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1. The reason why many sports photographers choose Canon instead of Nikon is actually because of the variety of telephoto lenses they provide.

   Nikon’s collection of telephoto lenses are limited. The high price tag is also consideration…

   Posted by yfjameslo | June 21, 2008, 5:19 pm

2. hmm.. Well, first of all, professional sports photographers don’t shoot with the Canon 40D or the Nikon D300. They shoot with the 1D-S MkIII or D3. But if you insist..

   I’ve seen a lot of sports photographers move away from “grey glass” (aka switch to Nikon) since the release of the D3/D300. Other than the price, the D300 should be the obvious choice for amateur sports photographers. It’s just as fast as the 40D (even faster with the batter pack) has a much better LCD, and has way more AF points

   Posted by bl4ckprint | June 23, 2008, 5:57 am

3. Not exactly true… the D300 has about 1.5 stops better iso performance, which means that F/4.5 on a d300 is about the same as f/2.8 on a D80.

   This fact may affect lens choice, a slower VR lens is more usable on a D300 IMO then a fast non VR lens.

   Posted by djacobox372 | June 26, 2008, 2:25 am

4. I have both the D3 and 2 D300 as backups. I have done the hold fashion or wedding shoots with a D300 and got great photos.

   -Rome
   p.s Have also done a little speed sport shots it worked great

   Posted by ProPhotoHouston02 | June 27, 2008, 7:59 pm

5. When I got to a football game, why do all those photographers have the “grey” lenses? hmmmm?

   The guy wanted to compare the 40D to the D300. How do you fit the $5000 D3 in there?

   Posted by mikehabibi | June 28, 2008, 9:43 am

6. Actually, if you shoot sports & action, the focus ability of the Nikons is superior to the Canons. 51 focus points on a prosumer camera? This was unheard of until the D300. Tests also verify that it holds focus more accurately on moving images.

   As for weddings/people, go D3 if you can afford it. Fuji is an also ran, and has not been able to deliver with the later installments of their S line (which is based on a Nikon body).

   Posted by MuchLessThanZero | June 28, 2008, 11:09 pm

7. If you shoot sports/action go canon. If you shoot people/weddings go Fuji S5 Pro. If you shoot everything else, go Nikon.

   Posted by mikehabibi | July 2, 2008, 6:50 am

8. Lenses outlive bodies. Set your budget, pick your lens, buy your body. A $1700 D300 with a $300 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G will take photos that are no where near as good as an $800 D80 with a $1200 28-70mm f/2.8D ED-IF.

   If you get a D300 first before you have the budget for a good lens, you’ll just be wasting that money when it comes time to upgrade. In about three years the D300 will be worth the $800 the D80 is today, yet the lens will be worth the same.

   Posted by charlesviper | July 2, 2008, 9:56 am

9. Choose your glass, and follow with your body choices.

   Posted by lincolninked | July 3, 2008, 4:07 pm

10. what should i buy canon 40d or this nikon? wich one is the best canon or nikon or sony?

    Posted by djdriv3 | July 6, 2008, 5:22 pm