First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

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p.1 #1 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

My D300 Arrived today. Haven’t done much with it, other than charge the battery, and set the date. I took my 70-200 VR, mounted it on a tripod, and took shots with both the D200 and the D300. I did my best to make sure settings in both cameras were alike, but this is still a quick and dirty non scientific test.

Apurture Priority in both cameras set at f/7.1
Multi-Pattern
WB 5600k in D200 5560k in D300. (Didn’t see a setting for 5600k in the D300)
Lens set at 200mm VR off
Auto Focus Single

These are 100% crops. Can you tell which is which?

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Oct 08, 2008 at 11:05 PM

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p.1 #2 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

The bottom ones the D200 shot

Oct 08, 2008 at 11:10 PM

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p.1 #3 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

top is D3, bottom is rebel xti

Oct 08, 2008 at 11:13 PM

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p.1 #4 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

I agree with stompq. Top one is D300 and bottom one is D200.

Oct 08, 2008 at 11:31 PM

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p.1 #5 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

Top image is the D200.

Oct 08, 2008 at 11:35 PM

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p.1 #6 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

#1 looks better, but it could be either camera under these conditions.

Oct 08, 2008 at 11:45 PM

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p.1 #7 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

Top on is the D300, almost all comparisons I've seen between the two the D200 renders a lower contrast than whatever camera it happens to be up against.

Oct 09, 2008 at 12:24 AM

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p.1 #8 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

I think the middle one is the D200 image.

Oct 09, 2008 at 12:26 AM

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p.1 #9 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

Really?

Oct 09, 2008 at 12:58 AM

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p.1 #10 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

Hmmm.. I don't see a "middle one"... must have been taken with the lens cap on! *EG*

maybe I better start running....

Oct 09, 2008 at 01:14 AM

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p.1 #11 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

None of them lol

Oct 09, 2008 at 01:16 AM

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p.1 #12 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

why do people do this with a new camera? the battery is about 1/4 charged out of the box. take some shots and charge later.

Herb...

Wingspar wrote:
My D300 Arrived today. Haven’t done much with it, other than charge the battery, and set the date.

Oct 09, 2008 at 01:47 AM

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p.1 #13 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

I am going to take a wild guess and say that the top one is from the D300. I base my selection on the fact that Nikon has improved considerably the exposure for highlights with the new cameras.
William Rodriguez
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Oct 09, 2008 at 01:52 AM

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p.1 #14 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

The top one is the D200, the bottom is the D300 - I'd know that mildly over-exposed metering anywhere!

Oct 09, 2008 at 02:20 AM

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p.1 #15 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

The top one is the D200, the bottom is the D300 - I'd know that mildly over-exposed metering anywhere!

i guess the top one is D200 as well, base on the metering behaviour only... my D300 has way more over-exposed shots than D200.

Oct 09, 2008 at 02:45 AM

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p.1 #16 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

The top one is the D200. The D300 would have overexposed this one and probably clipped the red channel. Hope I'm wrong.

Oct 09, 2008 at 03:59 AM

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p.1 #17 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

What's the prize?

Oct 09, 2008 at 05:44 AM

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p.1 #18 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

In the not overexposed area the second one looks sharper, so I think bottom is D300.
As the DOF is quite different could one of them be a little out of focus?
Looks like the second one is focused a little closer than the second one: closer details are sharper in the second one and further details are sharper in the first one.

Oct 09, 2008 at 06:00 AM

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p.1 #19 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

Everything being equal (No PP) I'd say the bottom is the D200. D200 shots have always be a bit softer right out of the camera. The obvious lighter contrast and softer edge sharpness of the numbers on the bottom mailbox is may basis.

Oct 09, 2008 at 09:36 AM

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p.1 #20 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

The second one looks slightly overexposed compared to the other one. Or it could be the JPG processing. Or it could be the first one is underexposed. Or it could be flare from a reflection which wasn't there on the first one. Or it could be that this really doesn't show anything and they could be from any camera.

Oct 09, 2008 at 12:01 PM

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p.1 #21 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

HerbChong wrote:
why do people do this with a new camera? the battery is about 1/4 charged out of the box. take some shots and charge later.

Herb...

Wingspar wrote:
My D300 Arrived today. Haven’t done much with it, other than charge the battery, and set the date.

Yes, given that the D300 takes the same battery as the D200 it would be even easier in this case...

Oct 09, 2008 at 12:03 PM

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p.1 #22 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

Owning both, I would say that the second one is the D200.

1. Fewer pixels in second image.
2. First has slightly more saturated colors - typical for the D300 as opposed to the D200 (slightly warmer colors as well - shift to red)

Gerald

Oct 09, 2008 at 12:12 PM

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p.1 #23 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

How long do we have to wait for the correct answer

Oct 09, 2008 at 01:07 PM

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p.1 #24 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

They look the same to me. The top has better metering but it might be that the sun has changed in the meantime.

Oct 09, 2008 at 01:14 PM

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p.1 #25 · First D200/D300 Comparison Shots

First one is sharper so i am guessing it's the d300, but the first image looks like what i get out of my d80 from a metering aspect alot so i am guessing thats the d200 since they have a very similar sensor.

So in reality it's a bad test because i believe the 2nd image is focused soft leading most to believe it's the d200, when in reality it's a slow shutter/wind wobble tripod issue or slightly missed focus issue

My Final answer is 2nd D200
So which one is it??

Oct 09, 2008 at 01:15 PM


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