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Originally Posted by ruchai
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.
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Your reasons are nothing to do with the quality of the photos. They are to do with other factors specific to you. Having to buy a D200 battery - which can be used in the D50/70 but not vica versa - is no big deal given the total camera cost. CF is not soon to be obsolete. The D200 can shoot at 6MP if required. The D200 will not replace the D2x though it will take some sales. They are different beasts.
The D200 has numerous advantages over the D50/D70: MLU, sensible self-timer, brighter viewfinder, larger LCD, higher MP, better build and sealing, better ergonomics (bigger buttons), much highe frame rate, better auto-focus, better metering, will meter with manual lenses, some sort of GPS wotsit, a sort of time lapse photography mode, and so on.
Of course for many the D50/D70 will be preferred. The D70 - which I own - is very good indeed.
Leif