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Step up to Nikon D200 ?

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  • 15-12-2008 5:00pm
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    Morrisseeee
    Registered Users Posts: 5,146 ✭✭✭


    Q. Would it be a good idea to step up to a Nikon D200 ? ie. from an Olympus E510. Would there be a dramatic/fairly-dramatic step up in tearms of quality, ISO, usefullness, etc.


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    duffarama
    Registered Users Posts: 609 ✭✭✭duffarama


    You could step up to an E3 and get to use your existing lenses...
    Apparently you can pick them up online for around €1200 but a D200 would still be cheaper!


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    nilhg
    Registered Users Posts: 5,123 ✭✭✭nilhg


    Morrisseeee wrote: »
    Q. Would it be a good idea to step up to a Nikon D200 ? ie. from an Olympus E510. Would there be a dramatic/fairly-dramatic step up in tearms of quality, ISO, usefullness, etc.

    You'd lose the IS and liveview straight away, rather than jumping from one system to another, especially when you would be going to a discontinued model, I'd be thinking of looking at your lens collection.

    The E30 will be along soon, so you could keep that in mind.


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    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    and the D200 has the worst ISO since the 100 series of and nikon SLR, pretty nasty, every came from D50/D70 whoops its ass. It was alright in its day, nothing spectacular, and as a result is aging rather badly now


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    nilhg
    Registered Users Posts: 5,123 ✭✭✭nilhg


    Have a look here, its a comparison of the sensor image quality for the D200 and the E520 (they don't have the E510 yet but the sensors are pretty similar) with the D700 thrown in as a comparison.

    The comparisons are done directly on the sensor, so you cant draw any inferences about other aspects of a camera system but it should put your mind at ease about whether there would be a dramatic step up if you changed.


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    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    nilhg wrote: »

    The comparisons are done directly on the sensor, so you cant draw any inferences about other aspects of a camera system but it should put your mind at ease about whether there would be a dramatic step up if you changed.

    not a huge step up really


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    Morrisseeee
    Registered Users Posts: 5,146 ✭✭✭Morrisseeee


    Many thanks, ye all confirmed my suspicions, especially about ISO.


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    Mycroft H
    Registered Users Posts: 9,316 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    Stick wit the olympus.......... Dont become another generic canikon user!!


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    melekalikimaka
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    landyman wrote: »
    Stick wit the olympus.......... Dont become another generic canikon user!!

    <throws rock and ladymans head>
    get back you!!!!


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    Mycroft H
    Registered Users Posts: 9,316 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    melekalikimaka wrote: »
    <throws rock and ladymans head>
    get back you!!!!

    <picks up a brick of a d3x and throws it back>


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    #11
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    <tries to pick up stupild olympus but in cam vr causes him to drop it>


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    Mycroft H
    Registered Users Posts: 9,316 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    Haha i dont use an olympus...... I use a sony and thers no performance difference between in camera vr and in lens..........


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    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    thats not what yer ma said :D

    and thats me done...


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    Mycroft H
    Registered Users Posts: 9,316 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    melekalikimaka wrote: »
    thats not what yer ma said :D

    and thats me done...

    That dont make sence


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