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Nikon AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D

02/24/2007 09:23:23 PM · #1

yes, that's right! I finally made a plunge and bought a d200. Received it yesterday. Yay, what a nice step up from my old trusty d70! The viewfinder, the LCD, the controls, ISO in the viewfinder (yess!!!)! However I am still arguing with myself whether I've made the wise decision or I should've saved $400 or so and get a little d80. Please tell me I am right :)

LanceW

Nikon Z9

02/24/2007 09:24:26 PM · #2

Originally posted by LevT:

However I am still arguing with myself whether I've made the wise decision or I should've saved $400 or so and get a little d80. Please tell me I am right :)

You are right. ;-)

WhiteFoxOne

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

02/24/2007 09:28:02 PM · #3

I agree with tooohip. Good choice.

muckpond

Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX Diagonal Fisheye for Nikon

02/24/2007 09:31:14 PM · #4

mine has hardly left my hand for 6 days. the extra battery grip is like a dream come true for me.

although, the purchase did come with the expense of a bigger camera bag. so it was actually more like $520 more than the D80 LOL.

congrats! now quick go take a multi-exposure image for the feb. free study while you still can! :/

RainMotorsports

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR

02/24/2007 09:32:30 PM · #5

well its okay (muckpond is about to smack me) one of your new camera's features is usless in basic and advanced editing now!

But seriously congrats i wont be purchasing my SLR for 6 to 12 months. But the D200 is on my list.

Now try not to break it and show me some photos that make me wanna buy it.

Message edited by author 2007-02-24 21:32:43.

muckpond

Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX Diagonal Fisheye for Nikon

02/24/2007 09:39:22 PM · #6

Originally posted by RainMotorsports:

well its okay (muckpond is about to smack me) one of your new camera's features is usless in basic and advanced editing now!

THERE'S MULTIPLE EXPOSURE LIFE OUTSIDE OF DPC! sheesh!

RainMotorsports

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR

02/24/2007 09:41:17 PM · #7

Originally posted by muckpond:

Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
well its okay (muckpond is about to smack me) one of your new camera's features is usless in basic and advanced editing now!

THERE'S MULTIPLE EXPOSURE LIFE OUTSIDE OF DPC! sheesh!

BUT I ONLY WANT TO MULTI EXPOSE MYSELF TO YOU GUYS.
... i need a ROFL emoticon!

02/24/2007 11:02:27 PM · #8

if I get a grip then I'll definitely need a bigger bag, so I guess I'll wait a little untill the dust settles :). But seriously, what is so good about a grip? I never used it before. I am used to taking vertical shots by supprting the camera from the bottom with my right hand and pressing the button "underneath"... what's wrong with that?

Originally posted by muckpond:

02/24/2007 11:04:28 PM · #9

Originally posted by LevT:

Are you left handed?

02/24/2007 11:05:12 PM · #10

Originally posted by option:

Originally posted by LevT:
if I get a grip then I'll definitely need a bigger bag, so I guess I'll wait a little untill the dust settles :). But seriously, what is so good about a grip? I never used it before. I am used to taking vertical shots by supprting the camera from the bottom with my right hand and pressing the button "underneath"... what's wrong with that?

Are you left handed?

yes... why?

02/24/2007 11:06:13 PM · #11

Originally posted by LevT:

yes... why?

Cause you hold your camera backwards!

Actually, now that I think about it, I cant see much point in a left handed shooter getting a battery grip.

Message edited by author 2007-02-24 23:08:55.

02/24/2007 11:07:54 PM · #12

what do you mean? I hold it the same as I hold in the landsape mode, just turn it 90 deg clockwise.

02/24/2007 11:10:05 PM · #13

Originally posted by LevT:

what do you mean? I hold it the same as I hold in the landsape mode, just turn it 90 deg clockwise.

Yeah, but cameras are designed for right handed shooters, with the shutter up top in portrait mode.

02/24/2007 11:16:23 PM · #14

I don't see why it is related to my left-handedness (I am actually ambidextrous - I write with my right hand). I operate the camera exactly the same way as everybody else: pressing the shutter with the right hand, working the lens with the lft. I just turn the camera clockwise for portrait shots and find it more convenient than counter-clockwise. Anyway...

02/24/2007 11:21:29 PM · #15

It has less to do with your handedness, and more to do with the fact that you're probably also left eye dominant. A CCW rotation when using your left eye will smear your nose against the LCD, CW will have your nose out over the top display panel.

I could be wrong though. Most people I know rotate CW, but then, I'm the only photographer in my circle of friends...

Anyway...don't want to derail your celebratory thread, I looked at the D200 for a long time myself (and could have used its 5fps the other day at Whistler!).

super-dave

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

02/24/2007 11:25:12 PM · #16

either way congrats on the D200 ... awesome camera!!!!! :)

when i start travelling again, i might get the grip. but that's only so that i can use battery backup in the middle of nowhere ... not for rotating the camera.

i also rotate the camera CCW, right hand up ... and i'm right handed. :)

ursula

Fujifilm X-T2

Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

02/24/2007 11:28:21 PM · #17

Congratulations, Lev! It's a beautiful camera. I still have a lot of emotional attachment to my D70, it was the first really good camera I owned, but I love the D200. The D70 seems so light in comparison now :)

You'll enjoy it.

Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

02/24/2007 11:57:32 PM · #18

Thank you guys for encouragement!

But it is very interesting (if true) that the way I turn my camera for portrait shots is related to my left hand dominance, so it wants to be on top :). I do have very different eyes, but I actually look through the viewfinder with my right eye (my left eye is very shortsighted, can't use it), so I always smear my nose against the viewfinder :). I wonder which eye most right-handed people use?

ursula

Fujifilm X-T2

02/24/2007 11:59:06 PM · #19

Originally posted by LevT:

I'm right handed, right eye dominant, and use my right eye to look through the viewfinder. I do everything right :)

TCGuru

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

02/25/2007 12:13:50 AM · #20

Originally posted by ursula:

I'm right handed, right eye dominant, and use my right eye to look through the viewfinder. I do everything right :)

Well, I can't say I do everything right LOL

BUT, I am like her, I look with my right eye, am right eye dominant, and am right handed

Just remember though, only left handed people are in their right mind ;)

aaaaaand CONGRATS ON THE NEW CAMERA :)

Creature

Nikon D70s

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

02/26/2007 02:04:21 PM · #21

Funny that this thread came up -- or rather, that this thread was hijacked into the CW-CCW topic -- because I always wonder about this and was thinking about starting a topic here on it (or searching for an old one).

I am right-handed, right-eye dominant, and I turn the camera counterclockwise (so the shutter release is on top). However, almost everyone else I know turns it clockwise even if they are right-handed. I was wondering if there was something wrong with me, but I've never been able to comfortably hold a camera the other way -- it's like my right arm gets in the way and I don't get a good enough grip for a solid press of the shutter release. Glad to know I'm not as abnormal as I thought. :-)

ETA: Oh yeah, and congrats on the D200!

Message edited by author 2007-02-26 14:04:45.