Nikon D200 great camera, which was released back in 2005, but can still please you with a wonderful picture. The camera has a nice clone: Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro, which differs from the Nikon D200 only in software and better matrix.
It is very funny that now on the official website of Nikon there are only two sections for modern SLR cameras - this is a professional section and amateur. So, on the same site, the camera is positioned as semi-professional. Just after dividing only into two classes, D200 was not transferred to the “professional” section. Why am I? And to the fact that Nikon D200 is really a professional camera with which it’s not a shame to shoot any type of picture. Can here see the evolution of all Nikon cameras.
Nikon D200, view of the camera Nikon D200
In general, I am delighted with the Nikon D200, and after a day of working with it, I don’t feel like shooting anything else. The camera is quite weighty, sits perfectly in my hand, behaves perfectly with heavy lenses.
Sample photo on Nikon D200 without processing
When working with a Nikon D200 camera, I highly recommend paying attention to such important parameters as:
- Great ergonomics. This is expressed in everything from a rubberized handle and discs to a shooting mode lock. Using well-thought-out ergonomics, the camera is very convenient to control; all the most necessary settings are always available and always at hand. By the way, even the bottom of the camera (where the tripod socket is) is also rubberized.
- Optional monochrome display. Just an indispensable thing for a professional. The display shows all the most important settings - ISO, aperture values, excerptsamendments exposure, the amount of free space on the card, white balance, picture quality, flash mode, battery charge, focus point and all that is possible. When the camera is turned off, the number of frames that can be taken to the remaining space on the memory card remains on the display. The monochrome display is larger than in younger models Nikon D90, D80, D70(s) D50, D7000.
An example of a photograph on a Nikon D200 without processing. Poplar fluff
- Dust and moisture protection. Of course, it is worth mentioning that the protection will be complete only if there are dust and moisture protective lenses, but in nature I have not seen such, because I will say that the camera perfectly tolerates light rain, dust, dirt and slight frosts.
- Using the card CF. Big card CF can reach enormous read/write speeds, which is very important for continuous shooting, and indeed for copying files to a computer. Although, my CF 32GB 400x during operation showed itself to be only 5MB/sec better than SD 32 GB class 10. As you understand, the Nikon D200 can handle even 32 GB normally.
- Huge continuous shooting buffer. Buffer can store 21 RAW files. Given that the maximum shooting speed 5 frames per second, the camera can click as long as 4 seconds in quick mode. 4 seconds is already a normal indicator. For example, my Nikon D90 starts to slow down after three seconds of filming at a speed of 4.5 frames per second. Also, keep in mind that when shooting in JPEG, the buffer becomes almost dimensionless.
- Whole 10.2 megapixels. Chasing megapixels is not worth it at all, but still 10.2 MP is enough for shooting in almost any genre. Of course, more is better, but I do not see any difference between the 10.2 megapixels of my Nikon D200, D80 and 12.3 megapixels of mine Nikon D90. Anyway, baby Nikon D40 with its 6.1 MP it can sometimes do with sharpness Nikon D90 with the same lens - look at the section Battle of Megapixels.
An example of a photograph on a Nikon D200 without processing. High ISO 1600
- The matrix on ISO 100 allows you to get just a very good picture, everything above ISO 400 is already a very bad result. About it a little lower. Having experience working with processing images from different cameras, I can say that at low ISOs, at some points, a CCD image is simpler and easier to “bring to mind”. The matrix of the Nikon D200, although in some respects similar to the sensors used in the models Nikon D80, D40x, D60, D3000but still different. Details here.
- The camera has focus motor, this will allow you to use any optics that can focus on Nikon, for example, the camera works great with non-motorized lenses Nikon 50mm F1.8D, Nikon 70-210 F4, etc. The motor buzzes when focusing, but nothing can be done, in order to save money on non-motorized lenses, you can be patient.
