Detailed Review of Nikon D200 Finally Posted

kygarden

Here ya go:
1st page:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond200/

Last page/Conclusion
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond200/page31.asp

wholenewlight

If Nikon was just a little more aggressive with their low light performance, the D200 would stand head and shoulders above everybody else. To me, that is the only shortfall - and it's a pretty big one.

But even so, the D200 is the new dslr body on my wish list. I need a new job . . .

Great, detailed review by Phil and thanks for the link

kygarden

wholenewlight wrote:

If Nikon was just a little more aggressive with their low light performance, the D200 would stand head and shoulders above everybody else. To me, that is the only shortfall - and it's a pretty big one.

But even so, the D200 is the new dslr body on my wish list. I need a new job . . .

Great, detailed review by Phil and thanks for the link

I agree. The only thing I can see that needs any improvement at all would be high ISO noise. But honestly, looking at Phil's test shots and comparissons...it's really not too far off from the competition. To hear others talk about it, you'd think the D200 was totally worthless over ISO 800. Not so. If it was crap, the review would say so and it wouldn't be rated as 'Highly Recommended'.

mynakedsoda

Three points from his conclusion...
"Insufficient number of image parameter adjustments with little latitude"
I wish he'd get out of that jpg shooter mindset when reviewing the big toys. I mean who's buying a D200 to shoot anything but RAW?
"Disappointing automatic white balance performance under artificial light"
So it's the same as my old D100.
"Nikon Capture should be included with all 'pro' and 'semi-pro' cameras"
Actually C1 or RSP should be included. Nikon Capture is a joke.
"(Still) Very poor memory management and performance from optional Nikon Capture"
He should have wrote a book on this one issue. It's the only thing I've ever bought from Nikon that was totally worthless. Keep in mind that I can run Inventor, C1, RSP, ect., all day every day with no problems. My system is so stable that I can go weeks without even rebooting! NC is a memory hog that knows no equal and to call it unstable is being generous at best.

I don't know why he's including that little bit in the review though. D200 shooters, the issue about encrypted NEF's, are any of you locked to NC or something?

chuckice

mynakedsoda wrote:

Three points from his conclusion...
"Insufficient number of image parameter adjustments with little latitude"
I wish he'd get out of that jpg shooter mindset when reviewing the big toys. I mean who's buying a D200 to shoot anything but RAW?
"Disappointing automatic white balance performance under artificial light"
So it's the same as my old D100.
"Nikon Capture should be included with all 'pro' and 'semi-pro' cameras"
Actually C1 or RSP should be included. Nikon Capture is a joke.
"(Still) Very poor memory management and performance from optional Nikon Capture"
He should have wrote a book on this one issue. It's the only thing I've ever bought from Nikon that was totally worthless. Keep in mind that I can run Inventor, C1, RSP, ect., all day every day with no problems. My system is so stable that I can go weeks without even rebooting! NC is a memory hog that knows no equal and to call it unstable is being generous at best.

I don't know why he's including that little bit in the review though. D200 shooters, the issue about encrypted NEF's, are any of you locked to NC or something?

I like NC and it's very stable for me. Not to disagree just pointing out that NC does work for many. NC's memory utilization is inline with CS2 for me...I can't wait to see NX tho. I'm hopeful it'll allow me to bag needing CS2 for anything.

kygarden

chuckice wrote:

I like NC and it's very stable for me. Not to disagree just pointing out that NC does work for many. NC's memory utilization is inline with CS2 for me...I can't wait to see NX tho. I'm hopeful it'll allow me to bag needing CS2 for anything.

Once I get my 4 GB flash card (today), I'll start shooting raw. I've been using Gimp for Windows lately. For free, it's very nice and is rather quick. I'll have to check out the NX version of Capture when it's available. Capture is really slow on my machine. Saving files mainly.

chuckice

kygarden wrote:

Once I get my 4 GB flash card (today), I'll start shooting raw. I've been using Gimp for Windows lately. For free, it's very nice and is rather quick. I'll have to check out the NX version of Capture when it's available. Capture is really slow on my machine. Saving files mainly.

Max your PC memory...for $50-$100 it's a no brainer and makes a huge difference.