Hello all. After a long time I want to return to the hobby, and i have my D200 and 4 different lenses for it. I would like to upgrade my camera but i would like to use those lenses on a newer camera body. Can anyone suggest what Nikon models would fit my lenses? Thanks!
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Which Nikon models would work with my D200 Lenses?
#1
Posted 23 July 2020 - 03:59 PM
#2
Posted 24 July 2020 - 03:34 AM
That depends on what lenses you have.
The D3xxx series and D5xxx series need a focus motor in the lens. Nikon calls these AF-S or AF-i, third-party manufacturers all have their own names for them.
The D7xxx series are the descendants of your D200 and can handle any Nikkor that worked on your old camera. The same goes for the D500.
To add to the complexity, the D7000 to D7200 can meter the light with the old manual focus Ai and Ai-S lenses but this feature is removed in the D7500.
The FX bodies (D6xx, D7xx and D8xx) have a larger sensor and need lenses that are made to cover the full 24x36 mm area. The ones that don't have a DX designation to indicate that they are made for the smaller sensor.
#3
Posted 24 July 2020 - 07:31 AM
The FX bodies (D6xx, D7xx and D8xx) have a larger sensor and need lenses that are made to cover the full 24x36 mm area. The ones that don't have a DX designation to indicate that they are made for the smaller sensor.
Maybe I am missing something but that sounds backwards. If the lens has a DX designation, it is made for the smaller sensor and not the larger FX sensor.
#5
Posted 24 July 2020 - 06:11 PM
Thanks for responding to my question. My lenses are a Nikkor AF 50mm 1:1.8D, a Nikon DX VR AF-S 18-55mm, and a Tamron AF 80-210mm. All 3 are fully automatic, and honestly the one i use the most is the 50mm.
I understand these are not the greatest lenses but they are more than good for my needs, and i would like to be able to use them on my next Nikon, which depending on your advice will be a body only, if i can use all 3 on it.
Thanks again!
#6
Posted 24 July 2020 - 11:20 PM
As the 50 and the Tamron are screw-drive, AF won't work on a D3xxx or D5xxx body.
The 18-55 is DX, so this rules out the FX bodies.
This narrows things down to the D7200, D7500 or the D500.
The D500 is a professional class body with the ergonomics you are used to from the D200.
The D7200 and D7500 are both a bit smaller with fewer buttons. The D7200 can use a vertical grip, has two card slots and can meter with manual focus lenses. The D7500 doesn't have these features, but has the same sensor as the D500 and can use AF-P lenses unlike its older sibling.
The D7200 is out of production but still available new while stocks last. The other two are still in production.
My advice would be to get the D500 if the budget allows or to find a store where you can try the D7xxx ergonomics out to check how they fit in *your* hand. The D7200 grip can be improved by a battery/vertical grip if it feels too small, the D7500 can't.
You will probably find the Tamron too soft on either of these bodies as the high resolution and weak low-pass filter reveals optical weaknesses to a much higher degree than the 10-12 MP sensors ever did.
#7
Posted 25 July 2020 - 07:33 AM
Very well explained but unfortunately i don't have a camera store reasonably close to me and I'll have to rely on ordering through the web.
My budget is very limited. I see you didn't mention this time the D7000, it is because it wouldn't work with my lenses or because upgrading from the D200 to the D7000 won't be a good idea for other reasons?
Thank you very much!
#8
Posted 25 July 2020 - 09:19 AM
The D7000 is more of a D80 or D90 update, the D7100 was the first to get the much higher resolution and a more or less usable buffer size.
The D7000 works with your lenses, but 16 MP won't give much more room for cropping than the D200 has. It still has a normal low-pass filter as 16 MP isn't a high enough resolution to avoid moiré without it. A D7100 still has a small buffer, which was fixed in the newer D7200.
In other words: it works, but the real leap in photo quality came with the next generation.
In my last post, I kept to bodies available new to avoid a wall of text.