Nikon D200 [What I use]
September 25th, 2008 by Dan BodensteinThis is the first article in a series I call “What I use”. These articles will spotlight the equipment when taking photographs. So it only makes sense to start the first article with the camera body I use. As the title shows, I currently use a Nikon D200 Pro-level D-SLR.
Nikon D200
I upgraded from a Nikon D100 to the D200 to take advantage of it newer features. Of course as of today, the D300 is already out and makes my D200 look like a D100. (Confused? Me too.) What I liked about the D200 was it’s 5 frames per second high speed shooting. When shooting movie animals, its important to have that capability. Instant power up is also important to get that critical shot from the power down state. The D200 readies itself in 0.15 seconds.
The shutter release time was a low 50 milliseconds. For those of you with Point and Shoot cameras, this is the lag between when you press the shutter button, and the picture actually gets taken. Those of us who have used the point and shoots know what I am talking about. Some of them, the subject could be out of frame by the time the shutter actually takes the picture.
Nikon D200 Back
The D200, like its predecessor and its replacement, uses CompactFlash cards. Personally I don’t use any card greater than 4GB at this time. Why? CompactFlash is reliable, but there is always the chance something could go wrong. If I was to put all my shots on one card, and the card was fried, or died, I’d lose everything.
The D200 takes great photos, and truly helps me capture the images I want. The controls are easy to use and find. The thumb disc on the back helps me change my focus lock without having to remove my eye from the view finder. Inside the view finder, the focus areas are displayed and I can easily determine which focus area to use. The 2.5 inch display let’s me see the image, and I can zoo, into the image up to 400% right on the camera.
The D200 is a great camera for digital photographers that are serious about their photos and want to make that step from amateur to semi-pro.
Comments
Great article about your choice of camera.
I have been kicking tires and thinking about going “semi-pro” for a little while.
Thanks for the info.
- Evan
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