Hi,
I am new here. ; And I don't own a Nikon :(
Here's the story. End of January of this year, I wanted to upgrade from an Olympus E500. ; Wanted image stabilization in some form or another. I didn't have any knowledge of the D200 (actually didn't until today). I WANTED the D80 for absolutely sure, beyond a shadow of a doubt. For some reason, I can't get myself to buy a Canon (and everyone cheered).
A lady that I was friends with by email for a few years (now we aren't in contact), said I just HAD
to buy a Pentax K10D. ; What's a Pentax, I said. ; Well, I have one. Basically, I am happy with it. I HATE the external flash. I had an external flash before on the Olympus, and this flash is just unpredictable. And well, it's time to start investing in more lenses, etc., and as I am sure you know, Pentax's future is on the cutting board right now.......
So....I am back looking at cameras....two reasons, one our local camera store is offering some great seminars, etc., but only for Canon and Nikon people (and one other, maybe Sony?). Plus a friend of mine just bought the D40X, and so Nikon is all the talk again.........
So....I have
been reviewing Nikon cameras, and I honestly think the D200 might be the way to go. Unfortunately, money is an issue, so I want to make sure this is the right choice. Right now, I have done 8000 pics since January, two weddings, and a few other events. I don't plan on weddings being a regular thing, but will do them once in awhile, plus I do some baby pics, and kid pics, otherwise, it's all hobby stuff--flowers, animals, etc.
Questions: the big concern I have is noise. Everything I read about the D200 sounds great, except about the noise. Is it really that bad? I hardly go up to 1600, and the Pentax isn't all that great at that either.
Also, other than the plastic/metal, what is the difference between
the D200 and the D40X? ; I am used to the heavy camera, because the Pentax K10D is built like a tank.
Other than a BIG price difference! Like I said, I haven't heard of the D200 until today, but it really interested me.
I don't know if I will sell the Pentax, or keep as a backup. Right now, my back is a high end p&s, but I know that's not the best thing.
So....convince me 
Debbie
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monay, July 23, 2007 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [NIKOND200] Re: D200 performance at ISO 1600
Well now you have given me some ideas....
There are two BNSF rail yards less then 3 miles from where that photo was taken. And there is a huge inter modal yard over south of Dallas.
There has to be something to shoot around there at night.
Ron
Sean Hoyden < hoydie17
yahoo.com">hoydie17yahoo.com> wrote: Thanks Ron, looks good against stationary targets, I still need to
find out about shooting a moving object, such as a freight train at
night.
http://www.hoydie17.com/gallery/displayimage.ph?album=15&pos=6
Sean
--- In NIKOND200yahoogroups.com, Ron Cole wrote:
>
> Hi Sean,
>
> I think the D-200 does a nice job of night photography.
>
>
http://picasaweb.google.com/rondcole/SharedPhotos/photo#50711608145836
89346
>
>
> Ron
>
>
> Sean Hoyden wrote: Hi all,
>
> I've been a D70 shooter for about 3 years now. Over the last year
> I've really started getting heavily into nighttime photography using
> several SB800 speedlights, as many as 15 at once.
>
> The D70 can shoot at 1600, but suffers from horrendous noise
problems,
> and even NeatImage can only do so much to clean them
up.
>
> I've been considering purchasing the D200, as I've heard that it
> performs much better on ISO 1600 than the D70, and is at least
> somewhat comparable to the Canon's full frame 5D. Many websites
> including DPReview have posted test shots from many cameras, so I've
> been keeping their findings in mind as well.
>
> Would anyone mind giving a little feedback on their experiences thus
> far with the D200, and particularly any issues with shooting at High
> ISO settings? For the type of photography I'm doing the ISO 1600
is a
> requirement. Lightstands are getting expensive!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sean
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Ron
>
> ---------------------------------
> Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with
Yahoo! FareChase.
>
Yahoo! Groups Links
<;*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NIKOND200/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*>; To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NIKOND200/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:NIKOND200-digestyahoogroups.com
mailto:NIKOND200-fullfeaturedyahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
NIKOND200-unsubscribeyahoogroups.com
<;*>
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Ron
Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing.
