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Jon Tatooles
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I use the 990 to shoot mainly tabletop product shots for the web and print (using external strobes). It paid for itself after one session.
The image quality is good, but would like a little more smoothness at max res. Using images at 1:1 shows the limitations of this consumer camera. Sized lower than 1:1, stuff looks great. Manual focus is tricky for close-up stuff. The internal flash is pretty useless, so use an external SBXX with the bracket. The Macro is awesome, as good as my SLR-based macro setup (except for ring flash). Get NiMH rechargeables - alkalines are useless and lithium primaries are expensive. I never use the Nikon software - just pop the CF card in to a CF to PC card adapter (<$10) - no USB to deal with.
Problems:
None - I've dropped it HARD several times and it still ticks, except for a now sticky rotary controller on top, the few plastic parts on this solid camera.
The image quality is good, but would like a little more smoothness at max res. Using images at 1:1 shows the limitations of this consumer camera. Sized lower than 1:1, stuff looks great. Manual focus is tricky for close-up stuff. The internal flash is pretty useless, so use an external SBXX with the bracket. The Macro is awesome, as good as my SLR-based macro setup (except for ring flash). Get NiMH rechargeables - alkalines are useless and lithium primaries are expensive. I never use the Nikon software - just pop the CF card in to a CF to PC card adapter (<$10) - no USB to deal with.
Problems:
None - I've dropped it HARD several times and it still ticks, except for a now sticky rotary controller on top, the few plastic parts on this solid camera.