OK so that one only works with the viewfinder attached.

It seems like this one is the best deal if it isn't cheap or troublesome:
<http://www.adorama.com/CZDRD200.html?searchinfo=d200%20shutter%20release&item_no=2>
Adorama Digital Remote Release with 36" Cable for Nikon D200 & D2x
Digital Cameras
$34.95
(36" long)
"has a momentary release as well as a locking position for time release"

I guess that quote means it 'can activate the bulb function' as the
Nikon description phrases it and the Dot Line version cannot. The Nikon
one has an LCD screen, I don't need all that & more battery consumption
to worry about but would like to be able to click the shutter open &
clickk again when I've seen lighning or fireworks for example.

For the record, here's what the manual says:

The D200 is equipped with a ten-pin remote
terminal for remote control and automatic photography.
The terminal is provided with a cap,
which protects the contacts when the terminal
is not in use. The following accessories can be
used (cable lengths are given in parentheses; all fi gures are approximate):

♦ MC-22 Remote Cord (1 m/3 ft. 3 in.): Remote shutter release with blue,
yellow,
and black ter mi nals for connection to a remote shutter-triggering
device, allowing control via sound or electronic signals.

♦ MC-30 Remote Cord (80 cm/2 ft. 7 in.): Remote shutter release; can be
used to reduce cam era shake or keep the shutter open during a time
exposure.

[note the following item is the one available for $130]
♦ MC-36 Remote Cord (85 cm/2 ft. 9 in.): Remote shutter release; can be
used to reduce cam era shake or keep the shutter open during a time
exposure. Equipped with back-lit control panel, shutter-release lock for
use in bulb photography, and timer that beeps at one-second intervals.

♦ MC-21 Extension Cord (3 m/9 ft. 10 in.): Can be connected to MC-series
20, 22, 23, 25, 30, or 36.

♦ MC-23 Connecting Cord (40 cm/1 ft. 4 in.): Connects two cameras for
simultaneous operation.

♦ MC-25 Adapter Cord (20 cm/8 in.): Ten-pin to two-pin adapter cord for
connection to de vic es with two-pin terminals, including the MW-2 radio
control set, MT-2 intervalometer, and ML-2 modulite control set.

♦ MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord (35 cm/1 ft. 2 in.): Connects camera to
compatible GPS devices via PC cable supplied by manufacturer of GPS
device, allowing latitude, longitude, altitude, and UTC (Coordinated
Universal Time) to be recorded with photographs ( 96).

♦ ML-3 Modulite Control Set: Allows infrared remote control at ranges of
up to 8 m (26 ft.).

hmm, I wonder if my D70 infrared remote works?

I'm with you man! Just click the freakin button.

Not that rare. I phoned Unique Photo today. He said the MC-36s come and go.
They had seven in stock this afternoon. I bought one. He expects the other
six to be gone by the end of the week.

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Does it work in 'bulb mode', where you manually click the shutter open &
closed? I guess you just have to hold the button with your thumb for the
given time?