Taking panoramas with the D200 ?

One of the things I miss with the D200 is the panorama mode. I was aware
that it wasn't a feature when I bought the camera. I suppose they assume
anyone that can afford a D200 will have a tripod and panorama head; but
when traveling I travel without a tripod or head.

One option is to also take along my Nikon 8400. Going in and out of
panorama mode automatically turns on and off exposure lock. And you get a
partial ghost of the prior picture to help you line up the next.

Of course the D200 has an exposure lock. One option is "AE-L/AF-L Button,"
the default. The exposure is locked only as long as you hold down the
AE-L/AF-L button. Not particularly useful when taking a bunch of shots.
The there is the "AE Lock Hold." Here the AE-L/AF-L button toggles the
exposure lock on and off. But I can't find any visible indication of which
mode it is in. This is quite dangerous, as leaving it locked after you take
a panorama ruins all subsequent pictures. So what are other D200 owners
doing for panoramas?

Don <www.donwiss.com/pictures/> (e-mail link at page bottoms).

Don Wiss wrote:
> Of course the D200 has an exposure lock. One option is "AE-L/AF-L Button,"
> the default. The exposure is locked only as long as you hold down the
> AE-L/AF-L button. Not particularly useful when taking a bunch of shots.
> The there is the "AE Lock Hold." Here the AE-L/AF-L button toggles the
> exposure lock on and off. But I can't find any visible indication of which
> mode it is in. This is quite dangerous, as leaving it locked after you take
> a panorama ruins all subsequent pictures. So what are other D200 owners
> doing for panoramas?
>

the AEL indicator in the VF stays on. Or switch to manual. As for
lining up the shots, I find turning on the gridlines helps (I use a
ballhead; also I sometimes shoot handheld and then stitch, and the
gridlines do help).