I think the Nikon looks better I use a Nikon D90 as my main camera

Thank you that was really cool

Thanks for sharing. I'm also looking at the GR because, like you said, the ergonomics are great and it's super stealthy. I've got my eye on the GR II, but man, the price is just insane - way out of my budget. So, I've been checking out the used market where they go for about $500 for GR I of course. I've done a ton of research, and the biggest thing holding me back is the dust issue. I really want the GR to be my first camera, but it's so disheartening. I know I'd end up babying it, which makes me overthink my decision. It's just sad that all the GR models

I use a vacuum and an empty water bottle as a nozzle over the lens, to suck out the dust in my GRD. Takes less than a minute and $0.

I have a Fujifilm 6800z from 2001 Think the pics look good especially for such an old digital camera

I really appreciate you including photos that didn’t turn out well and talking about them instead of just curating a selection that turned out well.

It does seem to be an issue with these cameras. You would think by now that given the price of the camera, some kind of sealing could be put in place.

Hi Chris. Sorry to hear about the dust problem with your GR. With the price rises of late I think you are better off with a later one. I’d be reluctant to spend that kind of money on the originals now. Good luck with the Diary edition 👍

I've used two D-700s for many years.

how do u upload photos from old cameras ive taken loads but i wanna upload them to my pc

I've never shot film with this camera but I've built it and beem messing with it a lot. I could tell immediately that there were going to be light leaks at the top and bottom of the frame by the way the backplate is. The frame indicator thingy works if you press in on the backplate right where the counter sprocket is. Here I go, I'm gonna try to fix the light leaks on the backplate and load up some film tomorrow.

The difference is mainly in the saturation, just tune it down a bit. It won't decide over a good or bad photo.

Agree it makes it bigger but still the smallest camera out there for apsc

Grab a nisi filter adapter and filter then there is no reason for dust. I think that comment comes up from memory for those who never had the GR. For me I’ve captured pictures I would have missed without it. Nothing is more pocketable

why dont you buy a samsung nx mini?

Personally, I think the apsc 16mp sensor across the board hasn't been improved on for colour rendering, and overall look, Nikon d7000, pentax k5, leica x2, and of course ricoh gr grii.. Etc. Great informative video again Chris.

Completely agree with you on the GR SOC colours. If I didn’t use LR my GR would have gone. Looking forward to episode 2 and your take on the dust. That’s my biggest gripe with these and I end up treating them like babies and not just sticking it in my pocket. I have a little Oly TG7 and it feels quite liberating having a tiny camera that I’m confident about shoving in my pocket.

Last week, I compared images from D200, D5000 (CMOS) and Fuji XT-4. When compared images in Lightroom, all using Adobe Color profile, manual white balance using a white object, same F number and focal length, D200's output is more true to life. Photos from XT-4's look "prettier" as they are more saturated and render more dynamic range, but D200 more like what I see with my own eyes. I paird it with 35/1.8 and 18-300 3.5-6.3 BTW.

Just get the 27mm lens?

Almost watched the video

I have similar observations to yours however there is something very subjective about Fuji that I cant let go. Meaning that I decided to get back into the system along my principal System which is Nikon. Literally today, I pressed buy button on a near mint xpro 1. I have decided that I will stop trying to rationalize Fuji, I will just enjoy it.

Very thoughtful video Chris. This is just a personal opinion, but I always found the fujifilm files over sharp, and flat looking also slight with a lack of character. I've owned most x-trans 16mp and 24mp sensor bodies at some point, mostly attached to the 35 f1.4 but always graduated back to my Nikon and Pentax dslr's. Just seemed to be something missing from the fujifilm files. As I say, only a personal opinion. I do still have the original x100 black limited edition with bayer original 12mp sensor, still great to this day. Thanks for the video Chris. P. S. I'd rate the pentax limited dslr lenses as top tier, they offer superb colour, and contrast, and are reasonably priced. Regards Dan.

CCD sensor is overhyped. Sheeple continue to spread that nonsense.

21:07 six by four point five centimetres 😏

Whatever you do, keep the Canon 5D Classic ! My personal favorite along with the Canon 30D !

X-Pro1 has diopter eyepiece which you can get from Fuji or Zeiss. For manual lenses to use with the OVF, turn on Macro mode.

Are you keeping the X-E1? I love mine but lately I have been using my X20 a lot. A great little "take everywhere" compact camera.

A full frame camera (5D) produces better image quality than a crop-sensor one (D200) what a surprise? You must be joking comparing full frame to a cropped one. Maybe you should have gotten a D700 for a better comparison.

I've had a succession of Fuji cameras, but I've settled on an X-H1 for most things and an X-E1 for a different flavour. The big Fuji is in every measurable way a far, far better camera and I even like it more than the more recent Fujis I've had, but there's just something I like about the images from the X-E1 which makes me keep it around. Also, it's a lot more convenient to just stuff in my pocket with a pancake lens on it than the X-H1, haha.

Great images Chris I like inferred too just practicing at the moment but hope to take my Nikon d90 converted more often 😊👍🏻

I think Chris you only live once, you should at least try it. I have an M1 mk1, was thinking about changing but the shutter count has only hit 45000, I have an M10 mk 1 + grip + with the 9-18mm and just take that out. Nowadays I only print to flickr so even 16MP just gives me huge cropping options. The ND and grad virtual filters would be handy...

I had a 5d which cost me about £2400 from new. At the time I had a d200, d300 and then a d800. The d200 is still with me, the 5d has long gone and I don't miss it.

I just paid 200for this camera with the 18-200 lens. Hope I got a good deal.

