Superzoom cameras

By paul, on March 28th, 2015

I’m not a huge fan of superzoom point-and-shoot cameras (or “bridge cameras” as the manufacturers like to call them). I think that too many compromises are made with zooms of these ranges, and I think the sensors are too small, resulting in too much noise, but one thing is for sure, within these limitations they are impressive performers. Whilst I totally understand that there are alternatives to Nikon and Canon (such as Panasonic, Sony, Samsung and others), these two brands have a good proportion of this market. The following links are a review of Nikon’s new superzoom (83x) P900 camera, and a video, and stills, showing just what is possible with the sort of range that this camera offers: http://petapixel.com/2015/03/02/nikons-new-coolpix-p900-has-a-ridiculous-83x -zoom-range-of-24-2000mm/ http://petapixel.com/2015/03/26/check-out-the-nikon-d900s-ridiculous-83x-zoo m/ The following links are a cursory review of Canon’s competitive superzoom (65x) SX60HS camera and a video and stills showing the zoom capabilities of this camera: http://petapixel.com/2014/09/15/canon-pushes-bridge-camera-envelope-65x-supe rzoom-also-debuts-sharing-friendly-n2/ http://petapixel.com/2015/03/07/the-optical-zooms-on-compact-cameras-are-get ting-ridiculously-powerful/

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carlsclifford

March 30, 2015 at 1:58 pm

The reason I bought a Leica was purely emotional. My dad had a collection of pre war Leicas, which, unfortunately had to be sold on his death. Since then I long wanted a Leica. I had some spare funds, so I bought it. It has been a handy travel camera. Also, it has a different rendering engine, which gives a somewhat better colour rendition than the Panasonic. Is the extra price worth it? Probably not for most people. But for me, yes. Carl Clifford

david

March 30, 2015 at 12:35 pm

On 30 Mar 2015, at 12:26 pm, Carl Clifford < carlsclifford@gmail.com> wrote: Firstly, there’s the issue of the significant “Leica tax” of getting a V Lux 4 instead of the identical Panasonic FZ200 (ok, someone’s going to try to convince me there’s a miniscule difference in those models…) which was around 2/3 the price of the Leica. Ok, for the extra $$ you got a red dot, and maybe Adobe Lightroom 4? In fact that price difference makes irrelevant the fact that 2 years is a long time in the camera world today! There’s usually a camera available “tomorrow” with more features and a lower cost. Mind you, you might find that your Leica has a better re-sale value than the equivalent Panasonic. Maybe that will make you feel better… __ David

March 30, 2015 at 11:26 am

If the images are kosher hand held, they are excellent. Be very interested to hear any first hand reports after it comes on sale. Not happy though. I paid $1000 for a Leica V Lux 4 2 years ago. Now Nikon has come out with a model with over 3 times the reach, at ¾ the price. Not fair. Carl Clifford

paul

March 29, 2015 at 9:15 am

Hi Carl, This link apparently shows the images available from the camera handheld (see the videos at the end): http://nikonrumors.com/2015/03/26/this-is-how-the-nikon-coolpix-p900-cameras -83x-zoom-at-2000mm-looks-like.aspx/ Frankly, if this is accurate the image quality, even zoomed to 2000mm and handheld is simply astounding. I think Canon’s venerable SX50 has some very serious competition for the birder/casual photographer. Paul —–Original Message—– Sent: Saturday, 28 March 2015 1:59 PM Cc: Birding Aus An amazing bit of kit. I would like to see how stable the image is when hand held at 2Kmm. The subject night tend to skitter a bit. Might be a bit hard to track a moving target. Would like to play with one sometime. Carl Clifford cameras” a good proportion of this market.

March 28, 2015 at 12:59 pm

An amazing bit of kit. I would like to see how stable the image is when hand held at 2Kmm. The subject night tend to skitter a bit. Might be a bit hard to track a moving target. Would like to play with one sometime. Carl Clifford

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