Need Opinions and Reviews on the Nikon Coolpix 4300!

[Cool_Flyer]

Hey Yah'll! I'm going to get a digital camera soon, but then the problem is that i don't see many photographers on main aviation sites such as this one and several others using the Nikon Coolpix 4300. I was just wondering why? Is there something wrong with this camera? I was also comparing this camera to the Olympus C-4000. Would the C-4000 be better? Would someone out there kindly help me in regards to solving this issue i have. I would greatly appreciate that. Thanks.

Cool_Flyer

[mikecweb]

Small zoom.

[Bogi]

Dpreview ist a great side for Digital Camera Reviews there is also a 4300 review.

Look at the Fujifilm FinePix S5000 Z a 6 Megpix cam with 10 Zoom for ~500 US$ could be Intresting !!

[b777]

Unless you have ramp access or other means of getting close to the aircraft, 3X optical is not going to cut it. There is only a handful of cameras with long zoom lens such as the Olympus C-700 series, Sony F707/717, Nikon 5700, HP Photosmart 850, Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi, Fujifilm 3800 and the forementioned Fujifilm S series cameras. Check them out. Hope this helps!

b777

[Cool_Flyer]

So basically the zoom isn't enough? But then the picture quality is quite excellent, as a matter of fact outstanding! What else is wrong with this camera?

[iSTANBULiST]

Cool_Flyer

My camera is Nikon Coolpix 4300. Look at my pictures if you want to see what this camera may offer.

I am happy with this camera. Zoom is Ok. The quality of the images are variable depending on the light conditions actually...

http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=2864

[Cool_Flyer]

Istanbulist,

You have quite a collection of excellent photos! I like the quality, as a matter of fact, the quality is excellent! But i'm still worried about the zoom since i want to take ramp shots! But we'll see! I'm considering the Olympus C-750 UZ which is a 4 megapixel, 10X optical zoom camera which is quite good! For the mean time i'm still researching! Istanbulist, thanks for the help, helped me quite a lot!

[SWA733Captain]

I don't reccomend the F717 unless you can get a teleconverter for it. It only has 5x Optical. I'm not sure off hand what the translated to in mm but i can look it up. Picutre quality on the 717 is quite fantastic though!!