By the end of 2007 we retired our D200. The camera was retired with all honours as it has helped us solve many a difficult task. We replaced it with the D300.

When we travel the world, weight and volume are often constraining factors. We chose to invest in the Nikon D200 because it would allow us to get professional results using a relatively small camera. Weighing just 830 g the D200 is really the light weight of its class (compare this with the 1150 g of the D2X).
        The D200 has been a trusty companion on really many assignments the past couple of years. It is a camera that is very compact, and for this reason it is very well suited as a backup for our larger work horses the D2Xs and the D2X. The D200 is very user friendly and logical in its construction, it has a delightfully large LCD that can be used for evaluating photos on location.
   

 D200, 200mm micro

Nikon Specifications: 

• The advanced 10.2 megapixel DX format CCD sensor produces exceptionally detailed, high resolution images with pure, vivid colours, suitable for printing in large formats.
• Adopts the industry-leading advanced imaging processing engine of the D2X.
• Newly developed 11-area AF system (same as the professional D2-series), which enables the photographer to select individual focus areas from 11-area wide and 7 wide-area AF.
• 3D Color Matrix Metering II (AE) with Nikon's 1,005-pixel RGB exposure/Color Matrix Metering Sensor, used in the D2X.
• Near instant power-up of 0.15 seconds. A mere 50-millisecond shutter time lag, and 105-millisecond viewfinder blackout time.
• The camera comes with the newly developed high-energy EN-EL3e rechargeable lithium-ion battery (1,800 images on a single charge).
• Durable magnesium body.
• i-TTL Flash Control and 1/250 sec. Flash Sync. speed.
• 2.5-in., 230,000-dot, low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD Monitor with brightness adjustment.
• The viewfinder has a fixed eye-level pentaprism; built-in diopter adjustment (-2.0 to +1.0m-1), an eyepoint of 19.5mm (-1.0m-1), a Viewfinder Frame Coverage of approx. 95% (vertical & horizontal) and a Viewfinder Magnification of approx. 0.94x (with 50mm lens at infinity; -1.0m-1).

You will find more information on the Nikon homepage.

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