3 aug 2006 kl. 01.39 skrev Bob:
Elgenper wrote:
...The D200 shows the ISO setting in the viewfinder all the time;
the Canons have to be "asked" what ISO is currently set.
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You ask by merely pressing the "DRIVE-ISO" button on the top ofthe
20D. How often do you change ISO? Every frame?
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At times, yes: the D200 has a nifty "auto-ISO" that allows you to
select a maximum exposure time, and then adjusts ISO to avoid longer
times. Helpful at times, a pest otherwise (but it can be shut
off). Since the viewfinder shows me what the camera selects, I stay
in control. Also, seeing it all the time IS better than having to
remember to press a button....
The Canons have a focus point selector button right under your
right thumb that you forever keep pressing by mistake; no such
problems with D200).
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Or with the 20D. The focus point button is at the upper right edge
of the back of the body and 'you' have to really try to reach it.
I haven't shot thousands in the year I've had mine but I have never
accidentally pressed it.
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On my D60, I set the focus action to the "star" button, not the
shutter button (I do the same on the D200), and this selector button
sat next to it, and got pressed all the time (I considered putting a
rubber gasket around it and seal with gaffer tape). That arrangement
seems to be the same on the 20D and 5D. On the D200, there is
nothing to mistake for the focus button.
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Startup time is0.2 seconds for the 20D. No slouch in that
respect...... If my 20D goes into sleep mode it is ready by the
time it is at my eye. I press the "shoot" button as I am raising it.
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Again, not having to press a button beats having to remember it...
Image quality is very good. Most tests indicate that it shows
more noise than the Canons at high ISO´s. That´s possibly so;
all I know is that the noise is nothing compared to the grain in
35 mm films with similar speed, and it can be further reduced
with software after the fact. The images have none of the
excessive red that often marred my Canon D60 images.
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The D60 is what generation? One or 1.1? What genweration is the
D200?
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This comparison certainly isn´t between my D60 and anything else;
several tests have pointed out the same red bias in current Canons.
It is not an allover red cast, of course, only that some red objects
get a bit TOO red.
To sum it up, I would unhesitatingly recommend the D200 to anyone
looking for a state-of-art DSLR, but not wanting to suffer the
bulk and cost of a "full pro" model. That said, I do not think
owners of either the 20D (now 30D) or the 5D are dissatisfied
either.... Still, I personally feel the D200 comes far closer to
my needs and preferences.
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The last sentence is the important one, ...........MY needs and
preferences. In this case Per, your needs and preferences.
Then too, if you have a top of the line pro body as a main camera
and another of the same system for backup I think the logical way
to go is with the same system. It wouldn't matter if the system is
Canon or Nikon.
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Certainly; agreed without any reservations. Only, Joseph explicitly
asked what our "opinions and impressions" were; I tried to sum mine
up. Since they were also part of the rationale behind my own
decision where to spend a considerable part of my hard-earned money,
it would be very disconcerting if I did not favour the camera that I
finally did choose...
But I am sure no one on this list wants another "Canon vs Nikon"
thread, and I sincerely hope I haven´t fired one.
"In a world without walls or fences, who needs Windows or Gates?"
I like your tag line..... :-D
So do I. Of course it is "stolen", not invented by me (wish it
were...), but I haven´t found the original author.
As for ergonomy, let´s hope we can agree to disagree... ;-)
Per
Per Öfverbeck
http://ofverbeck.se
"In a world without walls or fences, who needs Windows or Gates?"
