I own Nikon F2A, N80, Pronea 6i and now CP5000 with SB-50DX. I love them all. Please vote big "YES" for me. Thanks.
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CP5K Owners - Vote, Pro or Con
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Geoff Briede
New member
Vote? Sure I'll give you a vote - how about a resounding "NO!"
My CP990 is every bit as good a camera - and a lot less money to boot.
Wish I hadn't spent the money.
Regards,
My CP990 is every bit as good a camera - and a lot less money to boot.
Wish I hadn't spent the money.
Regards,
- Geoff
--- Geoff.
Geoff,
You stole my comment!!!
Nikon, fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me!
zpixxx
You stole my comment!!!
Nikon, fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me!
zpixxx
Teski
Veteran Member
Great post Sean! I fully agree and am really happy with my CP5000. I had it along with a G2 for three weeks and sold the G2..Both are great, but the 5000 is also better for ME.
I'm sure the usual trolls like Bud Hines, P.Ong, and Zipixx will be along sometime soon to make some unproductive bash on the camera and this thread. Nevermind them....They just like to start it up.....
Teski
I'm sure the usual trolls like Bud Hines, P.Ong, and Zipixx will be along sometime soon to make some unproductive bash on the camera and this thread. Nevermind them....They just like to start it up.....
Teski
Yes to me Phil's review was a dissapointment and somewhat
surprising based on tests I have done with the various cameras,
especially the G2. But he was accurate and honest for the most
part. Highlights ARE blown out sometimes, and it does sometimes
look like video for that reason, but a good photgrapher can correct
things like that easily. And Nikon could easily fix that in a
firmware upgrade if enough of us complain. But the positives far
outweigh the negatives. I knew the Sony had more resolving power
than the 5000 from the beginning if people remember my resolution
tests I posted on here. But the sony had its share of negatives
too. Bad jaggies on diagonal lines, and moire patterns. And you can
see this in the images and in the prints the Sony makes sometimes.
To me the smoother lines make the resulting prints look more
natural to me... more like film. Professional printing companies
agree. I have heard more than one person comment on my prints
looking more like film than other digital camer prints they have
seen including the sony 707. Some people say the images look
softer. Not in my experience, andl not in prints. Sharp as a tack
and very film like. As for the G2, it is a great camera, but there
is no way anyone can tell me it resolves as much detail as the CP
5000! I have tested this like crazy with online images and with my
friend's G2. There is no comparison, the CP is sharper, period, no
contest. (however I do wonder if there are some lemons out there
because some peoples images with the CP 5000 really are soft and
not sharp as a tack, but mine is not one of those thank goodnes)
Everyone should judge the cameras for themselves. You cannot go
wrong with ANY of the big three names right now... Canon, Sony and
Nikon are the best of the best, and it is nitpicking differences
that set them apart. So minor they are practically insignificant. I
think Phil would agree with that. Remember, it is the Photographer
that makes a good picture, NOT the Camera. Now get out there and
take the best pictures you can with whatever camera you like. I am
going to take some more with my CP 5000.
Arvin Chang
Veteran Member
Yea, it doesn't matter. This is more of a pep rally than a real survey. I was going to mention Rich's point, but I realize everyone knows it and doesn't care.
I'm happy that people are happy with their CP5000.
--arvin
I'm happy that people are happy with their CP5000.
--arvin
Arvin....
What is your point? If you don't like the 5000 then fine.
As I remember this was also a topic in the Sony forum about 3 weeks back. Was it a pep rally then?
If you are happy that people like their 5000's then why are you posting all of your posts in the forum?
Ken.
Andrew Curatola
Veteran Member
I had both the 990 & 995 and loved them both and if the 5000 were a female, I'd ask her to marry me. I vote YES
Andrew
Thomas Bauer
Veteran Member
Hi your wrong
I have conclusive proof my 995 isn't every bit as good as the 5000
Where do you get that from?-- Thomas http://www.ycsphoto.com
Teski
Veteran Member
Probably just using the camera to look at 800x600 pics on the computer...There's no way that the 990 can compare at 8x10 or above....Now....The 990 is a fantastic camera....A landmark even (along with the 950), but every bit as good? Depending on what you use it for maybe.
Teski
Teski
Lynda Logan
Leading Member
My vote is YES!!!
--Lynda
Tony Parakka
Leading Member
Right now, my vote is a big fat NO.
I like the form factor, but it takes back seat to image quality. The images I find from MY camera are not worth the 1100$ I plopped down. When I see smooth color gradations, near zero noise, reasonable focussing, near zero color leaks, I'll be happy to change my vote.
I like the form factor, but it takes back seat to image quality. The images I find from MY camera are not worth the 1100$ I plopped down. When I see smooth color gradations, near zero noise, reasonable focussing, near zero color leaks, I'll be happy to change my vote.
Teski
Veteran Member
Just out of curiosity, what camera is it taking a back seat to in image quality? Not questioning your eyes or your judgement. I'm just curious what you're comparing it to.
Teski
Teski
Arvin Chang
Veteran Member
I actually really don't have much of an opinion about the CP5000 that much, it looks like a nice camera. I just dislike irrational prejudices.
