It's the surprise of the century
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:34 pm
Now that the secret is out ...
With the current pricing being as it is, last week I ordered from Poon the following items:
Nikon D200 body
Sigma 10-20mm lens. (!) (As I missed the wide end of shooting, And by all reports, it's not too bad a lens.)
Ordered on Tuesday evening, in my hands on Friday Only slightly preferential treatment for me, but that is typical of the delivery setup these days. Goods shipped UPS, and no GST or customs hold up.
FWIW, I think that the D200's current (forum) pricing is exceptional. Yeah, I know, but it's really at a pricepoint now that's almost irresistable. It may get better, if the PP goes up further, but for me, the time was now. I noiced that few others have also done the same, and I know of a couple of other people thinking hard as well.
First impressions:
The D200 is heavier than I recall from my initial play about a year ago. It feels a much more substantial camera than the D70. This is all good.
Looking at the manual, there's a hell of a lot of new tricks for this old dog to learn. That is not a good thing.
Right now, my biggest challenge is telling the camera how to do what I want it to do.
All of this is due to operator error, I'm sure. I think the learning curve will make the esses at Bathurst look easy.
Quiet, quick, just the right size (sans grip) for me. Love the viewfinder, and love the LCD on the back.
Went looking for custom curves to install, and found out that by just playing with the various custom banks, I should be able to get some half decent results.
The big news ... the lens.
By all reports, this was going to be an interesting purchase, and my first impressions are that Sigma have, with this lens, certainly lifted their game. It feels pretty good: solid, much better than any other Sigma I've ever had a play with.
Feels very nice on the D200, and together this is a very nice kit. I've done a bit of shooting at lunchtime, and tonight and Wednesday I'll be using my older lenses at a jam session. That will give me a better feel for how all of this stuff hangs together.
Last night, in the studio, was just a very early taste.
With the current pricing being as it is, last week I ordered from Poon the following items:
Nikon D200 body
Sigma 10-20mm lens. (!) (As I missed the wide end of shooting, And by all reports, it's not too bad a lens.)
Ordered on Tuesday evening, in my hands on Friday Only slightly preferential treatment for me, but that is typical of the delivery setup these days. Goods shipped UPS, and no GST or customs hold up.
FWIW, I think that the D200's current (forum) pricing is exceptional. Yeah, I know, but it's really at a pricepoint now that's almost irresistable. It may get better, if the PP goes up further, but for me, the time was now. I noiced that few others have also done the same, and I know of a couple of other people thinking hard as well.
First impressions:
The D200 is heavier than I recall from my initial play about a year ago. It feels a much more substantial camera than the D70. This is all good.
Looking at the manual, there's a hell of a lot of new tricks for this old dog to learn. That is not a good thing.
Right now, my biggest challenge is telling the camera how to do what I want it to do.
- I tell it to format the card. It doesn't.
I tell it I want compressed NEF. They're uncompressed.
I tell it I want single exposure. It gives me multiple exposure. Which I certainly intend to explore at some future point.
All of this is due to operator error, I'm sure. I think the learning curve will make the esses at Bathurst look easy.
Quiet, quick, just the right size (sans grip) for me. Love the viewfinder, and love the LCD on the back.
Went looking for custom curves to install, and found out that by just playing with the various custom banks, I should be able to get some half decent results.
The big news ... the lens.
By all reports, this was going to be an interesting purchase, and my first impressions are that Sigma have, with this lens, certainly lifted their game. It feels pretty good: solid, much better than any other Sigma I've ever had a play with.
Feels very nice on the D200, and together this is a very nice kit. I've done a bit of shooting at lunchtime, and tonight and Wednesday I'll be using my older lenses at a jam session. That will give me a better feel for how all of this stuff hangs together.
Last night, in the studio, was just a very early taste.