nikon d200 review

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Review of Nikon D200

By pnadin Rank: Colonel on 27th Apr 2006

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Time Digital Camera Owned1 - 4 Weeks
Image Quality10/10
Battery Life7/10
Features10/10
Ease of Use9/10
Value for money10/10
Overall value9/10
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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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1 Comment on Review by pnadin for Nikon D200


  1. ispeed2 on 29th Jul 2006

    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.