D200 Rocks!

I've been an active amateur photographer for about 25 years. I purchased a D50 about 2 years ago and last year upgraded to the D200. It's a great camera in all conditions. I shoot sports, nature, concerts, people, and landscapes. As a Nikon user, the camera functions are very familiar and easy to use.

Total Convert to Nikon.

I got my first 35mm camera in 1964. Over the years I did medium format Mamiya and Hasselblad for portraits and even a twin-lens reflex for weddings but always stuck with Minolta in 35mm format for everything else. I have watched the evolution of digital since the early 1990's and I do own some prosumer digital cameras, but always held back from buying something that would replace my film.Well that has ended! I am utterly amazed at the ease of use and incredible output my new Nikon D200 gives me. When stacked up against any film camera I have ever owned - this machine is head and shoulders over all of them.I pulled this camera out of the box, strapped it onto my remote and shot three hundred memory mates before I read the book. It is intuitive, powerful, simple to use and delivers totally professional results. Best change I ever made.

One step behind, but better than fine!

Nikon seems to be one step behind Canon for some reason. But a good reason I sit & wait. Cameras I used to own are the D70, D50, canon 10D. I now own the D2H, D200, canon 20D. I have the Canon because nikon being one step behind. Mainly with the lenses. I love the 70-300 DO IS USM for the canon, and was waiting for nikon to bring out a 70-300 VR at a reasonable size and price. Finally they have, and it's 2x cheaper than the canon. Not as quick all the time, but the optics are nicer. With that and the D200, they are finally leading canon again! I like how it handles and controls like the D2H. Like a smaller, cheaper version, but with higher pixels and features. I use my D2H as a backup, literally!