? about Nikon D200
Mar 9, 2022 11:45:14 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
CHG_CANON wrote:
Which is risky? Paying more than it's worth to fix a broken camera? Or, going to a known reseller for a used camera that can be returned for no questions asked in a 2-week period? Or, realizing a 16-year old digital relic is a paperweight, exhausted of economic value, even if sentimental value remains?
The risk is probably highest / most likely for spending some money to find a digital relic can't be fixed for any amount.
The risk is probably highest / most likely for spending some money to find a digital relic can't be fixed for any amount.
The thing is that in a case like this it's about a lot more than the money, especially when we already have the newer cameras.
Mar 9, 2022 11:55:40 #
DAN Phillips wrote:
It's like the shutter is sticking, Nikon can't help me. I know it's old, but it has always been a goodie! Any suggestions?
As a rational project manager, I'd consider the D200 to have far-outlived its usefulness after a long life of service. I'd give it a proper sale as a parts camera and spend that money elsewhere. Maybe it's worth a good bottle of wine or a dinner out with your wife or friend.
Cameras are SUNK COST items. They depreciate instantly upon purchase. That's why refurbs and used gear are usually better deals than new ones (along with the phenomenon known as the Bathtub Curve). So the fact that until recently you were using a *digital* camera first released in 2005 tells me you got ALL your use from it!
Mar 9, 2022 17:16:52 #
Mar 9, 2022 17:22:45 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
exakta56 wrote:
A D300 is a much better camera and probably cheap to buy.
You are correct. And I have and use one occasionally. But it doesn't have a CCD sensor, and it wasn't my first really useful digital camera.
Again...and I'll let Dan speak for himself...this isn't about money, and it's not about a better camera. It's about a D200. I have no doubt that 98% of people don't understand that. But it doesn't matter that they don't, and it doesn't change the fact that I wish I had my D200 back.
Mar 9, 2022 17:57:10 #
We can't make the OP's decisions for him. Nor can we make larryepage's decisions for him. I enjoyed my D200 when I had it, but when I got a better camera, it got put on the shelf. I gave it to a kid who wanted to get into photography. I do not want it back. My choice. YMMV.
Mar 9, 2022 19:13:05 #
larryepage wrote:
Discussions like this are always sad to me. A pers... (show quote)
Agreed. People have their own reasons for wanting to keep a particular item for use. I have an ancient Fuji HX20 ,that works ONLY in any auto mode; no adjustments are possible. But I keep it and use it because it does a few things in particular particularly well. This gentleman is not asking me to spend money on his D200, so God bless him. Of course, I still own and use an F4 AND a D300, so my judgement is probably suspect. Midwest Camera is a good outfit, knowing nothing is cheap anymore. And if this Rick fella is willing to help out, well God bless him too.
Mar 10, 2022 04:42:18 #
DAN Phillips wrote:
It's like the shutter is sticking, Nikon can't help me. I know it's old, but it has always been a goodie! Any suggestions?
There is nothing wrong in appreciating vintage equipment. I still run a Sansui receiver I bought new in 1979. I also owned a D200 at one time, but it developed hot pixels which became apparent doing long-exposure night shots; and that gave me the justification to move into full-frame.
That being said, if Dan likes the design and output esthetics of the D200, then more power to him.
I am looking at an Ebay listing right now for a Mint- body with 9000 clicks for $181 including shipping from a USA seller. At this point, the economics are superfluous. And that this model was just below Nikon's flagship model of the time.
In the grand scheme, age alone hurts the perceived value a lot less than the level of use or abuse.
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