Got a CP 995 for my b-day!

Glenn G said:

After dropping blatant hints to my sister, I finally got the CP
995. Compared to my old Olympus D-620L, the Coolpix is a major
upgrade.

Originally wanted a Canon D30 but my sister said "no way!" So I
lowered my standards and settled for the Coolpix. I'd say I'm
pretty impressed with pictures I've taken so far. There are some
things I don't like about it: the grinding sound it makes during
focusing and the EXTRA complicated menu. It took me a day or two
to figure out how to record in tiff (ok now, don't laugh at me).
The instruction manual isn't really keen into listing which feature
turns off when another is turned on.

Anyway, here are some samples (that turned out decent while I'm
trying to figure out the camera):
http://pbase.com/image/204561
http://pbase.com/image/204566
http://pbase.com/image/204567
http://pbase.com/image/204568
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Whoever said that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" hasn't
used Photoshop!

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Glenn G said:

After dropping blatant hints to my sister, I finally got the CP
995. Compared to my old Olympus D-620L, the Coolpix is a major
upgrade.

Originally wanted a Canon D30 but my sister said "no way!" So I
lowered my standards and settled for the Coolpix. I'd say I'm
pretty impressed with pictures I've taken so far. There are some
things I don't like about it: the grinding sound it makes during
focusing and the EXTRA complicated menu. It took me a day or two
to figure out how to record in tiff (ok now, don't laugh at me).
The instruction manual isn't really keen into listing which feature
turns off when another is turned on.

Anyway, here are some samples (that turned out decent while I'm
trying to figure out the camera):
http://pbase.com/image/204561
http://pbase.com/image/204566
http://pbase.com/image/204567
http://pbase.com/image/204568
--
Whoever said that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" hasn't
used Photoshop!

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Glenn G said:

After dropping blatant hints to my sister, I finally got the CP
995. Compared to my old Olympus D-620L, the Coolpix is a major
upgrade.

Originally wanted a Canon D30 but my sister said "no way!" So I
lowered my standards and settled for the Coolpix. I'd say I'm
pretty impressed with pictures I've taken so far. There are some
things I don't like about it: the grinding sound it makes during
focusing and the EXTRA complicated menu. It took me a day or two
to figure out how to record in tiff (ok now, don't laugh at me).
The instruction manual isn't really keen into listing which feature
turns off when another is turned on.

Anyway, here are some samples (that turned out decent while I'm
trying to figure out the camera):
http://pbase.com/image/204561
http://pbase.com/image/204566
http://pbase.com/image/204567
http://pbase.com/image/204568
--
Whoever said that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" hasn't
used Photoshop!

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Glenn G said:

After dropping blatant hints to my sister, I finally got the CP
995. Compared to my old Olympus D-620L, the Coolpix is a major
upgrade.

Originally wanted a Canon D30 but my sister said "no way!" So I
lowered my standards and settled for the Coolpix. I'd say I'm
pretty impressed with pictures I've taken so far. There are some
things I don't like about it: the grinding sound it makes during
focusing and the EXTRA complicated menu. It took me a day or two
to figure out how to record in tiff (ok now, don't laugh at me).
The instruction manual isn't really keen into listing which feature
turns off when another is turned on.

Anyway, here are some samples (that turned out decent while I'm
trying to figure out the camera):









--
Whoever said that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" hasn't
used Photoshop!

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Glenn G said:

After dropping blatant hints to my sister, I finally got the CP
995. Compared to my old Olympus D-620L, the Coolpix is a major
upgrade.

Originally wanted a Canon D30 but my sister said "no way!" So I
lowered my standards and settled for the Coolpix. I'd say I'm
pretty impressed with pictures I've taken so far. There are some
things I don't like about it: the grinding sound it makes during
focusing and the EXTRA complicated menu. It took me a day or two
to figure out how to record in tiff (ok now, don't laugh at me).
The instruction manual isn't really keen into listing which feature
turns off when another is turned on.

Anyway, here are some samples (that turned out decent while I'm
trying to figure out the camera):
http://pbase.com/image/204561
http://pbase.com/image/204566
http://pbase.com/image/204567
http://pbase.com/image/204568
--
Whoever said that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" hasn't
used Photoshop!

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Jarrell Conley said:

Glenn, you've got a good eye for photography. When you get used to
your Nikon, you're gonna love it! Think your sister would adopt me?

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Tony C. said:

Nice pictures coming from a digital camera with "lowered standards".
So, how much better do you think these photos would have been with
a Canon D30?

--Tony

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Glenn G said:

Tony C. said:

Nice pictures coming from a digital camera with "lowered standards".
So, how much better do you think these photos would have been with
a Canon D30?

--Tony

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I should have typed "lowered the price range."

Well, the Canon D30 was (and probably still is) my dream camera
just because of the interchangeable lens and the not so high price
compared to a Nikon D1 series. It actually came down between the
Canon G1 and the 995. The 4x tele-zoom lens, the good reviews and
this forum influenced my decision to go with the 995.

Glenn

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Glenn G said:

Jarrell Conley said:

Glenn, you've got a good eye for photography. When you get used to
your Nikon, you're gonna love it! Think your sister would adopt me?

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Thanks... It was my sister who introduced me to photography
(film) and taught me the basics. She's a "semi-pro" meaning all
the professional equipment and expertise but would do it for free
if a friend requests her. She does action photography but
specializes in theatrical production pictures. She presently
photographs the chorus and young artists of Austin Lyric Opera. I,
on the other hand, love portrait and macro photography and I sing
in the opera chorus. So guess who gets the best photos? I also do
the dirty job of developing B/W film and prints for my sister.

I already "love" my Coolpix even though I'm still exploring it's
capabilities. I'm finding out that I like the manual mode better
than the auto. Anyway, this site and this forum helped me a lot in
deciding which camera I wanted. And after printing out sample
photos and tech. specs. of the Coolpix, Sis. finally got wind of
what I was hinting.

It's funny because when we were younger, my sister and I fought
like cats and dogs. Who would have thought that we would be the
best of friends when we got older.

Glenn

PS. I tried to embed the pictures in my post but they ended up as
links instead. I read some of the responses to my post and they
all were embedded. How do you embed the pictures.

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