Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nikon D200 and D80 have the same 10mp chip. The D80 is a lightweight smaller body with nearly the same features as the D200. If you have big hands, the D80 will feel tiny.The D80 is more of an amateur dSLR where the D200 is considered a pro, semi-pro camera. The D200 has the weather sealing, metal body, faster AF features, more custom modes. If you have used an F100, you'll feel at home with a D200.While the VF's in both cameras appear just as bright, the D200's focusing selections are brighter than the D80. Both cameras have huge VF improvements compared to the D100/D70/D70s. Nothing wrong with Canon's, I just had plenty of Nikon glass before switching to digital bodies. I'd love to use the DMR, but for allot of my work I do need AF. I'll wait and see the verdicts on the M8 after a few months. The RD-1's are appealing since the price has dropped on them. 6mp BW's are more than enough. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko@sympatico.ca> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 8:28 AM Subject: [Leica] The slippery slope - "digital"? > All, please bear with me. > > I don't want to be going here, and I feel those who have gone ahead of me > are more along my line of thinking that others. > > The question - what is the better choice for jumping into digital? > > Canon DSLR vs Nikon DLSR? > > 1. for Canon - can use Leica lenses, but is the sensor inherently better > (i.e. usage of IR filter in front of sensor)? > 2. for Nikon - if I disregard using Leica glass, better sensor? > > 3. Leica DMR - too expensive, and I don't own an R9. > > 4. M8 - too expensive > > 5. RD-1 - good enough, but high probability of "out of box" defect (30% as > far as I can tell) > > I think I won't be going the Leica digital route. > > Can anyone speak to Nikon D200 vs D80? > > Thanks all for any information that you care to post. > > > regards > Vick > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information