have d200, buy d600? will it worth

i have d200 and many lenses. 28-70 2.8 , 18-135 (dx) 58mm 1.4 voigtlander , 80-200 2.8 , 8mm samyang 3.5 (dx).

i shoot catalogue and some portrait jobs, also some for art. will it really make difference in small prints. shooting raw with good lenses, and some photoshop is still making very nice photos. should i pay 2.100$ ?

Hello,

I think you have answered your own question - you are still getting nice photos with your D200, so what would be your reason for changing?

Much better to be the master of the camera you have, than to hope the next model out will give you something that isn't there at present, in my view

It sounds like you are meeting your needs with the D200. In my view, that is the perfect combination, and exactly how it should be.....the right tool for the job, and as you are getting magazine work with the D200, it is serving it's purpose.

To help with your decision it may be useful to have a think about what you feel you are 'missing out on' with the D200, and would a new camera solve that, or does it require some other intervention? Despite all the 'hype' about new cameras, etc. I suspect very few people could tell the difference between models if they were shown well-taken photos from each There haven't really been any mind-blowing developments with digital cameras over the past years - most is just 'inflated hype' or 'additions' that are more useful for the 'automatic' uses of cameras. The better noise handling and focus capturing is improving, but otherwise, not sure you are going to get any huge advantages by replacing your D200 at the moment

Best wishes

Regards,

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i need iso for concert and wedding shots sometimes. and maybe i'll need more cropping flexibility of D600 resolution. also a bit better af in low light and video is what i need. other than that, it's still a great camera.

Gary_Scotland said:

Hello,

I think you have answered your own question - you are still getting nice photos with your D200, so what would be your reason for changing?

Much better to be the master of the camera you have, than to hope the next model out will give you something that isn't there at present, in my view

It sounds like you are meeting your needs with the D200, and the D200 is meeting your needs. In my view, that is the perfect combination, and exactly how it should be. The right tool for the job, and as you are getting magazine work with the D200, it is serving it's purpose.

To help with your decision it may be useful to have a think about what you feel you are 'missing out on' with the D200, and would a new camera solve that, or does it require some other intervention?

Best wishes

Regards,

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Your reply came in just as I was 're-editing' my first response Yes, the ISO would give better results.

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I am D7000 user, i had the D200 and i want to buy it again. The skin tone is completely different. I will honestly say that this is the ONLY thing i don't like about my D7K that much. Other than that is fantastic. For all you get with the D7K you can buy for less than 1K. I would not buy a D600 at this point in time, there are unknown issues at the moment that people have not even discovered yet and you will have to go thru a steep learning curve. People are barely starting to find out things they don't like, it might be user error, but the point is that it is very early to spend so much money for the D600 in my opinion. And the D600 might even be producing the D7000 same skin tone, which i personally do NOT Like. People don't seem to be posting any photos yet either.

If you need low light capabilities why not get the fantastic D700? Prices for the D700 are not that cheap yet, but i would suspect that within a couple more weeks the price will come down more in Craigslist. On the other hand if more negative stuff starts to come out about the D600(is there is anything negative) then D700 owners are obviously not going to give up their D700 and prices will remain UP. I hope you get what you need. I would keep your D200 as a back up if i was you

yay d7k looks very cool for its price. in turkey i can sell my d200 + 18-135 kit for 900$. in 1 year it can only worth 300$. that's why i'm trying to sell it.

the only thing about D600 that makes me confused is the af sensors. dx sensor in a fx camera is too small area. it'd be a real problem. other than that all things look good. i considered D700 also, but 1.700$ is still to much i think for just 12mp and no video. if nikon had a 5d mkII, it'd be very good for that price.

i'm starting to change my idea to sell it and buy D600. but i'm pretty sure nikon will not announce any new Fx cameras in 2 years time.

mistermejia said:

I am D7000 user, i had the D200 and i want to buy it again. The skin tone is completely different. I will honestly say that this is the ONLY thing i don't like about my D7K that much. Other than that is fantastic. For all you get with the D7K you can buy for less than 1K. I would not buy a D600 at this point in time, there are unknown issues at the moment that people have not even discovered yet and you will have to go thru a steep learning curve. People are barely starting to find out things they don't like, it might be user error, but the point is that it is very early to spend so much money for the D600 in my opinion. And the D600 might even be producing the D7000 same skin tone, which i personally do NOT Like. People don't seem to be posting any photos yet either.

