My CP8700 arrived yesterday. First impressions, something's I like and something's I don't. A big change from using my trusty old familiar 990 for sure.....
Greetings Bob, Good news!! Zoom speed is adjustable!! It's in the manual. The MB-E5700 is a really good buy it adds balance to camera for easy handling and the...
Hi Phil From what I read so far, it's only on func 1 or 2, not on the P&S mode that I can adjust the zoom speed.. Of course I can set one of the two funcs ...
Greetings Bob, Don't worry your just going thru the learning phase on this camera. You'll be so good at flipping thru the menus soon that you won't even think ...
[] ... and the 12 scene presets. Wouldn't surprise me to see the presets a firmware update for the 5700 soon. I understand that the CCD size is identical (8.8...
I hope you will enjoy your new toy. I want to ask you if before buying you have seen net reviews and comparations that all indicates the 8700 being the weakest...
Hello Renato ... Thank you, I surely will. ... No I hadn't seen anything to indicate it was anything other than what I have and expected to receive. I am very...
... Yes, it would have to be physically the same size or the lens would require changing out wouldn't it? I shouldn't have used 'size' when what I meant was...
... require ... meant ... Well, it would have been nice if they _had_ changed the lens to 28 - 200mm! We just use these terms like "size" loosely. Just think...
... Speaking in terms relative to a 35 mm camera lens here so there is no confusion.. :-) I ordered the wide angle accessory lens, and that thing is a huge...
I recently purchased an auxiliary battery pack and an AC power supply for my CP990 off of e-Bay. Both of them turned out to be for a CP995, despite being...
Henry Barwood
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Apr 2, 2004 8:24 pm
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Hi Henry Sorry I cannot do an exchange but my son and wife use my 995 as well as me so I may be interested in the battery and mains adaptor! Perhaps you could...
Bob 4, Be sure to let us know how you like the quality of the pics from your 8700. Like you, I was all set to move up from my 990 to the 8700, but now I'm not...
From: "Dale Kashner" <drkashner@...> ... 8700. Like you, I was all set to move up from my 990 to the 8700, but now I'm not so sure and am actually really...
Hello Dale. ... Today and yesterday I had a chance to shoot a few pictures. Keep in mind, I'm no pro who tries all the gear on the market, so I can only make...
... Yes, 35mm equivalent is what I mean. ... Minolta and Canon seem to make a 28 - 200mm which is as compact as the 8700's lens, in their respective 8MP...
From: "Renato Aranghelovici" <renatoa@...> [] ... noise, ... from ... It might be a joke to you, but I am not laughing. Having the lens as the limiting...
Greetings Dave, Dave wrote: I would not consider the wide-angle adapter as it completely changes the nature of the camera. On all the other points I agree with...
From: Phil Buzard To: coolpix990@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 1:48 AM Subject: Re: [coolpix990] CP8700// Dave Greetings Dave, Sorry I forgot...
... Well, I did just that late this afternoon, shot some photos with both the 5400 and the 8700 at glazer's here in Seattle, I thought the extra pixels...
John Ringloff
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Apr 3, 2004 10:48 am
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... nature of the ... weeks. ... hardly any shake. No, for me it changes the bulk of the camera, is something extra to carry around, and more weight is...
... Canon has no IS for the 8M camera, the Pro1 There is other camera launched together, the S1 IS, but it has only 3M. [Non-text portions of this message have...
Hello all, I have both a 990 and a 8700, I like both, but for different reasons. 1.) The 990 is a great all around camera, if Nikon had just put a 8mp CCD...
Hello John ... Focusing a video camera is a PITA. No need to hand focus most shots on a modern still, just select the area where you want the focus reference...
Greetings, I've listened to the pro's and con's on the 8700. The remarks are familiar, they're the same type and as when the 990 and 5000 and 5700 appeared. ...
