Comments on: D300 Firmware 1.10 Released http://sportsphotoguy.com/d300-firmware-110-released/ Reviews, Technique, Portfolio, Prints Thu, 10 May 2012 14:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: The Sports Photo Guy http://sportsphotoguy.com/d300-firmware-110-released/comment-page-1/#comment-631 The Sports Photo Guy Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:17:28 +0000 http://sportsphotoguy.com/?p=250#comment-631 Interesting...perhaps an issue like "dead battery syndrome" (DBS), which never afflicted either of my D300 bodies but for which Nikon also released a firmware update. <P>Since the FPS decrease to 7.5 fps is documented in the manual, I doubt it is something Nikon considers something that needs "fixing" - but it would be nice to have the full 8 fps. My D300s at 7.5/8 fps are definitely faster than they are at 6 fps, but they don't quite seem to keep up with my D2H at 8 fps. Interesting…perhaps an issue like “dead battery syndrome” (DBS), which never afflicted either of my D300 bodies but for which Nikon also released a firmware update.

Since the FPS decrease to 7.5 fps is documented in the manual, I doubt it is something Nikon considers something that needs “fixing” – but it would be nice to have the full 8 fps. My D300s at 7.5/8 fps are definitely faster than they are at 6 fps, but they don’t quite seem to keep up with my D2H at 8 fps.

]]> By: Chris http://sportsphotoguy.com/d300-firmware-110-released/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Chris Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:42:34 +0000 http://sportsphotoguy.com/?p=250#comment-629 I can corroborate the initial problem recognizing AAs in the grip. You had to remove the batt from the body, install the grip/AAs, then remove and replace batt inside the body, then re-install the grip. I only had to do this once, when I first got my camera, and it's worked fine every since, 8FPS. Way before the other firmware upgrade as well. But, in AutoISO mode, FPS 'drops' to 7.5. Wonder if this part was fixed or remains the same. I can corroborate the initial problem recognizing AAs in the grip. You had to remove the batt from the body, install the grip/AAs, then remove and replace batt inside the body, then re-install the grip.

I only had to do this once, when I first got my camera, and it’s worked fine every since, 8FPS. Way before the other firmware upgrade as well.

But, in AutoISO mode, FPS ‘drops’ to 7.5. Wonder if this part was fixed or remains the same.

]]> By: The Sports Photo Guy http://sportsphotoguy.com/d300-firmware-110-released/comment-page-1/#comment-626 The Sports Photo Guy Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:48:40 +0000 http://sportsphotoguy.com/?p=250#comment-626 Not sure I agree with that - I've never had a problem getting 8 fps with an EN-EL3e in the body and AAs in the grip at the same time. I don't see this in the list of firmware changes, either. Not sure I agree with that – I’ve never had a problem getting 8 fps with an EN-EL3e in the body and AAs in the grip at the same time. I don’t see this in the list of firmware changes, either.

]]> By: annonym http://sportsphotoguy.com/d300-firmware-110-released/comment-page-1/#comment-625 annonym Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:29:03 +0000 http://sportsphotoguy.com/?p=250#comment-625 And one more thing for sports photographers - if you use MB-D10 grip. Lately if you put normal battery inside D300 and 8 AA's in grip you had still 6 PFS. The only option to have 8FPS was to remove the main battery from D300 and use only AA's (or the battery from D3). Now using this newest software you can have battery inside D300 ad 8 AA's in grip and you have 8FPS! And that's F.A.S.T! And one more thing for sports photographers – if you use MB-D10 grip. Lately if you put normal battery inside D300 and 8 AA’s in grip you had still 6 PFS. The only option to have 8FPS was to remove the main battery from D300 and use only AA’s (or the battery from D3). Now using this newest software you can have battery inside D300 ad 8 AA’s in grip and you have 8FPS! And that’s F.A.S.T!

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