Photographing with the Nikon D200 in 2023

[@mikaelrphoto]

Also check out my most recent video about the D200: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpy5n2ttgJ2EgrM NB! I messed up and forgot the color noise reduction on when editing the high ISO photos, check the Flickr link below for full res photos with no noise reduction! Check my Flickr page for full resolution photos: www.flickr.com/gp/194604925@N04/s9428kk3vt

[@jonnyem.8859]

Love my D200! Bought it for $35 a few years ago. Already blew up a photo of flowers real big and have it on our dining room wall. Great cameras, thanks for this video.

[@mikaelrphoto]

That's a really good price for it! Thanks for watching!

[@normanq1206]

Bought a D200 last month for very little money. Love the images that come out of this camera. Easily one of my favorites.

[@413TomaccoRoad]

I just bought one on ebay for $56 but the battery didn't work and some woman who wore a lot of perfume used it.

[@mikaelrphoto]

Something similar happened to me as well, a camera arrived smelling of stale man perfume. Very annoying XD

[@413TomaccoRoad]

@@mikaelrphoto I "dusted" it with baking soda and wiped it up with a paper towel with hydrogen peroxide 2x and wiped it down with Isopropyl- there was some remediation but I can still smell it when I put it to my face. I also got one from Roberts Camera aka Used Photo Pro on ebay for around $106 and it has less than 7200 shots taken with it. 😬 Maybe if I let the smelly one it sit in the sun fir a while it will dissipate faster.

[@Alan13068]

2 hours under the mild sun before 10am or after 3pm can do the job. Never put under direct strong sun light and you are baking the rubber and kill the camera.@@413TomaccoRoad

[@RichardFraser-y9t]

I have a D200 for fun and a D610 for resolution. D810 is next on the list.

[@eshatzer]

I love the videos about old tech!

[@d.r.martin6301]

Even today a really good value for someone on a tight budget. That it meters in AP with old manual focus Nikkors opens up tons of excellent, cheap lenses. The sensor is esteemed for its film-like quality. As for the 10 mp, today's upsizing apps and AI opens up a lot of possibilities for big prints.

[@miki_marker]

big prints? sounds like someone needs a2 format

[@meribahbrown3631]

You do great work with these historic cameras. So sad about the earthquake in Turkey, likely affecting areas where you visited. Such a beautiful country.

[@mikaelrphoto]

Thanks! Yeah it's sad about the earthquake, many of the places I have visited have indeed been affected.

[@kaliphrehman3585]

Really nice images!!! I own a Nikon D200 myself and I absolutely love it. I bought it because I disliked the D5500 and just wanted to get back to simpler photography. So, I got a Nikon D200 whilst doing minimal research (all I know was that the D200 played with my AF-D lenses better), paired it with my manual focuses lenses and voilà, mesmerising combination

[@mikaelrphoto]

Thank you very much! Yeah I love the Nikon cameras for the lens compatibility!

[@petepictures]

Oh ,man, that beautiful place you’re lucky

[@dylanhill1640]

A great camera still in 2024. My teen daughter claimed my D200 and loves it.

[@jameschang8174]

must find another one for yourself! 😀

[@dylanhill1640]

@@jameschang8174 She has also claimed two of my favorite vintage leather camera bags.

[@alanhoughton6166]

I took up photography late, but got an old D200 and found it to be perfect to learn the fundamentals on. I still use mine and recommend it for new photographers. It struggles in poor light, but the colors are outstanding and it makes it easy for newcomers to really learn about Aperture/Shutter/ISO when taking pictures. Also, I'm a firm believer that the better lenses matter most, and with the autofocus motor in the D200, people can pick up very cheap pro level AF and AF-D lenses.. not to mention using the old AI and AIS manual focus lenses

[@telkirton]

My wife still uses a D200 great images for a old camera.

[@alexderjunge]

I like the videos, I became aware of them through google maps and the magnet-fishing. I hope they show more of their surroundings and community.

[@mikaelrphoto]

Thank you very much! Through Google maps, that's interesting! I need to see if I can find them there 😀

[@andyhertig]

The D200 has fantastic colors - I love to use it. I also prefer to colors compared to the D300 (I have both of them) - Andy

[@mikaelrphoto]

So far I like the colors from the early Nikon DSLRs, haven't tried the D300, but I might give it a try also!

[@georgedavall9449]

Hi Andy, of course beauty is in the eye of the , well, you get it… I have both the D200 and D300. The D300 is about the best ‘feeling/fitting’ camera I have ever held, even over my D500! The colors of both the D200 and 300 are fine, both different sensors. All in all I think I’d pick the D300 IMO. I remember the D200 was one of the most talked about and anticipated cameras of its time. A Studio Photographer friend of mine was counting the days till its release. I kind of miss those days. Photography has gotten so clinical nowadays, I don't know? Stay well.

[@powpow99]

I like that you are testing older model DSLR's like the Nikon D100 & D200. Not everyone wants or needs the latest model cameras. I would like to get a Canon Rebel 3i. Have you ever tried out Canon DSLR's before? Thanks for the videos.

[@mikaelrphoto]

Thanks, it's a lot of fun trying out these cameras! I have a Canon 400D, which was the first camera I ever bought, and a 10D.

[@lesath7883]

Nice. I got a D200 last year, but neglected for a while. I was used to my D3500, and the extra weight was uncomfortable. But that cam just got a different use, so I am out of alternatives. I still find the bulk and weight are major disadvantages of the 200. Also, configuring it takes longer, as there are a lot of options and buttons and knubs and..... I'm still learning this camera, but it seems to be working very nicely.

[@miki_marker]

why not d300s? ccd colours prefer?

