Nikon D200
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Nikon D200
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Wonderful Camera For Both Beginners And Profession
Wonderful Camera for both beginners and professionals. Comparing with D300, there is no much difference between these two. D300 is absolutely a commercial tactic which has been used by Nikon. Its realy nice working with it. Pleasure...
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A Brilliant Camera For The Experienced Amateur, It
A Brilliant Camera for the experienced amateur, it might seem a bit daunting if you have no slr camera experience.Plenty of advice on the internet on how to get the best from it.
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Would Recommend The Nikon D200 For Both New And Pr
Would recommend the Nikon D200 for both new and pro photographers.
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Get A D200 - It's Great. But Don't Expect Much Mor
Get a D200 - it's great. But don't expect much more than you'd get if you paid £700. I suspect the D200 will be overtaken very soon by much better mechanics which consider the practicality of a camera designed to be used on location but which cannot be used in any hostile environment - at least, not if you want to change lenses without a changing bag.
I agree, good value for money camera.
The camera being open to dust when changing lenses and not having a "protected" CCD would be the case with every other DSLR as well as far as I am aware.
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I Hadn't Used An Slr Camera In Almost 20 Years, An
I hadn't used an SLR camera in almost 20 years, and the Nikon D200 made me realize that I've missed out on a lot of fantastic photos. If the D200 had Canon's 12MP sensor, it would be today's perfect digital SLR. The D200's rugged, environmentally sealed body and feature set, that includes a 5fps burst mode and pop-up flash, make it the perfect camera for active photographers. Nikkor lenses and Nikon's AF system are first rate. AF is quick and accurate.
I bought my D200 in a kit with a 18-70mm Nikkor lens. I didn't have time to wait for the back-order on the kit with a 18-200mm lens to clear before leaving town on holiday, but the photos I've taken over the past month have convinced me to spring for a 70-300mm Nikkor lens.
Remember that 12MP is NOT double the resolution of 6MP. Digital sensors are improving in only small increments right now. I think you'd see quite an improvement in image quality and versatility from a 48MP sensor. I'm sure the CIA would agree.
Although I think the resolution of a 12MP digital sensor is now roughly equivalent to that of 100ASA film, there is definitely something to the idea of "per-pixel sharpness". I have a buddy who owns a Canon 5D, a 20D and a 1D Mark II N. The photos he takes with his 8MP cameras are just as clear and sharp as those I take with my 10MP D200. But the photos he takes with his 12MP 5D, especially the portraits, are visibly sharper than the D200 can produce. I love being able to see every strand of hair in a portrait.
Regarding the D200, I still think that it has the best combination of design, build quality and image quality for the price. I've rethought the 70-300MM lens though, and have ordered the new 18-200MM lens. The versatility and performance it provides in one lens is more valuable to me than the range I would have gotten with the 18-70MM and 70-300MM lenses. I like to take photos while hiking or otherwise on the run and prefer to carry as little as possible. And it seems like I've gotten rained on while taking photographs more often than not this year.
Bear in mind that the D 200 is a "prosumer" model when comparing it to Canon. Also, the "pixel race" needs to be understood, meaning when do more pixels reach a point of diminishing returns.
There is more in resolution than the MP rating of the camera too, If you set the camera to raw you will get a HUGE file (some 20 mb), even though the mp rating of the camera is only 6.0 , say.
My understanding is that a mp rating higher than 12.0 is wasted--thus the high end Nikon (last I heard) did not exceed 12. And, of course, unneeded mp's could affect the speed of successive shots in action photography.
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I Narrowed My Choice Of Digital Slr Cameras Down T
I narrowed my choice of digital SLR cameras down to the Nikon D200 and the Canon 30D. I am surprised that Canon still have selections for portrait mode, landscape mode and sports mode on a high end camera where users would know how to shoot these types of photographs using Aperture Priority or Shutter Priority modes. The Nikon feels much more professional in its controls, and lends itself well to changing between settings easily with 4 programmable memory banks. Having owned a Nikon F90x, Canon G5 and a Canon AE-1 previously, I suspect my decision was partly influenced by my fond memories of my F90x. I still use the Canon G5 for holiday shots and an easy to carry camera, but now I have the D200 for more serious landscape photography.
I have added a 28-70 DX lens and the SB600 speedlight flash, which I will review separately.
In short, the D200 has every feature you could possibly want in a robust and easy to use body. At this price point / specification you can see why they are hard to get hold of.
Canon still uses the sports, landscape, etc modes b/c the price of dSLR cameras has dropped significantly and they are able to attract beginner camera enthusiasts who want to progress beyond what the point and shoot has to offer, but have not mastered all the aspects of setting aperature and shutter speeds yet. Canon was smart to keep these features as they will sell more cameras. BTW, the Canon 30d is a much better sports camera than nikon. Read the reviews.
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