New Nikon 42x zoom compact camera

[Denise Goodfellow <>]

Yes, I certainly agree with the kudos!
Denise


on 2/2/12 5:34 PM, Paul Taylor at  wrote:

> 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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