If you need low light capabilities why not get the fantastic D700? Prices for the D700 are not that cheap yet, but i would suspect that within a couple more weeks the price will come down more in Craigslist. On the other hand if more negative stuff starts to come out about the D600(is there is anything negative) then D700 owners are obviously not going to give up their D700 and prices will remain UP. I hope you get what you need. I would keep your D200 as a back up if i was you

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Sounds good to me. If i could go back in time, i wish i did not sell my D200 with low actuations and with that CCD sensor. Somethings are just not worth getting rid of, sometimes, unless your D200 does have a very high amount of actuations, then i would say is worth selling it for that price.

Some guy is offering me $550 for my F5. Im not selling it even though i paid $40 dollars for it, by accident That would be a straight $510 dollar profit.

Just my personal recomendation. Take care!

haha right buddy. i love my camera still. but spending extra 1.000$ makes me think. i'd like to see real world examples of both cameras compared. than i can say i'm buying or not.

The D7000 BLOWS the D200 out of the water in ISO and dynamic range, and it has video, which i have never used at all, but not on the skin tones. I'm even looking around for a Fuji S5 pro, its way slower than the D200 but skin tones are even better on that one. But when it comes to a budget, i understand what you mean. When the D7000 replacement comes out i will definitely swap cameras, even willing to change brands completely, depending on what other manufacturers come up with by the end of this year or the beginning of 2013. Nikon has been doing some freeky things lately.

it's interesting that nikon killled dx pro body. but d7k can do everything of course. getting a d600 is like getting an iphone 5, if i had an iphone 4. but i'd like to use 28-70 fx ,not dx crop, also 58 mm becames tele lens in dx. if i can find d700 about 1000$ soon i will swap i think.

If you like the ergonomics and control layout of your D200, you might not be overly impressed withthe D600. I say that because the control layout on the D600 is almost identical to the D7000.

i like control layout of d200, but i also tried d7000, it's good, but i was missing shooting banks, and d600 has that button. only thing i dont like with d7000 is plastic. d200 is much better in my hands with the feel of rubber.

If you liked the D200 control layout take a long look at the D800. Most of the layout is very similar, Nikon did put some of the bad from the D7000 in/on the D800. Mostly the AF controls. Removal of the selector switch from the back and utilizing the same selection system as the D7000, less convienent.

rzakyn said:

i like control layout of d200, but i also tried d7000, it's good, but i was missing shooting banks, and d600 has that button. only thing i dont like with d7000 is plastic. d200 is much better in my hands with the feel of rubber.

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I have my d7000 with battery grip for the vertical shots, perfect balance and weight. With my 85mm Rokinon 1.4 or my 70-210 2.8 lens the damm thing is already HEAVY and solid. D600 is just as the D7000, a little bigger. Dude, don't base it on how it feels, base it on performance(best bang for the buck)

Good luck

I made the jump this weekend from D200 to D600. I still have my D200 it is fantastic camera. I also shot a lot of studio work with my D200. It just so nice to have a lot more dynamic range and ability to push the ISO before you need to use a flash fill. Also have 39 Auto focus points is a dream, it just so much faster at focusing then D200. I now can chase my 2 1/2 year around.

I have mix of lens Tokina 12-24, Nikon 17-55mm, Nikon 85 1.4, Nikon 105 F2/DC, Sigma 150mm, Sigma 80-400mm. I had Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VR Mk I that was stolen on trip to Disney World. I have some great photos with this lens on D200 even in darker environments. Slowly I am putting the D600 through it paces with the motley collection of lens.

I still shoot my Nikon 17-55mm on the D600, with this lens I produce great photos at 10 Megapixel in DX mode. (

You also ready have good lens mix that will let you pull the most out of the D600. 28-70 is a good fit.

yay 28-70 with d200 is too narrow. that's why i need a full frame. on daylight would u choose D200 over D600? and another problem is 58mm vogitlander becomes tele lens. i want to shoot at night without tripod, just with iso and wide.

