D200

Elizabeth January 25th, 2007

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Yesterday it arrived - my brand new Nikon D200 and 50mm f/1.8 AF lens. It’s beautiful, and I feel all inspired for the first time in ages.

I loved my D70 to death, but it feels like a toy compared to my new camera. It has a magnesium alloy body, it’s fully weather sealed and the LCD screen is big and bright. Most importantly, there are dedicated buttons for settings that I could only access via the menu on my D70. Major design improvement in that regard.

Plus, I can shoot at ISO 100 for the first time since shooting film, and I didn’t realise until yesterday just how important that can be. Shooting with my new prime lens has also made me truly appreciate the value of speed in a lens. The next item on my wishlist is probably the 18-200mm VR, but at close to AU$1000 I have a feeling I’ll be waiting a little while.

I’m so excited that I don’t even care that I’ll be living on 2 minute noodles for the next few months :)

5 Responses to “D200”

  1. # RalfMon 25 Jan 2007 at 6:31 am

    I don’t see the photo.

  2. # Elizabethon 25 Jan 2007 at 7:48 am

    Sorry Ralf, I broke the Internet. All fixed now!

  3. # RalfMon 25 Jan 2007 at 8:45 am

    Ooh, I see it works with little tins of paint. Clever.

    R

  4. # Elizabethon 26 Jan 2007 at 11:41 am

    Congratulations - that’s one of your more terrible jokes ;)

  5. # Juson 27 Jan 2007 at 2:51 pm

    Funnily enough, I thought that was hilarious. We’re made for each other Ralf.

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