Cool pix P900
Jun 29, 2015 13:05:19 #
Is this for real?
http://www.theladbible.com/articles/awesome-camera-has-a-zoom-lens-so-ridiculous-it-can-see-the-moon-moving-from-earth
http://www.theladbible.com/articles/awesome-camera-has-a-zoom-lens-so-ridiculous-it-can-see-the-moon-moving-from-earth
Jun 29, 2015 14:09:02 #
I'm playing with my new P900 and the zoom is fantastic. I am having a bit of a problem with the digital zoom but it is a great zoom. I think I'm putting it into digital zoom on objects too close really.
It's a great bridge camera and my 67mm polarizer fits good because it has threaded lens.
Sarge69
It's a great bridge camera and my 67mm polarizer fits good because it has threaded lens.
Sarge69
Looking from my chair on the beach
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Whats out there on the right side of the pier
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Jun 29, 2015 16:38:46 #
sarge69 wrote:
I'm playing with my new P900 and the zoom is fantastic. I am having a bit of a problem with the digital zoom but it is a great zoom. I think I'm putting it into digital zoom on objects too close really.
It's a great bridge camera and my 67mm polarizer fits good because it has threaded lens.
Sarge69
It's a great bridge camera and my 67mm polarizer fits good because it has threaded lens.
Sarge69
A couple more pics with macro chosen
Jun 29, 2015 22:32:22 #
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Jun 30, 2015 07:34:16 #
Racin17 wrote:
So for my a3000 what lense would that,relate too? 400mm??? Higher...
Don't know but the p900 equates to 24mm to 2000mm
Sarge69
Jun 30, 2015 09:02:59 #
I love my P900. The zoom and stabilization are fantastic. Here is a shot of the moon I took. Not bad for hand held, no tripod.
Jun 30, 2015 09:28:29 #
Your photographs are very good, far superior to those in the video, who wants to look at something 74 kms away when its all hazy.
Jun 30, 2015 09:57:58 #
My friend Bette is still waiting to get one. She has the P600 now and it takes great images too. But she wants that extra zoom of the P900.
Jun 30, 2015 14:39:49 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
My friend Bette is still waiting to get one. She has the P600 now and it takes great images too. But she wants that extra zoom of the P900.
She gets her P900 on Thursday. She's very happy. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Jun 30, 2015 20:28:54 #
I hear what everyone is saying about the zoom capability of the P900, but what good is it as a practical matter? At full zoom 2000mm is nearly impossible to hand hold; hell, even 500mm is dicey when it's hand held.
Okay, so you use a tripod. At 2000mm tracking a large bird is extremely difficult if you're on a tripod. I know that some heads are easier to use than others, but when the smallest movement equates to the loss of target and focus it's no mean task to collect it all and recover the shot.
I hate to say it, but unless your photographic goal is to create videos of things that are far away and to feed off the "oooos" and "aahs" of others, put your $600 back in your pocket and count it as a down payment on a mirrorless camera. As a bridge camera the P900 can't keep up with my Canon G-12.
The P900 is a bold step on Nikon's part, but shooting soft images from 24 to 2000mm, frustrating the user as he desperately struggles to keep a subject in the frame as every small movement--ISO adjustment, focal length tweak, a small bit of side conversation--and the occasional lock-up make it a weak package.
By the way, I have a P900. It's the worst photographic expenditure I've made since I bought a 43-86mm lens in 1968.
Okay, so you use a tripod. At 2000mm tracking a large bird is extremely difficult if you're on a tripod. I know that some heads are easier to use than others, but when the smallest movement equates to the loss of target and focus it's no mean task to collect it all and recover the shot.
I hate to say it, but unless your photographic goal is to create videos of things that are far away and to feed off the "oooos" and "aahs" of others, put your $600 back in your pocket and count it as a down payment on a mirrorless camera. As a bridge camera the P900 can't keep up with my Canon G-12.
The P900 is a bold step on Nikon's part, but shooting soft images from 24 to 2000mm, frustrating the user as he desperately struggles to keep a subject in the frame as every small movement--ISO adjustment, focal length tweak, a small bit of side conversation--and the occasional lock-up make it a weak package.
By the way, I have a P900. It's the worst photographic expenditure I've made since I bought a 43-86mm lens in 1968.
Jul 1, 2015 00:55:02 #
Jul 1, 2015 10:15:32 #
For my friend Bette's sake, I hope you are wrong. She currently has the P600 and loves it. She figures that if the P600 with a 60x zoom is good, that the P900 with 83x zoom is better. To be perfectly honest with you, she's got some fantastic images with her P600 that you'd think came from a Pro DSLR and a 600mm prime lens (or larger).
rdgreenwood wrote:
br I hate to say it, but unless your photographic... (show quote)
Jul 1, 2015 10:15:36 #
rdgreenwood wrote:
By the way, I have a P900. It's the worst photographic expenditure I've made since I bought a 43-86mm lens in 1968.
Sell it to someone that is not a perfectionist and just wants to get the best photos they can without holding a heavy camera and block of weight lens.
I'm not out to get 'National Geographic' photos and probably not a lot of others and this camera or similar Canon does that for folks. Sorry you feel that way.
Sarge69
Jul 1, 2015 10:44:48 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
I wish her only the best at getting images she loves.For my friend Bette's sake, I hope you are wrong. She currently has the P600 and loves it. She figures that if the P600 with a 60x zoom is good, that the P900 with 83x zoom is better. To be perfectly honest with you, she's got some fantastic images with her P600 that you'd think came from a Pro DSLR and a 600mm prime lens (or larger).
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