NIKON
D200 DEPTH OF FIELD AND FUNC BUTTONS, AND AF ASSIST LIGHT
Yes,
the Nikon D200 has them. Since the camera tends toward the
professional side of the game, it would be a sin to not have
a depth-of-field review. The D200 has one. Also, since the
FUNC button has proven so useful to Nikon D2x/h users, the
Nikon D200 includes that button too. I use the FUNC button
as a way to temporarily enable the spot meter on my Nikon
D2x. I leave Matrix metering on all the time, and hit the
func button to spot meter a small area of the subject. It
looks like the Nikon D200 will allow me to do that also. See
why I keep calling this thing a mini-D2x?
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Nikon
D200 Depth of Field and Func Buttons, and AF Assist
Light |
My
Nikon D2x doesn't have an AF Assist Light one (sigh!). If
one is focusing in extremely low light situations where even
a superb AF module can't get enough contrast to focus, this
little, but powerful light turns on and assists the autofocus.
I loved it on my Nikon
D100, and miss it on my Nikon
D2x. The Nikon D200 has one!
LENSES
Nikon's
Nikkor® lenses are the basis for the high-quality reputation
of Nikon. They have held to the tradition of using the F-Mount,
which stretches back many years into the past. But, even when
only considering today's AF lenses, the Nikon D200 has a choice
of over 50 high-quality Nikkor lenses.
Both
35mm and DX style AF lenses can be used on the Nikon D200.
It maintains the 1.5x lens factor for extra reach with your
long 35mm-type zooms. In addition, there are many fine aftermarket
autofocus lenses available in the Nikon mount. The Nikon D200
will use those equally well.
If
you are inclined to use older manual focus (MF) lenses, then
the Nikon D200 is happy to oblige. Both AF and MF lenses are
welcome. Here is a chart that shows how the exposure modes
and metering work with each lens type:
| |
Exposure
Modes |
Metering
Systems |
| Nikkor
lens Types |
Program
& Shutter
Priority |
Aperture
Priority &
Manual |
3D
Matrix |
Color
Matrix |
Averaging |
Spot |
| AF,
AF-S, AF-I, G or D |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| AI,
AI-S, or Series E |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Older
non-D or G, AF |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
