Reviews by mthomas29418

mthomas29418 says "Nikon Coolpix S600 - my least favorite Nikon purchase" about Nikon - S600 Digital Camera

mthomas29418 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:28:13 GMT

Seems like I'm always buying a new camera before taking a trip...the Nikon S600 purchase was no exception. Not having sufficient time to do research, I went to my local BestBuy and compared this camera to it's smaller 500 series brother. I was concerned that the S600 was about to be discontinued because it was already marked down, but the salesman assured me that both camera came out at the same time. I opted for the slightly more expensive S600 and went home to charge the battery and to pack for my trip to Belgium and the Czech Republic. Nikon promoted the S600 as having "the fastest start-up time for any camera in its class." While that is true, I wrongly assumed it would be ready to shoot a picture after starting up so quickly. My bad...

My initial impression looking at it's sleek lines and compact design was positive. I've owned several Nikon Coolpix point and shoot cameras and have never been pleased with the way they looked...until now. I arrived in Brussles, checked...

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mthomas29418 says "The Nikon D60 is a good choice for a starter Digital SLR" about Nikon - D60 Digital Camera

mthomas29418 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:24:57 GMT

I purchased the Nikon D60 the day before going on a trip to Hawaii. Having owned several Nikon point and shoot cameras, I've grown accustom to the Nikon interface and wanted to continue to use it. Being a techie, I would normally choose a higher end model, but since this was a last minute purchase, I wasn't willing to invest the amount of cash required to go with the D90 or D300. Although reading more about the D90 on the flight to Hawaii, I started to have second thoughts about not purchasing the higher model.

The buyer's remorse ended just a few minutes after shooting my first pictures on the D60. The response from the D60 surprised me. To allow for the most flexibility in editing, I saved my pictures in the Nikon Raw format. I was further delighted later that night when I used the included Nikon Transfer software to transfer the pictures from the D60 to my laptop - Yes, I know I could have just plugged in the SD memory card into my laptop, but Nikon Transfer performed...

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