Well there was a post just this week asking Sony members if they like their 707 despite all the problems, however not many people posted to it (the big topic is the current sony photo challenge)... I tried looking for the thread, but couldn't find it (not many people cared to reply to it).
Actually, there were a few debates on the merits of the 707 one about 5 weeks ago in the Sony forum and if you had read those posts (go way back into my history if you want) you will see that I was doing the same thing in the Sony forum too. Like I made a complaint about the 707 having a bad hand grip (small and no textured rubber grip) - and people were trying to convince me that this was a "good thing" because it made you hold it "more carefully with two hands"
Maybe you could call me a sourpuss, but I like it when the debates about the merits/weaknesses of a camera stay in grounded. I also kind of dislike how people talk about how great memory sticks are... they MIGHT have a decent speed improvement, but they are non-standard and WAY expensive compared to CF and SM cards.
--arvin
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DEJ
Guest
YES!
Jim Sakane
Active member
The CP5000 is grand improvement (picture quality) over my CP990.
Jim Sakane--Jim Sakane (KD6DX) http://[email protected]
Jim Sakane--Jim Sakane (KD6DX) http://[email protected]
Hans Christian S
Active member
Here's the vote from Denmark:
I vote: YES
Hope to "meet" other Danes in here
(NB CP5K has been on the Danish market for three weeks now).
--Best regards,Hans Christian
I vote: YES
Hope to "meet" other Danes in here
(NB CP5K has been on the Danish market for three weeks now).
--Best regards,Hans Christian
Captain Crunch
Forum Enthusiast
Henry wrote:
I started this thread a couple of days ago. With all the negative comments that have been made, I was unsure of what the results would be. I think that this unscientific pole shows that the mostly silent majority feel positive about their CP5000 camera.
I think formal reviews are helpfull, but the most important and meaningfull reflection of the success of a camera is the acceptance of individual owners in the photographic market place.
On this basis, I declare the Nikon CP5000 a winner!!!!!!
Thank you all.
I started this thread a couple of days ago. With all the negative comments that have been made, I was unsure of what the results would be. I think that this unscientific pole shows that the mostly silent majority feel positive about their CP5000 camera.
I think formal reviews are helpfull, but the most important and meaningfull reflection of the success of a camera is the acceptance of individual owners in the photographic market place.
On this basis, I declare the Nikon CP5000 a winner!!!!!!
Thank you all.
Peter iNova56624
Leading Member
That's sad. Two more megapixels (1.8 really) and the superior color found in the 995 didn't hook it for you, eh? Pity.
I really like the 990 and the 995 and the 5000. But the 5000 has a few drawbacks. Extending lens, funny pre-flash when using Nikon flash units in the hot shoe, Clear Image mode currently dysfunctional. But then the 990 wasn't very wide at full wide, didn't have a hot shoe to get into trouble with, and never pretended to have CI mode.
Pop Sci voted the 5K as its camera of the year. But I guess that can't compete with Time Magazine's COTY for the 990.
Now shoot the same subject with the 990 and the 5000 with the lens set to the same relative magnification and print both images out at 11 X14. See? It > is
-iNova
Peter,
Printing to 11x14 size is not everyone's cup of tea. I seldom need more than 8x10. So it's no reason to dump 1k for me. If that's the ultimate goal, you'd be better off w/ a D30 or D1x.
The purple fringing on backlit scenes from this camera is obscene! My Sony trv9000 camcorder produces better stills than this thing. And my cp990 beats it hands down.
This camera is not ready for prime time yet! It was prematurely rushed to market and everyone knows it. The fact that everyone keeps making excuses for it proves the dis-satisfaction.
It is idiotic to not be able to cancel the pre-flash for studio work. And No, I'm not interested in a work around solution. This camera should have addressed this problem from the start. Otherwise, don't be whistling pro-sumer my way!
Keep on tweaking Nikon or pro-rate me the cost of this amateurish camera.
zpixxx
Printing to 11x14 size is not everyone's cup of tea. I seldom need more than 8x10. So it's no reason to dump 1k for me. If that's the ultimate goal, you'd be better off w/ a D30 or D1x.
The purple fringing on backlit scenes from this camera is obscene! My Sony trv9000 camcorder produces better stills than this thing. And my cp990 beats it hands down.
This camera is not ready for prime time yet! It was prematurely rushed to market and everyone knows it. The fact that everyone keeps making excuses for it proves the dis-satisfaction.
It is idiotic to not be able to cancel the pre-flash for studio work. And No, I'm not interested in a work around solution. This camera should have addressed this problem from the start. Otherwise, don't be whistling pro-sumer my way!
Keep on tweaking Nikon or pro-rate me the cost of this amateurish camera.
zpixxx
noreltny
Well-known member
I couldn't let this one go by. I love my TRV900 (never heard of a 9000), but to claim it has better stills? Tell my how you do this with 640x480? I'd like to know. Also the CA on the CP5000 isn't bad on mine.
All right, I accept the fact that you love Sony and absolutely hate Nikon for what they've done (I happen to like some products from both of them), but you really have to get over your obsession with trying to discredit the CP5000 with such ridiculous exaggerations.
All right, I accept the fact that you love Sony and absolutely hate Nikon for what they've done (I happen to like some products from both of them), but you really have to get over your obsession with trying to discredit the CP5000 with such ridiculous exaggerations.
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