1.8. Live View
At first I didn't see any point to Live View, but after using the camera for a while, I've found distinct uses for it. My favorite way to use Live View (where you see the image using the Monitor LCD instead of the normal viewfinder) is while shooting macro images.
I was shooting a Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Butterfly on a tree in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I had the D300 on a tripod, using an older AI-Nikkor 200mm f/4 manual focus lens, on a bellows, to do larger than life-sized macro. I was using my normal viewfinder, when I suddenly realized that this would be a lot easier if I could stand back a little bit. I turned on Live View mode and was amazed at how easy macro shots were when I was not hovering over ...
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