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Old 19-10-2018, 12:13 PM
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For some strange reason this interests me

Like a moth to the flame the Nikon coolpix P1000 is intriguing to me. I just can't put my finger on it, but I am no Nikon fanboy....
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Old 19-10-2018, 12:29 PM
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Let me get this straight... 125x marketing BS intrigues you even though you know that magnification is not where it is at...


Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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Old 19-10-2018, 12:38 PM
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It's the rain talking... let it go
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Old 19-10-2018, 12:44 PM
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Let me get this straight... 125x marketing BS intrigues you even though you know that magnification is not where it is at...


Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
yep it does, having seen one up close and personal and handling it. No I didn't use it outside, no I didnt look at the moon or Saturn, I am quite sane, honest
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Old 19-10-2018, 12:44 PM
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It's the rain talking... let it go
Yes it might be that, I am feeling better today
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Old 19-10-2018, 01:10 PM
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You need to focus David.
You need to zoom into what’s really important to you right now.
Nik-on over to Camera House and have another look at it, optically.
You may be over the moon about it now but it doesn’t look like any of your other cameras so how are you going to get it into the house?
Besides, you won’t be able to sneak it into a Rod Stewart concert in the Hunter Valley, it’s too big.
Then again you may be able to zoom in from the fence.

Hope I’ve been some help.
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Old 19-10-2018, 01:19 PM
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Nah...you don't want it...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZOpBHGUBxY

I do, but you don't.
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Old 19-10-2018, 01:30 PM
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You're not being very helpful Lewis.
Houghy can get arrested using a camera like that in public!
No one's going to believe his story of why he's out at night, during a lunar eclipse, with that thing zooming around the neighbourhood.



Then again, it does look like a nice, retractable scope.

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Old 19-10-2018, 05:03 PM
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Ha, I bought three P900's for work as they were supposed to be more or less the king of optical zooms in that format of camera (At the time, a year or so ago) We have to take photos of fibre optic cable attachments on power poles (Thousands of them)



I reckon when you can clearly make out the detail of spider webs on the fibre attachment hardware standing 25M from the pole it is not doing too badly.


I have snaffled a few moon shots with it too, nothing to write home about as I had to do it hand held, but I was working over night and the lunar eclipse was there so well...
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Old 19-10-2018, 05:49 PM
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Well I have a Canon 60hs and a 600mm lens and a 2x converter for the canon 80d, but this would be another level again and, cough, more portable
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Air show camera...yep that’s how I’ll justify it.

Should I sell my 5DMkII now?
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Old 19-10-2018, 07:34 PM
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Air show camera...yep that’s how I’ll justify it.

Should I sell my 5DMkII now?
well its not good in low light, no burst mode and if its still it would be better at longer focal lengths. so up to you,,,,,
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Old 19-10-2018, 10:14 PM
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You need to focus David.
You need to zoom into what’s really important to you right now.
Nik-on over to Camera House and have another look at it, optically.
You may be over the moon about it now but it doesn’t look like any of your other cameras so how are you going to get it into the house?
Besides, you won’t be able to sneak it into a Rod Stewart concert in the Hunter Valley, it’s too big.
Then again you may be able to zoom in from the fence.

Hope I’ve been some help.
http://lightartacademy.com/blog/gear...m-lenses-ever/
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Old 20-10-2018, 09:11 AM
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Be content Dave, be content....

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Old 20-10-2018, 12:59 PM
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Be content Dave, be content....

Wow that was my old Pentax k10d with the 50-500 sigma lens and no grey hair. Such a looong time ago
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Old 20-10-2018, 01:12 PM
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Disturbing that Andrew is keeping photo files of you Dave...be scared, be VERY scared.

Those stalking drones buzzing...
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Old 25-10-2018, 09:13 PM
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mmmm truth is stranger than fiction and so is zooooooommmmmmm

light not the best but it doesn't perform well in low light - but oohhhh boy it makes up for that

second image you will find the ship under the awning - then i zoomed in on it - the distance away is 2.5km from where i took it
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So, you got one?
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Old 25-10-2018, 09:46 PM
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So, you got one?
yes only one
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Old 25-10-2018, 09:59 PM
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yes only one
So, you don't practice redundancy Dave?

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