Hi Walter,
I have read the review but, honestly, I think that it is quite superficial...the D200 is for sure a great camera, but some statements of Pop Photo are pretty bold....an example : ISO 1600 shots without flash that rival those taken at ISO 100 by most other DSLRs in bright light.
Personally, I don't trust the reviews published on the majority of magazines; many of them are written to catch the attention of the reader, instead of making a serious test of the product.
For those interested on the D200, I'd recommend the Dpreview's Review, that is serious, in-depth and it shows many image samples, to give you the possibility of making your own opinion, instead of relying on the statements of the reviewer
Just my personal opinion
Posted by Timothy Swope on March 12, 2006 at 12:36 AM
I saw that too, and their credibility went out the window. I don't trust magazines, either. Dpreview is great for that sort of thing. The D200 is a great camera, but that statement is downright dishonest.
Sorry, but I trust the PopPhoto review much more than DPReview's. PopPhoto has very sophisticated testing equipment for resolution and lens distortion tests. They describe their methodology for noise tests and it seems logical. Besides a subjective comparison, it also measures luminance variation within a uniform gray color patch.
DPreview can't even make images of the same size for its tests.
Hi Ed,
maybe Pop Photo has truly sophisticated equipments, but me (and you) have an ever finer instrument...our eyes ;-)
I'd suggest to give a look to some D200 photos (you can download full size samples from Dpreview, Steve Digicam, Imaging Resource) and to judge by yourself
One of the reasons that led me to trust DP is that generally my own observations are in agreement with Phil's, while I can't say the same for PopPhoto: I have never seen a 1600 ISO photo that rivals with a 100 ISO photo taken with my 350D ;-)
People sure love to hate Pop Photo. I find it entertaining and sometimes useful. I got the issue with the review in question yesterday. That comment about ISO 1600 on this camera vs. ISO 100 on "other" cameras was strange. I bet they can back up the statement with some off-the-wall comparison. You may not trust them, but they're not idiots. Maybe they accidently added a zero? In any case, I took in the information and opinions in the article for what they're worth and added them to the stew. I'm just waiting for the D200 to drop in price.
Pete D.
Posted by Jerry Greer on March 14, 2006 at 5:28 PM
When in the heck do we, as nature photographers, care about 1600IOS in bright light? Where it counts is in the shadows and in dark images. Pop Photo, along with most other magazines, are pondering to their advertising base, PERIOD! Where the Nikons fall short is noise in the shadows. Anything over 400 or 800IOS is a probem for them and it's a well documented fact. I'm not knocking Nikon, just stating a fact. Take any of the new Nikons and shoot them at 1600IOS in low light and then do the comparison.
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6 repliesThey compare it to the D2x and the EOS 30D find it hard to beat.
I have read the review but, honestly, I think that it is quite superficial...the D200 is for sure a great camera, but some statements of Pop Photo are pretty bold....an example : ISO 1600 shots without flash that rival those taken at ISO 100 by most other DSLRs in bright light.
Personally, I don't trust the reviews published on the majority of magazines; many of them are written to catch the attention of the reader, instead of making a serious test of the product.
For those interested on the D200, I'd recommend the Dpreview's Review, that is serious, in-depth and it shows many image samples, to give you the possibility of making your own opinion, instead of relying on the statements of the reviewer
Just my personal opinion
DPreview can't even make images of the same size for its tests.
Ed
maybe Pop Photo has truly sophisticated equipments, but me (and you) have an ever finer instrument...our eyes ;-)
I'd suggest to give a look to some D200 photos (you can download full size samples from Dpreview, Steve Digicam, Imaging Resource) and to judge by yourself
One of the reasons that led me to trust DP is that generally my own observations are in agreement with Phil's, while I can't say the same for PopPhoto: I have never seen a 1600 ISO photo that rivals with a 100 ISO photo taken with my 350D ;-)
Pete D.