From: David Smith (dgsmith_at_antispamdomain.not)
Date: Thu Nov 20 2003 - 05:19:24 EST
If you've got another $100 to spare you might consider a Nikon SB30 flash to go with the 5000.
David
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From: Galt
To: NikonCoolPix_.at._yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 12:24 AM
Subject: Re: [NikonCoolPix] 885 stolen - now what?
Think you should pick up a Coolpix 5000 from nikonmall. Best value. 5400 has a much smaller image sensor, and is just an economy" version of 5000.
Galt
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From: <moonrise_.at._sonic.net>
To: <NikonCoolPix_.at._yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: [NikonCoolPix] 885 stolen - now what?
: I would vote for the 5400. Good luck!
:
: -Dorothy
:
:
:
: At 08:53 PM 11/19/03 -0500, you wrote:
: >Dave, your 885 may have had too many exposure/focusing
: >options but I don't think that it is going to get any easier
: >without those settings, used or not. There are some of the
: >settings on my 880 that have never been used but I know that
: >they are there. I guess the 885 is/was a 3 megapixel
: >camera. I recommend that you not go below that. Since you
: >are taking votes, here are mine:
: >
: >CP 3100 3mp, $300 at
: >http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=2&productNr=25509
: >
: >CP 4300 4mp, $400 at
: >http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=2&productNr=25507
: >
: >CP 5400 5mp, $700 at
: >http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=2&productNr=25513
: >
: >I would bet that before Christmas you will be able to get
: >the 5400 for closer to 500 than 700. I envy you. It would
: >be nice to be going out and buying a new camera.
: >
: >Chuck
: >
: >
: >
: >Dave wrote:
: >
: >> Someone else is now enjoying my 885 :(
: >>
: >> Can you recommend a replacement?
: >>
: >> My 885 had about twice as many exposure/focusing options
: >> as I ever
: >> used, so I could live with something simpler.
: >>
: >> I always used the full resolution mode, and unless I
: >> wanted to make
: >> a full-frame photo out of a 300% zoom, I never needed all
: >> of the
: >> megapixels that I got.
: >>
: >> The most irritating feature is the poor flash strength,
: >> and the
: >> reddish background that the underexposure leaves.
: >>
: >> Focusing was also hit-or-miss, especially in macro mode.
: >>
: >> What should I spend the insurance money on? Maybe $350
: >> -$400 after
: >> the deductible, maybe less...
: >>
: >> Dave
: >>
: >>
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