Posted by writepic on September 11, 2006 at 11:38 AM
hi all,
without wading through magazines and endless web reviews, i was wondering if many of you had time to compare the D80 and D200, and if so, what are the shortcomings of the D80 or adantages it has over the D200 apart from price. not knowing entirely the ins and outs of sensor science, is the D80 sensor inferior to that of the D200? if not, why is it around about half the price? is the price difference merely made up of bells and whistles?
i'm probably wrong but i view sensors as being mostly the same and still think of them as digital film, as in all being the same design, shape and makeup etc, at least in half decent SLRs.
i'd appreciate any views anyone might have, as not only am i looking at updating my camera body, i also have to consider underwater housings for each option, which could mount up considerably in difference between each model. or is the D2x still my only option?
hope to read some views soon.
regards,
mark.
Posted by Paul Gibbs on September 11, 2006 at 11:48 AM
Big differences...
1, Build, the D200 is like the D2x but smaller, weather sealed and mag alloy. The D80 is like your S2's plastic with a alu frame.
2, FPS and buffer The D200's 4 channel output means that it can do 5 fps and has a buffer for 19 RAW files, the D80's 2 channel can do only 3 i believe and only 6 RAWS.
3, Cards! the D200 uses compact flash and the D80 uses SD cards...
4, Metering, the D200 has the 1005 pixel like the D70 and the D80 has the 420 pixel like the D50.
5, Mirror lockup the D200 has this and i dont believe the D80 does.
I think that covers it?
Posted by Ben Micklem on September 11, 2006 at 12:38 PM
If you have any lenses that don't have a chip (i.e. most manual focus lenses), the D200 works very well, where as the D80 would have to rely on manual exposure with no metering.
Posted by Malcolm Muir on September 11, 2006 at 1:26 PM
Hi Mark
Foe what its worth, I got a D200 back in May and am overjoyed with it. To anybody brought up on quality Nikon film gear (like my trusty old F3) it just feels beautiful, well balanced and intuitive. I had D70 for most of last year and really liked it but the D200 is streets ahead. Almost evry key function can be accessed quickly and easily from top-plate controls, so no painful searches through menu layers. The D80 has similar resolution, etc. but seems essentially to be an upgraded D70. Give me a good, well balanced metal body any day. Just need to mortgage the wife or something to afford a U/W housing now.
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3 replieshi all,
without wading through magazines and endless web reviews, i was wondering if many of you had time to compare the D80 and D200, and if so, what are the shortcomings of the D80 or adantages it has over the D200 apart from price. not knowing entirely the ins and outs of sensor science, is the D80 sensor inferior to that of the D200? if not, why is it around about half the price? is the price difference merely made up of bells and whistles?
i'm probably wrong but i view sensors as being mostly the same and still think of them as digital film, as in all being the same design, shape and makeup etc, at least in half decent SLRs.
i'd appreciate any views anyone might have, as not only am i looking at updating my camera body, i also have to consider underwater housings for each option, which could mount up considerably in difference between each model. or is the D2x still my only option?
hope to read some views soon.
regards,
mark.
1, Build, the D200 is like the D2x but smaller, weather sealed and mag alloy. The D80 is like your S2's plastic with a alu frame.
2, FPS and buffer The D200's 4 channel output means that it can do 5 fps and has a buffer for 19 RAW files, the D80's 2 channel can do only 3 i believe and only 6 RAWS.
3, Cards! the D200 uses compact flash and the D80 uses SD cards...
4, Metering, the D200 has the 1005 pixel like the D70 and the D80 has the 420 pixel like the D50.
5, Mirror lockup the D200 has this and i dont believe the D80 does.
I think that covers it?
Foe what its worth, I got a D200 back in May and am overjoyed with it. To anybody brought up on quality Nikon film gear (like my trusty old F3) it just feels beautiful, well balanced and intuitive. I had D70 for most of last year and really liked it but the D200 is streets ahead. Almost evry key function can be accessed quickly and easily from top-plate controls, so no painful searches through menu layers. The D80 has similar resolution, etc. but seems essentially to be an upgraded D70. Give me a good, well balanced metal body any day. Just need to mortgage the wife or something to afford a U/W housing now.
Cheers
Malcolm