Nikon D200 - an artist's dream

I've used other cameras both digital and film. From point & shoot cameras to digital SLR. I chose to go to digital SLR because I do lot of hi-resolution digital artwork. In March of this year after reviewing the options and budget constraint I bought Canon Rebel XTI or known also as 400D. The camera was small and light, and had SLR type of features and resolution. I even swapped lenses to get a zoom lense and a wide-angle lense. They were both just above a consumer level. After few months of taking picture I started getting little annoyed with the quality and the way it received lights. The colors were bland and seem nothing special, it had good tones like typical Canon cameras but the pictures didn't come out sharp enough for me. The auto-focus was very good but the rest was just blase. I owned Nikon Coolpix 4700 and compared to the picture taken with the Nikon, it fell flat. I decided to trade in Canon with the two lenses for Nikon D200 (I also bought 18-200mm VR and the battery pack). It was a hefty camera for sure but the feel when you hold it, even just the body alone made your senses come alive. It's difficult to put it in words. After taking few pictures both outdoor and indoor, and downloading picture files to my notebook I was completely blown-away by the quality. I'm a visual artist and have worked in the field for nearly 25 years and I must say the colors were spectacular, and the way it captured light. Someone warned me about the lense and camera being made in Thailand these days, however, that's just a myth broken by Nikon quality which has prevailed in this model. After owning other Nikon - I've decided I'm a Nikonian - no other way to put it. All I can say is if you can afford this camera go for it. www.edleeart.com