I'm getting better photos on my Nikon 950, now that I'm getting used to the camera. There are two features, however, that disappoint, and I was wondering if the 990 has improved on these: First, the time it takes to write a high resolution (TIFF) image to the flash card is about 30 seconds, during which period, the camera cannot make any additional photos. Does the 990 have faster write times? Also, when reading a stored 990 image to the LCD display, it takes a similar amount of time. Second, the built-in flash is just too low powered to be of use beyond about 12 feet. Maybe it's better to have an accessory flash, with the light source located farther away from the lens, to reduce red eye, but I still think a more powerful flash ought to be supplied with cameras of this quality.
I just took a photo of a pink dogwood blossom, using the macro setting on the zoom lens. The detail was astounding, right down to the dew drops on the petals. My old conventional Olympus OM-! with its 90 mm macro f.2.0 lens does a better job on a shot like this, but to be frank, I haven't even used that camera during the eight months I've owned the 950.
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