Decent price for an excellent entry level DSLR, competes well with Canon mid-range.
Comes with standard kit lens (2014 updated version) which has Vibration Reduction (VR). Add a NIKON AF-S 35mm f/1.8G and you are covered for 90% of everyday stuff.
This is local stock, you will get 2 years of aus warranty.
15% off with ebay + 50$ cash back from NIKON - https://mynikonlife.com.au/gear/digital-slr-cameras/d3300/
Don't forget to use cashrewards!
I jumped ship from Canon! Now what do I do with the Canon 50mm STM lens I bought last month, and the 9 month old 1200D body?
Hahaha, people usually jumpship from DSLR to mirrorless these days.
But if you insist on DSLR then you can't go wrong with either Canon or Nikon.
Was going to Sony mirrorless actually, but they don't seem to have much lens choice and pricey too. But I agree, DSLR days are numbered. Mirrorless will win ultimately (5-10 years maybe).
@bargainaus: Sensor tech is improving greatly, so we do not really need big sensor (i.e. full frame) to gain pixel details. I think MFT is the best format for camera enthusiast, as the bodies and lenses are relatively cheap, and great lens selections from Olympus, Panasonic, Samyang, Sigma. The smaller and lighter gears make ot easier to carry all the time.
@cheapo999: well, DSLR trend is still strong now, can jump ship anytime, until the winner emerges. But hard to beat the optical viewfinder of DSLR.
I'd be happy to buy the lens off you if you don't want it :D
PM me.
Bought this for $380~ after discounts during the 20% off eBay sale, great deal nonetheless
Yes, ~380$ is the lowest it has been here. Did not know much about my preference then, now I'll stick with NIKON.
"competes well with Canon mid-range." On what planet? I'm a primarily Nikon shooter though I own both Canon and Nikon DSLRs. IQ is generally better on the D3300 especially at high ISO, but for features the Canon 600D and up will kick it's butt. No flash commander on the D3300. No screw motor. No swivel screen. Less focus points. Arguably a clunkier menu.
And as for "Add a NIKON AF-S 35mm f/1.8G and you are covered for 90% of everyday stuff." that's for a very narrow definition of "everyday stuff". How the heck do you know what people want to shoot? If my everyday stuff is shot at 200-300mm this isn't the setup for me. I own the 35 1.8 and it's a nice lens for the money but don't get carried away. If you're not after shallow DoF the kit lens competes with it at f/7.1 and above.
More experienced shooters will know enough to know better but I'm really tired of people blurting out advice which could be very bad depending on what a person wants to shoot.
If I was buying a Nikon it'd be nothing less than a D5x00, but even they don't have screw drive and flash commander. (At least there are more focus points). What I actually saved up for was a D7x00. Fantastic cameras.
This is an ENTRY level DSLR, this will serve 90% of the need for people who are new to DSLR photography. And by "competes well with Canon mid-range", just look up the comaprison between D3300 and Canon 70D on DxoMark benchmark, 70D does not even stand against it. Sure it lacks some minor features than Canon mid-range, but 90% of people will shoot in AUTO with JPEG and they don't care!
My personal choice was D5300 but can't justify the price as I'll be using it casually.
I shoot RAW and the high dynamic range, along with high color depth provided by this D3300 will suit me well over 90% of my needs.
But hey, people who loves video, give NIKON a miss altogether and go for a canon.
DxOMark is quite biased towards Nikon. They gave the D3300 a higher score than a 1DX. (This is coming from a D3300 owner).
It's the Sony sensor inside NIKON DSLR that is making the difference. Regardless of DxoMark, all other review seems to put NIKON entry level well over Canon entry level, so I don't see it as biased. How old is 1DX? Sensor technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years.
@bargainaus:
I'm not bashing Nikon, if I were I wouldn't have chosen the D3300 over an entry level Canon.
@cheapo999: mass produced by Sony for Canon, not designed by Sony. We are talking about Sony designed EXMOR sensor here. :)
@WoodenSpoon: I understand your point, each person has different preference. It took me one whole day to convince myself to buy this after knowing D3300 does not have Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB). Even the most basic Canon 1200D has it, I'll miss this feature too bad. :(
Nikon has been mixing it up with their sensors over the last few years and Thom Hogan seems to think it is a Nikon made sensor in the D3300
http://www.dslrbodies.com/cameras/current-nikon-dslr-reviews…
We definitely know that Toshiba fabbed the sensor in the earlier D5200
https://chipworks.secure.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sk…
The D3100/D3200 have Nikon sensors (probably fabbed by Reneasas)
http://chipworks.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sku=NIK-NC…
https://chipworks.secure.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sk…
I have not found any links for other entry level Nikons.
We also know that the D2X/D2XS, D3/D3S, D700, D4 and DF all have Nikon sensors and I strongly suspect the D4s as well.
Aptina has been used for the Nikon 1 series cameras until recently as well.
Sony does supply sensors for some Nikon models but not all of them.
@aim54x: yeah I read through the history of NIKON sensor tech. It seems they have intellectual knowledge sharing agreement with Sony, even the pure NIKON made sensor ranks high on benchmarks (above Canon).
I came across some articles which says D3300 is based on Sony EXMOR 192 based, but no teardown till now.
@bargainaus: my point is that Nikon is looking like they are moving away from Sony for sensors. Their home grown sensors are challenging Sony on equal footing. Even in cameras with Sony Exmor sensors Nikon (eg D300 vs A700, D7000 vs NEX5N) has made silicon level modifications: ADC, microarray lenses.
