CP990 Travelling Camera - yes!
Written: Oct 05 '00
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Pros: memories, previewing as it happens, showing to people as you go
Cons: price, taking a laptop or buying a digital wallet
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| mcarthur's Full Review: Nikon Coolpix 990 Digital Camera |
Enough people have written about the benefits (and disadvantages!) of the Coolpix 990. Before saying anything else I should say that I am a (semi)serious amateur photographer rather than a professional, I mostly take landscapes (that are still) rather than people (who usually aren't), and that I've also had 35mm, four different medium format cameras, and a Nikon Coolpix 900.
What I wanted to answer is: is the CP990 a good travelling camera? I think it is, and it is for many of the same reasons that *any* digital camera is a good travelling camera!
I recently bought and took my CP990 on a five week trip from Australia (where I live) to Greece and the UK. Two weeks in conference for my work and three weeks touring. In all, I took 2500 pictures without feeling like I was clicking all the time. You may feel that's strange since it averages over 100 pictures per day while travelling and relaxing, and I too was surprised that I only felt 'snap happy' once or twice. So one of the benefits of the CP990 is: many photos...
Of course, taking 100 pictures per day means you have to store them somewhere unless you're shooting at 640x480. I used a (work) laptop which was really too bulky. I suggest having a look at the digital wallet (look it up on a search engine) or a second-hand old _small_ laptop. It's great to preview the day just before going to bed :-) It's also great to be able to show your B&B hosts where you have been!
Other points:
o take a wide angle (28mm) lens. The telephoto didn't get much use at all in comparison
o take lots of CF cards - I had 2x48MB, 1x24MB and 1x8MB and it was enough for the big day's of shooting (250 shots some days)
o remember to USE YOUR MACRO. This is (IMHO) the _biggest_ advantage of the CP990 apart from the 3.34MPixels and printing to A3. The vista and people may be uninteresting, but you'll *always* find something interesting at the macro level :-)
and lastly...
o don't wait! It *is* expensive (but so is a good new 35mm) but I'm hooked. The only thing is that Epson have been found out about their otherwise lovely 1270 A3 photo printer, but that's another story ;-)
Recommended:
Yes
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