An example of a photograph on a Nikon D200 without processing. High ISO 1600
- The camera can measure exposure with any lens (and without a lens at all). This means that it will be possible to work in semi-automatic aperture priority mode with any manual lens. Even if you wear instead of a lens tin can, the camera will still measure exposure meter correctly. Also, for older lenses, a menu for setting the focal length and maximum aperture is provided. It is very, very convenient. Personally, I put on the programmable button the choice of focal length and aperture for manual optics. When I use my Helios-81N AI-s type, the Nikon D200 camera correctly displays 50mm focal length and maximum aperture F / 2.0, and if I twist the aperture ring on the lens, the camera also understands this and shows the following values F / 2.8, F / 4.0, etc. Important set manual lens parametersfor matrix metering to work, otherwise only spot and center-weighted will work.
- At the camera 11 focus points and just one cross-shaped sensor. Now 11 focus points put on the simplest Nikon D3000You won’t be surprised. But the camera has 4 focus modes and a special switch for them.
Sample photo on Nikon D200 without processing
- Nikon D200 has a minimum 1/8000 short shutter speed, sometimes a very useful thing, especially when you need to shoot at aperture of 1.4 (or higher) on a sunny day. And still, Nikon D200 can fulfill non-standard excerpts type 1 \ 750, 1 \ 3000, 1 \ 90s, etc., which cannot be selected in priority mode excerpts or in manual mode. Intermediate values shutter speed allow adjust exposure more precisely. For example, with such shutter speeds, younger cameras, like Nikon D80, D90.
- The camera can control flashes in command mode. That is, if you have a Nikon D200 and any flash like Nikon SB-600, SB-700, SB-800, SB-900, SB-910 or third-party manufacturers, you can put it in a radius of 10 meters and shoot using Nikon's creative lighting system NIKON-CLS.
Sample photo on Nikon D200
- And of course, fast flash sync. You can shoot with an external flash that supports FP mode, with any shutter speedup to 1/8000. Very important and necessary parameter.
- A bunch of all sorts of connectors that you rarely use, it's just too lazy to write about them, who cares, download the instructions and read for yourself.
Example photo on Nikon D200
- Limit ISO 100-1600 (100-3200). At the moment, this is not the best indicator, but I would say very low.
- The camera has 1.005-pixel RGB matrix metering sensor exposureinherited from the flagship camera D2X. Measurement works very accurately.
Example photo on Nikon D200. Portert
- Those who have read up to this seventeenth paragraph have probably already grown tired. There are many more important points that should be written about, but this is already necessary for a very narrow circle of people, therefore we will limit ourselves to this list of important aspects of the camera.
Nikon D200 and Nikon D40 Camera Size Comparison
Disadvantages. Since I took the camera to a professional type, you can demand a lot from it. because I consider serious shortcomings:
- The delay when you turn on the menu or view pictures. Delay does not always occur, depending on whether you watched or took a picture on the camera. Usually, after turning on the camera and pressing the menu button or viewing the image, the camera “thinks” for 3-5 seconds, which is a disastrously long period of time. The card activity indicator is on. Actually the “communication" of the camera with the card takes this time. On my two cards, 2GB and 32GB 400x, the delay time is the same. This is not a very important point, but sometimes waiting for 3-5 seconds is still not a hunt. But the camera turns on instantly.
Example photo on Nikon D200. The light meter easily copes with non-standard tasks
- The battery runs out very quickly. Really I have enough battery for 400 shots. You can still take a small photo shoot on one charge. But, for example, at a wedding without 2-3 batteries just can not do (checked more than once). This disease is treated by buying a special booster. The booster adds convenience when shooting, but it takes extra space in the case and adds extra weight.
Example photo on Nikon D200
- The viewfinder does not give 100% frame coverage, but only the usual 95%. It's really annoying when after the picture you find an extra piece in the photo that fits in these 5%, which were not visible behind the scenes.
Example photo on Nikon D200.
