Just checked the baord listed below. The one guy who had a banding problemm got his D200 back in less than a week and his initaial tests show no problem now.
Mine is still a month or so away, so hopefuly i don't have that problem. Dave > Over on the Nikon BB, there are about a dozen members with the D200. One has reported > banding and > Nikon UK is fixing it free. Nikonn is aware of this problem, not like the D2H > were they > buried their > collective heads in the sand about the AE board. > As far as KR, how can a guy who shoots basic Jpeg affect my decisions.<gBut i > must add, he > actuall > tried this camera.:0 > > > Dave > > > The issue Nikon's been having with the early > production D200s isn't > > the sensor itself. It's in some of the supporting hardware and > > adjustable/controllable, within limits of course. People who are > > experiencing a problem are being told to return their cameras for a > > service to eliminate it. From what I was told by a Nikon tech, it's > > simply changing some small setting or resistor. > > > > I think the choice of sensor is excellent. By the time Pentax goes > > into production on it, all the kinks with the components should be > > well known and easy for them to eliminate in the final product. > > > > Godfrey > > Patience is rewarded. > > > > On Feb 23, 2006, at 2:56 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: > > > > > There have been cases of strange banding--"courduroy noise" in D200 > > > images in low light. However, Ken Rockwell loves it and says it isn't > > > a problem. > > > > > >