I use two of them all the time: because I had some experience with red dot syndrom when shooting in the studio on white seamless, and discovered some AI lenses will not show any sign of red dot where their more modern AF versions were unusable.
The 50mm 1:8 and 85 2,0 AI lenses. Dunno if the D200 will accept the DK-17M...a great accessory I can only recommend...actually, I compared the view on the D2X to the view on an F4s, and an F2 (sorry, F5 is sold),
and to my own surprise, the objects appear a lot bigger on the D2X, using the same lenses, only the view is wider on film bodies. Does it mean the APS cam user has the edge on focussing ease...not really, as to capture the same frame with APS, I would have to back up a good deal, and be back to square 1.
So, focussing manually with AI lenses is not worse then what it was in film days, and spot metering and matrix made a come back with the D2X, and these can be used almost the same fashion as the AF versions, apart from dialing the aperture using a ring, no aperture lock, no AF, no P mode or S mode, but most things do work, including spot flash.
The green confirmation dot can be used to advantage, especially in dim light, although nothing can replace critical focus using a vf magnifier yet...for still-life or landscape, etc...the green confirm dot, wich is actually part of he AF system, is often slowing you down, as it is a good deal away from the image, and distract you from composing, and shooting at the right moment...I do prefer to focus on groundglass, and can assure you that I get sharper pics this way...the AF sensors have a wider tolerance than my eyes, especially with the wide angles...of course AF will beat me anytime on action shots...
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Jean Bernier
All photographs are only more or less credible illusions
