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bigshot · 04-11-2008, 04:52 PM

I'm perfectly happy with my D200 and I see no point in upgrading yet. Too many lenses I need to buy first.

See ya
Steve

ozz · 04-11-2008, 08:13 PM

Still happy with my d80 as bigshot said more lenses to be purchased
before i would consider a new body.

M0T0XGUY · 04-11-2008, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by skyline889

Yeah I guess so. Out of curiosity, what's a good price on a D200 these days?

Body only models sell for around $800 - $900 US on eBay. I purchased a model with its battery grip for $915 in pristine condition; I imagine there are other similar deals available.

nineohtoo · 04-14-2008, 08:43 AM

I personally would stick with the D50 kit. I mean the D200 is cool and all, but I'd rather wait for the D3/D300 goodness to trickle down onto a consumer level body. Also, manually metering doesn't bother me, so I probably wouldn't even worry about using Ai/Ai-S lenses on a D50. ymmv on that one though.

Would you sell the 35mm 1.4?

perplex · 04-14-2008, 08:44 PM

I'd love a D300 type of sensor in the D90. If it was a 10MP variety it would have even less noise than D300! But the D90 will have 12MP most probably.

Old Pa · 04-14-2008, 09:28 PM

Just unpacking this cute little puppy (body only) and getting a charged battery and a CF card installed. The manual appears to be at least twice as thick as my D200's. Got my Nikkor 70-200/2.8 hooked on and all appears well. Going to take some time to get all set up and organized, but what fun!

bigshot · 04-15-2008, 12:02 AM

I just ordered the tokina 11-16 that Ken Rockwell has been raving about. I think it's going to be the perfect complement to my 18-200 VR. Next up on the wish list is a whopper... the 400mm f2.8 VR. It's going to take a while to save up that much.

See ya
Steve

M0T0XGUY · 04-15-2008, 12:15 AM

Originally Posted by bigshot

I just ordered the tokina 11-16 that Ken Rockwell has been raving about. I think it's going to be the perfect complement to my 18-200 VR. Next up on the wish list is a whopper... the 400mm f2.8 VR. It's going to take a while to save up that much.

See ya
Steve

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't Ken Rockwell supposed to be some kind of joke in the photography world? (not to undermine the quality of the Tokina; I've read good reviews about it elsewhere).

Towert7 · 04-15-2008, 12:21 AM

Originally Posted by M0T0XGUY

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't Ken Rockwell supposed to be some kind of joke in the photography world?

Nope, his opinions are just as valid as anyone else's.
In fact, he has a lot of very good advice for some people, myself included.

M0T0XGUY · 04-15-2008, 12:38 AM

Originally Posted by Towert7

Nope, his opinions are just as valid as anyone else's.
In fact, he has a lot of very good advice for some people, myself included.

Very cool then. I must be thinking of someone else.