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Plastic cap for the remote trigger and Battery Life

Build like a tank and having a sealed body is a great deal for $1700.00 USD. Fast auto focus, great colors, and lots of features for the buck. I bought the grip with it, and it is a well fit grip unlike the Canon 20D which was my previous camera. I love the grids in the viewfinder which helps keep everything level to the horizon. The big bright LCD is a big bonus. Overall the camera is a great buy, and I switch from the Canon 20D to the Nikon D200 for a couple of reason. One reason is GLASS. I think Nikon still has better glass than Canon. Second reason is it’s sealed body for all weather conditions you may face. I take a lot of pictures outside, so I want something that will hold up.

The plastic cap for the remote trigger gets lost easily. Nikon says you get 1800 shots on a set of batteries, but I don’t know where they got that figure from. You must have to shut- off the feedback from the LCD and illumination on the top screen. 10.2mp creates a big dust vacuum collector on the CCD, but not as much as the CMOS senors.

The plastic cap for the remote trigger gets lost easily. Nikon says you get 1800 shots on a set of batteries, but I don’t know where they got that figure from. You must have to shut- off the feedback from the LCD and illumination on the top screen. 10.2mp creates a big dust vacuum collector on the CCD, but not as much as the CMOS senors.

Lock-up, Waiting on Firmware to fix the lock-up problem. Spot Meter, There is no reason why they couldn't put spot meter on this camera.

This is a great camera for me. I love the fast auto focus and low noise in high ISO settings. I've had the camera for about a week now, and it lock-up four times. It seems to happen only when I change a piece of glass. Even though I think this camera is awesome there are some things I don't like. For example, the battery grip is ugly on this camera. Also I don't like how it feels in my hands either. It could be that I'm use to the 10D so much that it will take a while to get use to. I don't understand why Canon doesn't put spot metering in this camera. You can get a Nikon D70 with spot metering, but not a pro-consumer camera from Canon. Last comment when is Canon coming out with some L-Glass that support the new EF-S, but I'm not sure why they would either.

I love the weight of this lens and the size. I’ve used it for birdshots and kid shots recently. This lens is very sharp, and I like the integrated hood on the lens. Auto Focus is my only issue for this lens. Sometimes it seems to be in a hunting mode. Looking for something to focus on, or it focus on something that I don’t want. I would recommend this to anyone starting in telephoto photography. Lens feel great on the Canon 10D with BG-ED battery pack.