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Since I'm not really getting anywhere in publish.photography, I was
wondering if the two largest groups could comment. Anybody used this camera
listed below?
Thanks,
Aaron
"Aaron Muhl" <Aaron_Muhl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:HDs0zL.xoG@lugnet.com...
> I've finally decided to get with the 21st Century and purchase a digital
> camera. After doing quite a bit of reading at various sites, I think I've
> found the camera that will fit my needs. I'm looking for a camera around
> $200.00 that has at least 3x optical zoom, minimum of 2MPIX, compact flash
> memory, superior image quality, red-eye correction, long battery life,
> connects to my PC via USB, and is small! I realize that I'm asking for a
> lot....
>
> Anyway, the Nikon CoolPix 2100 seems to fit. I've found it online for
> $206.00 with a $10.00 delivery charge. I'm planning on using it to photo
> Lego models of course, but I'd also like to use it for hiking and social
> events as well. Here is a link to the full specs of the camera:
>
>
http://electronics.cnet.com/electronics/0-6613935-1317-20856885.html?tag=dir
>
> Does anyone own this camera? If so, can you give me feedback on it's
> functionality? Nikon seems to be one of the brands of choice on this
> newsgroup, and the 2100 features seem right.
>
> Thanks for your feedback,
>
> Aaron
>
>
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In lugnet.castle, Aaron Muhl writes:
> Since I'm not really getting anywhere in publish.photography, I was
> wondering if the two largest groups could comment. Anybody used this camera
> listed below?
You could set the Followups back to lugnet.publish.photography when you do
things like that, theres always the risk of annoying ppl..
See this review:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?G1A521254
I'm sure you can find a lot more if you search the 'net.
Best regards,
/Tobbe
http://www.lotek.nu
(remove SPAM when e-mailing)
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"Aaron Muhl" <Aaron_Muhl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:HDu527.oEJ@lugnet.com...
> Since I'm not really getting anywhere in publish.photography, I was
> wondering if the two largest groups could comment. Anybody used this • camera
> listed below?
Don't use it but I know Bram uses a Coolpix camera. He's been a bit
un-Lugnet lately due to school (so he most likely won't see this) but you
might try him.
Good luck on it.
[ j o n ]
--
http://zemi.net
http://the-shipyard.com
http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=jpalmer
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In lugnet.castle, Jon Palmer writes:
> "Aaron Muhl" <Aaron_Muhl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:HDu527.oEJ@lugnet.com...
> > Since I'm not really getting anywhere in publish.photography, I was
> > wondering if the two largest groups could comment. Anybody used this • camera
> > listed below?
>
> Don't use it but I know Bram uses a Coolpix camera. He's been a bit
> un-Lugnet lately due to school (so he most likely won't see this) but you
> might try him.
Bram, as well as Troy Cefaratti, both have the Coolpix 995, and I have the
Coolpix 4500 (which is basically the 995's followup). They're the split-body
design, and I love my camera dearly. They are more mid-to top of the line than
the camera that you're eying, Aaron, so the featureset clearly isn't the same.
But when you're spending 3 times as much on the thing, you'd expect a little
more.
One thing to watch out for, if you're interested in photographing extreme
closeups of small creations, you'll want a camera with a good macro zoom. The
4500 can go as close as 3/4 of an inch when in macro mode. I don't know what
the 2100 can do, as the page you posted didn't specify whether it has a macro
mode or not.
Assuming that the 2100 interfaces with a PC the same as the 4500 does, you
won't need any additional cardreaders or anything crazy like that. When it's
plugged in and properly configured, it'll see the camera as removeable hard
drive, basically. You'll be able to copy images off the camera with ease.
One thing you might think about getting is 1) an AC power cord and 2) an extra
battery. My 4500 sucks the battery charge like crazy, so I'm always running
out of juice (especially when I forget to turn the camera off when I'm done
transferring images, which is something I frequently do). Again, the 2100 is
less feature rich, so it may not chew through the power as quickly, but they're
still good things to have.
All in all, Nikon makes some damn fine digital cameras, but unfortunately I
don't know that much about your particular model.
Jeez, that's a lot of babbling. I hope you got something out of it.
Adrian
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http://www.brickfrenzy.com
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Adrian Drake writes:
> Bram, as well as Troy Cefaratti, both have the Coolpix 995,
> and I have the Coolpix 4500 (which is basically the 995's
> followup). They're the split-body design, and I love my
> camera dearly. They are more mid-to top of the line than the
> camera that you're eying, Aaron, so the featureset clearly
> isn't the same. But when you're spending 3 times as much on
> the thing, you'd expect a little more.
Actually, I have the 990, which is one model earlier than the 995. Troy
is using a Canon EOS D10 these days. I'm quite happy with all the
features on my camera...manual/automatic focus, f-stop, shutter speed,
white balance, flash, etc. The swivel body also comes in handy often.
