This is the body that moved me from Canon to Nikon - the dark side. After 25 plus years shooting Canon bodies, the D300 was just so enticing, I had to try one. Big mistake. I tried one in a camera store and the next day, I was selling my Canon gear.
The D300 is infinitly configurable - with 4 banks of stored shooting settings. 51 focus points, auto-iso, accurate AF tracking. Simply incredible colors. The D300 is the body the Canon 50D should have been.
One thing: Nikon has not caught Canon when it comes to glass. This cannot be overstated. Unless you'll be purchasing the $2000 each Nikon pro lenses - and those are very, very limited in numbers (basically the 14-24, 24-70 and 70-200 - plus the $5000 200-400), you'll be compromising. There are no pro fixed aperture f4 lenses for Nikon - unlike Canon's offerings. Be absolutely certain you can live with the lenses out there before you make the switch.
I researched the heck out of the D300 before buying - but I made the assumption that the Nikon lens lineup would be as good as the Canon lineup. Fortunately, I'm not a pro, so getting the best isn't as important to me as it might be to someone else. On top of that, the Nikon pro-sumer lineup of lenses is far nicer than the Canon consumer group. So they work for my needs.
What would be perfect, of course, is the D300 with Canon stamped on the front, Nikon quality inside and an EOS mount. Yeah, that and a working economy!
Still and all, the absolute best body on the market, period, for under $1500. Simply superb. It is often said that the photographer makes the pictures and cameras and lenses are just tools. A good photographer can make a cheap body outperform a great body in the hands of a poor photographer. That is true. However, this is one piece of gear that will make any photographer better.Get more detail about Nikon D300 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only).
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