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Nikon D200 Digital Camera
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Product Description
Nikon is a precision optical company with worldwide manufacturing, research and marketing capabilities. The Nikon name is equated with extraordinary photographic performance, innovation, precision and optical quality.PRODUCT FEATURES: 10.2 Megapixel effective high-performance DX Format CCD;
Nikon's exclusive Image Processing Engine;
11-area Multi-CAM AF system with new 7 Wide-area AF;
1005-pixel 3D Color Matrix Metering II;
Fast 5 fps continuous shooting, 0.15 second startup and short 50ms shutter lag;
Built-in i-TTL Speedlight with two group Commander mode;
New Image Enhancement options (Optimize Image);
Multiple Exposure, Image Overlay and GPS positioning;
2.5" LCD with ultra-wide viewing angle;
Durable Magnesium Alloy body and chassis;
Electronically timed shutter tested to well over 100, 000 cycles;
Shoot up to 1800 images on a single EN-EL3e battery charge;
Exclusive smart battery monitor with informative Fuel Gauge function;
Large full information top-deck LCD panel.
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Average User Rating:
4.7
out of
5
Number of Ratings:
194
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User Reviews for
Nikon D200 Digital Camera
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Outstanding Camera
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Reviewed
March 6 2006 1:33:06 AM
84
out of
90
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
High quality build, Accepts older AI lenses, Extremely responsive |
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Cons:
A bit on the heavy side Finally a digital SLR that lured my away from my film body Nikons. This affordable, near pro, SLR has all the features I need:
Accepts older AI nikkor lenses
Mirror lock-up
Depth of field preview
Amazing resolution
Rugged body
Full range of customizable features
To get best results from this camera, shoot RAW. If you want to shoot jpeg, make sure you change the sharpening to med high or high, as the default setting is rather soft.
This SLR is definitely not for beginners as it is quite complex and extremely flexible.
Overall, I love it!
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Pro-SLR
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Reviewed
May 18 2006 4:40:43 AM
48
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48
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
Too Numerous To List |
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Cons:
Doesn't make me toast and coffee in the morning. It's hard not to like the Nikon D200. Really hard. Yes, it has a few flaws (namely its price and higher-than-I'd-like noise levels), but it has so many positives and was so fun to use that it easily earns my highest recommendation.
The D200 is a fairly large and very well built digital SLR. It has a magnesium alloy body with plastic and rubber on top, and it feels very solid in your hands. The camera does suffer a bit from "button clutter", and I'm not a big fan of the lack of a mode dial, either. The D200 has a large and beautiful 2.5" LCD display, which strangely enough was the first thing that caught my eye when I unboxed the camera. Being a digital SLR, every accessory imaginable can be had -- for a price. That includes lenses, flashes (via the hot shoe or flash sync port), viewfinder attachments, and a battery grip (which doubles the already great battery life).
The D200 is not aimed toward beginners, as the lack of automatic or scene modes attests. The D200 may be a little intimidating to new users, as well. Enthusiasts, however, will be thrilled with the manual controls and custom functions, of which there are too many to list here. I like how you can store four sets of camera settings, and the recent menu is a handy feature that no one has done before. The only thing that I really missed were the nice advanced white balance controls that Canon offers on their D-SLRs.
As you might expect, camera performance is first rate. The D200 starts up instantly, focuses quickly, and there's no shutter lag or delay between shots. The continuous shooting mode was amazing, especially with a high speed memory card. Low light focusing was excellent thanks to the built-in AF-assist lamp. The battery life on the camera was very good, as well -- I never had to charge it in three months of use.
Photo quality was excellent as well. Photos were properly exposed, with vivid colors and low purple fringing and noise levels. As is typical with D-SLRs, images are very smooth, and some folks may want to sharpen things up a bit. My only real photo quality complaint is that noise levels are higher than I would've liked at ISO sensitivities above 640. They're not horrible by any means, but after just reviewing the Canon EOS-5D, I'm a bit spoiled. Then again, the 5D costs $3299 and the D200 is $1699.
There are a few negatives to mention, though. First up is the price -- yes, the D200 is cheaper than the EOS-5D, but it's also $300 more than the EOS-30D, itself a very capable camera. Next is the software bundle: I'll be frank here -- it sucks. PictureProject is fine for your $350 Coolpix, but D200 users deserve better. If you plan on using the RAW image format you'll need to either pony up for Nikon Capture or Adobe Photoshop CS2, since PictureProject cannot actually edit the properties which make RAW worth using in the first place. For the price of the D200 they should just include Nikon Capture for free.
And those are really the only negatives that I can come up with. The most annoying of those is the noise issue, though with something like NeatImage you can clean up the yuck fairly well. If you're using a D200, it's probably safe to say that you own Photoshop CS2, so the crummy software bundle isn't as a big of a deal.
All things considered, though, the Nikon D200 is a heck of a camera. I really enjoyed using it, and I would recommend it to anyone, whether you're just starting out with a D-SLR, or if you're upgrading from an older Nikon D-SLR.
