[Jewelry making - Article 00034] - Re: [Orchid] [again] Nikon Coolpix cameras

[Lisa Gallagher]

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    I had the Nikon Coolpix for a bit (7 days, actually), and was not
    impressed. I have always loved Nikon, trusted the name, and love my
    good ol' 35mm Nikon (which I sadly don't use very much anymore). The
    first digital camera I got was the Olympus Camedia. LOVED IT! It was
    pricey when I got it back then (in 1999), but it was chosen (given to
    me as a gift) because of the macro & he knew that was VERY important.
    It became the camera I used most often for "regular" stuff, too,
    especially after my son was born & I could take pictures & have them
    ready to send to the relatives later that day. 

    I also learned it was great for travels, as even inside an ancient
    and dark cathedral, I could fairly easily get a good shot, no big
    equipment & tripods required. After years of use and use and use, one
    of the buttons stopped working, some of the pixels seemed to "burn
    out" (don't know what that really is, but that's how I'd describe
    it), and I knew I needed to upgrade the megapixels, maily to get
    clearer shots for slides & big enlargements. I went to the store &
    saw the new version of the Camedia, as well as Nikon's "point and
    shoot" model, the Coolpix. 

    I trust the Nikon name, and, although it sounds silly, it didn't
    have a lens cap to lose, so I decided to get it instead of the new
    Camedia. Well, I'm sure if you pay a few hundred bucks more, you can
    get a fantabulous Nikon digital camera, but in the same price range
    as the Camedia, it's not great, IMHO. There were soooo many preset
    functions, it seemed you had to put waaaay too much thought into
    taking a simple photo (am I indoors or out, taking a portrait or
    group photo, back lit on a cloudy day or front lit on a sunny day,
    am I at a party, is my subject wearing yellow, is it a dog or a
    cat... OK maybe those last couple are exaggerating). 

    Also, I couldn't get it into any sort of simple manual mode, so I
    couldn't adjust things the way I wanted them, it was all only what
    the camera wanted. No ability to play with the depth of field, which
    really bugged me. I got some great close-up macro pictures, assuming
    I didn't want the back half of my little ring to also be in focus.
    Nice & dramatic for an enlargement in my booth, but not so that
    people could see what the whole ring actually looks like. Well,
    needless to say I returned the Coolpix within a week and bought a
    different one. I went for what I knew I'd like, the Olympuc Camedia,
    misplaceable lens cap and all (actually now it's attached to the
    strap, so no more losing it!). LOVE IT! For the price range, it's a
    nice camera with good quality and functionality, and it doesn't
    treat you like someone who doesn't know how to operate a camera, at
    least not unless you want it to. ;-) 

Lisa
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