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New Nikon 42x zoom compact camera

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Subject: New Nikon 42x zoom compact camera
From: Paul Taylor <>
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:04:48 +1100
On 1/02/2012 5:46 PM, Carl Clifford wrote:
Nikon has just released a compact 42x super-zoom, the P510. The 42x zoom is the equivalent to 24mm - 1000mm in 35mm format. Could be a handy unit for birders. For details see http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/02/01/Nikon_Coolpix_P510_P310

42x optical is certainly impressive (or foolhardy?) The devil will be in the detail; how much distortion, chromatic aberration, light loss etc. will you have to suffer in return? The lack of manual focus ring may be a blessing in disguise; trying to dial in the right
focal length could be a challenge in itself!

Kudos to Nikon for pushing the envelope.

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