Cons: a few minor drawback, no arrow-assist focus indicator
The Bottom Line: Quite a formidable D-SLR camera I own thus far. Almost as good as my favorite slide film. A very flexible and customizable digital SLR camera!
paulphoto's Full Review: Nikon D300 Digital Camera with 18-200mm lens
Introduction I have held my ground as a film photographer for a very long time. In my opinion, slide film still produces superb image quality that CMOS or CCD image sensor has yet to compare and succeed. Quite frankly, viewing an image on a slide film is far more gratifying to a photographer's mind's eye than looking at a photo image on a monitor. As a purist in photography, I am more inclined to view someone's slide images and admire their ability to produce such breath-taking photographs. The reason is that slide image reveals the actual work in the field, all done by a photographer, without an after-thought post production or editing whatsoever.
Even though I primarily shoot with film, I do own digital cameras. I started exploring digital back since 2002 with my point-and-shoot Nikon Coolpix 885 3.2mega pixel. (A darn good little camera! It still works flawlessly.) I often used that camera to make images of items I sell on eBay. I then acquired a used Nikon D1x back in 2005 and have been using it infrequently until I acquired the Nikon D70s. None of those actually convince me to shoot digital. With the introduction of Nikon D200, D2x and now D3, D300 (and D700), it's time to explore the new generation of digital SLR.
Why Nikon D300? I use Nikon photographic equipment. I have a collection of lenses and accessories which I have invested for a very long time; therefore a new camera body will have to be Nikon, because to me it stands for quality, reliablity and dependability. For the first time, I decided to get my digital SLR camera new. I ordered my D300 directly from B&H Photo for $1624.
I want a camera body that is durable, sturdy and rug that can withstand some form of abuse. Finally, I want a camera that I can take full control; a camera that offers a whole spectrum of product support including lens compatibility and accessories.
The Nikon D2Xs seems to fit the above category. However, I need a camera that is not too heavy and bulky like the D2Xs. I need a camera that provides a professional standard yet small enough to lug around for a family snapshot at a picnic or special family occasions. Since I only shoot digital as secondary, I am not ready to invest $3000 to $5000 for a D3 camera body that I will not utilize its full potential. Furthermore, I have read that Nikon D300 and D3 are on par with their image quality and several other features. The D300 does not have the features on the D3 that I don't need or want (at least for my current digital picture taking requirement).
I had considered getting the Nikon D200 for its cheaper price (either used or new) since the D300 has been introduced to replace it. Based on specs comparison, the D300 is superior to D200, especially with the new 51-point AF focus area, new focusing system, superior metering system, faster card writing, larger pixel density, better ISO sensitivity. In terms of physical appeal, the Nikon D300 just looks darn much better than the D200. Based this method of elimination, I have opted for the Nikon D300 over the D200 (or D2Xs) for better features and image quality and over D3 for a more affordable price and light weight and small body size.
Is D300 for you? The Nikon D300 is a semi-professional camera body. It is almost a comparison between 35mm film-based camera Nikon F100 to Nikon F5 and Nikon D300 to D3. In fact, except for its somewhat taller body and large LCD panel at the back, the D300 reminds me a lot of F100, in terms of its smaller size and lighter weight yet with a rugged and solid feel in the hand.
If you are serious about digital photography, especially on image quality, the Nikon D300's effective 12.3 megapixels will satisfy you. In terms of image quality and sharpness, the D300 image sensor can produce sharp and colorful images almost comparable to my favorite slide film Fujichrome Velvia 50.
FEATURES The most notable features of the D300 would have to be its large autofocus area, advanced metering system, large LCD panel, large effective pixel density, and a few minor refinements such as longer battery life (or less power consumer compared to previous digital SLRs – D1x, D2x or D200), faster card writing, faster autofocus response, flexible custom functions and improved ISO sensitivity.
Focus Area: Currently, Nikon D300 has the largest AF area among all digital SLRs. With its 51-point autofocus, the D300 is built for swift AF response with flexibility on picture taking whether on a point-to-point autofocus or dynamic-area focus with selectable AF points or sophisticated dynamic-area AF with 3D tracking utilizing all its 51-point area – I like it immensely! [More on this later when I discuss my experience using it in the field.]