- 2.5 inch display. Yes after Nikon D90, D300 look at 230.000 points after 900.000 points at D90 not that anymore. Of course, offending the old D200 is bad, but the display is not the same as before. Many say that the D200 gives a bad picture, from personal experience I will say that professionals will not distinguish a picture from Nikon D200 and Nikon D7000 with the same lens and the same settings at low ISO when printing and / or on a computer monitor (I personally conducted an experiment that confirmed this). But almost everyone will say that the picture looks much worse on the Nikon D200 display than anywhere else. Why is not known.
Example photo on Nikon D200. Landscape
- The standard lack of gum in all Nikon cameras is that they swell and fall off. Let me explain - the rubber, which is so nice to the touch, swells over time and comes off.
Example photo on Nikon D200.
- Very poor results at high ISO. Given the age of the camera, you can come to terms with this.
Example photo on Nikon D200. Portrait. Color rendition.
- It’s bad that when switching the compression level, the RAW buffer still shows 21 frames. For example: compressed RAW weighs about 10 MB, and not compressed about 16 MB, it would not be bad if the camera placed more frames in the buffer with the compressed format.
Example photo on Nikon D200.
- No focus adjustment. Honestly, when I bought a Nikon D200, I was just saddened by this, since for some of my lenses adjustment would not hurt.
Example photo on Nikon D200.
- Nikon D200 is one of the few cameras that does not have a menu for post-processing photos. In general, no processing of the filmed material with the camera is provided. I was very surprised when I discovered this. You can't even convert from RAW to JPEG.
An example of a photograph on a Nikon D200 without processing. Poplar fluff
A couple more moments:
Nikon D200 bribes with its ability to enlarge the image is actually 1 to 1 with one button. This is real, very much accelerates the choice of a sharp picture. Moreover, the camera enlarges the picture at the focus point. The camera is not such a familiar (for all users of the line below) the method of zooming the picture. To enlarge the picture you need to press as many as two buttons and the main control dial. But the multi selector has 8 directions. Impressions are positive.
Sample photo on Nikon D200 without processing
Choose and don’t know what to take?
It is unlikely that someone will say with certainty whether the camera is suitable for you or not. At the moment Nikon D200 is outdatedher descendant Nikon D300 Has matrix cleaning, Live View and less noise at high ISO. Nikon D300s in addition, it also shoots video and clicks the shutter much faster, and even on 2 cards. Well and Nikon D7000 in general can still better. Well, if it’s at all hot to take a camera of a similar level, you can look at Nikon D80, which has similar image quality with the Nikon D200 and the only significant difference is not the ability to work with manual optics. More photos in gallery of autumn photos.
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Nikon D200 - professional digital SLR camera, which is now not available and which can be taken at a ridiculous price. Able to do almost everything you need. Not suitable for beginners in photography - there is not a single automatic shooting mode, for everything you need to think for yourself. It is also hardly suitable for the pros, since it quickly eats up the battery and has strong noises at high ISO. But in fact, the only drawback of the camera is that now there are much more advanced Nikon D300(s) D7000that make things even better. So who will suit Nikon D200 - I can’t say for sure, but in skillful hands you can squeeze a lot from her.
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"Nikon D200 impresses with its ability to zoom in virtually 1 to 1 with one button"
@ To enlarge the picture you need to press as many as two buttons and the main control dial. @
I searched the Internet for an answer I didn’t find, I decided to ask here which buttons should be used for this
In the settings, the function for the central button is selected, moreover, with zoom options
Hello everyone, I shot the camera a couple of days at different lenses, every time you look at a photo (monitor, phone), what kind of blurry look do they all have? (something is wrong in the photo, ps hands do not tremble shutterspeed high)
Everyone has? Does Arkady also have blurry examples?
I’ll help Korotsha showcase!)))
No, the shutterspeed is high, the focus may be blurry.
Hello. If someone is looking for a Nikon d200..I am selling, a complete set + original booster. Mileage is very small and only about 20000 operations. Cost 220 cu
0938613837 0960445145
Hello. Sales?
May in reality, the camera has a shutter speed of 46 731 frames, and the original booster has a price of 5500 UAH. for the whole set. A new working kit with plugs, a clean slit and an original belt and an accumulator.
