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WHEN the Nikon D7200 was launched
in 2015, it was the natural successor to
the D7100. It slotted in between Nikon’s
upper entry-level DSLR, the D5500 and
the company’s full-frame DSLR, the
D750. Though it wasn’t a radical
upgrade on its predecessor, it became
popular with enthusiasts who wanted a
reliable workhorse that could compete
against other impressive APS-C DSLRs,
such as the Canon EOS 7D Mark II. It
was succeeded by the D7500 in 2017
and with many photographers choosing
to upgrade or switch to mirrorless
around this time, large numbers of
D7200s started to nd their way on to
the second-hand market. Today, used
examples in good condition with a low
shutter count of 15,000 frames can be
snapped up from £465. This is less
than half of what it cost to buy from new
and represents good value for anyone
who’d like to own a versatile DSLR.
The D7200 is built around a 24.2MP
CMOS sensor and EXPEED 4 image
processor. This combination provides a
sensitivity range of ISO 100-25,600. It
can be expanded to ISO 51,200 andISO 102,000, however these settings
record in black & white only. Whereas
the D7100 had a measly buffer
performance, the D7200’s is much
improved, capable of recording 18 14-bit
lossless compressed raw les and over
100 JPEGs at its maximum 6fps burst
rate. Enter the D7200’s 1.3x crop mode
and continuous shooting at 7fps is also
possible. Elsewhere, the D7200 is
equipped with a Multi-Cam 3500DX II
autofocus system that provides 51
available AF points, 15 of which are the
more sensitive cross-type. All 51 points
can focus down to -3EV and the AF array
covers a large portion of the frame. The
autofocus response is fairly hasty when
shooting via the view nder, but the
same can’t be said in Live View, which
it’s noticeably slower. Other features
include a 1/8000sec maximum shutter
speed, xed 3.2in, 1.23m-dot rear
screen, 2,016-pixel RGB metering
sensor that’s used for subject tracking
in AF-C mode, and Wi-Fi connectivity with
NFC. Like other D7000 series cameras,
the D7200 has an optical pentaprism
view nder with 100% frame coverage.Nikon D7200
If you don’t already own a
DX-format lens and you’d
like a versatile standard
zoom that’ll cover most
bases for travelling and
times when you only want
to carry a single lens, this
example that was
introduced with the Nikon
D90 in 2008 can now be
picked up reasonably on
the second-hand market.
Equivalent to 27-158mm
in 35mm terms, it
features Vibration
Reduction (VR) and Silent
Wave Motor (SWM)
technologies, extra-low-
dispersion and aspherical
lens elements, as well as
seven rounded diaphragm
blades. It doesn’t have a
robust metal lens mountand it’s not weather-
sealed, however it
delivers a good optical
performance for a kit
zoom and it goes about
its business of focusing
silently. Users of lters
and polarisers will be
grateful for its internal
focusing system,
preventing its 67mm
lter thread rotating
during focus.NIKON
Announced in 2011, this
ne example of a
consumer-grade lens for
enthusiasts is both
affordable and delivers a
good optical performance
for the price. It has a eld
of view equivalent to
60mm and is a true 1:1
macro lens, meaning that
the size of the subject
photographed is
projected onto the sensor
at the exact same size it
is in real life. Nikon’s
Silent Wave Motor (SWM)
keeps focus operation
quiet and the optical
arrangement is made up
of 9 elements in 7 groups
with 7 aperture blades.
It’s a compact lens thatmeasures 64.5mm long,
doesn’t add much weight
(235g) to your set up and
allows users to create
attering, defocused
backgrounds at its
maximum aperture,
making it a good lens
for portraits and
other situations where
you’d like to isolate
your subject.Nikon AF S 18 105mm
f/3.5 5.6G ED VR
● £129Nikon AF S 40mm f/2.8 G
● £179● £479
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