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I've almost convinced myself to buy a Coolpix 995, but I've noticed that the price has dropped significantly recently ... indeed the 995 is only marginally more expensive than the 885 at one particular online (Australian) store that I frequent. I'm certainly not complaining, but it has made me wonder whether the 995 is soon to be superceeded?

Has anyone heard anything in this regard?

One other quick question ... opinions on the swivel design? Is it really much of a benefit?

Cheers,

Mat.
 
Mat Fitzsimmons said:
I've almost convinced myself to buy a Coolpix 995, but I've noticed
that the price has dropped significantly recently ... indeed the
995 is only marginally more expensive than the 885 at one
particular online (Australian) store that I frequent. I'm certainly
not complaining, but it has made me wonder whether the 995 is soon
to be superceeded?

Has anyone heard anything in this regard?

One other quick question ... opinions on the swivel design? Is it
really much of a benefit?

Cheers,

Mat.
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tHE 995 has BEEN SUPERCEEDED, the cp5000 is now their latest!--Greg GebhardtJacksonville, Florida
 
Greg Gebhardt said:
Greg Gebhardt wrote:

tHE 995 has BEEN SUPERCEEDED, the cp5000 is now their latest!
--
Greg Gebhardt
Jacksonville, Florida
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I was under the impression that the 5000 was more a new model all together than a replacement for the 995 (given that they are both still current models) .....
 
It appears that the 995 may not be in production. I talked with my dealer yesterday and they are backordered with no promise of delivery. It could be that the prices with the rebate have exhausted supply, it could also be Nikon has cut back or terminated production. They tend to do that, dump the older models and more or less force you into their latest. My advice, if you want a 995, find one and buy it soon, you might not get another chance.
Mat Fitzsimmons said:
I've almost convinced myself to buy a Coolpix 995, but I've noticed
that the price has dropped significantly recently ... indeed the
995 is only marginally more expensive than the 885 at one
particular online (Australian) store that I frequent. I'm certainly
not complaining, but it has made me wonder whether the 995 is soon
to be superceeded?

Has anyone heard anything in this regard?

One other quick question ... opinions on the swivel design? Is it
really much of a benefit?

Cheers,

Mat.
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superceeded model = bargin!

3mpix is good enough for my use. 995 is a great learning tool for me. I never owned a fully featured SLR (my old one is a Canon AV-1). I've learnt a lot from my 995.

You'll be forever chasing the latest and the greatest; unless you have the money to burn (I don't).

CP995's swivel design is very useful. CP5000 is even better, especially for taking portrait/verticle shots.

Koi
CP995
Mat Fitzsimmons said:
I've almost convinced myself to buy a Coolpix 995, but I've noticed
that the price has dropped significantly recently ... indeed the
995 is only marginally more expensive than the 885 at one
particular online (Australian) store that I frequent. I'm certainly
not complaining, but it has made me wonder whether the 995 is soon
to be superceeded?

Has anyone heard anything in this regard?

One other quick question ... opinions on the swivel design? Is it
really much of a benefit?

Cheers,

Mat.
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Hi Mat,

I'm a relatively new 995 owner, and before I bought it, I thought the swivel would be a feature I would rarely if ever use. This is now one of my favorite features of the camera. I use the swivel on almost every shot I take. The main advantage I see of the swivel design over the articulating LCD monitor on the CP5000 is it's ability to put the 995 down on a flat surface, swivel the lens to compose your shot, turn on the self timer, then race around and plop yourself into the shot with the rest of your family in the mountains, etc.

I was going to hold out for the additional resolution of the cp5000, but found that the 3+ megapixels on the 995 was more than enough for my prints up to 7 1/2 x 10 and beyond.

It's a super camera. Grab one if you can!

Stephen in Idaho
Mat Fitzsimmons said:
I've almost convinced myself to buy a Coolpix 995, but I've noticed
that the price has dropped significantly recently ... indeed the
995 is only marginally more expensive than the 885 at one
particular online (Australian) store that I frequent. I'm certainly
not complaining, but it has made me wonder whether the 995 is soon
to be superceeded?

Has anyone heard anything in this regard?

One other quick question ... opinions on the swivel design? Is it
really much of a benefit?

Cheers,

Mat.
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Mat Fitzsimmons said:
Mat Fitzsimmons said:
Greg Gebhardt wrote:

tHE 995 has BEEN SUPERCEEDED, the cp5000 is now their latest!
--
Greg Gebhardt
Jacksonville, Florida
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I was under the impression that the 5000 was more a new model all
together than a replacement for the 995 (given that they are both
still current models) .....
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From what I understand the CP5000 is Nikon's flagship that will be built upon in future models. Nikon has decided to stop the swivel body thing and go for the articulating LCD.