Matrix without "beaten" and "hot" pixels. Yaksho tsikavit phone: 097-649-64-59
Arkady, thanks for the review. Thanks to him and his poverty, he bought the d200. I just can’t find this button, which allows you to enlarge the image with one click to select a sharp picture.
15.03.2017/XNUMX/XNUMX answer. In the global expanses of the camera menu, there are disc and button settings
Arkady and the respectable audience! Help me make a choice - you need an inexpensive CCD camera for creative fiddling with photos)). The priority is shooting nature + portrait on manual Nikon F lenses. There is a wonderful lightweight and convenient D3000, but it lacks advanced functionality and, most importantly, exposure metering without chips, so I had to give it to my girlfriend. Now, up to 400ue, the choice is not very large: D200, D1x and Fuji 5pro. Fujik of them is the most expensive and frightens with capriciousness and demanding permission. Maybe someone has already faced such a need and successfully solved it? Or spat and buy some F100 or mirrorless - any ideas are welcome.
Fuji 5pro will give the best picture. Licensing and so on are important only in rare cases. 12 MP (real like 8-10 MP cameras, of course, real 6).
Thank you, I also tend to fuji, but saving for it is 2 times longer. And the ability to click on 6 pixels is more of a plus. While they still remain, we must take ...
I can sell the Nikon D200 with about 16000 shutter speeds.
Yak new, independent on the may 10 rіchny vіk.
Elastic bands do not stretch. Bazova original kit without a box.
Є booster and pre-original battery.
For all 5500 UAH. Bidding for home ownership.
097-649-64-59 Vitaliy
Є analog camera up to Nikon D200 with the same “artistic” CCD matrix. Tse - Nikon D80
the d80 has a disease unique to this model only, when some gear breaks, even with low mileage
Pinned: "A standard drawback of rubber bands in all Nikon cameras is they swell and fall off. Let me explain - rubber, which is so pleasant to the touch, swells and peels off over time. I have already started this process. It is cured by cutting off excess and super glue. ”
I ask again, Arkady, for the efforts of my povaga, SUPERCLEAN THAT THE METHOD OF FORMING, VINYATKOV “teapots” are cried for by the method, especially for the use of gum on the plates of the soup !!! Іdіotism ідкісний! Glue "Moment" will help you, yak option.
And nazagal, for the whole є gasoline "galosh" and thin double-sided tape and silikonovy glue type E8000. Converted to vlastnoe dosvіdі. ҐDon't buy? Radiorinok "Kardachi" near Kiev.
Shiro!
Still being treated by switching to Canon.
Something is not being treated - a similar process is already starting on my XNUMX too)
Take care of the sale of a year in a car, and then get a toothbrush and a little extra of gasoline with gum and a tap with water. Before tsim yes vivitritsya gasoline with rubber. Two days vistacha call.
Amendment! Gasoline "galosha" is not used by the one sold at the supermarkets, but by the emergency.
Gasoline for a galosh is gasoline for a galosh. Heptane / hexane is essentially petroleum ether. And here the aviation - did not understand at all. Aviation is kerosene, not gasoline. Those. octane and higher.
I’m gum soaking in clean av_abenzinі for gel-copters. The smell of maya dumb gasoline.
Aviation gasoline is never kerosene. Turbojet engines run on kerosene, piston engines run on gasoline, the same corn plant. And kerosene has no octane number.
I will add that the cleanest gasoline is 80, the higher the octane number (aviation gasoline in the first place), the more additives it contains
I have є those te іnshe. CCD matrix Nikon D80 chi D200 is ideal for a photo, and a rotary screen Canon 650D, together with a set of functions, for video.
For specific purposes, it has its own. For resale, so, it is true that "teapots" should not be seen from a zhahu, if you can use a stretched gum and a child's saw all over the middle of an asset ...)) If a Chergov party of activists is dismissing from the USA, then I take a "galosh", and not a scalpel !)
Fixed
How much to soak in galosh?