Regardless, the Nikon cameras are proving to be quite a force when it comes to image quality potential.
@aim54x: Yes, its true. Lets hope I can stick with them in long run and get the awesome dynamic range for my landscapes. :)
I have a canon 700d and recently got a Nikon D5500 ……. must admit, I'm a convert to Nikon for bangs per buck ………canon seem to be 12 months behind in the value game…… I would need a Canon 750d to equal the Nikon, and the 750d costs more.
well the D5500 costs more than the 700D too and came out almost 2 years after as well. the D5300 which came out 6 months after doesn't even have the touchscreen that the 700D has. so your comparison isn't really fair.
but yeah the nikons are better imo and I own the 700D.
No one starting out and shooting JPG is going to make the most of their dynamic range or care about DxOMark stats.
If you have 3 focus points and you're trying to shoot sports with a wide lens, you're fighting a losing battle. I know plenty of casual shooters who buy these to shoot kids sports.
The key point is YOUR needs. Not everyone will want to shoot what you shoot.
As for video shooters going with Canon, sure they should do that. But there are very few casual video shooters out there. It's not a casual thing to store and edit high def video, and it's hard to find people willing to watch it. They'd typically want to throw it on social media at low res. Really film buffs and students care about video, not the vast majority of still shooters. The real reason Canon gets the entry level market is that their mid level cameras are not as crippled and sell at a similar price to Nikon's entry level. The advice is generally to skip the 1x00D and grab a xx0D (D600, D700, D750, D760). They can be had more cheaply than the mid range D5x00 Nikons.
Never used the 9 auto-focus points came with 1200D. I disable all focus points except center cross-type and use focus recomposing technique before the click.
Yeah try focus recomposing on an F-18 doing a fast pass. Or a kid playing soccer. Your range of interests in terms of photographic subjects are narrow. There's nothing wrong with that. It's just that you can't go giving other people with other interests advice and expect it to work.
By the way you might want to get away from focus-recompose when you can. It's a terrible technique at shallow depth or short distance:
http://visual-vacations.com/Photography/focus-recompose_suck…
http://1000wordpics.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/why-you-shouldnt…
@syousef: I'm not giving advice, people who know what they want to shoot will research first and will get what they want. Who does not know what they want, probably won't care (AUTO+JPEG). Anyway, I bought it last night, wanted to share and get some discussion in the process which seems to be working. :p
BTW, I know that D3300 is not without shortcoming- https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/213400#comment-3086291
@syousef: Good articles. About 80% of the time I can get away with focus-recomposing, and the other 20% we either manual focussing or use other focus point. One of my cameras has a touch-screen, so it is super easy to choose nearby focussing point.
"I'm not giving advice"
"Add a NIKON AF-S 35mm f/1.8G and you are covered for 90% of everyday stuff."
Please explain how is that not advice? DOES NOT COMPUTE. Who's everyday stuff. My point stands.
Great camera for beginners. BIG step up from P&S. I had spent month reading before not paying extra $200 for an D5300 that time. I have this for >1 yr and shot >10000 photos of everything from portraits + my kids sport with 55-200mm to every day and night activities with 35mm f1.8. Very little use of the 18-55mm, only when there is enough light and in tight space. There certainly some limitation of the camera, but for this price there should not be a complain. I think after using SLR sometimes, the beginners who dare to try to learn using Manual will handle the any camera.
You can use the 18-55 for landscape. Apart from better performance, the kit lens comes with VR (IS for Canon), and an ENTRY level Canon (say 100D) with that technology will cost nearly same, albeit with a poorer performance than this.
beginners who dare to try to learn using Manual will handle any camera.
Amen to that!
@bargainaus: I took landscape with the 35mm, did not bother to change lens. On all trips it was like daytime the 55-200mm was on, night time the 35mm was on. At home the 35mm was always on. I now shoot an old Canon 5D II with 17-40 and 100mm and am looking at Nikon for a next gen of D750.
@dsq: makes me want to sell the 18-55, but the asking price is pretty low on Gumtree compared to same technology of Canon. I wonder why.
@bargainaus: maybe because most people rarely use that therefore only tiny chance they drop the lens :)
@dsq: maybe, and NIKON's maket share is also less than Canon. A Canon 18-55 IS STM is about 200$ on Gumtree, but the NIKON one with the same technology is only 100$. Could have recouped half the price and be fixated on 35mm only if I could sell at that price. :)
@bargainaus: maybe it is because Nikon users know better than to replace a broken 18-55 with another?
I have never been able to figure out why Canon kit lenses are traded in such volumes.
I've never minded the 18-55/18-55VR, they are decent enough lenses.
@aim54x: Canon is more perceived as easier to use and more attractive to general audience, whereas Nikon is considered camera for geeks.
OK, since this is a 'newish' camera post, I will post a question here. Did anyone see a Sony RX100 III post on the front page of Ozbargain this afternoon? I was about to leave home in a hurry at the time and it was on the front page so I thought to check it out when I return. It is not there; not a removed duplicate trail of it, or even an expired post about it. Does anyone have any idea of what might have happened to that post, please?
Edit: Nvm. I've just seen that it has been removed (Insufficient quantity). I should have worn my glasses. :)
O left for sale
That's a good deal.