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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 542964" data-attributes="member: 9240">Something isn't right.&nbsp; The D7200 should be a good two stops better with ISO noise (ie. noise at ISO 800 on the D7000 will be similar to ISO 3200 on the D7200).&nbsp; I'd need to see examples and know whether you're shooting RAW or JPEG, and if the latter what settings you do or do not have turned on in the Shooting Menu, and what you have them set to.&nbsp; As for sharpness, I know from experience with the D7100 that the lack of OLPF in the filter stack provides a noted increase in sharpness, so it shouldn't be the camera.&nbsp; So while I will not blame the lens I will say that I know folks who aren't thrilled with the sharpness 18-200mm.&nbsp; It will depend on the shot, but I suspect that wide open at 200mm is going to be on the soft side.&nbsp; The 18-105mm is a great little kit lens and I prefer it to any of the other 18-xxx zooms Nikon makes, so I'm going to lean on the new lens being the culprit.&nbsp; Again, it would help to see examples with EXIF data available.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 542964, member: 9240"] Something isn't right. The D7200 should be a good two stops better with ISO noise (ie. noise at ISO 800 on the D7000 will be similar to ISO 3200 on the D7200). I'd need to see examples and know whether you're shooting RAW or JPEG, and if the latter what settings you do or do not have turned on in the Shooting Menu, and what you have them set to. As for sharpness, I know from experience with the D7100 that the lack of OLPF in the filter stack provides a noted increase in sharpness, so it shouldn't be the camera. So while I will not blame the lens I will say that I know folks who aren't thrilled with the sharpness 18-200mm. It will depend on the shot, but I suspect that wide open at 200mm is going to be on the soft side. The 18-105mm is a great little kit lens and I prefer it to any of the other 18-xxx zooms Nikon makes, so I'm going to lean on the new lens being the culprit. Again, it would help to see examples with EXIF data available. [/QUOTE]

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