Nikon D200 is here!!!

[GTaudiophile]

So are we talking a FF camera from Nikon at a EOS-20D price? Or more of a 5D competitor?

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
So are we talking a FF camera from Nikon at a EOS-20D price? Or more of a 5D competitor?

its not full frame

and itll be sub 2000$

 

[Vegito]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
So are we talking a FF camera from Nikon at a EOS-20D price? Or more of a 5D competitor?

its not full frame

and itll be sub 2000$

im too lazy to look right now but whats full frame.. i just started to google dslr stuff so all this is new..

 

[ProviaFan]

The accuracy of those specs (that is, the ones that GTaudiophile posted) is highly doubtful. They have been around on the rumor sites for quite some time, and it does appear that someone copied and pasted the D2x specs and changed a few things. Most recent rumors point to 10.4MP or thereabouts, without high speed crop, etc.

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: Vegito

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
So are we talking a FF camera from Nikon at a EOS-20D price? Or more of a 5D competitor?

its not full frame

and itll be sub 2000$

im too lazy to look right now but whats full frame.. i just started to google dslr stuff so all this is new..

"lower end" DSLRs have a crop to them...so when you use a lens you have to multiply 1.x (usually 3-6) to your focal length.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Vegito

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
So are we talking a FF camera from Nikon at a EOS-20D price? Or more of a 5D competitor?

its not full frame

and itll be sub 2000$

im too lazy to look right now but whats full frame.. i just started to google dslr stuff so all this is new..

Full Frame means that the CCD or CMOS chip is the same size as a Film negative 1x1.5 inches basically, the DX or APS sized ships are smaller by about 1/3rd which is why they have teh crop factor

Nikon wint release a FF camera till the D3 if ever, it really isnt needed, the D2X showed that you can get the same IQ out of a DX chip and negate some of the issues and cost of FF

 

[Anubis]

i mirrored teh pics onto my site, this should load a LOT faster
http://www.rootminus1.com/freepics/thumbnails.php?album=40

 

[virtuamike]

Yeah the specs aren't official. Supposedly there's a press conference Nov 1.

If the AF system really is CAM2000, it'll be interesting to see what this does for the D2Hs. Hopefully it'll get a price drop.

Heh what I really want to see is support for manual lenses like the D2 series.

 

[Anubis]

yea the ones pasted in here arent exact, however itll be between 10-12 MP, a fast AF then the D70 tho not confimed CAM2000, but definitly faster, better viewfinder then D70s but not as good ad the D2 series, 2.5 in LCD, vert grip option..... most likely 5 FPS w a decent buffer in RAW and Jpeg

the new ring flash is real and itll be sweet, many have been waiting for this for a while, the wireless flash commander is also geat

 

[eflat]

Originally posted by: virtuamike
Yeah the specs aren't official. Supposedly there's a press conference Nov 1.

If the AF system really is CAM2000, it'll be interesting to see what this does for the D2Hs. Hopefully it'll get a price drop.

Heh what I really want to see is support for manual lenses like the D2 series.

Yes, THAT would be nice. Support for manual focus lenses.

 

[eflat]

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug

Originally posted by: virtuamike
Yeah the specs aren't official. Supposedly there's a press conference Nov 1.

If the AF system really is CAM2000, it'll be interesting to see what this does for the D2Hs. Hopefully it'll get a price drop.

Heh what I really want to see is support for manual lenses like the D2 series.

Yes, THAT would be nice. Support for manual focus lenses.

Really 10 or 12 or however many megapixels you stuff in there does not do me a hell of a lot of good if I can't meter when I put my fvcking lens on there

 

[virtuamike]

Meter the old fashioned way. Sunny 16 and drop 4 in shade.

 

[iamtrout]

Sub $2000? Damn, that's really affordable. I wonder how noisey the high ISO pics are with that much resolution packed into a crop factor sensor.

 

[Goosemaster]

damn

 

[s0ssos]

Originally posted by: PHiuR

Originally posted by: Vegito

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
So are we talking a FF camera from Nikon at a EOS-20D price? Or more of a 5D competitor?

its not full frame

and itll be sub 2000$

im too lazy to look right now but whats full frame.. i just started to google dslr stuff so all this is new..

"lower end" DSLRs have a crop to them...so when you use a lens you have to multiply 1.x (usually 3-6) to your focal length.

nice. first you imply the 17-55 is a horrible lens, then you say dslr's that aren't full-frame are "lower end". uhhuh. ever heard of the d2x?

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: PHiuR

Originally posted by: virtuamike

Originally posted by: PHiuR

Originally posted by: virtuamike

Originally posted by: PHiuR

Originally posted by: virtuamike

Originally posted by: PHiuR
camera looks awesome with that macro flash setup... i believe?
at least canon has one thats similar...

and did you know that you can mod the 20D so that you can take it underwater?

But all the hot chicks are above water

that's what the 70-200 2.8L IS is for


edit: how much is this D200?

I don't want them to think I'm compensating :Q

No idea on price but it's supposed to compete with the 20D so I'm guessing at or below $2000.

eh, but the girls will come up to you and ask ya why the lens is a different color than the body.

That's . . . just . . . sad

why is it sad? because ya can't think of a better come back? heh
man, you know it's awesome to have a nice L (especially white) glass chilling on your camera body.

edit: hey, do you know much about canon lenses?

I need to get a cheap lens to hold me over until I can save up enough for either the 17-40 or the 24-105.

I'm thinking of either Canon EF 28-105.($200ish) or the Tamron 28-75 2.8 ($300/400?)

Tamron hands down.. one of the sharpest zooms you can get. Budget canon zooms are junk.

