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I own (and really like) the new Nikon Coolpix 950. It is my fourth digicam (Sony DSC-F1, Olympus D320-L and Olympus D600-L preceeded it). Here are a few random thoughts on the camera, organized into Pros and Cons.
Pros:
swivel is cool (works like a waist-level finder or a periscope in difficult shooting situations like school plays, etc)
image quality is positively stunning
48MB CF cards are readily available (I have one) for less than $200
battery life with NiMH is better than it was with my Olympus D600-L
it is pocketable
the flash is far better than the awful one from my Olympus D600-L, and quite usable
I also have a USB CF reader (for my Mac G3, no less!) that is great (Sandisk Imagemate)
Nikon make three accessory lenses (fisheye, wide angle and telephoto) for it
Cons:
user interface is bizarre
camera zooms to full telephoto when it goes to sleep
noticeable barrel distortion at the widest angle (approximately 38mm as per Nikon)
build quality isn't what it should be in a $1,000 piece of gear (very subjective comment)
the ergonomics are finely tuned to some life form with more fingers than the standard complement of ten that we humans have
All this said, I really do like the camera.
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