Frame Advance Rate: In terms of frames per second, the D300 is able to fire 6 frames per second with its rechargeable EN-EL3e battery and up to 8 frames per second with its optional power grip MB-D10. The camera has the usual shutter speed from 1/8000 to 30 seconds with 1/3, 1/2, and 1 EV with a flash sync of 1/250 and 1/320 high-speed.
Metering System: Based on the superb 3D color matrix metering system used in the flagship film-based Nikon F5 that Nikon has been famous for, the D300 features the new and improved 3D color matrix metering II system. The D300 features three different metering capabilities: 3D color matrix (with its 1005-segment RGB sensor), Center-Weighted and Spot. All its 51-point AF areas can be individually used for a spot metering; this offers such great flexibility and versatility for the AF area is reasonably small to effectively select a point of focus and metering for precise exposure.
Image Quality and Pixel Density: While still based on a 1.5x effective focal length (Nikon's DX format), the D300 has 24.6x15.8mm CMOS image sensor with a total of 13.1 million pixels which will produce an effective image size of 12.3 million pixels. In simple terms, this will translate to an extremely sharp image quality on a printed paper.
The Nikon D300 can save images in three different file formats: NEF (RAW), TIFF and JPEG. For each, three options can be selected for file size: large (L), medium (M), and small (S). With NEF (Nikon Electronic File), the D300 can save in four different types: NEF (RAW), NEF+JPEG fine, NEF (RAW)+JPEG normal, NEF (RAW) + JPEG basic. With TIFF, a user can choose to save in L, M or S. With JPEG, an image file can be saved in fine, normal and basic, and each has a choice of L, M and S.
Selection of image format is perhaps subjective and based on an individual's requirement. However, for image quality, NEF (RAW) is perhaps the best option provided by Nikon D300. This is simply because image recorded by the sensor has been generated by the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) without interpolation or correction of any kind (that's the reason why it's referred to as RAW) that has not gone through any software manipulation. With NEF, a 12 or 14-bit depth can be selected. Now, with either TIFF or JPEG, image is recorded by a 12-bit depth to produce a 12-bit raw data. The final stage of processing is that the camera will use its software to encode and create conversion of 12-bit data to 8-bit RGB. Thus, the final image produced in TIFF or JPEG is reduced from a 12-bit data to an 8-bit data. This compression and image interpolation has reduced the actual image integrity somewhat. Even though somewhat at a loss of image integrity, TIFF is able to preserve some characteristic feature than JPEG.
The draw back with TIFF and RAW is that image file is large compared to JPEG. This translates to longer writing to the memory card as well as occupying more storage space. For example, my SanDisk Extreme III 4GB can hold 104 TIFF files or 106 RAW files, while in JPEG it can hold 366 files. Personally, the type of subject I shoot dictates my file format. I rarely save my images in NEF (RAW) for the reason that I don't believe so much in post production or correction. For fast and easy transformation from image file to a printed paper, JPEG is perhaps the best approach. But, for image post processing, I highly recommend storing image files in NEF. The problem working with NEF is that it requires a special software to read it (such as Nikon Capture NX2). With TIFF files, my profesional photo finisher often complaints with working with large file for a 4x6-inch printing...
White Balance: This is perhaps one of the most important feature in a digital camera. Along with ISO sensitivity, white balance is what defines flexibility in a digital camera. With a 35mm film-based camera, once a particular film is loaded, one is confined to shoot under lighting (or color balance) appropriate for that film and its ability to render coloration. For example, a day-light film cannot be used under tungsten light unless a correction filter is used or one is happy to accept the unexpected color produced by the film under a different color effect.
The Nikon D300 with its white balance is able to shoot in any color situation based on its appropriate color white balance setting. Because color is defined according to its color temperature, Nikon D300 provides various setting to accommodate this, which includes incandescent, fluorescent, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, or flash, each assigned to different temperature. The D300 also provides an automatic color balance using its automatic color setting ranging from 3500 to 8000K.
ISO Speed: Along with white balance, ISO speed on the D300 is quite improved. While I personally prefer to have a whole range of ISO speed, say, from 50 to 3200, D300 offers a base sensitivity from 200 to 3200 in 1/3,1/2 and 1 EV compensation. A dial-down setting from 200 is possible by 1 EV to allow the camera to shoot in 100 or 160 ISO speed. However, the manual suggests that the camera should perform better within its base range.
