Photography

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series I explained the major technical advantages of a camera like the Nikon D200 over my point-and-shoot camera. However, all of these advantages are common to the entire Digital SLR camera design. I haven't yet explained why I want a D200 rather than one of the other Digital SLRs. Before I do that, one of the comments to Part 2 makes me realize … [Read more...] about Why I Want a Nikon D200 – Part 3

Over in the Digital Photography Review Forums, some people are badmouthing the Nikon D200 camera because it's not full frame. What they mean is that, like most Digital SLR cameras, the sensor isn't as large as the standard 35mm frame size used in a film camera. I've only been learning about photogaphy for about a year, but I'm pretty sure that although this is true, it's also … [Read more...] about The Full Frame Myth

In my previous post on this subject, I explained a few of the major design features that make DSLR cameras better than point-and-shoot cameras (even the expensive ones). These include a larger image sensor, interchangeable lenses, and a through-the-lens viewfinder. All these features make DSLR cameras larger and more expensive than many point-and-shoot cameras, which means … [Read more...] about Why I Want a Nikon D200 – Part 2

Last week I mentioned that I want one of the new Nikon D200 cameras. Why, you may be asking, would I want such a thing if I have a perfectly good camera already? The short answer is that this is a DSLR camera. That's a Digital SLR camera. That means Digital Single-Lens Reflex camera. Got all that? If you want the technical definition, lookup SLR on Wikipedia. In … [Read more...] about Why I Want a Nikon D200 – Part 1

I Want! That's one of Nikon's just-announced D200 digital cameras. Although the name implies it's the next version of Nikon's D100 camera, the specifications look more like a cross between Nikon's D2X professional digital camera and Nikon's spectacularly successful D70 consumer-grade camera. That's right, this is the newest iteration of the pro-sumer camera. The price is … [Read more...] about I Want!