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Nikon COOLPIX P1000 Digital Camera with 125x Optical Lens + SanDisk 128GB Memory Card + 3 Pieces Filter Kit + ZeeTech Advanced Bundle
Nikon COOLPIX P1000 Digital Camera with 125x Optical Lens + SanDisk 128GB Memory Card + 3 Pieces Filter Kit + ZeeTech Advanced Bundle
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Nikon COOLPIX P1000 Digital Camera with 125x Optical Lens + SanDisk 128GB Memory Card + 3 Pieces Filter Kit + ZeeTech Advanced Bundle
Nikon COOLPIX P1000 Digital Camera with 125x Optical Lens + SanDisk 128GB Memory Card + 3 Pieces Filter Kit + ZeeTech Advanced Bundle
Quick, as advertised
The only problem I have which can easily be rectified with the purchase of a tripod is the shaking you get when zooming far.
Tested out in both light and dark conditions did a great job
This camera is great and I can't wait to learn how to use use all of the features.
Overall, I am happy with my Nikon Coolpix P1000. I am still testing all its capabilities. I recommend this camera to those looking for an all in one camera. Again, I can't stress enough about knowing its limitations. It takes great images as long as you know how to utilize its "powers".
This is clearly the best birding camera I have ever owned, including a Canon 7D DSLR camera with a 400mm zoom lens. I have found that if I turn the display inward (facing into the back of the camera) it will stay off. The viewfinder also stays off unless I lift the camera to my face to view it. So, I can leave the camera turned on while I take nature walks without running down the battery as fast. This allows me to capture pictures much faster before a bird or other subject moves out of sight. The battery still runs down after about 1.5 hours, but I keep a spare battery in my pocket. This allows me to catch birds in flight almost as easily as the 7D. For birds sitting still, especially at long distances, the P1000 is way better, hands down. Low light performance is also way better with the P1000.
The best part about this camera is the electronic viewfinder. It is bright and detailed enough to make the camera like a hand-held image-stabilized spotting scope with automatic focus and brightness adjustment. I watched an eagle pair working on their nest from 1/3 mile away. The view through the view finder was almost as good as a $1600 spotting scope (85mm x 60). That alone is worth the price. I tried to upload a hand-held movie of it, but the upload conversion turned it into garbage. The original movie was almost as good as the view through the viewfinder.
I bought a P900 when it came out and was blown away at the capabilities of that camera. I never in a million years could imagine myself with a consumer brand Nikon CoolPix camera in my hand, but then again the CoolPix P900 did what none of my Professional Brand camera gear could do. However the main issue with the P900 and it’s 2000mm equivalent zoom is that it only shot jpeg and someone like me shoots exclusively in raw NEF format. It’s mandatory for me, but I settled in this case because its a trade off for the zoom factor. So now the P1000 comes along, and not only have a much farther zoom capability, but this new model also shoots in Raw/NEF format! Oh the joy when I found out... and that’s not all, this new P1000 has MANY upgrades from the P900. It is from the Coolpx family which Nikon markets to everyday consumers and such, but the P1000 is different. It’s body is much bigger and sturdier than any other camera in the CoolPix line. It looks, feels, and pretty much performs like a higher end D750, except it has all the features that enable less experienced photographers take great pictures
I bought this camera specifically for it's long focal-length video capability and had my doubts about what it could actually do. I've spent a LOT of money of long glass over the years and have a 1000mm AF f8 sitting in a closet to prove it. The claim that this thing was good to 3000mm optical was hard to believe but intriguing. After a month or so of use I have to say the camera is radically good.
At extreme focal lengths the effect of the atmosphere becomes more and more apparent. Images shimmer and in some circumstances the air seems to boil. I love using this thing to shoot video of things moving -- cars, people walking, traffic -- and at 3000mm on a hot day, the effect is very beautiful but odd. I set this thing up on a tripod in the middle of the street and point it down the road to where a freeway on-ramp is a mile and a half away, and can clearly see vehicles make the turn at that distance. All the vehicles -- cars, trucks, bicycles, and pedestrians -- are stacked up between the camera and the on-ramp and they're all moving under their own power as well as in the boiling air. It is a very theatrical view.
Quick, as advertised
The only problem I have which can easily be rectified with the purchase of a tripod is the shaking you get when zooming far.
Tested out in both light and dark conditions did a great job
This camera is great and I can't wait to learn how to use use all of the features.
Overall, I am happy with my Nikon Coolpix P1000. I am still testing all its capabilities. I recommend this camera to those looking for an all in one camera. Again, I can't stress enough about knowing its limitations. It takes great images as long as you know how to utilize its "powers".
This is clearly the best birding camera I have ever owned, including a Canon 7D DSLR camera with a 400mm zoom lens. I have found that if I turn the display inward (facing into the back of the camera) it will stay off. The viewfinder also stays off unless I lift the camera to my face to view it. So, I can leave the camera turned on while I take nature walks without running down the battery as fast. This allows me to capture pictures much faster before a bird or other subject moves out of sight. The battery still runs down after about 1.5 hours, but I keep a spare battery in my pocket. This allows me to catch birds in flight almost as easily as the 7D. For birds sitting still, especially at long distances, the P1000 is way better, hands down. Low light performance is also way better with the P1000.
The best part about this camera is the electronic viewfinder. It is bright and detailed enough to make the camera like a hand-held image-stabilized spotting scope with automatic focus and brightness adjustment. I watched an eagle pair working on their nest from 1/3 mile away. The view through the view finder was almost as good as a $1600 spotting scope (85mm x 60). That alone is worth the price. I tried to upload a hand-held movie of it, but the upload conversion turned it into garbage. The original movie was almost as good as the view through the viewfinder.
I bought a P900 when it came out and was blown away at the capabilities of that camera. I never in a million years could imagine myself with a consumer brand Nikon CoolPix camera in my hand, but then again the CoolPix P900 did what none of my Professional Brand camera gear could do. However the main issue with the P900 and it’s 2000mm equivalent zoom is that it only shot jpeg and someone like me shoots exclusively in raw NEF format. It’s mandatory for me, but I settled in this case because its a trade off for the zoom factor. So now the P1000 comes along, and not only have a much farther zoom capability, but this new model also shoots in Raw/NEF format! Oh the joy when I found out... and that’s not all, this new P1000 has MANY upgrades from the P900. It is from the Coolpx family which Nikon markets to everyday consumers and such, but the P1000 is different. It’s body is much bigger and sturdier than any other camera in the CoolPix line. It looks, feels, and pretty much performs like a higher end D750, except it has all the features that enable less experienced photographers take great pictures
I bought this camera specifically for it's long focal-length video capability and had my doubts about what it could actually do. I've spent a LOT of money of long glass over the years and have a 1000mm AF f8 sitting in a closet to prove it. The claim that this thing was good to 3000mm optical was hard to believe but intriguing. After a month or so of use I have to say the camera is radically good.
At extreme focal lengths the effect of the atmosphere becomes more and more apparent. Images shimmer and in some circumstances the air seems to boil. I love using this thing to shoot video of things moving -- cars, people walking, traffic -- and at 3000mm on a hot day, the effect is very beautiful but odd. I set this thing up on a tripod in the middle of the street and point it down the road to where a freeway on-ramp is a mile and a half away, and can clearly see vehicles make the turn at that distance. All the vehicles -- cars, trucks, bicycles, and pedestrians -- are stacked up between the camera and the on-ramp and they're all moving under their own power as well as in the boiling air. It is a very theatrical view.