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Nikon D200 Digital SLR Prosumer Series Annouced

post #1 of 11
11/4/05 at 1:30pm
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To all the people who did not hear yet and was waiting for the D100 successor, it was officially annouced earlier this week.

Nikon has today announced the new D200 Digital SLR camera along with a new 18-200MM F/3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR ZOOM-NIKKOR LENS and two interesting new Wireless Close-Up Speedlight Systems called the R1C1 and R1

The final specs summary:

.- 10.2 effective high-performance megapixel DX Format CCD
.- Nikon’s exclusive Image Processing Engine
.- 11-area Multi-CAM AF system with new 7 Wide-area AF
.- 1005-pixel 3D Color Matrix Metering II
.- Fast 5 fps continuous shooting, 0.15 second startup and short 50ms shutter lag
.- Built-in i-TTL Speedlight with two group Commander mode
.- New Image Enhancement options (Optimize Image)
.- Multiple Exposure, Image Overlay and GPS positioning
.- 2.5" LCD with ultra-wide viewing angle
.- Durable Magnesium Alloy body and chassis
.- Electronically timed shutter tested to well over 100,000 cycles
.- Shoot up to 1800 images on a single EN-EL3e battery charge
.- Exclusive smart battery monitor with informative Fuel Gauge function
.- Large full information top-deck LCD panel

Spec: http://www.nikonusa.com/fileuploads/pdfs/d200_2page.pdf
Sample Photo: http://www.nikon-image.com/jpn/produ...200/sample.htm
Steve's Preview: http://www.steves-digicams.com/pr/ni...5_d200_pr.html

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post #2 of 11
11/4/05 at 1:31pm
Wow. they say how much?
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post #3 of 11
11/4/05 at 1:43pm
That's sweet.
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post #4 of 11
11/4/05 at 1:43pm
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1699.00 for body only
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post #5 of 11
11/4/05 at 1:53pm
this isnt a prosumer man
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post #6 of 11
11/4/05 at 2:03pm
Mmm me likey. Checks credit card balance...
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post #7 of 11
11/4/05 at 3:33pm
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Originally Posted by Uriel
this isnt a prosumer man
A lot more than D70 hehehe
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post #8 of 11
11/4/05 at 3:44pm
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Originally Posted by smilepak
A lot more than D70 hehehe
it still isnt

i have the Pro 1 , Canon prosumer...


i dont like SLRs cause of their size and money you have to put in for lenses... PROSUMERS RULE
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post #9 of 11
11/4/05 at 4:18pm
I'm going to have to keep my D70 for a few more years...but by then, maybe the D300 will be out...oh, or maybe the D3X.
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post #10 of 11
11/4/05 at 5:24pm
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Originally Posted by DownByFive
I'm going to have to keep my D70 for a few more years...but by then, maybe the D300 will be out...oh, or maybe the D3X.
D70 here as well..

Ultimate D-SLR: EOS-1Ds Mark II



16.7 MP

Canon has its successor in the works - will have an EFMP (effective MP) of over 30 I hear and an actual of close to 24.
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post #11 of 11
11/4/05 at 5:41pm
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Originally Posted by ilCacciatore
D70 here as well..

Ultimate D-SLR: EOS-1Ds Mark II



16.7 MP

Canon has its successor in the works - will have an EFMP (effective MP) of over 30 I hear and an actual of close to 24.
The 1ds MKII is pretty sweet, but I'd still take the D2X. Dpreview.com has a pretty good comparison, and the D2X has comparable image quality at almost $3k less....plus, it's a Nikon!
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