LCD/Top and Rear: The D300 has a larger and bright LCD panel both for good image assessment and overall display information. Its top LCD panel is also large allowing full information to be displayed on screen.
PERFORMANCE
Handling: The Nikon D300 is quite a good looking camera. It balances very well with a medium-sized zoom lens. Believe it or not, I still pair it with my trusted Nikon Nikkor AF-D 35-70mm f/2.8D zoom lens. Heck, I cannot trade anything for optical quality produced by this underdog zoom lens, despite the fact that its 35-70mm zoom range is somewhat limited. Among my other AF lenses and zooms used with the D300 are Nikkor AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D ED, Micro-Nikkor AF-D 70-180mm f/3.5-5.6, Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G, Tokina AF-D 300mm f/2.8 PRO and a few other third-party lenses, such as Sigma 30mm f/1.4.
AF: With AF-S or AF-D VR lenses, the D300 is quite good with its AF operation. With my Nikon 35-70mm F2.8D AF-D zoom, AF action is not quite fast compared to my AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G. Hence, a fast AF lens will improve the D300 AF action quite a bit. During AF action, each small AF area lights up in red in dim area. Its AF frame also lights up in red to indicate focus action and functionality. For bright subject, AF area is in black. Its viewfinder is rich with information ranging from focus mode, shutter speed, f/stop, exposure compensation, flash (built-in or attached), ISO speed to metering mode and number of shuts available for the current memory card.
Field Test with AF: At first I didn't quite understand how its 51-point AF area work; with so many AF points to consider, wouldn't that slow down the camera's ability to apply its 3D tracking?
I first tested this feature at an amusement park (Michigan's Adventure), photographing relative's children in a Kiddie Cars ride. I set my D300 to 3D tracking, continuous shooting mode with focus priority to ensure every shot is sharp. While tracking the subject (moving toward me at an angle) I could see how the 51-point AF shift to lock on to the subject, but there seemed to be a lag between the time I pressed the shutter release all the way and the time the picture was actually taken. As a result, I missed a lot of shots; the subject got larger in the frame and passed me. I thought it was due to my AF-D 35-70mm f/2.8 zoom lens or because of the focus priority setting -- can't be! With a swift AF sensor, it ought to do the job! I even tried to carefully place tracking on good readable subject for the AF sensor.
So I tried my AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8 mostly setting in the 28-35mm focal range. The result improved a bit, typically due to placing a smaller subject in the frame for the AF system to see and calculate the subject's speed to provide predictive focusing. I wasn't quite satisfied with that. Then I decided to use my AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G at its 70-80mm range. Tracking was fast with that lens, but the result only improved if I set a pre-focus point for the AF system to begin tracking. It turned out that success in 3D tracking was a bit of a trial and error that depends on the approach angle of subject, movement and lens.
However, the pre-focus method by getting the camera to release its shutter when the subject comes into a predefined focus point is quite effective; again, this requires some anticipation and careful framing, but I found it to work quite nicely.
General Operation and Buttons: Many buttons on the D300 are the usual operation buttons that a Nikon owner is now familiar with. The front dial is the sub-command dial for adjusting aperture setting or flash exposure compensation (I find using this a lot during my regular shooting using the built-in flash). The rear command dial is for flash exposure mode (rear, sync, etc), exposure mode, exposure compensation, shutter speed, ISO speed setting, quick access of image quality selection, white balance selection, and so forth, when combined with the mode, compensation, image quality (QUAL), white balance (WB) or ISO speed buttons.
Next to the rear command dial are AF-on, AE-Lock/AF-lock buttons along with exposure metering mode ring dial. Even the metering mode can be selected while looking through the viewfinder. AF selector is via a joy-stick type selector panel, with AF area selector mode and memory card door release lever placed below it.
The custom function button is located at the lower-right front of the camera (below the depth-of-field preview button). Custom functions can be accessed, adjusted using both the front and/or rear command dials. On the left side, frame selector can be adjusted via the ring; single, continuous-low, continuous-high shooting, live view, timer or multiple exposure modes can be adjusted with this ring dial. Again, it reminds me of the Nikon F100. To the left of the pentaprism, there are flash release and flash compensation buttons.