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A Great Professional DSLR
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Reviewed
October 1 2006 9:30:13 PM
29
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29
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
The things I like best are: compatibility with my older Nikon lenses, the flash sync terminal for my studio strobes, the image quality. |
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Cons:
For the price of the D200 they should just include Nikon Capture for free I am a professional photographer most of my work is shooting Products Industrial & Food. I am shooting RAW with D200,To get best results from this camera, shoot RAW. If you want to shoot jpeg, make sure you change the sharpening to med high or high, as the default setting is rather soft.
If you plan on using the RAW image format you'll need Nikon Capture or Adobe Photoshop CS2, since PictureProject cannot actually edit the properties which make RAW worth using in the first place.This DSLR is definitely not for beginners as it is quite complex and extremely flexible.
The D200 is perfect for the serious amateur or professional digital photographer. A newly developed 10.2 effective megapixel DX Format CCD image sensor that captures images with edge-to-edge sharpness and incredible color at 3,872 x 2,592 pixels, yielding extraordinarily high-resolution images perfect for Advertising Agencies.
This is a great professional DSLR
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I love, love, love this camera!
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Reviewed
March 28 2006 9:29:32 AM
18
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27
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
Beautiful, crystal clear photos! Very user friendly |
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Cons:
None I love this camera! I couldn't believe how awesome the pics turned out. This camera is so easy to use and is ready, right out of the box.
Stores hundreds of pics.
Very highly recommended.
Cheaper digital camera's are okay but remember, you get what you pay for.
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A Great Camera
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Reviewed
May 24 2006 4:51:04 AM
10
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13
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
The things I like best are: compatibility with my older Nikon lenses, the flash sync terminal for my studio strobes, the rugged build, the image quality, and the user friendly controls. |
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There aren I was skeptical about going digital, since I
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My dreamy wife!
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Reviewed
April 2 2006 9:41:13 AM
7
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7
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
High quality build, Accepts older AI lenses, Extremely responsive |
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Cons:
A bit on the heavy side Finally a digital SLR that lured my away from my film body Nikons. This affordable, near pro, SLR has all the features I need:
Accepts older AI nikkor lenses
Mirror lock-up
Depth of field preview
Amazing resolution
Rugged body
Full range of customizable features
To get best results from this camera, shoot RAW. If you want to shoot jpeg, make sure you change the sharpening to med high or high, as the default setting is rather soft.
This SLR is definitely not for beginners as it is quite complex and extremely flexible.
Overall, I love it!
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This is a real camera
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Reviewed
June 15 2006 3:53:15 AM
6
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8
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
Hey- this is a real camera |
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Too heavy for my wife this is a real camera- just reurned from a trip to the American Southwest with our 5er. took pix of route 66 stuff along the way. The pix have turned out super. Have printed several 12x18 on my epson 1800 and found them clean and clear. My wife says the camera is too heavy for her - probably so, but as a retired high school photo teacher, I find this a great camera and easy to use. Bill Kepner.
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Nikon D-200
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Reviewed
November 17 2006 2:37:51 PM
3
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4
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
Everything! |
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A bit bulky This camera was amazingly user-friendly and takes amazing pictures....I'm able to use older Nikkor lenses...The only downside I can think of is the default sharpness could be a bit sharper...Canon has bettered Nikon on that feature. But Nikon menus are so much more accessible than Canon's!
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Buy This Camera
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Reviewed
June 8 2007 11:04:57 PM
2
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2
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
High performance, ease of use, high build quality |
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Cons:
none The D200 is my all-time favourite Nikon body. I have owned a LOT of Nikons - F2A, F3HP, FE2, F100 - and the D200 is definitely my favourite. It's very easy to figure out - 10 minutes and I was taking great pictures, without even reading the instruction book!
It's built like a tank and the picture quality is amazing. I thought about getting a D2x at one point, but why? The D200 does 95 percent of what the D2x does, and at one-third of the price. I've taken thousands of pictures with my D200. It's an awesome camera and a great value.
Buy the battery grip though - double the battery capacity and a vertical shutter release! Well worth the money.
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Nikon D200 camera body.
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Reviewed
January 29 2007 4:15:24 AM
1
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1
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
high quality build, short shutter lag, excellent image quality, lots of features, awesome metering... |
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Cons:
limited range of built-in flash as commander. I found the D200 way better than my good old D70. In almost any aspect.
Image quality, resolution are all state-of-the-art!
Focusing is faster, more focus points (even though the center is still the best - not like D2x where every point is as good as it gets). The allignment of these focus points is worse than D2x's.
I dont really use that much of features the D200 has to offer.
My main problem with the D200 is the built-in speedlight seems to have less range in commander mode compared to the D70. This makes the ability to control 2 external SB groups MUCH less appealing. (Though they both suck in term of range and flexibility). So if you end up buying the SU 800 whatsoever, why bother controling 2 groups in the D200?
I also found that the dedicated buttons for ISO, QUAL and WB placed on the left and on top of the camera were all pain in the butt. They'd better be placed below LCD screen like those in D2x. Even the D70 feels better and easier to choose these.
Over all, good camera, awesome buy (better be for 2 the price of the D70)! I'll stop complaining when my SU 800 shows up.
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