"John H." wrote in message
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:04:10 GMT, Steve wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:33:57 GMT, "RG" wrote:


I've been looking at the new E-3 anyway - good excuse to get one.

You owe it to yourself to give the new D300 a hard look. If I was
shopping
today, that's where I'd go and never look back. It's that good. Camera
of
the Year and deservedly so.

If you're on a budget, look on ebay for the ton of D200's that people
are offloading now because the D300 came out. You can pick up a D200
for 1/2 of what someone paid for it just a few months ago, and less
than 1/2 the price of a D300. And most of them are in pretty much
like new condition because the camera update cycle is so short.

Yes, the D300 is nice. But the little bit extra it gives you isn't
worth anywhere near over twice the going rate for a D200. Especially
if most of your photography isn't of indoor low light without a flash,
which is the only place the D300 really outpaces the D200.

Yes, I have a D200. And it's awesome. Mate it up with the 18-200 VR
zoom lens and you have the ultimate walk around camera.

Here's some shots I took last week with that combo on a little walk
around tour of New Hope, PA. I just bought it myself and these are
the first pictures I took. I'm looking forward to even better ones
once I really get to know the camera.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sheliko...08607375/show/

Steve

Nice shots, Steve, especially the locomotive. I'm also a D200 owner, as
are
several other folks here, and I love mine. I just sent my 18-200 VR back
to
Nikon to get the auto-focus checked. But I like the outfit. I can think of
nothing that would make me trade up, unless I dropped mine walking down
the
steps!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

Looked at Craigs list for D200 prices. They have not dropped since the D300
came out. Actually most of the prices were very close to what a New York
mailorder camera store will sell for new.