[leahlaam]

If 2nd hand, D200 is very attractive..just about HKdD4500....
it was a high level middle class DSLR....
but now.... there are D90..D5000..D300...or even D700..D3x.....
Can D200 compare with these new models?
since D300 is quite expensive...it's over budget...
Can ching who is/was using D200 give me some opinions.?
Is it still a good and worth camera at this moment?

[peterchan04]

the price is $1,000 less than Dec 2008.

Are u sure it is a good working 2nd hand camera?

[setfootin]

Firstly, can you be fully utilities all the functions properly for your current camera?

Secondly, do you think it's the time for you to upgrade an advanced one?

Thirdly, is the camera you wanna buy under your budget?


if all 3 answers are YES, i think you should buy one.

[leahlaam]

to peterchan:

Yep....i tried the D200 before....it 100% works....and shutter count is around 15000......it looks brand new.~~so very attractive.......

to setfootin:

actually, my current camera is D90....in fact, D90 is quite good......~~~
for your 1st and 3rd questions, i can answer "yes"
but for the 2nd question........D90 to D200.....is an upgrading or downgrading?...i am not sure......~~~
but for the picture quality.....how different are they?
certainly, D90 is better than D200 in terms of noise control....
how about picture quality?sharpness?contrast?saturation?
it seems D200 is a top model in middle class DSLR when it comes to CCD......but can it compare with the CMOS of D90??
and honestly, the handfeeling of D200 is really better......

[setfootin]

hum... i''ve never compared their quality/sharpness/... etc, but i think the retail price they charged had already told you everything, and if most of your lens can be used by FF, i perfer you to go for D700. if that's "too over budget" i perfer you to go with D300 instead of D200, if it still over budget, i suggest stay on to your D90 and go buy some other good performance lens for more fun on taking photos, i think a good lens make big differences than a body like D200(of course if the body is D700 / D3x.. it may be a different story) and good lens normally have better second hand value.

buy an old model D200? i would not do anything "stuck in the middle"......

[factotum]

One important thing to note of D200 is the battery.

The battery of D200 couldn't last for long hours because of

1. D200 uses CCD. It has consumed more battery
2. If you take a picture and view it afterwards, you need to replace another battery after taking ~300 photos.

HTH

[ivanivan05]

Does CCD perform worse than CMOS?in terms of quality? i also wanna know.....~

[factotum]

http://www.microscopyu.com/articles/digitalimaging/digitalintro.html