I have many Nikon 'D' lenses so I am leaning toward purchasing a new D200, migrating away from my Nikon N90s. I also like the Nikon D200 due to the fact that I like to enlarge and frame some of my pics. I have been doing some extensive research on this D200 camera and to finish up my research, I have a few questions please.
1st concern with the Nikon D200: The reviews state that the D200 has significant noise at ISO 800 and above and also has problems with low light. Seeing that I enjoy shooting night scenes, my question is why would anyone really need to shoot at ISO 800 or above? Could'nt ya just shoot at, lets say, ISO100 with a slower shutter speed? What would be the difference between a lower ISO/slower shutter speed verces ISO1600/fast shutter speed when shooting in low light? One review stated that the camera had lots of noise at ISO1600, but why in real life would you need to shoot with ISO1600 when you can just change the ISO down to 100 with a slower shutter speed. Please explain this to me?
2nd concern: Reviews state (or I misunderstood) that the widest lens the D200 can handle is a 28mm. Is this true? Will I not be able to use my Nikon 24mm f2.8 'D' lens?
3rd concern: Reviews state that this camera does not handle RAW as well as it handles JPEG. I was hoping to start shooting RAW...So how bad is the RAW on the D200?
4th and final: When doing side by side picture comparisons with pictures taken with the D200 verses the Canon 5D, I notice that pictures of people seem to have a slight blue hue (cool) on the pictures taken with the Nikon. Anyway to not have the Blue (or any) hue?
5th and final concern about the D200: Reviews also state that the D200 is a dust magnet and "Some" D200 cameras have a banding issue. What is your experience with these 2 issues?
Do you like the D200 after using it for a while? Have ya done any side by side comparisons?
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