One problem, but great camera

I can't add any other superlatives to the previous raves about the Nikon D300's technical qualities. It's a great camera, my second Nikon DSLR since I started with the D100 when it first came out. However, I have encountered one problem: long lenses can malfunction and the camera will either fire late or not fire at all. After looking at the Nikonian site, I see that others have reported same problem. I've resorted to removing the lens and cleaning around lens perimeter as well as camera (where they make contact with each other)before reattaching the lens. For some reason, there is a residue. Since I shoot sports, it means a lot of long-lens use. The camera is also a heavy user of battery power so extras are a must if one shoots a lot of pics.Nikon D300 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)

What A Camera

I just got the D300 kit yesterday. All I can say is what a CAMERA!!! Photoshop can't even keep up with this Camera.The manual is a lot larger, and there are many features on this camera that I will need to read up on.A photo I took in RAW and then converted to TIFF ended up to be 70 MB! Sharp as a TACK! COLORS WONDERFUL!!! SHARPNESS NIKON HAS NAILED THIS ONE! The 18-135 is a wonderful all around lens..quick sharp and light!