I had a chat with a friend about relationships recently which reminded me that a) they can be a lot like your relationship to a camera and b) I’m glad that I’m happily married!
The Nikon P5100 has long since been returned to the friendly folks back East. How have I adjusted to life without it? As it happens my main machine (compact), the Panasonic LX-1, is on loan to my mom, so right now it’s just the DSLRs and me. (I’m not counting my wife’s compact.)
What do I miss about the Nikon? The usability, the ergonomics, the fun. What don’t I miss? In retrospect, I think the files were all a bit “grey” – you know, that digital grey patina that overlies almost all digital files until you run ‘em through Photoshop or Lightroom’s clarity tool. I don’t miss the relatively slow AF and shot-to-shot speed. But I do miss the little guy’s fun-factor…
The image quality is a good thing too, considering you can do a lot with 12 MP of data (despite the lack of RAW format flexibility). They just needed a bit of work in post, and compared to some other camera makers, the files did not need that much post-production, really.
As I said in my review at Photographyreview.com, it’s a fun camera and worthy of considerationfor those not in need of speed.
