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Hi everyone,

Just wondering, does anyone use the D200 for sports photography anymore? I have been using one for a year and a half, but find it slightly inadequate for night sports. I have the same issue with the D2H. However, I love the ergonomics of both. I was wondering if anyone else still uses these great cameras, or if they're too outdated for the pros. Should I sell them off for a D300s, or maybe a used D700. What are your opinions?
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I've owned a D200 and now own a D300.

The D200 is a good camera. But for night sports, if you have the money, definitely upgrade. Sell the D200 for $425 to $600. Then buy either a used D300 for
$800 to $975, a new D300s for $1,449 or used D700 for $1,800-ish.

Advantages of the D300 over the D200:

a) Longer battery life
b) Much higher ISO before noise becomes a problem
c) Quicker AF
d) Self-cleaning sensor
e) Lens alignment
f) Brighter 3” LCD vs 2.5” LCD
g) Video (if D300s, and if this matters)
h) 9 out of every 10 dress size 2 chicks prefer a D300 guy over a D200 guy.
 
I think that a D7000 would be better than a D300/D300S because of the better high ISO performance. However, if you got the battery grip for the D300 you can get faster continuous shooting rates which might be more important.
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I shoot football, soccer, basketball, ice hockey, etc. Much of the field sports are at night. I have a D300s and 2 D700 bodies. The D700 is the way to go. It will outperform the D7000 at high ISO. I shot ice hockey last night at ISO 4000 and got good pics. From what I read the D7000 would not be so good such an ISO. I can assure you that the D300s is not going to come close to the D700 performance. I see a lot of good, clean amateur-owned D700 bodies for sale on ebay and at nikonians.org at good prices. If you have FX lenses it is a good choice.

As for the D200, I had two of them before I bought a D300 and D700. the D200 was OK except when you cranked up the ISO, when it became a disaster in my opinion. The D300 and 300s are far superior to the D200. As for 12 megapixels versus the 16 of the D7000, I have not shot a job in digital since 2002 that called for 16mp to get the results needed. Unless you are shooting for some ver large or super high quality print applications 16 MP is just paying for something you don't need.

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So if ISO 800 is the max that I like to go on a D300s, how far would I be able to go on a D700? Asked another way, at what ISO what would a noise level of ISO 1600 on a D300s look like on a D700?
Richard Weisgrau said:
I shoot football, soccer, basketball, ice hockey, etc. Much of the field sports are at night. I have a D300s and 2 D700 bodies. The D700 is the way to go. It will outperform the D7000 at high ISO. I shot ice hockey last night at ISO 4000 and got good pics. From what I read the D7000 would not be so good such an ISO. I can assure you that the D300s is not going to come close to the D700 performance. I see a lot of good, clean amateur-owned D700 bodies for sale on ebay and at nikonians.org at good prices. If you have FX lenses it is a good choice.

As for the D200, I had two of them before I bought a D300 and D700. the D200 was OK except when you cranked up the ISO, when it became a disaster in my opinion. The D300 and 300s are far superior to the D200. As for 12 megapixels versus the 16 of the D7000, I have not shot a job in digital since 2002 that called for 16mp to get the results needed. Unless you are shooting for some ver large or super high quality print applications 16 MP is just paying for something you don't need.

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Richard Weisgrau
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Author of
The Real Business of Photography
The Photographer's Guide to Negotiating
Selling Your Photography
Licensing Photography
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That's an interesting source of info. Seems to do a good job of comparing different features, though it does miss a few like Auto FP max flash sync speed being limited to 1/200 second on the D90 & D7000.
Swimmersrule08 said:
I have been looking at SnapSort. Their ISO ratings fit very closely to what I find in my cameras. Heres a link to a comparison between the D300 and the D700. Look in the ISO comparison.

http://snapsort.com/compare/Nikon_D300-vs-Nikon_D700
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I have the D200, D300 & D700. The D200 is like a square wheel for nite sports photo. If you have the money, go D700...hands down. Good ISO results to 3200, usable to 6400

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