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Review summary: Aggressively priced and stuffed with pro-quality features, the rugged Nikon D200 digital SLR offers the best of the D2X at about one-third the price.

Pros: Plentiful controls and accessories, Strong performance, Excellent image quality, Rugged body, JPEG artifacts crimp image quality, No TIFF mode

Cons: JPEG artifacts crimp image quality, No TIFF mode

Pros: Excellent image quality, attractive design, easy to use.

Cons: Underexposed on auto exposure setting.

Verdict: An exceptional camera with a long list of excellent features and impressive image quality.

Review summary: The D200 shares much of the styling and features of the flagship D2X

Pros: Excellent performance in all areas

Cons: Wide-angle coverage limited by lens magnification

Verdict: There is, however, one important reason why a professional may steer away from the Nikon range of SLR. The D200 isn't a fullframe digital SLR. There's a lens magnification factor of 1.5x, which severely limits the wideangle coverage available

Review summary: Aggressively priced and stuffed with pro-quality features, the rugged Nikon D200 digital SLR offers the best of the D2X at about one-third the price.

Pros: Plentiful controls and accessories ; strong performance ; excellent image quality ; rugged body

Cons: JPEG artifacts crimp image quality ; no TIFF mode

Award: Highly Recommended!

Review summary: The Nikon D200 was announced on 1st November 2005, some three and a half years since Nikon revealed their first prosumer digital SLR, the D100. It's fair to say however that the D200 is a completely different beast altogether, it shares far more with ...

Pros: Excellent resolution, although not a huge 'step up' from eight megapixels, Compact body design which has a true pro feel, build and feature set, Instant power on, very responsive, very short black-out time, very fast media write, Excellent five frames ...

Cons: Higher noise at ISO 1600 and 3200 than we would like, mostly in shadows, High ISO noise reduction works but at the expense of detail, Default sharpness is too mild, first impression to a new user may be negative, Insufficient number of image parameter ...

Verdict: When it was announced in November last year the D200 caused quite stir (and not just in the Nikon camp).