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Nikon D200 - part 6 of 1 2 3 4 5 6

by Mike McNamee Published 01/06/2006

Off the Field

At a far more refined level we also gave the D200 an equally terrifying session of belly dancing (Oh and they call this work!). In combination with either the Sigma EF- 500 or the Nikon SB 800 there are a wealth of options such as Rear Curtain Synch for highly creative effects. Brides, running down stairs with a glowing trail behind them should be a cinch with this system. The provision of a separate flash socket on the D200 means it is a very comfortable performer in the studio as well as outdoors.

Time to Upgrade?

The D200 is demonstrably better than the D100. The top pair of images shows the relative image size difference, due to the increased pixel count. In the bottom pair, the D100 image has been scaled in Photoshop to bring it to the same size as the file of the D200. There is a distinct lack of smoothness by comparison. This analysis ignores the fact the the D200 is better specified in every department, more akin to the D2x than the D100.

Conclusions

You might well be pondering why there is no discussion about the use of the D200 for wedding photography? Well there is such pressure on Nikon to get the review models around the various magazines that they came (on time) and levered it out of the grasping hands of your dear editor. Such was his distress that the only way he could be placated was by handing over the credit card and buying the damn thing.

Eventually then we had to give in and award the D200 the ultimate reviewer's accolade! Just for good measure we have also purchased an SB800 to keep it company. Providing he treats it nicely Tom Lee is going to take it along to a wedding and give it the once over - watch this space, the fact is we are totally convinced that it will do the business in style.

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