Topic: new toy for the vampire rabbit thingies

well, since It was my birthday recently, I decided to shelf out a bit of cash for a nikon coolpix 2500 to please the vampire rabbit god thingies and to join y'all...

Number One, named Snoopy
Number Two, named Woodstock
Didn't touch the images except for shrinking to 800x600 and rejpeging them...
Fortunatly, they only need the blood of the living in years with three consecutive sixes in them... but just look whan Number One is doing to that poor green... something!

Anyone else owning one of these? (The Nikon, not the vampire-rabbit-gods. Although, we could try and breed them!)
I've been searching to lower the exposure time, since virtually all images without flash turned out pretty bluryy... Maybe I should just lay of the coffee...

so long,
Tyberius Prime

edit: fixing urls, again

[This message has been edited by Tyberius Prime (edited 04-12-2003).]

Those would make a nice pair of gloves for winter : )


p.s. fix the links again

OOOOoooooooo.... They look....... TASTY!

I bought a Coolpix 2500 over a year ago and I've been really pleased with it.

Durability
It's taken a lot of beatings since I usually just carry it around in my pocket just in case photo opportunities arise and I've put it through quite a bit of abuse and it's still going fine.

Photo Quality
At 1600x1200 pixels the image quality is great, even for print. I've had a few printouts of some beautiful sunsets that came out gorgeous on photo paper. Also, well shot images have been crisp and once you get the hang of the settings, you'll be able to get some good pictures.

Bad Points
I really only have two issues with the Coolpix. The first is the fact that it does not capture low-light very well. I am referring specifically to situations where you want to capture the natural light and don't use the flash, but that's a limitation of most cameras and I guess you'll have to go true professional level to get around this.

The second issue deals with the shutter speed, but is related to low-light conditions. In most well lit shots, the shutter speed is bang on and you'll get very little blurring. However, when shooting under indoor lighting or overcast skies, the shutter stays open longer due to the lack of light and pictures come out very blurry. I've also notice that you may get blurriness due to camera shake even in good light, but this is only if you're taking a picture while running (which I did ) or other some such exaggerated movement.

The only way I've found to get around this is to improve the lighting conditions somehow or to place the camera on a flat surface and tell the subject not to move for two seconds.

Also, for any situation where there may be blurriness, I set the camera to take multiple shots and just hold the shutter button down while it takes 5 or 6 pictures in succession. This way I have a better chance of getting a good shot without any blurriness. I always set this option and I've never taken it off.

Another trick I've found is to focus on a bright object such as a light so that the camera automatically shifts to a faster shutter speed, and take the picture before it readjusts to the low light scene.

Good Points
Basically, everything else. I am really pleased with the camera itself, and it functions very well in every situation I've used it.

Oh, and I bloody love the swiveling lens, especially the way you can take a picture of yourself.

All in all, it's a damn good camera and what it lacks in professional performance it more than makes up for in versatility, durability, and quality.

thanks for those tips, silence!

Sure, no problem, TP.

Oh, and I forgot to mention what a fine pair of vampire bunnies you got there. The kids must love 'em come Easter.

That first pic of Snoopy is really good. What a cute fuzzy critter!

I'm not sure I like the look in Woodstock's eye... He looks like he's contemplating a violation of the "years with 3 6's in them" rule...




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