However, the 990 is pretty bulky and heavy.
> One thing to watch out for, if you're interested in
> photographing extreme closeups of small creations, you'll
> want a camera with a good macro zoom. The 4500 can go as
> close as 3/4 of an inch when in macro mode. I don't know
> what the 2100 can do, as the page you posted didn't specify
> whether it has a macro mode or not.
I think the 2100 is the one used by the lab I work in. It does have a
macro mode, and it takes great pictures of our small robot parts. Not
sure what other features it has though...I haven't used it a whole lot.
> Assuming that the 2100 interfaces with a PC the same as the
> 4500 does, you won't need any additional cardreaders or
> anything crazy like that. When it's plugged in and properly
> configured, it'll see the camera as removeable hard drive,
> basically. You'll be able to copy images off the camera with ease.
Yup.
> One thing you might think about getting is 1) an AC power
> cord and 2) an extra battery. My 4500 sucks the battery
> charge like crazy, so I'm always running out of juice
> (especially when I forget to turn the camera off when I'm
> done transferring images, which is something I frequently
> do). Again, the 2100 is less feature rich, so it may not
> chew through the power as quickly, but they're still good
> things to have.
I'm pretty sure the 2100 eats batteries just like every other Nikon.
Thankfully, the 990 uses AA's, so i have several sets of rechargeable
NiMH AAs that I can pop in when I forget to turn the camera off when
it's plugged in to my computer.
There are a couple things I wish my camera did better:
A bigger zoom would be great for non-Lego pictures
The autofocus is kind of slow, making it hard to take pictures of moving
subjects
The red-eye reduction doesn't really work. Part of that problem was
fixed in the 995 by moving the flash, but I don't know how well it works
on the 2100.
You'll probably also want to invest in a bigger compact flash card so
you can take more pictures. 16 MB doesn't hold much.
--Bram
Bram Lambrecht
bram@cwru.edu
www.bldesign.org
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In lugnet.castle, Bram Lambrecht writes:
> Adrian Drake writes:
> > Bram, as well as Troy Cefaratti, both have the Coolpix 995,
> > and I have the Coolpix 4500 (which is basically the 995's
> > followup). They're the split-body design, and I love my
> > camera dearly. They are more mid-to top of the line than the
> > camera that you're eying, Aaron, so the featureset clearly
> > isn't the same. But when you're spending 3 times as much on
> > the thing, you'd expect a little more.
>
> Actually, I have the 990, which is one model earlier than the 995. Troy
> is using a Canon EOS D10 these days
Well, whatever it is Troy is using, here is a picture of it as well as a
picture of how it pictures--
http://www.bricklink.com/memberCollage.asp?uID=807&lUID=M
Maggie C.
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"Aaron Muhl" <Aaron_Muhl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:HDu527.oEJ@lugnet.com...
> "Aaron Muhl" <Aaron_Muhl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:HDs0zL.xoG@lugnet.com...
> > I've finally decided to get with the 21st Century and purchase a digital
> > camera. After doing quite a bit of reading at various sites, I think • I've
> > found the camera that will fit my needs. I'm looking for a camera • around
> > $200.00 that has at least 3x optical zoom, minimum of 2MPIX, compact • flash
> > memory, superior image quality, red-eye correction, long battery life,
> > connects to my PC via USB, and is small! I realize that I'm asking for • a
> > lot....
> >
> > Anyway, the Nikon CoolPix 2100 seems to fit. I've found it online for
> > $206.00 with a $10.00 delivery charge. I'm planning on using it to • photo
> > Lego models of course, but I'd also like to use it for hiking and social
> > events as well. Here is a link to the full specs of the camera:
> >
> >
>
http://electronics.cnet.com/electronics/0-6613935-1317-20856885.html?tag=dir
> >
> > Does anyone own this camera? If so, can you give me feedback on it's
> > functionality? Nikon seems to be one of the brands of choice on this
> > newsgroup, and the 2100 features seem right.
> >
> > Thanks for your feedback,
Here are some tips on looking for a digital camera:
Look for high optical zoom. Digital zoom just magnifies the pixels, like
resize on any computer imaging program.
Get something that uses conventional batteries. Recharges take too long.
Make sure it uses a popular Data storage device, like Memory Stick. Floppy
disk is not too popular.
LCD display and USB connection are good things to look for.
Get a widely known brand, like Nikon, Sony, etc.
3 megapixels is a good standard to set on quality.
Get it from a physical store like Best Buy. Online stores can't let you
inspect a camera hands-on.
--
Markham Carroll
BoogaTech Ships & Construction:
http://www.mocpages.com/home.php/114
Brickshelf Gallery:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Markham
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