steve.holley Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Hey all - I have a quick question - I am considering picking-up a used D200 to upgrade myD70. I see many reviews from when the D200 was first released, but I wanted tosee if anyone had recent thoughts (October 2007), now that the body has been outa while? If you think the upgrade is worth it, any ideas on best places to get used D200s- Beyond Ebay and Craig's List? Thank you in advance! Stevewww.holleyimage.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanjo_viagran Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Steve, I had a D70 and D70s and the D200 is a HUGE upgrade to those two cameras. I love mine, awesome camera. take a look in Nikonians.org and fredmiranda.com , in Nikonian.org I bought two D200's, a 70-200mm and few other stuff, NOT A PROBLEM, on FM bought a 17-55mm and also have a nice experience, still, always ask for references. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik_loza Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I agree with Juanjo. It's a whole different animal. We had the D70s for about six months and it was fine enough. Them I handled a D200 out curiosity. That was all it took. The D70 is a toy. A competent one, but still a toy. The D200 is an F100 that takes digital pictures. It's that simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_calron Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I'd say hold off and get the D300 if you're really wanting to upgrade. For the price ($1799 release in late November), you get a nice upgrade with a whoooooooooole lot of new features and benefits. Just my 2 cents though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrenlewis Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I'm going to suggest, if you decide to go with a D300, waiting til March or April. There will be kinks that will have to be worked out. They also will not be available used. <P> If you can wait until xmas, there will be a flood of used 200's . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_skomial Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I use both D70 and D200, and get equally good pictures from both cameras. Pictures from D200 in bright day light usally are undexposed, too contrasty, and I have to fiddle with compensation or ended up shooting with bracketing. It was quite disapointing at first, but you can learn. Most D200 pictures I shoot both NEF and Large best JPG. It generally requires additional work in Photoshop or Nikon Capture Editor to achieve ultimate picture quality from D200. Pictures from D70 pictures are much closer and ready for printing, if you use any of the automated mode that matches more or less your shooting scenario. D200 may require your better skills, while D70 will help you in those shooting modes that the D200 does not have. If you are a photo expert get D200. If you are casual occasional shooter, get D70. If you will use a lot of flash, get D70. D200 will give you greater latiture and space to make good pictures, or rescue bad pictures. D70 is much easier to obtain good quality shots, without the need to work harder in post processing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsd230 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 It really depends on your budget. If you can spend the cash the D300 would obviously be better. If you can't then the D200 can be had at a discount and is a great camera as well. I own one and it was a very nice upgrade from my digital rebel. Image quality, noise, speed, features, and build quality will all be improved over the D70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcraton Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 What Warren said. Let it be tested first. I use D200's and love 'em. However, I have my eye on the D3 and D300, in April. I think that buying great lenses is more of a priority, and I am talking all the way from the 110.00 Nikon 50mm/1.8 to the 1K+ lenses we have as well. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studor13 Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 If I had the money I'd wait for the D3 or the D300. If you can't wait then the D200 seems to be a great choice.<p> If you don't print that big then a D70 is still a good camera.<p> <a href="http://www.photo.net/photo/6526481" >Here</a> is a shot I made with the "toy" yesterday!<p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan ireland Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Hi Steve, a lot of people have given some really good advice here. You may well want to wait and see what reactions to the D300 bring but seeing as you're currently using a D70 I presume you're not too concerned about having the latest gear. The D200 is what I'm currently using and I love it - it's a great camera and this is a good time to pick one up - the second hand market will be buzzing with them once people start to upgrade on mass to D300s. Going back to one of your original questions - I've written a review of the D200 for documentary photography. I put this together this year, so it's reasonably current - more importantly it's based on my experience of the camera gathered over more than a years worth of use. You wont find this review using a google search (because I'm a minno in the tank of Nikon reviewers) but here's the link - hope you find my comments useful: http://www.eyeswitching.com/nikon_d200_revie.html All the best with your decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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