I work with the Nikon D200, a professional-grade DSLR from 2005 built around a 10.2-megapixel CCD sensor that produces a distinctive color science and tonal response lost to modern CMOS technology. The camera's CCD renders images with particular depth and character, especially in its handling of skin tones and colour transitions, creating a quality that feels both robust and subtly painterly. Originally designed for working photojournalists and serious enthusiasts, the D200's solid magnesium alloy body and weather sealing reflect an era when digital cameras were built to endure rather than be replaced. By working with this obsolete professional tool, I engage with a moment when digital photography was still finding its aesthetic identity, the D200's sensor characteristics and build philosophy representing a technological road not taken, now offering a hauntological counterpoint to the clinical perfection of contemporary imaging.
