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Nikon COOLPIX 950 2.0MP Digital Camera - Black
Price:
$9.99
Returns:
30 days returns. Buyer pays for return shipping.
Condition:
For Parts, not working.
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Ok, a friend of mine 6-7 years ago retired and said he had a part time job taking pictures for a realtor so they could post the photos on their web site. He showed me the camera he had just purchased a Nikon 950. I've been into photography for years and was immediately impressed with the camera. All of the features and quality of pictures even at only 2.0 MP. Since then I have picked up several on EBAY and use it for listings and just day-to-day photos. A very nice camera with a few things that could have been better, i.e., the silly battery door problem and non-replaceable clock battery. Give this camera 14-16 MP and Nikon would have an instant winner. It focus down to 1/2 inch (great for EBAY items), just an awesome camera. One of my when you have time projects is to take parts from a newer camera and hopefully upgrade it to a higher MP just for fun. Something Nikon could do in a heartbeat. Like I said if they did they would have an instant winner.Read full review
These digital cameras can still bring a good price on the used market and for good reasons.Mainly the Nikkor lenses.Even though they are only 2.1 megapixels,excellent photographs can be taken with practice with the many manual options. Details can be found on the internet from the many reviews. The Auto mode is very capable when plenty of light is available for focusing. My main interest lies with the many available 28mm lens attachments. I have adapter systems for my telescopes and microscopes. Since it has an internal zoom, this makes these cameras easy to attach for budget astrophotography and microphotography. The one drawback being that the shutter timer is coupled with the macro/focus button. This can be gotten around with either a fabricated shutter release or setting to infinity in manual mode. Will take exposures up to 8 seconds but will have 'noise' at higher ISO settings. Low light focusing has been a problem with these models, but can be done using the manual focus mode. Don't expect Hubble type images in telescopes but does a decent job on moon and planets with some practice. Does very good in my microscopes using a bit of zoom to avoid vignetting. Images can be taken in several jpeg configurations and also has Tiff capability for the highest resolution. Has both shutter and aperture priority control and many exposure options. The swivel body makes it easy to see the LCD to check focus. Also has video out. Is powered by 4 AA batteries and is a power hog if monitor is used. Expect about an hour of use with LCD screen on. AC adapters are available on the internet for around $10.00. Nearly all of these models will have battery/card door problems if mishandled. There are several fixes on the internet and my fix was quite simple and works fine. These digital cameras were state of the art a decade ago and sold for about a $1000. The 950 can be bought for an extremely reasonable price on ebay with patience. Though a little bulky by todays standards,these cameras still offer a lot of versatility for the amateur. Will allow printouts up to 8" x 10" at highest resolution, but that is pushing the limits. The macro is excellent. For my informal pursuits in astro/microphotography this camera works fairly well at a reasonable cost. The adapters were the major investment. Overall the lenses override the quirkiness of these Nikons and with the exception of the battery/card door issues,they seem to be durable.Read full review
I won't go on and on about these little gems of past, except that they are troopers. 2.1 Megapixels may not sound all that appealing with all of the "big guns" out there now, but for less than $50 on Ebay, you can have a true Nikon JAPAN camera in the sturdy magnesium body. They will last forever if you take care of them, and the only real concern with the whole Coolpix 900 series is the flawed battery door, which was a poor design and can break easily if mishandled or over time..BUT.. I still own 5-6 of these, and they all are still plugging away in fine form. You can buy an easy and ingenious battery door fix frome www. stonepics.com , which will cure all broken battery latches for most of the 900 series; i.e., 900, 950, 990, 995. It simply incorporates a neatly-trimmed metal baseplate and using an (included) panhead screw matching the tripod mount size for about $20. No further problems on that issue, but from design, there is no better means of a fix. This whole series was built to last, and not to down the newbie plastique models made in ...somewhere other than Japan..as Forrest Gump would say, 'that's all I have to say about that'Read full review
I recently bought a replacement Nikon 950 coolpix camera as my original finally died. Here's why; Powerful flash...much more than my newer ones in the 3-400 price range, at least. I love the body twist function where I can hold the camera high above my head and see what I'm shooting. But most of all, I love this camera because of the timer function for doing self-portraits which I'm inclined to do for art's sake. The 950, unlike new digital camera's offers the option to keep the timer active after each picture. Nothing to reset like the new camera's. I can set I believe from 1 minute to 5 minutes before it shuts off the camera, and I usually set for 2 minutes, strike a pose, and just hit the button and get into position. Very well made camera. My original has traveled the world with me, experienced extreme climate changes, and probably only stopped working because of this. To see pictures I've taken with the 950; www.JoelJustin.com Go to the photo galleries. Many were taken with the 950, excluding the professional promotional shots for the music business.Read full review
While 2.1 megapixels may not sound like much today, what this camera does with it may surprise you. The main reason for extreme resolution in my opinion is to allow editing to fix composition and framing problems. You can achieve composition before the shot with this camera that will eliminate the need for later editing, and without the expense of a DSLR. Especially handy is the optical viewfinder, which zooms in and out for accurate framing, and it will save you lots of headaches on a bright day. Interchangeable lenses are available for fisheye, wide angle and telephoto that can give your gadget bag everything you need, from interior shots to construction sites. There is an input jack for external power, so you can shoot all day uninterrupted, a digital i/o jack with a serial adapter, and a video out for showing slides on a TV. Internal battery power is by familiar AA cells available anywhere, so no more worry about finding a charging station. Exposure compensation is easily selected from the menus, and the powerful flash unit is up to the task. It even does selfies, simply rotate the lens toward you and fire away. Memory cards are larger than SD cards, so you will need an external reader to transfer the photos, unless you have a serial port on your computer.. Nikon has always mean quality, and that never goes out of style.Read full review
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