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To: SBHX who wrote (6480)	7/23/1999 9:35:00 AM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 60323

Having just tried a few shots with the Nikon 950, I can say that it is quite versatile, and probably has the best resolution and optics for the money. It will hold any CF card, and I understand that one can already find 128 mb cards in production, which would have enough memory to hold at least 60 high resolution images. The Nikon has automatic and manual settings. On auto, it's pretty much like a point and shoot conventional camera with zoom, autofocus lens. On manual is where the photographer gets to exercise control over exposure, black & white vs. color, resolution, and many other customized features. Even on auto, the results are detailed, with good color balance, and the camera is easy to use. If I had one criticism, it is that the optical viewfinder is not all that great. This is somewhat compensated for by the LCD display, which reminds me very much of what I used to see in my old twin-lens reflex camera with 120 size film. Since I'm used to the excellent view through the Olympus OM-1 single lens reflex (actually a larger size view than on many other 35mm single lens reflex cameras), I'll have to adjust to the Nikon. The overall feel of the camera and balance is good. I think it will substitute for, but not entirely replace my OM-1, which has been delivering great pictures for more than 26 years without fail, and which has one of the best portrait lenses I've seen for any camera (a 90 mm f2.0 macro with a list price of about $875 for the lens alone). If I get any digital results worth looking at, I'll make them available online.