[@lesath7883]

@@miki_marker It was a bit over double the price, and I wanted to try a ccd sensor, yes.

[@MrFordguy73]

I love the bulk. It is a well made camera for sure.

[@mikaelrphoto]

I recently tried the Nikon D80, almost the same sensor as the D200 but smaller form factor and lighter. Not as advanced when it comes to controls, still good enough controls though.

[@jharrelphoto]

I went on a hike yesterday with my z7ii, zf, a few z lenses and the d200 with 18-200mm. The extra reach in the d200 was just amazing. The vr of that lens works great even at sunset I was zoomed out at 200mm on a mountain and got great photos. I’m thinking this camera isn’t just perfect honestly. The jpegs are also amazing. I’m using vivid and boosted the saturation and it just looks so good for landscape

[@miguimau]

Great photos you took! I have been a Nikon D40 (amateur) user for years and I love its CCD nice photos, ergonomic and feel. Recently I got a second hand D200 and it's like a super duper D40 for me. Similar feel, much better specs.

[@miguimau]

And I know, actually the D80 would be that super D40 but you know what I mean. :D I like your photos a lot, again.

[@giorgostrc6878]

Any way to get the JPG colors applied on RAW files in LR? Love the D200 jpg colors but would love to have them on the more editable RAW files.

[@mikaelrphoto]

Trying different color profiles might work, but I don't know if LR has the jpeg color profiles for the D200. Possibly Nikons own raw editor from the time has them.

[@giorgostrc6878]

@@mikaelrphoto Capture NX or whatever the name indeed has them, but you can only export to TIFF and JPEG losing editability. On the contrary non of the camera matching profiles present in LR actually match what the camera produces. Interestingly enough, there are 3 DX2 profiles present which are "better" but not quite close. This camera will probably force me to shoot RAW + JPEG ...

[@jixxxxer17]

when you shoot an image with the D200 how long does it take for the image to pop up on the LCD screen ? does it pop right up or is there some lag with the hour glass working ? Thanks !

[@robertdavis1255]

Thanks for sharing your experience with great results...I noticed pics were shot at iso 200...is that minimum or your preferred iso... keep up the good work... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😊

[@mikaelrphoto]

Thanks for watching! Using 200 ISO is more out of habit from using the D700 and Fuji cameras, where it is the native ISO. But yeah, the native ISO is 100 on the D200, so it should give the best results.

[@dct124]

Best when used in JPEG turn up More Vivid or Vivid. I think you also have to max the tint to magenta or +3 Use the built in filters via WB to Warm.

[@jsengxx]

I see you have both the d200 and the d700, would be nice to see a comparison between the 2 and by this I mean taking shots of the same seen and compair the images. One has the aps-c ccd sensor the other full frame panasonic sensor.

[@mikaelrphoto]

Could be interesting to see the difference, I will actually compare some Nikon and Canon cameras, but I might try it in a future video too!

[@TheShadows50]

¿Está usando el Grip MB-200 con una batería?.

[@mikaelrphoto]

I'm using it with the Nikon lithium battery, it has space for two. There is also an insert for AA-batteries which I don't have.

[@farstrider79]

Have had mine for years, it got put away for a long time and brought it out recently. Maybe i got used to other cameras, but it seems to do terrible in anything less than very bright setting now. I dont remember havig that probkem before.

[@mikaelrphoto]

Yeah it's not very good at high ISO, it gives the best image quality at iso 100

[@ianhand5006]

I use a Nikkor 28mm f2.8 Ai-s on my D.200. It makes a great general purpose combo. I have a Canon 5D Classic and a 40mm f2.8 STM lens lives on that camera. I’m going to buy a D700 soon.

[@mikaelrphoto]

The D700 is great! I'll do some videos about it soon. I've been thinking about getting a 5D or 5D2, but I'm not entirely sure.

[@instakilleryt9990]

wat nikon unit can compatible battery grip on d200?

[@mikaelrphoto]

MB-D200

[@The_Hero_Is_Back]

Good video. It's a great camera. However, I had to choose between keeping my D200 and my D2X and the D2X won. I just prefer how it feels. I have also read that the D80 and the D200 use the same sensor so if you want a lighter D200, the D80 might work. All the Nikons from this era are nice cameras.

[@413TomaccoRoad]

I wish Nikon would make a D835 with a 35mp Kodak CCD.

[@mikaelrphoto]

I guess the closest you can get is the 40mp Pentax D645.

[@413TomaccoRoad]

@@mikaelrphotoI saw a Leica S2 typ 006 for under $5,000 on ebay. A store demonstrator inbox. 😆

[@stevenrobinsonpictures]

Lovely video. I wrote a blog post on this a few months back. I cannot share links here as it won't let me post but if you google you will find it It might interest you.

[@mikaelrphoto]

You can comment links, they just end up in the spam filter and I have to approve them manually. But feel free to post the link!

[@davidhardy879]

NEVER fire your shutter without a lens on it !!!!! Especially outdoors ! You are asking dust and particals to get drawn into the body !!

[@davidhardy879]

By the way , this is a CLASSIC DSLR ! Still have mine still takes wonderful pictures !

[@mikaelrphoto]

Definitely good to be careful about it! But after using mirrorless Fujifilm cameras with very exposed sensors I kind of stopped worrying about it :D

[@thelpchannel740]

Love your work thanks for sharing lm new here l connected to your channel see you soon connect thanks new fam let’s stay connected ❤

[@HarveyWallbanger-ho2cq]

I ditched that silly battery pack, too much weight. I just carry a spare battery

[@mikaelrphoto]

I use it mostly for portrait mode, but yeah it's a bit bulky.

[@Fernsehenpfanger]

From time, when the cameras making for people, not for graphic designers!😂