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Adorama deal - Superzoom Nikon Coolpiix P1000 refurbished · 12:35 PM

I've looked at this camera off and on simply because of its ludicrous 3000mm telephoto. Seriously.

At the regular price of nearly $1000 it was way beyond play money for me but Adorama has refurbished models today only for under $600. Worth considering for some of you landscape and nature shooters IMHO.

Nikon COOLPIX P1000 Digital Camera - Refurbished by Nikon U.S.A. 26522B

automorphism · 12-14-2020, 02:32 PM

Cool. To be honest I am very impressed by what people are doing with these cameras. If you can get reasonably close to your subject, the resulting image quality is pretty good. I tend to carry around heavy gear but if I ever needed something really light for wildlife, this or the P950 would be my first choice.

jeallen01 · 12-14-2020, 03:29 PM

Originally posted by automorphism

Cool. To be honest I am very impressed by what people are doing with these cameras. If you can get reasonably close to your subject, the resulting image quality is pretty good. I tend to carry around heavy gear but if I ever needed something really light for wildlife, this or the P950 would be my first choice.

Those Sony "super zoom" bridge cams can't really be called "really light" at about a kilo!

**disasterfilm** · 12-14-2020, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by jeallen01

Those Sony "super zoom" bridge cams can't really be called "really light" at about a kilo!

Plus the body of the camera is larger than the body of the K-1/K-1ii too!!

I saw this when the deal dropped at 9a CST, and I've had to talk myself out of buying one several times though.

gatorguy · 12-14-2020, 04:02 PM

Originally posted by disasterfilm

Plus the body of the camera is larger than the body of the K-1/K-1ii too!!

I saw this when the deal dropped at 9a CST, and I've had to talk myself out of buying one several times though.

Ditto

**Michail_P** · 12-14-2020, 05:43 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by disasterfilm

Plus the body of the camera is larger than the body of the K-1/K-1ii too!!

I saw this when the deal dropped at 9a CST, and I've had to talk myself out of buying one several times though.

It’s really a beast. Enormous. Very capable camera.
Apart from that, the particular website describes the K-1II as an “average” landscape camera. And, in addition, an “excellent” street camera. No words...

automorphism · 12-14-2020, 05:46 PM

Originally posted by jeallen01

Those Sony "super zoom" bridge cams can't really be called "really light" at about a kilo!

Considering the lightest good lenses that go to at least 500mm are about 1.5kg or heavier (!), I would call it pretty light. My current setup for birds is about 2.8kg. 1kg is amazingly light.

**manishved** · 12-15-2020, 03:43 PM

What is the equivalent aperture at the longest end?

**BigMackCam** · 12-16-2020, 12:16 PM

Originally posted by manishved

What is the equivalent aperture at the longest end?

At 539mm, the actual aperture is f/8. Since crop factor for a 1/2.3" sensor is 5.6, the 135 equivalent is 3018mm @ f/44. Yes... f/44. But it's the physical f/8 aperture that would concern me. It means use at the long end will be very dependent on good light, or else ISO needs to rise quickly... while diffraction must be rather significant. Presumably Nikon does a lot of image processing to make images look sharp...

**dronegeek** · 12-19-2020, 08:03 PM

I had one of the Canon bridge cameras with the 50x zoom and you had to have a tripod for good 50x zoom shots. I imagine one would really be a necessity for 125x zoom. For the money one could get into a decent telescope with a camera adapter ?

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12-14-2020, 02:32 PM	#2
automorphism Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Ontario, Canada Photos: Albums Posts: 791	Cool. To be honest I am very impressed by what people are doing with these cameras. If you can get reasonably close to your subject, the resulting image quality is pretty good. I tend to carry around heavy gear but if I ever needed something really light for wildlife, this or the P950 would be my first choice.

12-14-2020, 03:29 PM	#3
jeallen01 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,697	Originally posted by automorphism Cool. To be honest I am very impressed by what people are doing with these cameras. If you can get reasonably close to your subject, the resulting image quality is pretty good. I tend to carry around heavy gear but if I ever needed something really light for wildlife, this or the P950 would be my first choice. Those Sony "super zoom" bridge cams can't really be called "really light" at about a kilo!

12-14-2020, 03:50 PM	#4
disasterfilm Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 406	Originally posted by jeallen01 Those Sony "super zoom" bridge cams can't really be called "really light" at about a kilo! Plus the body of the camera is larger than the body of the K-1/K-1ii too!! I saw this when the deal dropped at 9a CST, and I've had to talk myself out of buying one several times though.

12-14-2020, 04:02 PM	#5
gatorguy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,094 Original Poster	Originally posted by disasterfilm Plus the body of the camera is larger than the body of the K-1/K-1ii too!! I saw this when the deal dropped at 9a CST, and I've had to talk myself out of buying one several times though. Ditto

12-14-2020, 05:43 PM - 1 Like	#6
Michail_P Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Kalymnos Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,006	Originally posted by disasterfilm Plus the body of the camera is larger than the body of the K-1/K-1ii too!! I saw this when the deal dropped at 9a CST, and I've had to talk myself out of buying one several times though. It’s really a beast. Enormous. Very capable camera. Apart from that, the particular website describes the K-1II as an “average” landscape camera. And, in addition, an “excellent” street camera. No words...

12-14-2020, 05:46 PM	#7
automorphism Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Ontario, Canada Photos: Albums Posts: 791	Originally posted by jeallen01 Those Sony "super zoom" bridge cams can't really be called "really light" at about a kilo! Considering the lightest good lenses that go to at least 500mm are about 1.5kg or heavier (!), I would call it pretty light. My current setup for birds is about 2.8kg. 1kg is amazingly light.

12-15-2020, 03:43 PM	#8
manishved Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N. Calif Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,652	What is the equivalent aperture at the longest end?

12-16-2020, 12:16 PM	#9
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,704	Originally posted by manishved What is the equivalent aperture at the longest end? At 539mm, the actual aperture is f/8. Since crop factor for a 1/2.3" sensor is 5.6, the 135 equivalent is 3018mm @ f/44. Yes... f/44. But it's the physical f/8 aperture that would concern me. It means use at the long end will be very dependent on good light, or else ISO needs to rise quickly... while diffraction must be rather significant. Presumably Nikon does a lot of image processing to make images look sharp...

12-19-2020, 08:03 PM	#10
dronegeek Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Euless Texas Photos: Albums Posts: 271	I had one of the Canon bridge cameras with the 50x zoom and you had to have a tripod for good 50x zoom shots. I imagine one would really be a necessity for 125x zoom. For the money one could get into a decent telescope with a camera adapter ?

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