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Nikon D200

10.2 megapixels, first seen: 15 November 2005

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Best Price: 1299.95 USD

  • User Score (732)
    9.4 9.4 from 732 reviewers
  • Expert Score (54)
    8.7 8.7 from 54 reviewers
  • Design (23)
    6.8 6.8 from 23 reviewers
  • Value for money (31)
    7.2 7.2 from 31 reviewers
  • Features (13)
    7.2 7.2 from 13 reviewers
  • Ease of use (40)
    7.2 7.2 from 40 reviewers
  • Performance (15)
    6.8 6.8 from 15 reviewers
  • Picture quality (33)
    7.3 7.3 from 33 reviewers
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  • been waiting for this, professional features and images, build and performance, excellent capabilities, meters with 1970s lenses
  • high iso perfromance, largebody vs smallhands, no voice recording function, no sensor debris filter, get a backpack

Nikon’s prestigious D200 is ideal for those looking for a camera to bridge the gap between the professional and the entry level Digital SLRs. The D200 delivers the incomparable quality of professional pictures whilst offering exceptional versatility, creative responsiveness, accuracy and full manual control. The D200 is the perfect camera for the semi-professional and freelancer who want an affordable SLR that combines the diversity, quality and reliability of Nikon’s…

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  • Reviews of Nikon D200

  1. Nikon D200

    Reviewer: Computer Arts
    25 September 2006
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Pick up a Nikon D200, then try to put it down again. You simply won’t want to. Never before has Nikon jam-packed so much technology and high-end build quality into a single camera. If it’s performance and value in one you’re after, this is definitely the SLR for you Read more

  2. Nikon D200 digital SLR body

    Reviewer: Register Hardware
    4 October 2007
    Overall 9
    9.1
     

    There's very little to fault about the Nikon D200. It's very robust, has great ergonomics and a wide array of features, while handling superbly and delivering excellent image quality. In use it performed very well and we struggled to find any downsides to list at the end of the verdict - indeed we felt almost churlish criticising Nikon for the way it zooms-in on images during playback, although it has to be said, simple zoom in and out buttons really are much more... Read more

  3. Reviewer: Photo answers
    24 July 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Although now replaced by the D300, the Nikon D200 has developed a large following in the time that it’s been on the market. It offers a great handling experience that is favourably comparable to the D2Xs, although you can tell that the D200’s build is less expensive and doesn’t quite feel as solid. Read more

  4. 10.2-megapixel professional digital SLR camera

    Reviewer: Photographypress.co.uk
    18 July 2006
    Overall 9
    9.0
     

    Overall, the D200 provides enough kit and control for the most demanding professional or enthusiast snapper. The image quality is superb with the advanced metering and AF system combining well (albeit with that odd slight underexposure) with nary a shot going astray. Colour balance and detail are superb and despite the Nikkor 18-70 F3.5-F4.5 DX kit lens being more a budget end lens, more serious optics start to pull even more from the camera’s high-resolution sensor.... Read more

  5. Nikon D200 Body Only Digital Camera Review

    Reviewer: Unbeatable
    29 January 2007
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Ease of use 9
    9.0
    Picture quality 9
    9.0
     

    Design At first glance the D200 looks very similar to the Nikon D100, but with dials and buttons galore, a closer inspection shows that not only have the functions been changed but the design has been updated too.  The sturdy rugged moisture and dust-sealed magnesium-alloy body has a reassuring weight when holding it.  Experienced DSLR users will feel right at home with the 5.8 x 4.4 x 2.9 inch Nikon D200.  Like we said there’s buttons everywhere but once you’ve... Read more

  1. Like Feeding A Donkey Strawberrys?

    Reviewer: happyture1, St,martins, UK, Digital Camera Magazine
    16 November 2008
    Overall 5
    5.0
     

    I saved, I sold all my vintage cameras, I Had to have a d200? I charged the battery, I placed it into the belly of my shiney new d200, I took a few NEF shots, The camera belched and the battery was dead, COME ON NIKON whats the game you build a great camera, yet it eats batterys like giving a donkey strawberrys, Dont get me wrong I like the camera,but this is a let down, So if any one wants to by a pair of lonsdale trainers well used please phone me, Because i now need a... Read more

  2. best value for money Nikon body

    Reviewer: Photo answers
    24 July 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    This has to be the best value for money Nikon Digital body available, the body fitted with an of the range of VR lenses is capable of producing superb results at A2 across a range of diciplines and situations, I would not hesitate to to recommend this to anyone who wants a dSLR for all purposes. Read more

  3. Reviewer: Review Centre
    17 May 2007
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Value for money 3
    3.0
     

    Get a D200 - it's great. But don't expect much more than you'd get if you paid £700. I suspect the D200 will be overtaken very soon by much better mechanics which consider the practicality of a camera designed to be used on location but which cannot be used in any hostile environment - at least, not if you want to change lenses without a changing bag. Read more

  4. Pro-level at consumer price

    Reviewer: DealTime UK
    14 March 2009

    I've been jonsin' for the D200 for about a year, and finally got one. At $600, the price was right. This won't be a technical review; it's a user review, because I'm no technician. You want specs, go to dpreview.com. This is my fourth Nikon DSLR, currently owning the D40, D80, and having just recently sold my D1x. Image quality (so far) is pretty well equal among all of these. You cannot differentiate an image taken with the D40 from one taken with the D200 (I'm... Read more

  5. Choice of lenses

    Reviewer: Amazon
    20 January 2010 See Product at Amazon (1499.95 USD)
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Other reviewers have covered the picture quality this camera can provide. I would just add that it is one of the few digital bodies which can take manual focus (ai, ais) lenses and still offer metering (though there is a slightly limited range of exposure modes available, and you do need to set the f number and length of the lens in the D200's menu). Many of these older lenses are optically superb and can be bought at very modest prices for the quality they give. Read more

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