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Summary: Did my Research~Love Coolpix 990!
Review: I am a professional photographer with over 23 years experience in advertising, medical and PR. The "swivel" lens sold me as I researched the Olympus 3030 and this 990. I put to hard use: PhotoShop 5.5 software and Epson 1270 printer, using an Apple Graphite imac - works for my particular purposes.......... AND I am very particular! I realize I will need to invest in add-ons - just need to find out where I can get them-hope [store] sells the flashbracket and flash add ons. JOY! Just BUY IT!
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Summary: Don't buy this product for its support
Review: I bought the coolpix 990 but have yet been sucessful in getting the accompanying software installed. Installation attemps for Nikon View V3 return C:\program files\common files\nikon\maidmods\D1_D5.tmp file not found. Each attempt results in a different .tmp file not being found. I have tried to reach the 1 800 support number on multiple occassions at different times of the day and night only to be on hold for ever. Do they really have support? Also, beware of the restrictions regarding USB access when running Windows NT or upgraded versions of Windows.
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Summary: Great Camera! Nikon just keeps getting better.
Review: Best camera I ever had. With Lexar Media flashcards you can hold at least 79 pictures in normal XGA mode. I takes up alot of batteries. Use recharble nikads. Run them up and down a couple of times. One feature I love is the delete button. I can take some good pictures but out of 100 pictures I normaly have to throw away at least 5. You also can print as many pictures as you want. So what, it's around $900.00 in about 3 years you could pay off that because you don't have to pay for film, devolping and printing. The LCD display is 100% acurate. Why spend the extra money for a camera that has "You see what you get" when you can have this camera. I was so impressed that I threw my film camera away without thinking about it.
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Summary: service
Review: This is just to short note to let those who may consider buying a Nikon digital camera that whatever caveats they may have heard concerning the bad service record of Nikon is NOT TRUE in my experience. Once I understood how to find them, which was not easy until just recently when they got their duckies in a line, I found them EXTREMELY prompt, ready to help and sympathetic to those of us who are perplexed by even the most simply compute quandary. The 990 is great. So here it is. A great product with a maker who stands by it, wants to help when you need it, and does.
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Summary: Get a Lexar Media 160MB USB CF+ card and a JumpShot cable
Review: The included 16MB card holds about 22ish images on the normalsetting (2048x1536, crystal clear). I picked up a 160MB CF+ card (204images on normal setting) from Lexar Media (USB enabled) - and a couple of their JumpShot USB connector cables (home, work, laptop). I took the camera on a trip and shot 173 pictures and 4 videos - and had lots of room left on the card! I have also been using the card as an extremely portable (1" x 1" x 1/8") hard-drive between work and home. With a JumpShot cable, it plugs directly into a USB port of your computer and becomes a regular hard-drive --> no camera needed for download, save your batteries for taking pictures! Good bye ZIP, JAZZ, and SCSI detachable drives! Hello ultra-portable high-speed CF+ cards!
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Summary: Great camera, with one major flaw....
Review: My needs in a digital camera were simple, or so I thought. I take a lot of photos, 10-15 or more rolls at a time, which can get very expensive when you take into account the cost of film, developing and printing. It is also time consuming, as I scan the best ones and print them out as 8 x 10s. Not to mention a pain, carrying lots of film, lenses, filters, etc. around with me. My aim was to save money and time, but I didn't want to sacrifice quality, either.The Nikon Coolpix 990 takes excellent photos, and 8x10s print very nicely. I added a $400 flash card and that has plenty of room for lots of pictures (about 80 at fine quality), as poor shots can be deleted immediately. Downloading the pictures to my laptop is a breeze with the included usb cable (another review said that cut and paste doesn't work, but it works fine for me). It's rather heavy on batteries, but once I switched to rechargeable AAs there was a big improvement. One plus digital cameras have over film is being able to adapt to current lighting conditions - no fiddling with filters if taking photos indoors without a flash, for example. So far, I was very pleased. The major flaw, for me, came when I used the optional 2X lens (bought at the same time as the camera). Nowhere in the literature I read before I bought the camera did it mention that attaching the lens disables the flash. You can't even use an external flash with it. I take many shots in poor light and at a distance, and this renders the camera unusable in those circumstances as I am often also unable to use a tripod. I was more than a little annoyed to find that after spending close to $2000 total, I still had to take my 35mm camera with me. I don't know if this is peculiar to the Nikon or common among digital cameras, but I didn't see it mentioned anywhere. Despite this, I am pleased with the camera, and would recommend it, especially if most of your photos are taken outdoors or in bright indoor lighting. On my last trip I shot only two rolls of 35mm film. At this rate the camera will have paid for itself within the year in film and film developing savings, and it's worth its weight in gold for the time I save on scanning and retouching photos.
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Summary: It keeps getting better
Review: Nikon has been paying attention. One of the things I disliked about my Coolpix 950 is that it has a non-changeable default on the zoom which zooms all the way out when it is turned on. The 990 lets you decide. I use a MAC G3 powerbook and found that downloading images by cable to be slow and cause frequent crashes and lost images. A PCMCIA reader for $15 solved this problem and speeded up the process. LCD is still terrible in daylight and no hood is being made available. Accessory lense adapters still block the optical view finder. Card slot is located on side now which is great when using a tripod or copy stand. This camera works great for copywork! Rechareable NMH batteries or Quantum pak are the way to go for power. Or turn off the LCD and save power. The Coolpix 990 is worth stepping up to!
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Summary: Holy Cow!
Review: Amazing! This camera takes pictures so clear and high-definition that I will never use film again. The USB connection to my PC makes downloading amazingly simple - just drag and drop. It does everything - including 40 second QuickTime movies! I am a believer.
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Summary: Photographer
Review: Fantastic Digital Camera. Very high resolution, excellent optics, excellent light metering. Easy to use for amateurs as well as sufficiently flexible for use by semi-pros. Battery life has been significantly improved from the previous 2 generations. "The" must for whomever has interest in digital photography.
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Summary: is this camera really in stock? ship in 24 hours?
Review: let me know if you have this camera in stock for immediate delivery
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