P7000 seems like a no go for me vs. the Panasonic LX5 (to which I plan on upgrading from my LX3).
Too bad Nikon settled for a 28mm equivalent wide end--the Panasonic\'s 24mm is for me the most-used focal length by far--and 28mm is very limiting. (Some people might find the opposite, of course, in that the Nikon will go much narrower at the long end--but if I\'m in a long lens situation, I usually have my DSLRs). And while Nikon is offering a wide angle adapter, carrying and using a clunky adapter is not what P&S camera are about for me--if I want to change lenses, I have other cameras for that.
Also too bad they settled for f/2.8 instead of an f/2 lens, like the Lumix. That extra stop makes a difference.
The Nikon sensor looks to be about 4 percent smaller than the Lumix--though that calculation is imprecise because we are given only one dimension for each of the sensors, and the aspect ratios may differ. Not sure 4 percent is enough to make much of a difference, but in general, bigger sensors are good things. (Sensor sizes are .613\" Lumix, .588\" Nikon; convention is to state them them as fractions rather than decimals for some bizarre reason, but I find decimals more intuitive, hence the conversion.)
Lastly, the Nikon looks like a behemoth compared with the Lumix. I have a D700, a D200, and D40 to carry when I can. The P&S is for the other times. For a P&S, small size matters big time.
Lastly, unless Nikon had a really, really good reason for introducing yet another proprietary raw format, their executives should line up for a round of dope slapping. (The Lumix also has a proprietary raw format, which should also earn them a dope slap--but as far as I know, that company has at least stuck to one.)
--Chris
PS I can actually think of an easy reason Nikon would find it useful to introduce yet another proprietary raw format. Few people would purchase a $180 software program (Nikon Capture NX2) for a $500 camera. Maybe the extra format will let them introduce a restricted raw converter that processes only the P&S raw format, without letting those of us with DSLRs get off cheap. If that\'s it, the execs should get two rounds of dope slapping.
Sep 08, 2010 at 03:46 PM
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