Nikon's D200 10.2 megapixel D-SLR is (finally) official
posted Nov 1st 2005 7:00AM
So, the long wait is almost over. Nikon finally got around to announcing their much anticipated D200 D-SLR digicam today as the rumor mill predicted. Specs and snaps had been leaking like CCD epoxy over the last few months so it's nice to finally confirm that the 10.2 megapixels, 5 frames per second shooting, and 2.5-inch LCD specs are the real deal. Let's Go Digital is so "enthusiastic" about the new D-SLR that they've slapped up, oh, 20 pages of review love claiming it "could be the perfect solution" for semi-pro or even less demanding professional photographers saying it's every bit the D-SLR they've been "waiting for." They do a very nice head-to-head specification smackdown showing how the D200 stacks up against Nikon's dusty ol' D100 and rival Canon EOS 5D and EOS 20D shooters. Well, keep on waiting folks 'cause it won't start shipping until December — priced to compete at about $1,700 so you'd better pre-order if you need one by Xmas.
[Via Let's Go Digital, Thanks, David]
Why was I under the impression this was rumored to have a full-frame sensor?
Still, for $1,700, not a bad deal. If I was going Nikon, this is definitely the one to get. 6.3 megapixels just doesn't cut it in a DSLR anymore.
Yes... Yes... YES! I've been waiting for a camera like this...
-Aaron
hopefully that will drive the 5D price down. it's a bummer that the 5d foregone the built in flash.
dpreview has a very detailed preview
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/nikond200/
Anyone serious about buying a 5D complaining about the lack of built-in flash is buying above what they need. The 5D is strictly a professional camera before anything else. This will not effect the 5D price as that camera is an entirely different market completely.
A $1700 full frame dSLR will probably be another year away.
if you need a built in flash go buy a point and shoot. the canon reps will tell you that it was a major mistake putting one on the 20D.
"if you need a built in flash go buy a point and shoot. the canon reps will tell you that it was a major mistake putting one on the 20D."
Huh? I've never heard a "canon rep" say anything like this, nor anybody else from the company.
Built-in flashes are used even by professional photographers, you know. Not every pro works in a studio or with landscapes. The whole idea of built-in flash is to use as a fill light for backlit subjects (the opposite of how they're used by people who don't know any better, but that's another story). At that, they are extremely useful for *any* photographer.
It's understandable that the 5D does not have one because that space is being used for other things inside the camera. But to suggest a pro wouldn't ever *want* a built-in flash is just being a snob. People who say such things are revealing themselves to be at best untrained amateurs with delusions of grandeur. There's nothing about being a pro that suggests that you actually like carrying around 20 pounds worth of equipment everywhere, especially when you're doing something like street photography where it otherwise wouldn't be necessary.
That said, the D200 is obviously not a "pro" camera. Neither, really, is the 5D. That doesn't mean pros won't use them both, though, just as pros use 20D's and D70's and various point and shoot cameras that you wouldn't expect. Some people seem to just have a very narrow view of what a professional photographer is; you don't need to have your own portrait studio to make a living selling photos, and there are lots of types of shots that can be sold, including shots that would be helped by built-in fill flash.
The bar keeps getting raised...
"The bar keeps getting raised..."
water is wet.
nobody upstages me!
Impressionante!Isto ?udo!Tenho acompanhado os lan?entos das SLR desde 2000. Se este lan?ento da SLR D200 da Nikon n?tiver durante os testes (ainda n?vi fotografias tiradas com ela)problemas s?os com ru?s e aureas arrocheadas em contra-luz e assuntos com reflexos, ser? m?ina perfeita para o amante da fotografia. Ela merece de fato uma lente descente, que combine com todo seu potencial. Acho que a
Canon est?reocupada. A pol?ca da Nikon de produto bom e pre?acess?l, torna o mundo mais apaixonado pela fotografia digital. Parab? aos engenheiros da Nikon pelo extraordin?o designer e evolu? digital.
good price and best buy than 5D for mid and lower range photographers.-Yubaraj,NEPAL