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D2H how much?

Postby Oz_Beachside on Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:48 pm

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Postby Blackspear on Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:55 pm

Not a great deal considering you can purchase a D200 10.2MP for $2274 http://www.camerasdirect.com.au/ comparison review to D1X and D2X here: http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d200-vs-nikon.htm

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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:56 pm

Oz - forget it - the D200 can be had for $1950.00 - check the bargains section :)
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:17 pm

hi, its for a high school student, so was looking for a nikon DSLR that he can buy, for a few hundred dollars (he can use my lenses)

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Postby Nnnnsic on Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:59 am

Probably better off looking at a used D70.
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Postby cameraguy21773 on Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:46 am

Oz_Beachside wrote:hi, its for a high school student, so was looking for a nikon DSLR that he can buy, for a few hundred dollars (he can use my lenses)

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A D1H might be a good interim solution. It has only 2.47MP but they sit on a 10+MP sensor and with judicious post-processing can produce nice prints. It has a nice feature set and good frame rate. I see them frequently for just a few hundred dollars US, certainly a good bit less than a D50.
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:54 pm

cameraguy21773 wrote:
Oz_Beachside wrote:hi, its for a high school student, so was looking for a nikon DSLR that he can buy, for a few hundred dollars (he can use my lenses)

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A D1H might be a good interim solution. It has only 2.47MP but they sit on a 10+MP sensor and with judicious post-processing can produce nice prints. It has a nice feature set and good frame rate. I see them frequently for just a few hundred dollars US, certainly a good bit less than a D50.


thanks! do you see them on ebay, or other shops? camera exchange melbourne?
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Postby Justin on Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:01 pm

Hi, scuse my ignorance, but what does

2.47MP but they sit on a 10+MP sensor


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Postby Actorlife on Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:46 am

Didn't want to make another thread. Is it still worth getting the D2H for $1200.00 US? I'd be using it for sports. 8 frames is very tempting. Since the D200 is only 5 frames is there much of a difference?

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Postby Glen on Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:06 am

Actorlife, there is about 3fps difference between 8fps anf 5fps :lol: Seriously, I would think the D2H is an excellent buy at that price or lower
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Postby Actorlife on Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:25 am

Glen wrote:Actorlife, there is about 3fps difference between 8fps anf 5fps :lol:


Yes i know, but people who own both cameras is the 5 frames of the D200 and D2H 8 frames is there a major speed difference?
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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:06 am

Go the D2H - the fps is not the only factor - the CAM2000 focussing is faster than the D200 - the D2H was developed for sports photography :wink:
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Postby Glen on Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:18 am

I agree with Chris, the focussing is faster, the camera is built as a top line pro camera and the same basic structure and features are in Nikon's top pro camera today. The D200 is a very capable consumer/prosumer camera. I would imagine if you could get a real estimated shutter life span it would probably be 3 times as much for the D2H.
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