chris_krohm

A lot of funny posts I read here...

 

1. The D200 is less noisy from ISO 800 or higher than a D2x (newer cameras are a lot better though).

2. A D2x is a lot sharper than a D200. It is actually a lot sharper than a D300 or D3. Both produce less lines than a D2x. Only the current

generation of Nikon surpassed the D2x in that regard.

3. For portrait mode you cannot forget about a D200 as the MB 200 battery grip is rubbish. Nikon however fixed this issue with the grip for

the D300.

4. I got of rid of the D200 because it doesn't produce the same sharp images as a D2x and the contrast produced is IMHO much better

(but that's my opinion) and the battery grip drive me nuts.

 

Difference between D2x and D2xs: Better angle of the display and that's the only difference in terms of hardware that you will notice. You

can update the firmware of the D2x and everything will be a like in D2xs incl. 1/3 stops of ISO.

 

Is the D2x obsolete today? No. It's the last pro body for DX. Forget about the D5100 or D7000. Their viewfinders are like toys. You have

to look through it in order to understand.

The image quality of those cameras is better though.

 

In comparison to the D300:

The images produced by the D300 are not much better at high ISO because the noise reduction makes the images really soft and you

lose a lot of sharpness.

However the D300 has ADR and a D2x hasn't. But for those who shoot RAW it is not a problem.

But only comparing the JPEG engine? Well then the D300 gets the edge.

 

For high ISO shoots you need a D3 / D700 or the current generation. Forget the D90 / D300. These don't do high ISO. They do noise

reduction.

 

That said: Most of our users don't have the monitor to really pixel count and see the difference in sharpness anyway

Forget about comparing 5x7 prints. Blow them up by at least 20x30 and see how good cameras were in 2005.

These cameras are not obsolete. The newer ones just became better.

I am very happy with my F4 as it provides Matrix metering with non AF lenses... also you cannot compared it to a F801 or F90x... it's a Pro-Camera and you'll feel it immediately when you have one in your hand... In Germany you get a decent model for EUR 800.00.... I don't know what your budget is though...