Please don't feel bad, the 995 is a wondeful camera with excellent capabilities. The digital toys are comming out so fast that it does not make sense to buy everyone that hits the street. Every other one will do!--Greg GebhardtJacksonville, Florida
 
Whatever you buy is superceeded as you buy it. They where already working on a new 995 when they released this one. If you fiquare lead in times in design and production to release a camera say 12 months from now the camera must be in the final design stage right now.

I just bought my 995 and what I did was list everything I wanted in a digital camera and then started looking for the right camera. the 995 fit the bill in every catagory. The 8 x10s are beautiful and it has lots of expandability as to lenses and flash, and offers every feature a good camera should and then some. you can't lose with this camera and even if they intorduce a new one it will be two to three hundred more at least.
Mat Fitzsimmons said:
I've almost convinced myself to buy a Coolpix 995, but I've noticed
that the price has dropped significantly recently ... indeed the
995 is only marginally more expensive than the 885 at one
particular online (Australian) store that I frequent. I'm certainly
not complaining, but it has made me wonder whether the 995 is soon
to be superceeded?

Has anyone heard anything in this regard?

One other quick question ... opinions on the swivel design? Is it
really much of a benefit?

Cheers,

Mat.
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Greg Gebhardt said:
Nikon has decided to stop the swivel body thing and go for
the articulating LCD.
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Greg, how do you know this? can you back up this assertion with any real facts or hard info?
--JohnK
 
Mat Fitzsimmons said:
I've almost convinced myself to buy a Coolpix 995, but I've noticed
that the price has dropped significantly recently ... indeed the
995 is only marginally more expensive than the 885 at one
particular online (Australian) store that I frequent. I'm certainly
not complaining, but it has made me wonder whether the 995 is soon
to be superceeded?

Has anyone heard anything in this regard?

One other quick question ... opinions on the swivel design? Is it
really much of a benefit?

Cheers,

Mat.
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While Nikon may come out with a new design 3.1 megapixel camera, the situation is not the same as when the 990's all got sold and the cupboard (warehouse) was bare.

With the next Coolpix already out, the real speculation will be hinging around what Nikon's next 5 meg camera will be, or if they will have a lower end SLR or integrated SLR design at PMA. They might come out with a 5meg AND a 3meg version of some new advanced design that was not a compact swivel design, but what they actually have in mind???

Any new 3 mega design is likely to be for a wider market and have fewer bells and whistles (think sub 885) or go completely into a new form factor.

Which brings up a bigger question. Where do "compact digital cameras" end and "not so compact digital cameras" begin? Coolpix's all have been distinctly compact by intention. Would a Nikon version of an Oly E20 be on the same page? Should it?

The 5meg imager is so good, that there seems less need to push it farther, faster. Getting more lens on it, deriving more dynamic range from it--these are the most probable next steps. 3.1 meg imagers are more destined to the mid range as 5 meggers take over the top.

-iNova
 
Peter iNova56624 said:
While Nikon may come out with a new design 3.1 megapixel camera,
the situation is not the same as when the 990's all got sold and
the cupboard (warehouse) was bare.

With the next Coolpix already out, the real speculation will be
hinging around what Nikon's next 5 meg camera will be, or if they
will have a lower end SLR or integrated SLR design at PMA. They
might come out with a 5meg AND a 3meg version of some new advanced
design that was not a compact swivel design, but what they actually
have in mind???

Any new 3 mega design is likely to be for a wider market and have
fewer bells and whistles (think sub 885) or go completely into a
new form factor.

Which brings up a bigger question. Where do "compact digital
cameras" end and "not so compact digital cameras" begin? Coolpix's
all have been distinctly compact by intention. Would a Nikon
version of an Oly E20 be on the same page? Should it?

The 5meg imager is so good, that there seems less need to push it
farther, faster. Getting more lens on it, deriving more dynamic
range from it--these are the most probable next steps. 3.1 meg
imagers are more destined to the mid range as 5 meggers take over
the top.

-iNova
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Although the swivel LCD covers more angles than the swivel lens, the 5k feels a little awkward to me (too small?). Don't get me wrong, I love a compact camera. I take my 995 with me much more than I would if I still had to lug around a 35mm SLR. However, ergonomics and balance are real important to me. I think that until I can figger out how to shrink my hands, the 995 is about as small as I can tolerate. I shoot one-handed on occasion, and from some very odd angles and attitudes. For me the 995's got the best and most secure feel of any camera I've picked up. Take a 5k and shoot from floor level. It's not nearly as secure or comfortable in hand as the 9's. I'd really like a 5mp chip in a 995 body with a 4x zoom and the option to use my converters without adapters and vignetting. Too much to ask, I suppose.

