Nikon confirm D200 banding, fix available: Digital Photography Review:

Nikon USA (and Europe) have both added knowedge base entries which confirm the existence of the so called 'banding issue'. According to the USA entry this affects only "a limited number of early-production D200 cameras" and that if you have a D200 which exhibits such banding "Nikon will, without charge, evaluate your camera to determine if adjustment to the camera's image output level is required. Adjustment, if required, will optimize the camera's image output level, thereby reducing visible banding to a minimal level."

This sort of thing is why I'm never a 'bleeding edge' adopter. I always like to wait a few months after the release of a new product line before jumping into it - for just this sort of reason. Not that I can afford to buy a D200 right now, but that's not the point.

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