I sold my D5100 and bought a used D200 . The only negative is low light performance. It was better on D5100, but it seems I have clicked more pictures with D200 in 6 months than what i clicked with D5100 in 9 years.. that makes a big statement to me. The D200 just feels right in my hand and it's a joy to use it. No way i am letting go of my D200 now.

So if youre shooting the d200 in raw and are getting confused by why what you’re seeing on the back of the camera isn’t as awesome it’s because the d200 is showing you the jpeg preview rendering. Shoot your d200 in fine jpeg to get the ccd color science for the desired result. Shooting Raw or Nef isn’t gonna get you those film like colors and image rendering. So unfortunately you’re using it wrong if you’re trying to get on board with the ccd trend.

I have to say the D200 waterwheel pic looked way better than the 5D.

D200 is built like a tank D200 controls are great D200 is weather sealed D200 battery last a long time D200 OVF is great D200 has a fantastic color rendition

" Do I Need Another Old Camera in my Life" could be the title for a LONG ongoing series ;)

The main reason I have kept a D200 for years is you can use Nikon ai and ai-s manual focus lenses and enter the lens into the non-cpu lens settings and get full matrix metering. If you want film like images - use a lens designed for film cameras. I have a Canon 5d too - I love it but its not as versatile as the D200 as far as old manual lenses are concerned - in fact it's worse than usless in that respect.

I used my d200 and 18-200mm vr lens for landscape yesterday beside my z7ii. The photos from the d200 I liked better. Having the extra reach and zoom range was just amazing to use in the field. I shop jpeg and raws and just adjusted the jpegs some in post and they are great. The black and whites also from this camera are just unreal. I also have a d700, zf, df. Sold my 5d classic. I liked that camera but just wasn't for me. The photos are sometimes too warm for me. I like cool more ektachrome film style images. My favorite digital camera of all time though is the d700. It is just an amazing camera. I go back and forth all the time. I had d750, then a z7, then a d700. Shot with a d700 for awhile and started playing with my old z7 raw files and was like wow the detail. So I bought another, the z7ii, but to be honest im not happy with the results out of that camera at all. For black and white I do love it. Espcially using vintage lenses, but naw. I think I am selling all of that and sticking with the d200 for reach and d700 for everything combo.

Hi Chris, great video, thank you! As soon as you said you were not too happy with the results from a D200 I was waiting for you to say “Lightroom”… And a minute or two later you said that L-word. Here’s a short version of the longer story: I tried many different raw converters and I find that the best one (for me) is Nikon’s native software. When I tried importing my Nikon raw files into Lightroom / adobe camera raw - they lacked colour nuance; they looked dirty and underwhelming. Not so in Nikon’s software. Big enough difference to warrant the switch. Personally, I really enjoy old software: ViewNX2 + CaptureNX2. But the new NX Studio is I guess ok. Give it a try; it may change your perception of D200. On this specific topic, I really enjoy my D200. In some cases it produces substantially better colours than my other cameras, including D3x and other full-frame Nikon flagships. It works particularly well on portraits *in some conditions*. D200 is clearly not a camera for every occasion, but in some instances it is spectacular!

It's FF vs. APS-C, that's why. I too can't imagine myself ever going back to APS-C after I went FF back in 2013 with the 6D.

For holiday and everyday pics I use the D200 with af-d 50, for portraits etc I use Sigma DP2 Quattro. Those 2 cameras work best for me , but prolly isn't everyone's cup of tea.

Hey Chris I absolutely love my 5D. Mirror has fallen out twice and it just keeps chugging along delivering me beautiful family snaps over and over again. I have added a Nikon DF to my stable which I also really enjoy; the color SOOC isn't as good as the 5D but it takes to presets I use better and is impeccable in low light. I did some side by side shots recently and was impressed to see I could match the quality of the photos and colors between the two easily despite the $800 difference but it's still a really fun camera to use so I am holding onto it as it looks like new. I am also curious about the 6D and the D700 but don't think I could ever not also have a 5D in my arsenal...I have experimented with Fuji twice in the past but the apsc and mirrorless life just doesn't work for me personally.

I must say that on my screen the D200 waterwheel shot looks miles more appealing that that from the 5D. As for having to delve into the menu system too often.. what are all the buttons for then? I have a D300 and D700 and rarely have to delve into the menu and they are similar in terms of button driven functions. 😉

