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Originally Posted by Leif
The D200 and D2x WILL take better photos than the D50, though as you correctly point out, the D50 has better noise characteristics at high ISO.
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I do not think so. I was thinking of getting a D200 as a second body as I often switch between birds and insects when I walk in the field. I thought D200 with VR80-400 and D50 with Micro-Nikkor 60mm should serve me well. In looking to details of the D200 I found many drawbacks of the D200 when compare with the D50.
1) D200 can not use regular Nikon batteries. I shall have to buy special D200 batteries as spare.
2) D200 use soon to be obsolete Flashcard compare with D50 use of the popular SD card.
3) D50 with 6 megapixel is already a pain in the neck when I have to load and process a hundred RAW files. Thinking of 10+ megapixel scare me.
4) the only features that I like in D200 are bigger and finer screen, more direct buttons instead of having to push two keys at the same time. All these only make D200 more convenience but not going to help me make better pictures.
For the D2X I think the camera is too big and too heavy. I believe the D200 will eventually replace the D2X.