Metering Capabilities: During my first few rounds of test shoots, I frequently used the 3D color matrix metering II of the D300. It is quite good! Photographing a subject with a high contrast or extreme back light poses no problem on the camera's ability to properly exposure the picture. With careful setting, combined with custom functions, this new 3D color matrix metering II should provide formidable exposure capability.
The next metering mode is center-weighted. Nikon D300 has a peculiar center-weight area. There is no precise center area indicator in the viewfinder and one has to guess the size of the placement in the center, which is by default an 8mm circle that covers roughly 15 AF points in the central area. I rarely use this metering mode for the reason that 3D color matrix metering II is quite reliable.
The next metering mode is spot, which is the one I use as quite often as the 3D color matrix metering II. For spot metering, one has to evaluate exposure based on a gray tonal scale and therefore requires the ability of a photographer to correctly assign the tonal reading, which often relies on skills. When precise exposure calls for, nothing can replace a spot metering. It is my preferred metering method for accurate and bias exposure on a specific element in the picture.
Built-in Flash: The Nikon D300 has a built-in flash. At first, I was questionable about its usefulness. Later, I realized after various experimentation and shooting analysis that this built-in flash is extremely useful if used correctly and appropriately.
Luckily, I did not rush out to buy the Nikon Speedlight SB-800 dedicated for digital SLR. With D300's built-in flash and my standard speedlights SB-26, SB-22 and SB-28DX, I am quite content with the results I obtain. I often shoot with its built-in flash unit without resorting to using additional lighting, when ambient light is good, and especially when I can dial the D300's ISO setting between 400-800. Except its limited flash projection and low in power, this built-in tiny flash is not to be underestimated (which I did initially). When used properly, it could produce good results; unless you are shooting a subject in the dark 10-20 feet away.
I mainly use my D300 for people photography. Here I often use the camera's built-in flash to help accentuate a small flash for a catch light in the subject's eye or just to illuminate some dark subject area to balance well with the ambient light. Depending on ambient light, I often set the flash compensation between EV -1/3 and -1 either in rear or slow sync. The only limitation with this usage is that I can only shoot within 1/250 or 1/320 second; and that means I must use a low ISO setting combined with a smaller aperture. I discovered that both the D300's 3D color matrix metering II system combined with its built-in flash tends to overexpose an image. I had to experiment with the flash compensation to obtain a pleasing result. This process is a bit different than shooting in film.
The one obvious limitation is that a bigger or longer lens can obstruct the light path. Other limitations include insufficient flash coverage. For example, with my AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D setting at roughly 28mm with a subject about 7 feet away, light illumination was not even; light falls off along the edges pretty fast. This built-in flash is good for normal distance shooting, especially with my AF-D 35-70mm f/2.8 all focal length with a distance between 3 to 7 feet. Its ability is to provide a fill or catch light, and not to be used as the main light source, or one will be disappointed wih the result.
ISO Sensitivity: Image quality has improved greatly with its high effective image resultion and a combined ability of the ISO sensitivity. I normally shoot at the recommended 200 ISO setting. However, I find shooting between 400 and 640 quite often, even up to 800 without any noticeable decline in image quality. At these settings, the D300 produces quite consistent results over the board.
Custom Functions/Menu Settings: The D300 has comprehensive custom functions and menu settings to support a whole range of shooting applications. The camera offers four separate storage bank for customizing the operations. I have only explored a small of its aspect, namely to set bracketting and exposure compensation.
White Balance [and Set Picture Control]: As mentioned in the feature section, white balance is an important feature in digital camera. While D300's automatic setting offers an excellent result. However, I often predefine the color setting combined with a Set Picture Control feature (as well as custom function) to fine-tune the overall image quality and character, and it often yields superior results. However, this requires time to learn and experiment. For example, with Set Picture Control feature, the camera offers Standard, Neutral, Vivid or Monochrome to specifiy image color rendition. Vivid Picture Control feature sometimes offers quite appealing imaging results, if I dial in the adjustment for sharpness, contrast, brightness, saturation or hue. I believe that if a photographer did everything right in the filed, there is no need for a post production or correction of any kind. The D300 provides just enough useful features to expand my creativity.
