28-03-2014, 04:19 PM
Hi,
Thanks for asking David. Yes I've had my Nikon Coolpix for a few weeks now and am generally delighted with it; this is the camera I now use for taking images which I add to this forum. Normally I use it in "Auto" mode because the images I am taking are done in the garage whilst I'm wearing dirty gloves so I don't play around with the settings. However this morning I wanted to take a close up image of a damaged screw so selected Macro but the camera would not focus on the screw; I'm sure this is entirely my fault and next time in the garage I'll play around with the camera with clean hands? I too rate digital cameras with mobile phones regarding both as a means to an end.
Before posting the pictures on the forum I re-size them using Gimp 2 which even I can understand and its a totally free download.
I paid a bit extra at Curry's for my camera David because they had a special offer on the insurance so for a small sum my camera is insured for three years; it's a lovely camera for the money and of course brand new. I did browse eBay looking at second hand cameras but what an absolute bore this was and I thought what am I doing when a brand new camera can be bought so cheaply?
Kind regards, Col.
Thanks for asking David. Yes I've had my Nikon Coolpix for a few weeks now and am generally delighted with it; this is the camera I now use for taking images which I add to this forum. Normally I use it in "Auto" mode because the images I am taking are done in the garage whilst I'm wearing dirty gloves so I don't play around with the settings. However this morning I wanted to take a close up image of a damaged screw so selected Macro but the camera would not focus on the screw; I'm sure this is entirely my fault and next time in the garage I'll play around with the camera with clean hands? I too rate digital cameras with mobile phones regarding both as a means to an end.
Before posting the pictures on the forum I re-size them using Gimp 2 which even I can understand and its a totally free download.
I paid a bit extra at Curry's for my camera David because they had a special offer on the insurance so for a small sum my camera is insured for three years; it's a lovely camera for the money and of course brand new. I did browse eBay looking at second hand cameras but what an absolute bore this was and I thought what am I doing when a brand new camera can be bought so cheaply?
Kind regards, Col.
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