20D vs D200

I now have a D70. Both the canon 20D and Nikon D200 are in the price I want
to spend. I have no special requirements just general photography. Which
would be my best bet?

Bob

I now have a D70. Both the canon 20D and Nikon D200 are in the price I
want to spend. I have no special requirements just general photography.
Which would be my best bet?

I'd say the Nikon for two reasons: First, you probably already have at
least one Nikon lens, and second, between the D200 and the 20D, I'd say that
the D200 is the winner - although waiting to see if Canon announces
something great at PMA might be prudent.

However, since you already have a D70, but don't have any special
requirements, why are you thinking of buying another camera? Unless there's
something really important about the new model, you'd probably be better
served by putting your money into quality lenses for the camera you already
have.

steve

"Bob" wrote in message
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I now have a D70. Both the canon 20D and Nikon D200 are in the price I want
to spend. I have no special requirements just general photography. Which
would be my best bet?

Bob


You're joking, right?

Bob wrote:
I now have a D70. Both the canon 20D and Nikon D200 are in the price I want
to spend. I have no special requirements just general photography. Which
would be my best bet?

Bob


Bob,

You're probably going to get the standard reply here that if you now own
Nikon lens then you should stick with Nikon. I personally have the 20D
and really like it.

J

"Joey" wrote in message
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Bob wrote:
I now have a D70. Both the canon 20D and Nikon D200 are in the price I
want
to spend. I have no special requirements just general photography.
Which
would be my best bet?

Bob


Bob,

You're probably going to get the standard reply here that if you now own
Nikon lens then you should stick with Nikon. I personally have the 20D
and really like it.

J

Same here.

If you think the camera is the answer to your photographic problems I can
also solve your real estate problems by selling you the tiltle to several
large bridges in well known cities . . .

"Bob" wrote in message
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I now have a D70. Both the canon 20D and Nikon D200 are in the price I
want to spend. I have no special requirements just general photography.
Which would be my best bet?

Bob

Wait until the 20D's successor comes out in a month or so. Then decide. If
it outstrips the D200, and does the things you want it to, then that's the
camera for you. If the Nikon does what you want, then that bla bla....
OTOH, if the 20D does all you want, than the price should come down for the
last few at the dealers when the successor camera comes out, so you might
make a good deal...

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Skip Middleton
http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com

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Skip Middleton
http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com
"Steve Wolfe" wrote in message
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I now have a D70. Both the canon 20D and Nikon D200 are in the price I
want to spend. I have no special requirements just general photography.
Which would be my best bet?

I'd say the Nikon for two reasons: First, you probably already have at
least one Nikon lens, and second, between the D200 and the 20D, I'd say
that the D200 is the winner - although waiting to see if Canon announces
something great at PMA might be prudent.

However, since you already have a D70, but don't have any special
requirements, why are you thinking of buying another camera?
That is a legit question, and one that I didn't think of asking. If you
don't have to spend money on the latest and greatest, why do it? If you are
trying to impress your neighbors, if it does so at all, it does so for a
very limited length of time.

That is a legit question, and one that I didn't think of asking. If you
don't have to spend money on the latest and greatest, why do it? If you
are trying to impress your neighbors, if it does so at all, it does so for
a very limited length of time.

And if you *are* just trying to impress other people, a new camera will be
"old hat" fairly soon, but a 400mm f/2.8 will impress for decades to come.
: )

steve

"Skip M" wrote in message
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Wait until the 20D's successor comes out in a month or so. Then decide.
If it outstrips the D200, and does the things you want it to, then that's
the camera for you. If the Nikon does what you want, then that bla
bla....
OTOH, if the 20D does all you want, than the price should come down for
the last few at the dealers when the successor camera comes out, so you
might make a good deal...


That last point about the 20D price coming down when the replacement is
issued - is this what happened when the 300D was replaced by the 350D? If it
is, I might make the plunge for a 20D then, because it wouldn't become a bad
camera overnight!