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I have been thinking about trying out Nikon because of the affordable & high quality lenses: Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 DX, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D and the Tamron 70-300 VC USD.
[I am really disgusted with Ricoh and their Pentax 50mm f/1.8 DA solution having a plastic mount--let alone no quick shift--at a ridicuously high price of $200... Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AF-D is metal mount screw drive for only $120. For $200 you can get a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 with metal mount AND quick shift.]
I was about to order a Nikon D7000 because they are $699 now, NEW at B&H but I've been reading tons of complaints about this camera's back focusing issue. So I decided I don't want it.
I think I now want to wait a few years until the D610 comes down in price (under $800) then get it, but for now I need a DSLR body I can grow a Nikon lens collection with, and I've been thinking about the D200 because it's so affordable used (under $250).
It's a quality made camera from what I hear and takes all the Nikon Lenses AI, AI-S, AF-D, AF-S, etc..
What do you think? Should I go for it? I don't need video recording and I can deal with less megapixels and lesser image quality than my k-x.
Last edited by geekette; 12-15-2013 at 10:22 PM.