Nikon 8800 at Alan Photo

Allan Teo · 29th October 2004

Hi
Just tried out the 8800 at nikon photo.

Did so in P mode and took photos in
8mp HI
3 MP HI
and Raw

All with VR on

As said in the DP review it is very very slow
indeed..

there are only 8 pieces and they came in
at 6.30 PM I am sure CP would have
it too.

Allan

Dennis · 29th October 2004

Yes Nikon 8800 had been delivered and most shops already have them.
CP have them so did TK Foto and many others I saw.
Held a unit and it is good. VR works and the egonomics are very good. Comfortable to hold and grip.

blurboiboi · 29th October 2004

How much does one cost?

vortex · 30th October 2004

yea i spotted the recommended retail price on nikon's site : $1788
guess as much it's in the stores already. prob cheaper in stores.
http://www.nikon.com.sg/PRODUCT/Coolpix/e8800.htm

despek · 1st November 2004

hi all! I have been waiting for 8800. Was thinking of getting 8700 previously. So is 8800 a good cam? Wondering to go for it or Cannon Powershot Pro. any good advice?

Witness · 1st November 2004

mind posting the photos u took??

Allan Teo · 1st November 2004

Originally Posted by Witness

mind posting the photos u took??

Hi
Its best you bring your own card and try.. I took mine
and looked at it for a while and deleted them, I only had
15 mins with the camera.

I am waiting for a 8800 to be in my
hands this week and I will be able to
do some posting..

Allan

yanyewkay · 3rd November 2004

Originally Posted by Allan Teo

Hi
Just tried out the 8800 at nikon photo.

Did so in P mode and took photos in
8mp HI
3 MP HI
and Raw

All with VR on

As said in the DP review it is very very slow
indeed..

erm.. so how slow is slow??

rainman · 3rd November 2004

Y not choose FZ20? IS also..constant 2.8 somemore!

King Tiger · 3rd November 2004

just wondering how is the 8800's VR as compare to 70-200 VR?

gernie · 3rd November 2004

cos can't live with "noise"

breakaway · 3rd November 2004

digilux 2 or it's equivalent dmc-lc1?

Del_CtrlnoAlt · 3rd November 2004

Originally Posted by King Tiger

just wondering how is the 8800's VR as compare to 70-200 VR?

how 2 compare???

i think its in a class of its own...

ivan · 3rd November 2004

Originally Posted by rainman

Y not choose FZ20? IS also..constant 2.8 somemore!

Hello all,
I am a newbie here and wish to ask something abt this constant 2.8 of FZ20

I came across the FZ20 description on internet and they stated that FZ20
has F2.8 through out the range. May I know if this is a good feature?
What if I need to set different F-stop under different conditions huh? Can FZ20 do that?

Sorry and please bear with me if you find my question stupid okie

Thank you...

shutterfly · 3rd November 2004

Originally Posted by ivan

Hello all,
I am a newbie here and wish to ask something abt this constant 2.8 of FZ20

I came across the FZ20 description on internet and they stated that FZ20
has F2.8 through out the range. May I know if this is a good feature?
What if I need to set different F-stop under different conditions huh? Can FZ20 do that?

Sorry and please bear with me if you find my question stupid okie

Thank you...

Yes. F2.8 is the max aperture you can open up. You can still change it to a smaller aperture.

ivan · 3rd November 2004

Originally Posted by shutterfly

Yes. F2.8 is the max aperture you can open up. You can still change it to a smaller aperture.

hi shutterfly,

i see now... thank you for ur information

akira · 4th November 2004

Called CP today, but they said they didn't have it.

Happened to be in Holland V for lunch today and saw it at Parisilk :-)
So I got it together with a 1GB Lexar 80X CF and extra battery....
Turned out to be a very expensive lunch

blurboiboi · 4th November 2004

Originally Posted by akira

Called CP today, but they said they didn't have it.

Happened to be in Holland V for lunch today and saw it at Parisilk :-)
So I got it together with a 1GB Lexar 80X CF and extra battery....
Turned out to be a very expensive lunch

so hows the cam so far??... post some pics share share??..

akira · 7th November 2004

Oh, still playing around with it and going through the manual. Haven't done much outdoor shots yet as the weather has been crazy lately. Don't want to do too much till I get a lens filter. Any ideas on when the Nikon filters (like FF-CP11 NC) will arrive in Singapore? If not, I'll have to consider ordering the filter adapter from overseas :-(

29th October 2004	#1
Allan Teo Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 511	Nikon 8800 at Alan Photo Hi Just tried out the 8800 at nikon photo. Did so in P mode and took photos in 8mp HI 3 MP HI and Raw All with VR on As said in the DP review it is very very slow indeed.. there are only 8 pieces and they came in at 6.30 PM I am sure CP would have it too. Allan

30th October 2004	#4
vortex Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: SG / LDN Posts: 3,021	yea i spotted the recommended retail price on nikon's site : $1788 guess as much it's in the stores already. prob cheaper in stores. http://www.nikon.com.sg/PRODUCT/Coolpix/e8800.htm __________________ My Photos on Flickr IR Photography

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4th November 2004	#17
akira Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 139	CP didn't have it but Parisilk did Called CP today, but they said they didn't have it. Happened to be in Holland V for lunch today and saw it at Parisilk :-) So I got it together with a 1GB Lexar 80X CF and extra battery.... Turned out to be a very expensive lunch

29th October 2004	#2
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,862	Yes Nikon 8800 had been delivered and most shops already have them. CP have them so did TK Foto and many others I saw. Held a unit and it is good. VR works and the egonomics are very good. Comfortable to hold and grip.

29th October 2004	#3
blurboiboi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Loyang Posts: 2,233	How much does one cost?

1st November 2004	#5
despek Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 79	hi all! I have been waiting for 8800. Was thinking of getting 8700 previously. So is 8800 a good cam? Wondering to go for it or Cannon Powershot Pro. any good advice?

3rd November 2004	#9
rainman Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In my own world Posts: 1,112	Y not choose FZ20? IS also..constant 2.8 somemore!

3rd November 2004	#11
gernie Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 233	cos can't live with "noise"

3rd November 2004	#12
breakaway Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,121	digilux 2 or it's equivalent dmc-lc1?

7th November 2004	#19
akira Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 139	Coolpix 8800 Oh, still playing around with it and going through the manual. Haven't done much outdoor shots yet as the weather has been crazy lately. Don't want to do too much till I get a lens filter. Any ideas on when the Nikon filters (like FF-CP11 NC) will arrive in Singapore? If not, I'll have to consider ordering the filter adapter from overseas :-(