Hi Chris, I have seen and commented several times on Nigel's video where he compares a D200 with a Z7. And as happened to you and many people who commented on that video, there are tons of arguments in favor of the D200 in terms of colors and naturalness of the scene. I am one of those who remembers the moment of the shot and when I see the image on the monitor, the editing in principle is to make it as faithful as possible to what I saw. There are people who value the opposite, who do not want to see so much reality reflected in the image and then make a "spectacular" edition to impress. What I think is happening between several classic film-style cameras and the more modern ones is that even in RAW the files from modern cameras are already pre-cooked. For this reason, many tell Nigel that in the Z7 they see "things" that were not in "reality", such as higher contrast, somewhat inflated colors, over sharpness, to name a few. I was just considering whether to buy a D200 or a 5D and at Nikon I already have several lenses because I use D700 and D3S and I love them. I also use M43, an E-M5 for when I need to go light and have better quality, much better quality than my beloved Pentax Q. It is a shame that on You Tube you cannot see the difference in quality between the D200 and the 5D. I live in Japan and here a used 5D is even cheaper than a D200. Maybe I'll end up with both. Thank you so much. PD. One thing about Sony, it is assumed that a few years ago they improved their color science, since it had gained a bad reputation for reproducing skin tones and artificial skies. However, some photographers still say that they find the colors strange on Sony for photography. I hope you can try that A9 before buying it.

I was thinking: APS-C vs Full Frame Sensor, also different anti aliasing filter. The Nikon does have the CCD colors, (klunky menus) the Canon has a very particular image profile, rather warm. The canon will almost always look better. But the D200 like all CCD sensor camera's has its own perks (also highlight control problems). You might like Sony too ;-) - Fuji makes excellent camera's with beautiful camera workflow, but you have to like the output of the files. Olympus great. Panasonic not so much.

To me, the D200 was equal or better that the other 2 cameras, with the exception of DoF when compared to the 5D. I also have the D200 and a slew of Fujifilm cameras.and the CCD look is very good and a little different, dare I say, filmic?

I have had both and the 5D did feel like a cheap full frame camera, while the D200 feels like a professional crop sensor camera (I still have it). They were both released around the same time, but the 5D did feel a lot older in use. It was also around that time that DSLR's started having AUTO-ISO, letting the user focus on aperture or speed (or both). The 5D doesn't have it, but the D200 does.

Comparing a crop sensor with a full frame doesn't make much sense to me! How about comparing your 5D with a Hasselblad or a the Fuji medium frame? Would it make sense?

I managed to snag a D200 last year with a shutter count under 1500. I really enjoy it. It's not as "good" as my D850 or my D5 but I really appreciate the aesthetic of the D200s CCD censor.

I had a D200 on launch and found it noisy above 400iso but below that however it’s quite lovely. The CCD sensor creates lovely filmic images.

Get the Sigma 17 50 2.8. You will not need a different lens for 90% of your shooting.

I shoot jpegs only. I have the D200 but I get more pictures that I like with the D5000 for some reason. But the camera I like the most is the fuji X-T100. X-T1 is very different from the T100. i dont compare pictures from different cameras though. I just take one camera and use it and see what I get. I love the XF10. It crops digitally and upscales in camera. Its great. And I love the Samsung nex mini with the 8mm lens. I think comparing images from different cameras is unnecessary. Yes the D200 pictures are not sharp. This is a problem when I photograph landscapes from far away particularly. But close to the subjects I like it.

I love both the D200 and 5DC

I have an old canon 400D, and I love the entry level camera, because the outputs color amazingly beautiful. Just now I found 400D and 5D both have the same image processor, DIGIC II, so I think I maybe should get a 5D.

Thank you for sharing your opinions on D200. I have suffered GAS for a while, but I primarily use D500 to shoot my three four-legged furry mates. That is my go-to camera with dogs. The D3 is too chunky for me, and I don't want to spend more money to buy more lenses for the mirrorless systems.

Thanks for this brilliant video! I own two D200, a D5100 and a D5300 - and I dare say, the D5100 is far best. Of course, D5300 creating "razor sharp" images, but best balanced images come out of my D5100. Value for money - D200 of course. Got one for only 25€ with 20.000 pics taken.

Ummm .... the 35mm dx lens on the d200 (APS C) is not eqivalent to 50mm full frame. Its 35mm!

My experience with Auto IsO on Nikon bodies, is that it greatly depends on your metering settings. You're probably better off setting the metering to Matrix metering.

Good informative video Chris 👍. I still have both the 5d and d200. Both great cameras. I use the d200 more, with a 50mm f1.8 af lens mainly for b&w jpegs. At iso 1600 it Creates a nice grainy filmic image. If you're looking for a modernish FF camera, check out the reasonably priced sony A99 translucent mirror dslr, takes all the superb , but cheap minolta af lenses, plus the more modern Sony dslr lenses. light enough , with ultrafast performance. Technically Top notch iq. Regards Dan.

The D200 compared to Canon 5D is strange! I think you need the D700 in this experiment!

Superb images. Can u pls share you settings for Nikon and Canon as well. Thanks, MAN!

You are comparing with a full frame 🤔😂📷 both good cameras

The Canon 5D was 3x the price of the D200 when they were new, and the 5D is a full frame camera. They are totally different cameras and you’re trying to compare them. Total nonsense.