Hello Geoff, Robert and list, I use the Nikon 990. It is big and heavy but I am use to it and it has held up so far to the bashing I give it so I can't complain. I saw Richard Norton with one in Tuscon and picked one up when I came home. (If anyone cares, All of the Nikon Coolpix's can be purchased on eBay at very reasonable prices...if you dont mind a factory reconditioned. They are great macro cameras.)
Mark >From: "Matson, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [meteorite-list] Digital cameras >Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 18:15:47 -0700 > >Hi Geoff and List, > >Geoff posted: > >"The 880 is, unfortunately, no longer in production. Nikon's current >comparable (or superior?) cameras are the 995 and the 5000. I have >worked with the 995 and achieved good results, but it is considerably >larger and heavier than the 880. I have not yet had an opportunity to >try out the 5000, but it looks most impressive." > >Even better than the Nikon Coolpix 5000 is the even newer Coolpix 5700, >which was introduced May 29th this year. A coworker of mine picked >one up for $1200. This is the first digital camera that I've given >serious consideration toward buying as an adjunct to my Canon EOS- >series. Both the -5000 and the -5700 are 5 megapixel cameras, but >the latter has an impressive new 14-element zoom lens (up to 8x >optical zoom). Digital zoom is up to 4x for a combined 32x. In >macro mode it can focus on objects only 3 cm away. Shutter speeds >from 1/4000 to 8 seconds, and for meteor or astrophotographs there >is a bulb setting (up to 5 minutes). The weight is only 16.9 oz >(without the battery). > >--Rob > >______________________________________________ >Meteorite-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