One year and not more, but the rubber will just be used up for a year. Once again I am fond of: it is not gasoline "galosha" that is consumed, but a specific petroleum ether. Chim win an assistant for the "galosh"? To stink wine for an hour less, so that it’s shvidlivy, that shkidlivy for health ...
The term of the residual vivitryvannya - three days maximum, protea, chime, vistachaє 24 years, to counter the "galoshes", to stink for up to 15 days, and then, as if you will not be taken from a coffeemaker. Wardrobe trunk may be kindly to bleed, dorech! And third-party smells at mass visits to fun parties are just a photo session, and especially at the studio, absolutely not pre-vernacular and sentimental to make you feel good for young people!
If you want me to sit down, to pershochergovy sizes, that cosmetically adjust to fret, your original gum from photo cameras, I can get it for a symbolic fee of 200 UAH.
My mobile: 097-649-64-59
The D200, in fact, is worthy of an old man, the photos from it are just excellent, I have a nikon d7000, but as I noticed the d200 reads the exposure much better, focuses quickly and clearly, it misses much less often than even this d7000. In the photo, the midtones appear much more natural. Correctly the author remarked: “I don't want to shoot for something else,” I completely agree!
Good afternoon. Maybe I will find an answer on your forum. The fact is that when I set “Auto ISO” in the device's settings, the sensitivity is automatically changed (as it should be), but when I put on the external flash, nothing changes. What is the reason, can someone tell ?. Nikon d200. I tried my flash on other devices (d200, d600,) everything works fine, but not on mine. thanks
Hello! Question on manual lenses: d200 indicate the real focal length or taking into account the crop factor? Thanks a lot in advance!
The real one.
thank you very much for your reply!
What is better-leave d200 or exchange it for d90? Both are ideal.
If you have priority in color,
then definitely leave D200
Good afternoon!
A few months ago I acquired the D200 with a symbolic mileage of 10 frames.
The camera is great.
I still have not mastered all its capabilities.
A question arose for connoisseurs. In the video finder, the focus frames of the normal focus area have changed independently.
There were several rectangles that the group moved in the viewfinder, now only one remains in the center. True, he also moves with the multi selector, but where did all the other frames go?
What to do?
Thank you in advance for your advice.
You probably switched the AF area mode lever from group dynamic to dynamic with the choice of the focus point or single-zone AF (the lowest). Leave it and focus on the desired object.
Yes, "what to do?" Download the user manual and read it.
I read in the previous comments about the swollen rubber bands ... Considering that I took the D200y only for myself and am not going to part with it, I took a piece of thin black leather and a car camera ... For two or three days I sat and carefully re-glued everything and covered it with a thin "like". Only that stub that closes the YUSB output to the computer could not win in any way. It is clear that for 5 years nothing swells, just the skin began to shine. Apparently, if you wish, you can wash it with something.
It can be washed galoshes. It’s more convenient, of course, to remove it from the case, but for this it is necessary to peel the gum from the front left and unscrew the two bolts. Without removing it, pouring benz into a strong container and immersing an open plug in it, but this is extreme). Exposure 20 minutes, dry for about a day.
There she was no longer there: (and what I tried to make twice exactly twice came off ...
Well then only aliexpress or ebay)
Hello! I am thinking of buying between B200 / D80 and B300s. I can't decide, the D300s is very attractive according to your description, but you have to get upset even if used .. On the one hand, I understand that a very good fashionable camera and there are a lot of advantages, but on the other hand, the lens is still more important, not is not it? Is it better to focus on a good lens?
thanks in advance
Yes, a better lens
Or even take the D300 with a good lens, as not a bad option)
Help with the choice in the role of the 1st DSLR. The goal is to learn and try to make money on it in the future.
The choice was between Nikon d200 and Kenon D50.
Thanks for the detailed answers.
If the choice is between D200 and 50D, then you have a poor understanding of what you need and why. It’s pointless to give a detailed answer, you just have to deploy too much and do it too long. Do not look at some cameras, Bodik does not shoot, the photographer needs a set of equipment for his tasks.
