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Helen Meier

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I have a D2H. My question is: would you sell a D2H and replace it with the Nikon D200?? If so, why; if not, why? I am not a sports photographer, normally shoot weddings, events, dogs, people. My local camera shop person said they would not have sold me the D2H and that he thinkgs I would be happier with the D200. I find it hard to believe that the D200 would be a better camera than the D2H, considering I paid $3100 for it and the D200 is $1300. I know technology changes, D200 has 10mp vs 4 on the D2H, but....need help from anyone on this question. Thank you!!
 
--Hi helen,

I have both at the moment and i am planning to keep them both.
the d200 clearly has more detail and the design of the body is just great.
Very good, no superb flash.
Much better DR than the d2h, better lcd.
I use this one for traveling and when i need the details.

D2H still has a better af system, is much faster. has a perfect "body"
Pictures come out tack sharp , even at 8 bps . amazing.
I use this one mostly for sport

If you can afford it, keep both.

Happy Shooting

alex from holland

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Alex,

Thank you for your quick response. I've been thinking of keeping both, but wondeed why I needed both.

For some reason, I have felt my D2H has not been providing "tack sharp" photos, and this was the reason for considering the D200. Do you always shoot with a tripod, which would explain why you always have tack sharp photos?? Is there a setting I'm missing which would explain why I'm not getting tack sharp photos all the time?

Your photos are spectacular! I'm impressed!!

Thanks again!
 
For wedding work the D200 is a fine camera and the D2H would make a great backup.
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Chris, Broussard, LA
 
When you say your D2H hasn't beem giving you tack sharp photos, what lenses are you using? Are you shooting wide open? Hand holding or on a monopod or tripod? What are your normal shutter speeds you shoot with?
 
Helen Meier said:
I have a D2H. My question is: would you sell a D2H and replace it
with the Nikon D200?? If so, why; if not, why? I am not a sports
photographer, normally shoot weddings, events, dogs, people.
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I don't own a d2h(s) and don't normally shoot events or weddings, but if I did, I'd be looking at the d2hs and use my d200 as a backup. The d200 is an excellent camera, but my understanding is that the d2hs has better high ISO performance and certainly better AF capability. Both of those things would be useful for events and weddings. If your dog shoots involve substantial movement, I'd choose the d2hs, for AF capability. The d200 would work okay on all of this stuff, but if you want the best, the d2hs is hard to beat for PJ type stuff.

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I shoot a lot of weddings and senior portraits.

I have NEVER liked the LCD on my D2H. When the pictures are exposed perfectly, they look blown out on the lcd. When they look perfect on the LCD, they are underexposed.

The D200 not only gives me perfect exposures but also lets me see them as they should be.

I am seriously considering selling the D2H (my backup camera) and buying a second D200.
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I'm using my older lenses that I used with my Nikon 8008. They are AF only, and maybe that's the problem?? Doing events, I handhold a lot. Maybe need to go back to using the mono or tripod on a regular basis.

I've thought of buying a new DX lens, then the camera shop guy said maybe I should buy the D200 vs a new lens. What do you think??
 
It's up to you. I have a D2Hs and a D200. The information that you have received from a number of respondents has been dead on. The D2H is going to focus faster in low light situations, it's going to fire those shots off faster, it's also going to give you smaller files. The D200 is going to give you more details however, larger files. Build quality is also going to favor the D2H. (although the D2oo is a solid camera) They excel at different things, there is no right or wrong answer, you must decide which best fits your needs. As for me I'm selling neither, what and where I'm shooting dictates which one I use.
 
Would you buy a new DX lens for the D2H vs buying a new D200?? I'm using my old AF lenses that I had with my Nikon 8008, maybe that's why my photos are not tack sharp????
 
Have you tried adjusting the brightness of your LCD. I had the same problem with mine till I changed the LCD brightness level to match what I considered the correct exposure. Now if it only showed sharpness as well.
The D2X's LCD is so much clearer.
 
If you have older AF nikon lenses thay should still work okay. If they aren't D lenses then they won't communicate with your flash so could affect the exposure. If your considerring the 17-55 DX that's closer to the price of the D200. That's an excellent lens for weddings even if you brought no other lenses. If you can get to the camera store and see if they have any 17-55 demos to try on your D2H, you can see for yourself if it will give you sharp pictures. If I had the choice I would pick the lense before the D200. Then get the D200 later on after you've done a few weddings.
 
Hi Helen. Please tell us what lens you are using and whether you are shooting wide open most of the time so we will have some basis for recommending whether you might do better with a newer Nikkor. In fact, if you have a common shutter speed range, aperture and ISO that you use at weddings, all of that would be relevant. You've already confirmed that you are not using a monopod or tripod. Are you using flash?

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Gene
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Helen,

Before you buy a new body, it might help to understand what lenses you're using, and what your specific concerns are, or experience with them.

I have a D200, and am using older AF lenses (which is the reason that I purchased the D200). I have a few observations:

Tack sharp images that are truly outstanding, are achievable with a D2H. After the photographer, the lens can make a difference, when used within it's optimal performance range. With a D2H or a D200 (or D70 for that matter), when you move out of the lens sweet spot it can be more obvious than it was on film.

As much as I like my D200, I would respectfully suggest that you keep working with your D2H and learn/understand if the challenge is working outside the best point for your lens, or if it really is a resolution issue. Or it may be just really learning the idiosyncracies of the camera.

You may find, and probably will, that different, and more expensive lenses (it's called Lens Lust Disease) could provide a bit of a boost.

JMHO
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Mark
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It's not the LCD that bothers me as much as the final pictures themselves. They just never seem very tack sharp. Maybe it's because I'm using older AF lenses vs DX lenses??? Also, maybe it's because I haven't been using my tripod as faithfully as before?? Any suggestions on how to make the pictures when you view them on your computer more tack sharp??
 
Thank you for this great response to my issues! This truly answers my question. I think I have always had Lens Lust Disease, and just need to satisfy that "lust" and purchase a new DX lens to go with my D2H!! Since I've been using older AF lenses, I think that's part of the reason my photos have not been tack sharp, along with not using a tripod as faithfully as I did in past years!! Yes, it's the photographer, then the lens!!

Your answer is truly appreciated and I think you have helped me resolve my delima!! Thank you so very much!!!

I would love to see some of your work!!
 
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