Exposure Compensation & Bracketing: I seldom bracket my images, a habit got transferred over from shooting slide film. Yes, with slide film, one ought to bracket to ensure getting various options of image quality. I do bracket only sparingly and only in a situation where I question my exposure assigning ability or in a situation where light changes very quickly and/or wanting duplicate images; the reason is because bracketing uses a lot of exposures and translates to costing more money on film. During my initial field test and usage with my D300, I bracket a lot, for the reason that it's easy to do so without costing money -- heck I already paid for that at the big lum-sum of the D300 price tag. The D300 offers excellent bracketing capability from 2 to 9 frames with an increment of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 and 1 EV.
My favorite feature is its exposure compensation which allows adjustment from -5 to 5 EV. In terms of flexibility, this is quite good!
Battery Life [Power Consumption]: I read somewhere on the Internet that with a fully charged battery, D300 can provide shooting up to about 1000 shots. The author went on to recommend the owner needs only one battery for D300. Luckily, I didn't take that advice when I took my D300 for a visit in Cambodia and brought along a second battery. I also conducted a battery testing for my shooting habit and found the number of shots to be different.
There are many factors that can drain the battery quickly. I often shoot using the built-in flash. I use AF all the time. I don't just point and shoot; I look through the viewfinder while lightly pressing on the shutter release button to take a meter reading, while at the same time, selecting various AF area, shifting the aperture or shutter speed around, checking the depth of field, etc. I often, but not always, view the image on the LCD to make certain I did it right. All of which contribute to power drainage. With this shooting habit, I estimated about 400 shots per fully charged battery -- this is really good compared to my D1x and D70s. I particularly hate my D1x for its outrageously high power consumption or low capacity rechargeable battery.
The point here is that power consumption with D300 is extremely efficient, both because D300 uses less power and its new battery cell (EN-EL3e) can hold more charge. I recently recorded that I was able to achieve 500-600 shots with a single battery if used conservatively.
It should be noted (as the manual states) that the EN-EL3 or EN-EL3a battery for D100 or D70 series (as well as D50) cannot be used on the D300.
Optional Power: The D300 has optional power grip both for ergonomic and extended shooting power with its dedicated MB-D10 both for using various types of power sources, including AA cells. The MB-D10 holds one EN-EL3e battery, or EN-EL4 and EN-EL4a with BL-3 chamber. With MS-D10, the MB-D10 can use 8 AA batteries.
Unfortunately, without the MB-D10, the D300 is confined to using just the rechargeable cell EN-EL3e. Personally, I bought the D300 for its light-weight and small size. I do not foresee requiring its MB-D10. With two rechargeable batteries, I believe it covers what I need.
Manual Focus Lens: The Nikon D300 is compatible with many old manual focus (MF) AIs lenses. I have two AIs lenses that I highly regard. These are Nikon Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 AIs and Nikkor 75-150mm f/3.5 AIs E. To me, they are extremely sharp. On the D300, metering mode is available in Center-Weighted and Spot only and exposure mode is available in Manual (M) and Aperture (A) priority. The camera will shift its exposure mode to shooting in A even if it is set in Shutter (S) priority or Program (P) mode. When that happens, the S or P will blink.
On the top LCD panel, the f-stop has a peculiar indicator. The D300 has 8 electical contacts to communicate with a CPU-typed lens, such as aperture, auto-focusing, distance, etc. With MF lenses, the D300 no longer has such information. So its f-stop indicator displays in value of F0, F1, F2, etc, according to the aperture of the lens. With the lens wide open, the LCD displays F0. On my Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8, the range of F's is from F0 (f/2.8) to F7 (f/32), indicating that there are 8 full stops. Of course I can still shoot in between the f-stop.
Well, with the Nikon D300, it takes a little practice and getting used to with MF lenses compared to my Nikon F4 and F5. But it's good that I can still use my MF lenses.
Image Storage: [Which CF card should I use?] As mentioned previously, I often store image files in TIFF format. This requires a pretty large memory in order to hold more images during a shooting session without having to up load images too often. I use SanDisk Extreme III compact flash card with storage capacity of 4GB and 8GB.