Interesting thoughts but I have a completely different experience with my A9 which I bought used 5 years ago. I simply love it. However I only use native Sony lenses, I haven't tried 3rd party lenses or adapting my Canon EF glass or any other lenses (I recently got a 5DC, 5DII and a 1D IV in the last couple of years). I am still on Firmware 5.0 by the way, haven't updated to the last one. Also A9 has the second base ISO at ISO 640. So between ISO 100 and 640 don't set the in-between ones (200-320, etc) I also had an A7RIII, lovely images and rendering but the 42mpixels required me to crank up the shutter speed a lot in order to get a non-blurred image. I sold that a year ago. Don't regret my decision, I will probably get an A7RV at some point if I want the high megapixel count. My main lens on the A9 was the 24GM 1.4 or the 20mm 1.8 G.

Got a D200 as a permanent fixture in my car. 35mm attached. The 17-55mm is within reach 😉. My D5 follows me when I travel though. I love the Nikon ergonomy over Canon/Sony etc.

How much menu diving do you have to do with the R8? The exposure triangle without a dedicated button and dial for each is a deal breaker for me?

I recently got the Fuji XT-30 after selling my Sony A7iii. I'm reall yhappy with the Fuji. It's a well designed, compact camera and picture wise I can't think of anything that looked better with the Sony. Also I treated myself to a Leica M4 with a Summicron 50mm a few months ago. I have to admit it really is the best camera to hold in your hand and the pictures with the Summicron are second to none. So Leica was worth the hype to me.

I got a killer deal on FB market place a D200 with just 9k clicks and 18-70 for a solid 100 Euros

Great video I’m seriously considering this camera

I love my Nikon f3.5-5.6/18-55 VR lenses. With VR, f3.5 suddenly doesn’t seem slow anymore. And it has incredible sharp optics. Light-weight too. Great bang for the buck! People say with prime lenses, one can zoom with the feet. But that won’t change the perspective. I love the compacting effect only long focal lengths can give.

My D200 kit: 2x D200 bodies, 35mm f1.8 G (should be a requirement for all Nikon DX DSLRs, amazing quality for the price) plus 20mm AF f2.8 (close to 28mm FOV) and 60mm AF f2.8 Micro (90mm FOV).

Thanks for your video. I have a D200, 5D, 30D and others. I prefer the viewfinder information on the Nikon as well as the button layout. Photo colours and imagery are different .

I was really looking for a more recent video with sony a9

@10:09 - Isn't half-pressing the shutter on this camera - locks the exposure and the focus altogether? If that's indeed a fault of this camera, that it overexposes, which demands that you slightly expose for a brighter point, then the half-press might work for landscape (as focusing is for infinity), but, what if you're shooting a portrait subject which stands closer to you? Will the half-press only lock exposure, yet, adjust the focusing as you recompose it? (it also means the subject always will need to be in the center if it works...)

Funny, I found your video as I just picked up a D200 myself. A little bit of context, I was a long time Canon 1D classic owner. With the 4mp files, poor lowlight performance, poor battery performance (factory batteries haven't been available for a long time and aftermarket ones died quickly for me) and WEIGHT lead me to not use it much. But, I loved the performance of it and the images that came straight from the camera. Wanting that CCD look (and there really is a difference), the interwebs lead me down the rabbit hole to the D200. Coming from mainly Canon (my main camera is a R6 MkII) the Nikon layout does take some getting used to (lens mount twists the opposite direction!) And most importantly, initially, I was a little disappointed from the images, soft and kind of flat. As you mentioned, it has a strong AA filter. I found the images do really well with some sharpening (without looking oversharpened). I'm just using the nikon software. Obviously paring with sharp lenses help, as you found with the 35mm f1.8. Same with the colors, with some minor tweaks to the saturation, I'm generally pleased with the images. I am getting that "film" look I was looking for. However, I was really hoping (maybe it's wishful thinking) I would get clean, sharp, punchy JPG's straight out of the camera. The reality is, with the D200, I have to shoot in RAW and then make some minor tweaks to the images in post. is it worth it to have another system just for that CCD look? As this is not my main camera. I'm going to give it some more time to make any final decision.

I found M43 depth of field improve AF accuracy a lot. So, even M43 systems don't have the best AF-C, they still can produce sharp focus photos at f/1.8 when I took photos while driving car at 120km/hr with a small Panasonic GM5 and mZuiko 45mm f/1.8. I didn't shot the dog, but for birding, my Sony A1 hardly missed a shot with my 70-200 GM II. I think you should borrow cameras and their native pro lenses for testing. Zeiss 24-70mm f/4 is not a good lens, not as sharp as the others. You should use 24-70 GM II or 24-50 f/2.8 G or 20-70 f/4 G, lenses are also important to AF performance.I really wish Sony add the 2x crop so I can take M43 photos alike on a full-frame system so I can fully use my full-camera like a 1.5X cropped or 2X cropped camera. Good luck to you for your camera finding journey. Look like you need an OM1 MK II. :)

The search continues! I had a similar journey to your A9 recently. Like you, I bought a camera a lot more up to date than my usual gear with hopes the AF would allow me to shoot a wider range of subjects than my normal reliance on single point AF allowed. It was an X-T5 and its AFC was comically bad; in my hands at least! Looking forward to seeing what dog-catcher system you deploy next. Nice images at the end though!

Looking at your gallery on my phone was pointless my eyes and brain barely notice any difference. I have a 5D mk 2 and have problems with vignettes in the corners.

Just been given one of these... with a Bronica ETRS. The Konica is toast sadly. New batteries seemed to give some shutter action, but then decide to make the self timer run, even without pressing that button. Not worth repair sadly

Very good examination of the pros and cons of these two cameras. I’ve been looking at the X-PRO1 and think I need to also consider the X-E1 based on your observations.