I think many will agree that once one becomes familiar with the swivel lens design of the 9 cameras, it's difficult to contemplate changing to a camera with a different configuration. Apparently there aren't enough of people like myself for Nikon to continue the lens swivel design.
--FJBrad
 
Hello,

DITTO... Keep the swivel design!

I would like to add that the quality of the 995 should be enough for the average person and above. That has been proven here. I would rather see a "CP2002" 4MP camera that cures barrel distortion, has a faster/smoother zoom, faster recovery, and battery door you can open while on a tripod. PLEASE don't release it until I have gotten some use out of my 995! You can throw as many megapixels at me as you want, but if I see any jaggies, CA, or stuck pixels, I'll keep grabbing my CP995.

Too much to ask? Companies spend so much time improving things that don't need improvement, and less time addressing customer really needs. "Do we really need toothpaste with 20 add-ons, when simply brushing more often yields more benefit?" It is all an excuse to get more money from us.
Member said:
I'd really like a 5mp chip in a 995 body with a 4x zoom
and the option to use my converters without adapters and
vignetting. Too much to ask, I suppose.
I think many will agree that once one becomes familiar with the
swivel lens design of the 9 cameras, it's difficult to contemplate
changing to a camera with a different configuration. Apparently
there aren't enough of people like myself for Nikon to continue the
lens swivel design.

--
FJBrad
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--===SkyRunR=== http://home.nycap.rr.com/skyrunr/gallery.htm
 
Peter iNova said:
The 5meg imager is so good, that there seems less need to push it
farther, faster. Getting more lens on it, deriving more dynamic
range from it--these are the most probable next steps. 3.1 meg
imagers are more destined to the mid range as 5 meggers take over
the top.
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Size of my 990 is just right for me. Love my 3 lenses. Will the next generation(s) of coolpix or whatever beyond today's 5k give me full features, modest size, and let me use my lenses?
--Neal Martin
 
I have a 995. I'm selling it tomorrow because I bought the CP5000.

After working with the 5000 for a few minutes, I already missed the swivel. It's not enough to make me return the 5000 and keep the 995, but it's a HUGE benefit. Hard to live without it after using it with both the 990 & 995.

-Kris
Mat Fitzsimmons said:
One other quick question ... opinions on the swivel design? Is it
really much of a benefit?
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Neal Martin said:
Peter iNova said:
The 5meg imager is so good, that there seems less need to push it
farther, faster. Getting more lens on it, deriving more dynamic
range from it--these are the most probable next steps. 3.1 meg
imagers are more destined to the mid range as 5 meggers take over
the top.
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Size of my 990 is just right for me. Love my 3 lenses. Will the
next generation(s) of coolpix or whatever beyond today's 5k give me
full features, modest size, and let me use my lenses?

--
Neal Martin
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How about a 950-size swivel 4meg? Might be doable.

-iNova
 
I love my 995 and it's swivel design. Personally, I'm not one for the size and design of the 5000, especially for the $$.

I've had my 995 since May, paid $700 for it then and never regretted it.

I'm waiting for a two generation gain before I invest more money into this Technology Rat Race. 5MP is not enough above 3.34 for me to move up just yet.

Heck I upgraded the memory and monitor on my PIII 950 and since Win ME is great for me, stable and no issues.....Microsoft/HP are going to have to wait for my money too!

Enjoy!
Mat Fitzsimmons said:
I've almost convinced myself to buy a Coolpix 995, but I've noticed
that the price has dropped significantly recently ... indeed the
995 is only marginally more expensive than the 885 at one
particular online (Australian) store that I frequent. I'm certainly
not complaining, but it has made me wonder whether the 995 is soon
to be superceeded?

Has anyone heard anything in this regard?

One other quick question ... opinions on the swivel design? Is it
really much of a benefit?

Cheers,

Mat.
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At a Nikon seminar on digital cameras, the Nikon rep pointed out that the Nikon line of 775, 885, 995 & 5000 made it easy for the consumer to make a choice. He pointed out other mfgs that had around 20 different choices that made it more confusing for the consumer. So I would not expect many additiomal choices but possible replacements.--RonA
 
I am not going to upgrade to a 5000 for all the same reasons mentioned in these posts. I love my 990 with its swivel design, very solid feel, and great pictures.

I would like to see a swivel design with a 5MP+ CCD with less noise, better firmware, a 5x fast zoom lens, and a return to using AA NiMH batteries. Not asking for much, is it? I was very tempted by the Sony F707 but I cannot justify the cost of switching to memory stick and I am not sure about the 'Sony Colours'.

I am going to wait to see what Nikon come up with next. I bet we will not have to wait too many months!

Colin.
 
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