83x anyone? The new Nikon P900 (4 Viewers)

[Spiekeries]

Here it is.

 

[srkmish]

It looks like an amazing cam. Is the RAW writing slower as compared to jpeg when in burst/birding mode?

 

[nikonmike]

It doesn't do raw but the jpegs are very good.

 

[Chris Oates]

It doesn't do raw but the jpegs are very good.

You have to be careful with burst mode - you have to balance burst rate against how much you need to use burst as the camera will just stop shooting after a lot of bursts as it writes.

The Jpegs are perfectly good - people always assume I must have a very expensive camera

 

[Iceberg slim]

I absolutely love the P900, took a photo of a Brambling on Shetland, best thing i have ever shot, just right lighting and settings, for that perfect pic....

 

[springer]

I use my P900 in p mode . works well enough https://www.flickr.com/photos/p-labe/albums/72157651586620765/page1/

 

[nikonmike]

I use my P900 in p mode . works well enough https://www.flickr.com/photos/p-labe/albums/72157651586620765/page1/

Seen your work with it before (i may even be following you) it works well for you.

 

[BruceH]

I use my P900 in p mode . works well enough https://www.flickr.com/photos/p-labe/albums/72157651586620765/page1/

Hello Springer ....... Are those Nikon P900 photos in your Flicker album post processed or are they untouched (other than maybe resizing for posting linits)?

Thanks.

 

[Intercooler]

I use my P900 in p mode . works well enough https://www.flickr.com/photos/p-labe/albums/72157651586620765/page1/

The pictures look good! What are your settings? I didnt' see any BIF photos and that's where the P900 struggles.

 

[Sharpbill]

I have just read this thread from start to finish (2 days).
Has anyone had an opportunity to compare the P900 with the Sony RX10 iii? The latter seems to have many of the features that forum members were craving e.g. 1" (type) sensor, fast lens (f4 at 600mm). The downside, of course, is the price.
It seems to compare well on the website below (which I also found further up-thread). Using the drop down menus the comparison I did was at 800ISO.

http://www.dkamera.de/testbericht/bildqualitaet/nikon-coolpix-p900/

Thanks John

 

[nikonmike]

I have just read this thread from start to finish (2 days).
Has anyone had an opportunity to compare the P900 with the Sony RX10 iii? The latter seems to have many of the features that forum members were craving e.g. 1" (type) sensor, fast lens (f4 at 600mm). The downside, of course, is the price.
It seems to compare well on the website below (which I also found further up-thread). Using the drop down menus the comparison I did was at 800ISO.

http://www.dkamera.de/testbericht/bildqualitaet/nikon-coolpix-p900/

Thanks John

The other downside could be the Nikon has a 2000mm Field of view and the sony 600mm,i know its a bigger sensor but it would need a good crop to match the Nikon.

 

[BruceH]

I have just read this thread from start to finish (2 days).
Has anyone had an opportunity to compare the P900 with the Sony RX10 iii? The latter seems to have many of the features that forum members were craving e.g. 1" (type) sensor, fast lens (f4 at 600mm). The downside, of course, is the price.
It seems to compare well on the website below (which I also found further up-thread). Using the drop down menus the comparison I did was at 800ISO.

http://www.dkamera.de/testbericht/bildqualitaet/nikon-coolpix-p900/

Thanks John

Stephen Ingraham has extensive experience with both cameras. He bought the Nikon P900 first when it first came out in the spring of 2015. He then bought the Sony RX10iii about a year later in the late spring of 2016.

He has a couple of photo blogs where he posts photos almost daily. At first I noticed a mix of photos from both cameras but now it appears to be just the Sony. I am wondering if he still has the Nikon since it has been a while since I last noticed it being used.

Here is his review of the Nikon P900 ......

http://psnp.lightshedder.com/?p=568

Here is his review of the Sony RX10iii .......

http://psnp.lightshedder.com/?p=951

Here is one of his blogs where you can see his photos. You will have to scroll back a ways to find Nikon photos.

https://plus.google.com/+StephenIngraham

Here is another site where he posts just on picture for the day. The daily photo will also be included in the site just above, but this site may be easier to navigate. Type in Nikon P900 in the search box located in the upper right corner of the web page to more easily find the Nikon photos.

http://p4td.lightshedder.com/

 

[Jaime74]

Hi there!

I bought one about two months ago.
I am very happy with it.
I usually take my other camera with me too, a basic sony alpha 230 with a 50-500 sigma lens (that is a heavy combination to walk in the mountains) it is very useful to take photos of great bustards, and the birding mode works fine, although there are some focusing problems.

8 out of 10 for me.

 

[Intercooler]

Anyone wishing they would have just bought a DSLR and a good lens or two?

 

[Chris B.]

Well, I have several DSLRs, and several very sharp long telephotos but the lightest combination I can carry to get DSLR results is about 6 lbs. My P900 weighs considerably less, and takes acceptable images for those times when carrying my bigger rigs is just not feasible. For me, the P900 is an excellent performer for those times when portability is of the essence.

 

[Oscar56]

Do you miss the lack of RAW format with this camera?

 

[Tringa Nebularia]

Is there a cable release or remote control available for the P900? I photographed birds for years and always used tripod and movement free shutter control. Guess I am old school. Thinking of starting again with this camera.

 

[Sc0tty]

Is there a cable release or remote control available for the P900? I photographed birds for years and always used tripod and movement free shutter control. Guess I am old school. Thinking of starting again with this camera.

The remote is the Nikon ml-l3

 

[Intercooler]

This Holiday weekend I did exactly as I mentioned getting my first DSLR Nikon D7200 and two lenses (55mm and 300mm).

To make a long story short the D7200 is going back. I didn't even unbox the 55mm lens and the 300mm seemed a little short for my birding. Probably a 600mm would cover 90 percent of what I do. In summary:

D7200 300mm
- Better BIF with crisper shots due to tracking, cross-points, etc... and sensor
- Better viewfinder (one of the biggest pluses using it) having a wider view for following stuff.
- Tons of settings that would take me a long while to fully learn them all.
- Image files are fairly large and need tweaking to input into eBird
- The 300mm didn't seem extremely bulky, but with the 600mm I would field with... probably a drag going through branchy areas.

P900
- Needs a better viewfinder for BIF and to expand an area
- My USER setting for BIF can give some good images too at times
- Pictures looked on average better than the 7200/300mm due to most being a litte more zoomed.
- I could never ID some things with 7200/600mm ($2400 setup) that I can with the 900. It just has that reach!

My style and use with fairly decent results prompted me to box the DSLR up for return tomorrow. Not saying it wouldn't give Pro quality pictures with the right lens and learning curve, but I'm a birder/ID/decent photo on the fly Photog. The 900 has done well in that category for a year now!

 

[Intercooler]

I just started a Flickr to put some photos in as I try things:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/146008783@N08/