Coolpix 5000, Nikon Coolpix 8400, Nikon D70s

I have been using a Nikon D80 for the past 12 months and have been really happy with it. The results from the camera were more than satisfying and I couldn’t complain… the D80 is a great camera. But then Nikon went and announced the new D300 and with it they mentioned the new ‘Liveview’ feature – being the ability to take a photo using the LCD screen. Wow! No more searching for pygmy seahorses through the small viewfinder and developing neck arthritis as I’d contort my neck to look through the viewfinder. It would be just like using my old Coolpix 5000 again! Finally I would be able to frame my shots using the rear LCD display. Like an excited schoolboy off to the lolly shop I knew that I had to own one; as Gollum said in Lord of the Rings ‘My precious, it must be mine!” D300 benefits Thanks to Yuzo at uwdigitalcamera.com in Japan I was able to beat the waiting list in Australia for the …