Nikon - D200 Digital Camera Review

The Nikon D200 is an awesome pro-level camera for a pretty good price. It has a lot of optional accessories, but I have yet to buy any.

The "fuel gauge function" on the rechargeable battery is great. It gives you a detailed view of how much power is remaining. Just watch out if you buy an extra battery or have another Nikon camera without the fuel gage - you can't interchange the two types of batteries.

Many purchase options only come with the camera body, so it is nice to be able to pick exactly which lens(es) you want. I have two of Nikon's vibration reduction lenses and they work great with the D200. Nikon offers a very wide variety (options and price) of lenses.

The automatic settings work great almost all the time. But it does have a full range of manual settings, which are easily changed with easily accessible options - everything is at your fingertips, unlike some brands.

I think the camera (with a lens) is light for what is packed into it.

The controls would only be confusing if you didn't understand photography - aperature, shutter speed, etc. It was a bit confusing at first moving from a D70 to the D200, but once I got used to it, which didn't take too long, I would never go back.