You can learn to shoot with any system camera. By the way, “brother” 50D - Nikon D90, D200 - prof. reporting from the past, you can learn to shoot with it, using its full potential, for several years. You should choose a system (company), since I'm on Nikon, I can advise D90 + 18-105 (or any other zoom).
From the old cheap Niko D90 / Canon 50D - superb options. D200 with CCD matrix only for creativity for knowledgeable people.
Sam took the D-200 for 50 bucks the other day in good condition. Canon 50D is an excellent ph, I also like it But cheaper than 200 does not come across. What did you choose?
The price of that of d200, that of d90 is almost the same, the carcass is 4.5 - 5 thousand.
D200 captivates with its capabilities.
Of the glasses in the kit is 18-55, I want to buy another 50mm.
To use these captivating features, you need to figuratively be able to assemble a blindfold machine.
If you never took it in your hands, it is not known how it will end.
That is, do you think that studying is worth a simple d90?
Does it all start with amateur models?
D90 is preferable in this case. At the same time, the d90 is an advanced amateur camera.
Thank you.
In addition to the whale and 50mm, what else do you recommend from inexpensive, successful models?
What about nikon (tamron) 70-210 f4-5.6 or nikon (sigma) 75-300 f 4.5-5.6?
Not those, not those. Optimal: Nikkor 70-210mm. f / 4.0, or “trombone”: Nikkor 70-210mm. f / 4-5.6
Is it possible to use a micro sd memory card in this camera through an adapter?
If the adapter is without jambs, then the camera will see CF.
Will I win when buying a Nikon d200 for manual optics if there is a Nikon d90. Or does the d200 have the only privilege - it's understanding without chip lenses and is not worth spending on an older camera? The shooting conditions are universal: both outdoors and indoors, both portrait and landscapes ... D90 is just an excellent camera, but it
Instead of the d200, buy another lens for the d90. Not worth it.
Thanks. Maybe so, I'll play a little with a manual, sell and buy a better lens.
Should I take Nikon d200 for manual (without chip) lenses if there is Nikon d90? Or, in the d200, the only recognition privilege is without chip glasses and how much is this function needed (meaning determining the aperture value and the ability to enter lens parameters into the camera)? The shooting mode is omnivorous: outdoors, indoors, portrait, landscape ... In leisurely shooting I shoot in full manual mode, will it be better or easier with the d200 or is it a waste of money?
For the cost of the D200, buy an autofocus lens.
Or a dandelion, since I like the manuals.
For the price of d200go you can’t buy a good autofocus (up to 3k UAH). Moreover, he is 17-50 f2.8 tamron. There are also four manuals. Here the trick is that just 4 dandelions will be almost equivalent to buying a d200.
manual is not necessary to use with a dandelion. You can get used to setting the exposure manually very quickly.
I totally agree! Thank you again.
Just for information. In my D200, both browsing and menus appear instantly.
I’ve been working D200 for seven years, I probably tried a lot at the same time, and there was never the temptation to sell it, people who worry about gum amaze, they are sold for a penny in the store (the most expensive 350g). I don’t even see anything better for studio shooting. Compared with a fuzhik5 I did not find anything ah, besides ergonomics are much worse for me (I work 40 years professionally) All of these with three zeros give clay, D300 dirt in the shadows, D90 I do not understand why they did it (as an intermediate for SMOS, but unfinished) Compare with D80 nekorr Certainly, eighty will not give such a volume in any way. Regarding galoshes, it will take no more than 30 minutes, otherwise the tires will break out, checked! As for FF, there is a separate topic D700 excellent skinton (I like it more than 600 or 800, but this is a subjective opinion, I mainly work in the portrait genre )
“It is incorrect to compare with D80, eighty will not give such a volume in any way” - but this is interesting. Could you tell us more about what you mean? What is the winning of two hundred and why?
200d is just a mega reliable camera from crop; my mileage is already more than 417 thousand and plows