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But, for pets, maybe it will not be fast enough to move around with; still brings back good memories.



That will depend on your shooting style. If you plan to shoot off of a tripod, then you can use any camera. If you plan to shoot off the floor, hand-held, then the D300 is more than adequate.

The other question is how big an image do you think you'll be selling as your "bread & butter". For me, it's still 8X10 with the occasional "large" print being a 16X20. I find that 8.2 mpx is just fine for that.

But there are times when I yearn for that Velvia medium-format look in my still life shots, macros and studio portraits where there isn't much retouching to be done post shoot. Sigh. Can't wait for that 5X7 digital back .

Jim

Jim Garvie
www.jagphoto.biz