
| Value for Money | 9.2/10 |
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| Reviewer Rating | 9.2/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.1/10 |
By pnadin
on 27th Apr 2006
| Time Digital Camera Owned | 1 - 4 Weeks |
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| Image Quality | 10/10 |
| Battery Life | 7/10 |
| Features | 10/10 |
| Ease of Use | 9/10 |
| Value for money | 10/10 |
| Overall value | 9/10 |
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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.

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ispeed2 on 29th Jul 2006