Using TIFF, a 4GB Extreme III SanDisk CF card can store up to 104 images. Using NEF (RAW) fine, it can hold up to 106. If stored in JPEG format, this card can hold up to 366 images! These cards are very good, with fast writing and reading. The problem with NEF(RAW) or TIFF is that uploading image onto the computer requires a very long time even via USB2.0. Thus, if I plan to shoot images for fast printing process, I choose JPEG. File transfering time is much faster, too.
Draw Back: Now, with manual focus on AF or MF lenses, I was surprised that D300 lacks one important feature. It puzzles me why Nikon chose to leave it out. There is no arrow-assist focus indicator in the viewfinder. In manual focus mode (with AF or MF lenses), when focus is achieved, a black dot (focus indicator) lights up in the viewfinder. If focus is not yet achieved, no focus indicator displayed on screen. Here it is up to the photographer to guess which direction to turn the focus ring on the lens (either right or left) until the focus indicator appears. It would be very helpful to have an arrow-assist focus indicator to tell a photographer which way to turn the focus ring to achieve focus more quickly than trial and error. I found myself turning the focus ring back and forth many times before I could attain focus with a focus light indicator in the viewfinder -- very frustrating sometimes.
This lack of feature puts me off quite a bit, especially since the arrow-assist focus indicator is a standard feature in many semi-professional Nikon camera bodies (F100, for example).
Tip-fall of Image Sharpness Detection: I always test my camera for image sharpness by making sure no outside factors influence the quality and sharpness of the image, such as hand-held camera-shake, lousy optical lens, etc. This means I have to take pictures with my camera securely mounted on a sturdy tripod using the sharpest lens I own. Even though I own some of the best calibrated VR (Vibration Reduction) featured lenses, I still rely on the good old sturdy tripod ability and common sense. I use a Kirk Ball BH-1 tripod head with a camera plate L-bracket by Really Right Stuff mounted on my trusted tripod Gitzo G340. With this L-bracket, I can mount my D300 directly on top of the tripod in either vertical or horizontal orientation. This method has revealed that the D300's 12.3 mega pixel sensor is quite impressive in terms of sharpness.
Conclusion
The Nikon D300 is quite a excellent digital SLR camera, especially once I master the ability to control it, in terms of white balance adjustment and built-in flash compensation and its overall operation.
It is not a perfect digital SLR camera by any stretch (with the various points I mentioned previously); and perhaps because I am still bias towards slide film. However, its effective 12.3 million-pixel produces quite impressive image quality with outstanidng contrast and sharpness. While I primarily shoot with film, I always digitally scan my slide or negative images and store them in digital files or just have them printed digitally. A comparison between my scanned negative-film images with those produced by the D300's 12.3 mega pixels reveals how good this camera is, both its sharpness and overall color fidelity.
In terms of handling and control features and operation, the D300 is outstanding, with excellent rubberized grip and a solid feel, overall much better than my D70s (as well as D80 or D100, even D200).
If you are looking for an excellent digital SLR camera that is durable, good looking, excellent handling, and with a load of great metering system, high pixel density with outstanding image quality, the D300 may present a good choice.
Concluding consideration: Now, the D300's 1.5x effective focal length is the standard character (or drawback) on many dgital SLR cameras, almost a common trend which proves quite a disadvantage on people who prefer to shoot wide-angle. With a standard 35mm lens, any focal length selected will lose by a 1.5x factor (because it increases a focal length by 1.5x, e.g., a 24mm focal length now becomes 36mm). For scenic photography, this is a bad thing, because I would want to use my wide angle as much as possible. If that's the case for you, then Nikon D700 (FX format) would provide an alternative option because it features full-frame image comparable to 35mm conventional film, no loss in focal length.
At any rate, Nikon D300 is still an excellent choice. I am very content with it compared to my long gone D1x and D70s. It is quite a capable, flexible and customizable digital calibre which allows me to work in digital medium and still retain my creativity by making images all in the field and not on software. This is due to what has been said above and along with admirable features such as mirror lock-up and multiple exposure which I find using them quite often for close-up and impressionistic photography. However, for my rating, I give it 4.5 stars for the reason that it lacks several features which I regard as useful.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 1624 This Camera is a Good Choice if You Want Something... Solid Enough for a Professional
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