 

[Anubis]

Its officially announced and its fing awsome $1700 body onlu

Effective Pixels - 10.2 Megapixels

Sensor Dimensions - CCD RGB 23.6 x 15.8 mm; 10.92 Megapixels

Image Dimensions - 3.872 x 2.592 [L], 2.896 x 1.944 [M], 1.936 x 1.296

ISO - 100 to 1600 in 1/2, 1/3, 1EV steps with a 1EV boost above ISO1600 (ISO3200 boost mode)
Storage Media - Compact Flash I/II and Microdrive

File formats - 12-bit Compressed NEF (RAW); JPEG Fine, Normal, Basic.

File tag system - Exif 2.21, compatible with DCF 2.0 and DPOF

White Balance - Auto, 6 pre-programmed with manual fine tuning, colour temperature, bracketing.
LCD - 2.5in TFT, 230000pixels.

Playback Modes - Display, Thumbnails, Zoom, Slideshow, Histogram, EXIF, Highlights, Portrait Autorotation.
Video Playback - PAL or NTSC

Interface - USB2.0(High Speed), Wireless 801.11g transmission via WT-3.
EXIF Comment - 36 alphanumeric characters.

Mount - Nikon F-mount

Crop - 1.5x

Viewfinder - Fixed pentaprism.

Viewfinder Screen - BriteView II type B Mark II with not reflecting transparent surface with grid overlay mode.
Viewfinder Cover - 95%

Viewfinder Magnification - 0.94x This makes the actual viewfinder slightly bigger than the one on the D2x!

Viewfinder readouts - Focus areas, selected focus area, exposure comp, ISO, shutter, aperture, flash, shots remaining, shooting mode.
Autofocus - MultiCAM 1000, AF illuminator, -1 to 19EV at 100ISO.

AF modes - Single AF, Continuous AF, Manual AF.

AF Areas - 11 areas, can be selected singaly or as groups of up to 7 areas.

AF algorithms - AF Single Area, Dynamic Area AF, Dynamic Group Area AF, Dynamic closest subject AF.

Metering - Color Matrix 3D II; Centre Weighted in either 6, 8, 10 or 13mm; Spot Metering of 3mm.

Dynamic Range - 0-20EV at 100ISO using Matrix metering; 2-20EV at 100ISO using Spot Metering.

Exposure Modes - Shutter Priority(S); Aperture Priority(A); Flexible Program(P); Manual(M)
Exposure Compensation - +/- 5EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1EV increments.

AE Lock - Via AE-L button.

Shooting modes - Single Shot; Low Speed Contiuous Shooting (L) 1-4fps; High Speed Coninuous Shooting (H) 5fps; Timer; MLU.
Shooting Buffer - 23 NEF (RAW); 54 JPEG(normal)

Shutter - 30s to 1/8000s

Flash syncronisation - up to 1/250s

Flash - i-TTL

Flash Sync Modes - Curtain; Red-eye reduction; Slow Red-eye; Slow; Rear Curtain.

Built-in Flash - Guide numbers@ISO100 are 12/39

Flash Compensation -- -3 to +1EV increments of 1/3 or 1/2EV.

Timer - 2-20s

DOF Preview - DOF preview button.

Remote control - 10-pin remote cable or wirelessly via WT-3.

GPS - Interface NMEA 0183 (version 2,01) supported with D-sub cable to 9 pin (optional) and cable connection GPS MC-35 (optional).

Power - One EN-EL3e; Battery Pack (Verticle Grip) MB-D200 (optional) can take 2x EN-EL3e or 6 AA batteries; AC adapter.
Tripod Thread - 1/4in (ISO 1222)
Dimensions - 147x113x74mm

Weight - 0.83Kg without battery, memory card or lens.

Included Accessories - EN-EL3e battery; fast charger MH-18a; video cable; USB2.0 cable; lens mount cap; eyeglass cover; rubber viewfinder shell DK-21; LCD monitor cover BM-6; PictureProject CD.

Optional Accessories - MB-D200 verticle grip/battery pack; Wireless Emitter WT-3; soft-case D200; viewfinder magnifier DK-21M; electrical cable remote MC-36/30; GPS connection cable MC-35; power adapter EH-6; flash SB-800, SB-600, SB-R200; Nikon Capture 4 (4.4)

 

[virtuamike]

Hotness, AI/AIS metering!!!!

 

[IBuyUFO]

I'll stick to my d2x. The AF system looks different from the pictures I've seen.

 

[virtuamike]

Originally posted by: IBuyUFO
I'll stick to my d2x. The AF system looks different from the pictures I've seen.

Well it wouldn't make much sense to downgrade

The corner AF points on the D200 are on intersecting thirds. On the D2 series they're on intersecting quarters. The new way might actually turn out ok.

 

[IBuyUFO]

yep saw that. I think it might just be a modified cam 1000 system which is not bad to begin with. But it's all speculation at this point.

 

[tami]

i may not have the dough to shell out for a brand new d200 as i just got the d70 in june, but i'm all for that kit lens. :thumbsup:

too bad it probably will cost $400+ alone.

 

[ProviaFan]

I can't wait for the D200... exept that I can't afford one. Damn!

 

[virtuamike]

Originally posted by: tami
i may not have the dough to shell out for a brand new d200 as i just got the d70 in june, but i'm all for that kit lens. :thumbsup:

too bad it probably will cost $400+ alone.

Heh $400 is cheap for a lens. Based on the 24-120 VR, I'd expect it to be around $700.

 

[virtuamike]

Originally posted by: ProviaFan
I can't wait for the D200... exept that I can't afford one. Damn!

I'm trying to decide which kidney I like more.