It all depends if you admit lower the ergonomics of the camera, as the interface it is, but as for sensor (MP, Hi ISO & DR) and CPU (Expeed3)? is a giant leap.

rzakyn said:

i have d200 and many lenses. 28-70 2.8 , 18-135 (dx) 58mm 1.4 voigtlander , 80-200 2.8 , 8mm samyang 3.5 (dx).

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The D800 or D600 are DX too

rizakayan said:

i shoot catalogue and some portrait jobs, also some for art. will it really make difference in small prints. shooting raw with good lenses, and some photoshop is still making very nice photos. should i pay 2.100$ ?

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Sooner or later, i'll buy a fx camera. Problem is in at least 5 years a new fx camera wont be lesser than 1.500$. And after that time 3d will be needed in photography i guess. Now D600 looks good to me. Ergonomics are ok for me. I cant shoot indoor withoit flash with D200.

Alejandro Daz del Ro Fery said:

It all depends if you admit lower the ergonomics of the camera, as the interface it is, but as for sensor (MP, Hi ISO & DR) and CPU (Expeed3)? is a giant leap.

rzakyn said:

i have d200 and many lenses. 28-70 2.8 , 18-135 (dx) 58mm 1.4 voigtlander , 80-200 2.8 , 8mm samyang 3.5 (dx).

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The D800 or D600 are DX too

Alejandro Daz del Ro Fery said:

i shoot catalogue and some portrait jobs, also some for art. will it really make difference in small prints. shooting raw with good lenses, and some photoshop is still making very nice photos. should i pay 2.100$ ?

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In day light the camera is amazing. For a D200 user this is great upgrade. You can still use your DX lens, your already shooting 10.2 Megapixel so your running a equivalent resolution in this mode. The viewfinder size and coverage, autofocus, better exposure meter, ability use broader iso ranges with very low noise profile, dual SD Slots, is just a massive upgrade .

Only thing I miss from the D200 is my large multi-selctor button. But even this is growing on me now I had some more time with camera.

Ultimately it the images this camera produces that will win you over, and here the D600 is a worthy upgrade for D200 user.

Just note if you need Sutter speed 1/8000 sec, 1/250 flash synch, a PC Port, a 10 Pin Multiport. Exposure bracketing up to 9 step, you need D800.

Two of the issue above are more legacy, I use a PocketWizzard to drive my Profoto Strobes so the lack of PC on the camera is not an issue. As for the The 10 pin I am seeing some very interesting solution that replace this as well. Personally in remote situation, I would rather have rich iPhone app now to control the camera remotely via wifi.

Greg

rzakyn said:

Sooner or later, i'll buy a fx camera. Problem is in at least 5 years a new fx camera wont be lesser than 1.500$. And after that time 3d will be needed in photography i guess. Now D600 looks good to me. Ergonomics are ok for me. I cant shoot indoor withoit flash with D200.

Alejandro Daz del Ro Fery said:

It all depends if you admit lower the ergonomics of the camera, as the interface it is, but as for sensor (MP, Hi ISO & DR) and CPU (Expeed3)? is a giant leap.

rzakyn said:

i have d200 and many lenses. 28-70 2.8 , 18-135 (dx) 58mm 1.4 voigtlander , 80-200 2.8 , 8mm samyang 3.5 (dx).

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The D800 or D600 are DX too

rizakayan said:

i shoot catalogue and some portrait jobs, also some for art. will it really make difference in small prints. shooting raw with good lenses, and some photoshop is still making very nice photos. should i pay 2.100$ ?

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Absolutely.
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I took tons of shots with my D200 when i had it, very important shots of my kids INDOOR with available light and my 50 1.8D, gorgeous photos man!

Even now that i have my D7000 after the sun goes down and lights get turned on, i use my SB600 and bounce flash. Amazing photos. What is the problem in using flash??

The D600 is slightly less noise in low light, but honestly, is not going to do miracles for you if you are thinking of shotting with the lights OFF.

As i said previously, you can pay a lot less for an awesome camera, a $50 dollar software and still use your flash. In the end you are your own boss