cx12, d300, & d40 - GoFuckYourself.com

crazyy · 01-13-2009, 03:19 PM

planning on buying a sony HDR-CX12 and a nikon d40.

the cx12 seems like a huge improvement over the cx10 but i still want to hear from people who have the cx12.

i was debating between the d300 and the d40 but i didn't think that anything over 6mp really makes a huge difference. any thoughts on this?

WeirdHomer · 01-13-2009, 03:26 PM

I have a Nikon D300, D2Xs, D200, D80 and D50...

Believe me, DON'T buy that D40, it sucks! Just 5 focus points, slow with the 18-200 VR and the 55-200 VR lens, the dust removal system sucks, etc...... i sold it about 10 days after i bought it.
Go for the D300, believe me, you won't regret it.

crazyy · 01-26-2009, 07:07 AM

thanks for the advice

borked · 01-26-2009, 08:12 AM

I love the d300, but never tried the d40....

01-13-2009, 03:19 PM	#1
crazyy Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 68	cx12, d300, & d40 planning on buying a sony HDR-CX12 and a nikon d40. the cx12 seems like a huge improvement over the cx10 but i still want to hear from people who have the cx12. i was debating between the d300 and the d40 but i didn't think that anything over 6mp really makes a huge difference. any thoughts on this?

01-13-2009, 03:26 PM	#2
WeirdHomer Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Interwebs Posts: 806	I have a Nikon D300, D2Xs, D200, D80 and D50... Believe me, DON'T buy that D40, it sucks! Just 5 focus points, slow with the 18-200 VR and the 55-200 VR lens, the dust removal system sucks, etc...... i sold it about 10 days after i bought it. Go for the D300, believe me, you won't regret it. Last edited by WeirdHomer; 01-13-2009 at 03:27 PM..

01-26-2009, 08:12 AM	#4
borked Totally Borked Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,284	I love the d300, but never tried the d40.... __________________ For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com (consider figuring out the email as test #1) All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

01-26-2009, 07:07 AM	#3
crazyy Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 68	thanks for the advice