Kevin Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) I guess I may be getting a new camera... Well...this morning I went out to bird, and I had it on burst mode, the third shutter click and a loud click and that was that. It is as if I put the lens cap on, it takes black pics, and looking through the viewfinder it is black, everything else works just fine. Does anyone know what would cause that? Now suggestions for a new camera. Anyone have some thought about the Coopixp1000. Edited July 1, 2021 by Kevin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, Kevin said: Anyone have some thought about the Coopixp1000. If you get a P&S I'd recommend getting this one. It has an AMAZING zoom and it takes great pictures. Below are 2 checklists that have photos that I took with my P1000. https://ebird.org/checklist/S83423395 https://ebird.org/checklist/S83421892 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 14 minutes ago, Kevin said: I guess I may be getting a new camera... Well...this morning I went out to bird, and I had it on burst mode, the third shutter click and a loud click and that was that. It is as if I put the lens cap on, it takes black pics, and looking through the viewfinder it is black, everything else works just fine. Does anyone know what would cause that? ? 15 minutes ago, Kevin said: Anyone have some thought about the Coopixp1000. It's great. Possibly the best point and shoot camera there is, if you're pretty sure you want to get a P&S. Oddly I've found that using the macro setting can result In pretty sharp photos, if you have a good stationary target. Here's some photos I've taken with the p1000 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/285553321 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/247941101 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/250105161 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/239786621 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 @Kevin what was your old photography setup before your camera broke? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: @Kevin what was your old photography setup before your camera broke? Nikon Coolpix P900. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 1 minute ago, BirdNrd said: Nikon Coolpix P900. How do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 1 hour ago, BirdNrd said: Nikon Coolpix P900. Right. 1 hour ago, Seanbirds said: How do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Seanbirds said: How do you know? I looked on one of their photos on Macaulay and it said that the photo was taken with a Nikon Coolpix P900. Edited July 2, 2021 by BirdNrd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 9 hours ago, BirdNrd said: I looked on one of their photos on Macaulay and it said that the photo was taken with a Nikon Coolpix P900. Aha! That’s what I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) @Birding Boy and @BirdNrd How does it do up close, like your taking a photo of a bug? I had a lot of trouble with the p900 focusing with that. How does it do when on full zoom? Edited July 2, 2021 by Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Kevin said: @Birding Boy and @BirdNrd How does it do up close, like your taking a photo of a bug? I had a lot of trouble with the p900 focusing with that. How does it do when on full zoom? I haven’t tried it close up but I imagine it does quite well. As for the full zoom, it does really good. Here is a photo that I took of a bird at full zoom. The bird was about 150 feet away. I highly recommend getting the P1000. Edited July 2, 2021 by BirdNrd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 On 7/1/2021 at 4:16 PM, Kevin said: I guess I may be getting a new camera... Well...this morning I went out to bird, and I had it on burst mode, the third shutter click and a loud click and that was that. It is as if I put the lens cap on, it takes black pics, and looking through the viewfinder it is black, everything else works just fine. Does anyone know what would cause that? Now suggestions for a new camera. Anyone have some thought about the Coopixp1000. I use a Panasonic fz-80( point and shoot). It’s really cheap( the new price is around $400, and it has a great zoom range, is easy to use and takes great pictures. all these were taken with it. https://ebird.org/media/catalog?bmo=3&yr=YCURRENT&mr=MCUSTOM&mediaType=p&sort=rating_rank_desc&userId=USER1824290 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Thanks everyone! I am going to het the p1000, that is if I can find one... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Kevin said: Thanks everyone! I am going to het the p1000, that is if I can find one... I know! I ordered one in December and it still hasn’t come! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) @Kevin, have you tried turning the camera off, taking the battery out, turning it back on, and pressing the shutter button a few times? That should discharge any internal capacitors, and reset any malfunctioning doohickeys (a technical term we use in the IT trade). Then turn it off, stick the battery back in, and try it. I seriously considered the P1000 but that 3-pound weight scared me off. Edited July 9, 2021 by Charlie Spencer 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: I seriously considered the P1000 but that 3-pound weight scared me off. You get used to it after a few days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 47 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: @Kevin, have you tried turning the camera off, taking the battery out, turning it back on, and pressing the shutter button a few times? That should discharge any internal capacitors, and reset any malfunctioning doohickeys (a technical term we use in the IT trade). Then turn it off, stick the battery back in, and try it. I seriously considered the P1000 but that 3-pound weight scared me off. Yeah we did. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 1 hour ago, BirdNrd said: You get used to it after a few days. Agreed, its not bad especially if you have it on a shoulder harness so that it hangs near your waist or something, rather than around the neck, which can be a pain (Literally) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 10:46 AM, Charlie Spencer said: @Kevin, have you tried turning the camera off, taking the battery out, turning it back on, and pressing the shutter button a few times? That should discharge any internal capacitors, and reset any malfunctioning doohickeys (a technical term we use in the IT trade). Then turn it off, stick the battery back in, and try it. I seriously considered the P1000 but that 3-pound weight scared me off. Yes! My camera once just froze and the screen went black. I tried zooming in and out, and the lens wouldn’t move. I was going to take it to my local camera shop to ask them, but I accidentally dropped the camera, the battery Fell out and I put it back in and it worked. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 1:55 PM, BirdNrd said: You get used to it after a few days. On 7/9/2021 at 3:42 PM, Birding Boy said: Agreed, its not bad especially if you have it on a shoulder harness so that it hangs near your waist or something, rather than around the neck, which can be a pain (Literally) It wasn't toting it around that concerned me, it was holding it up to use it. Sometimes I'll hold a camera to my eye for a couple of minutes, waiting for a bird to emerge from cover. I tried that with a 3-pound dumbbell and couldn't hold it steady after a minute or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 On 7/7/2021 at 8:21 AM, Kevin said: Thanks everyone! I am going to het the p1000, that is if I can find one... Please us know how it works out for you. My camera is on it's last legs so I'm sure I will be in the market for another soon. That 3 pound weight sounds kind of scary though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 On 7/7/2021 at 11:33 AM, BirdNrd said: I know! I ordered one in December and it still hasn’t come! Were did you order your's from? I ordered mine from the Nikon website and I got an email today saying that they are back in stock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, Kevin said: I ordered mine from the Nikon website and I got an email today saying that they are back in stock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT IS GOING TO BE HERE TOMOROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited July 29, 2021 by Kevin 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Kevin said: IT IS GOING TO BE HERE TOMOROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 Is it tomorrow yet? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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