Originally posted by RiceHigh Ben, I have to disagree with you. The K10D is not in the D200 class and it is never a D200 equivalence.
I have to disagree. The K10D is very similar to the D200. Both cameras deliver similar performance (image quality, etc), with each having certain advantages over the other. The D200 has it's faster continous 5 fps shooting mode, for example, while the K10D has built-in shake reduction, multiple RAW modes, optical viewfinder, sensor dust reduction, and so on. Both cameras also have similar issues, including slightly "soft" images and some image noise with occasional vertical banding at higher ISO settings. Ultimately, the only huge difference is the price - $850 for the K10D versus $1500 for the D200.
Quote: It focuses much slower and less accurate than the D200.
Auto focus on both cameras is "accurate" and "fast" (quotes - dpreview reviews for both cameras). Performance with DX lenses is similar (fast & accurate), with both cameras exhibiting somewhat slower auto focusing with non-DX lenses.
Quote: It meters far less accurately and consistently than the D200.
Nonsense. Metering accuracy and consistency is very good on both cameras - no significant difference.
Quote: Low light AF speed and accurate is of huge difference.
Not when the K10D is used properly, using the AF assist provided by the built-in flash. Actually, when used in this manner, the K10D performs even better than the D200 in extremely low light. ("accurate low light focusing" - dcresource K10D review)
Quote: Time lag figures as measured by the Imaging Resource in lab is a huge difference.
In time lag tests, the K10D's performance is about average (somewhere in the middle compared to other popular DSLR's), which doesn't really matter since the differences are virtually undetectable in the "real world" outside testing labs. ("lag was not an issue" - dcresource K10D review)("short lag times" - dpreview K10D review)
Quote: Construction and build are felt differently. D200 is of metal alloy body whereas K10 is of plastic.
Both cameras employ a similar metal sub-structure. The D200 employs an thin Magnesium alloy (two thirds aluminum) outer shell (non-reinforced polycarbonate top) which is likely less robust than the much thicker fiber-reinforced polycarbonate shell found on the K10D.
In the end, a "pro" camera is any camera a pro uses. In that regard, both the K10D and D200 can easily be "pro" cameras.
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