leoferguson Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I have been offered a good deal on a Kodak/Nikon DCS Pro/n. Should I take it, or hold out for a D200? I know the noise is suposed to be pretty bad with the Pro/n... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_mchugh Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I have a Pro SLR/n, I don't have any noise difficulties and have to say have been very happy so far with it. The fact that it shoots full frame is a huge advantage. I think earlier versions of the camera(14n) were prone to noise but were fixed over time with firmware updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt_holter Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Buying an orphan product like the Kodak/Nikon DCS Pro/n is in my mind a real dice roll. Given the gargantuan leaps in technology in DSLR cameras, I wouldn't buy one for any amount of money. However, if I were going to do it, at the very least I'd contact Kodak tech support and find out a few things like the price of a shutter or imaging chip replacement, the continued availability of batteries, etc. I'm not saying you'll need to have these repairs done, but if Kodak is anything like Nikon in this respect, repairs are not inexpensive. Although my day to day professional work is all shot with Nikon D2x's, I am simply amazed at the image quality from the D40x body I bought today, especially at higher ISO settings - so much so that I'll probably sell my D200 (deep backup) body. This post isn't even remotely an attempt to shill my D200. It's not for sale. I'm just trying to emphasize that I really believe that improvements in DSLR technology are substantial as time marches on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_smith4 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Does the Kodak take the newer high-capacity memory cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark u Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I doubt the SLR/n takes a card much over 1GB. It is really a studio (or perhaps landscape) camera, capable of excellent images at low ISO. A D200 is a much more capable body for most other uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakob_norstedt_moberg Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 It takes larger cards if you have updated to the latest firmware, 5.4.9, which came a few months ago. It is not official released by Kodak, but there seems to be some engineers still working on it in their spare time. But you have to be careful to select the right card. There has been a lot of discussion about different card types at the Dpreview Kodak SLR forum: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1026 I am a satisfied SLR/n owner. I bought it cheap two years ago and have never had a problem. Since I have Nikon lenses and want full frame there is no other option for me. Jakob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garry edwards Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Another endorsement for the Kodak - but only if you're a studio photographer, powering the camera from the mains and tethered to a laptop, where the image quality is important and ease of use, high ISO, battery life and rapid fire are irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e_m3 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Ask this question of the Kodak forum of DP Review. There are are number of people there who own both the D200 and the SLR/n. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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