Nikon D200 - Spanish Review (26 pages)
Wednesday, December 28th, 2005A Spanish website www.caborian.com, has a 26 page review on the Nikon D200. Here is the conclusion of their review (translated from Spanish to English).
“After making and analyzing many photographies we only can congratulate to Nikon by the work made with this camera. By a price that goes up to around 1700€ a plagued machine of virtues is offered. In the first place, it is necessary to review the excellent manufacture and ergonomics of the body. The camera is very robust and is construÃda paying attention to the details, since practically any aspect has not neglected and the small points in against (like which the battery clogs a little once in a while or which their autonomy is little) cannot at any moment for dimming the good general impression that it offers the apparatus when other variables are valued as the presence of the meetings of sealed, the magnesium construction, or both excellent monitors that it equips. Let us remember, that yes, that the handling is made preferredly on the basis of the set of commutators that cover the machine more than through the menus of the same one, which on the other hand they are something sluggish. It is a work form that, as we commented, will please to and will displease to others, but that in any case it will force the user to know its unit more or less well.
The D200 in addition offers all a series of very innovating aspects: its excellent so versatile and formable system of autofocus, with definition of wide or narrow areas of approach (although the approach points are little); the magnificent viewfinder; the presence of the small flash incorporated in a machine of this range… and we cannot forget that the matrix measurement of Nikon behaves extraordinarily, being the best ones of its class. The balance of targets, that yes, fails a little in certain situations it jeopardize, nothing burdens, if we threw in RAW.
In strict terms of quality of image the answer is intachable until ISO400. The dynamic range is very ample and no longer the old problems of moiré exist. To ISO800 the noise is quite appreciable, although it is not exaggerated, and in our NEFs the correction via software has been simple and effective. Nevertheless, from this level of sensitivity the apparatus no longer offers good results and it moves away of some of his competitors. On the other hand, the new camera is able to obtain a very good level of detail, still without focusing the RAWs via software. The color reproduction we have found it also very correct and, like with other Nikon, we have observed that the photographies leave already enough finished, although without excess of saturation, which is good to be able to later make the adjustment to our pleasure. We have not been able to make long exhibitions of more than 30 seconds when lacking cable trigger, but within this time interval the results have been totally satisfactory at least.
In summary, Nikon has made an excellent camera and to a not at all preposterous price considering everything what offers. Is great the news for users of mark and also revulsivo would have to be for Canon, that it would have to begin to take care of some aspects that it has very forgotten, beyond the quality of image, in his next launchings.”
For the full review by Caborian in Spanish click here.
For the full review by Caborian translated to English click here.
