That's great my Nikon bretheren!
I can't wait to see what you have to share with us taken with your new toy!!
How was Myrtle Beach?
~Brian
Nikon Samurai #3
BTW what is the zoom size?
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Originally Posted by Liz
We all know that absolutely wonderful feeling of taking a new camera out for the first time......second time.....third....etc. Sounds like a great camera. BTW what is the zoom size?
Now, start posting those pics already! ;)
Liz
The Coolpix 5700 has an 8X zoom from 35mm to 280mm (35mm equivalent). That was my main argument for "needing" the 5700. The Coolpix 3500 has a 3X zoom from 37mm to 111mm, which I found very limiting.
Getting 5 megs, apeture and shutter priority modes, and flash control were all very nice bonuses.
It was a thrill getting it! Especially since I wasn't expecting it for another two weeks or so! Have I mentioned lately that I LOVE B&H Photo?!
A quick explanation may be in order here: The Coolpix 5700 was to be bought with Bioterrorism preparedness money. Your's truly is the Environmental Health BT guy, and amoung my many duties is to record (photograph) our training and exercises. The Health Department did not have an account with B&H, and I was told it would take two weeks to establish one. I faxed a letter to their Accounts Department, along with a copy of my Purchase Order, hoping they would start the process while I was on vacation. And did they ever! They processed my order, and the 5700 was waiting for me when I got back from vacation.
Let me repeat myself: I LOVE B&H Photo!!!!
And now I have a Coolpix 5700 to learn how to use! Have I mentioned lately that I am a happy man?!
Thanks for the comments Liz!
Can I be Nikon Samarai #4?
<b>I WANNA BE A NIKON SAMARAI TOO!!
Do I have to pass a test? I'm tough! I've never thrown a throwing star before but my FM2N would hurt if I through it at you!</b>
Congrats on the new camera my friend! That's quite a zoom! ED?
Rick
I Wanna Be A Nikon Samarai Too!!
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Originally Posted by walterick
<b>I WANNA BE A NIKON SAMARAI TOO!!
Do I have to pass a test? I'm tough! I've never thrown a throwing star before but my FM2N would hurt if I through it at you!</b>
Congrats on the new camera my friend! That's quite a zoom! ED?
Rick
DONE! You are now officially Nikon Samurai #4!!!!!
Martial arts training is not required, but it is a bonus. ;-)
And you are quite correct; your FM2N would hurt if you threw it at someone!
I definitely like the zoom range on the 5700. ED? Two ED glass elements! Fast too, f2.8 to 4.2! I am going to be loving life once I get this sucker set up. I didn't have time to play with it last night, but I've been setting it up this morning. Still playing with it.
I'm pulling a Seb here. I'm giving myself a crash course in how to use it so I can take it with me this weekend to the mountains! :-)
Not to worry though, I've got seven rolls of slide film and two film bodies to shoot with. But the 5700 should be fun for some candids, and an occasional landscape photo - just to wring it out properly. ;-)