When will P500 be available?? I am trying to find out when the new Nikon will be available on the market. I see everyone is offering PRE ORDER, but I like to know when would I actually get the camera in my hands??? Any ideas? When will P500 be available?? I am trying to find out when the new Nikon will be available on the market. I see everyone is offering PRE ORDER, but I like to know when would I actually get the... » Read More When will P500 be available?? I am trying to find out when the new Nikon will be available on the market. I see everyone is offering PRE ORDER, but I like to know when would I actually get the camera in my hands??? Any ideas? « Show Less
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"Pricing and AvailabilityThe Nikon COOLPIX P500 will be available in March 2011 for $399.95* MSRP, and will be available in black and red."Source: http://www.dpreview.com/news/1102/11020909nikonsuperzooms.asp
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I got Canon SX30is(well,last Nov). I was fairly satisfied except inability of continual shooting(1.3 frame/sec.)picture quality(PQ) not so good but acceptable for 1/2.33 sensor,720 HD video is good, but Sony came out with HX100 30X zoom with rapid shooting,1080 HD and Finepix HS20,now Nikon P500 with 1080 HD, 22.5mm-810mm lens which is due for sale on March 3rd in Japan. I'm tempted,but what do I do with Canon....
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While it doesn't answer a lot of your questions, here is a pre-production review of the P500. http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-cameras/nikon-coolpix-p500/4505-6501_7-34497849.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody;1r
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As you may know, the camera is out. Mine is due to arrive from Amazon tomorrow. (I pre-ordered back in February)For some sample photos taken in hands of real users here's a link <<Please note: at the bottom another photographer "phat-slug" included 14 pictures taken that can be blown up for evaluation>>http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1007&thread;=37922920
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I compared the Canon SX30is with the Nikon P100, and the Nikon CLEARLY won when I was comparing image quality. I returned the Canon, and when I found out the P500 was being released, I also returned the Nikon P100 and will patiently wait for the P500. Where did you get your Canon? Some places have a 90 day return policy (Sams).
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According to engadget.com, we are supposed to be able to get one on March 3rd.I hope we don't have to wait til April!
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The Fuji Film on-line store has changed the availability date of this camera to "April". It previously said it will be available on March 24. Now they have until April 30th to ship it out. I am sure a lot of people will be disappointed with this news!http://www.shopfujifilm.com/detail/FUJ+16018645Folks.... I think we are in for a long wait!!!!!!
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No review because... it's not released yet! :) Can't review what's not there.But I do agree with you, this camera does seem to have everything that a semi-professional or budget-professional could want in an SLR digital camera. It's just a shame that I have to wait until October, because I have a wedding to shot in September and my old digital SLR isn't working properly (have had it for several years).Just one negative to this sweet baby... according to the pictures, I do not see a hotshoe. :(
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UPDATE:Woo hoo! Being persistent helps. I checked Amazon everyday to see if this camera was back in stock. Last week, it was in stock for a few minutes @ $399. I hit the check-out button, and it should be arriving this week.===Same here. I pre-ordered it for the $399 price, and the free 4GB SD card promo. I got my cancellation email last week. Now I have to return the SD card, since my current camera doesn't support SDHC.It seems everyone is out of stock. I have a feeling this camera won't be widely available till after the holidays. Bummer.
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Thanks Kin.Actually, I'm looking for something smaller than a reflex on which I could occasionnaly use my nikon lenses.After using a bit an oly e-p2, i'm a bit confused ; it's better than I thought, and has the IS build in.Does anyone know if nikon will release a micro 4/3 camera soon ?
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The other sellers have likely gotten their stock via the international market. In the USA, canon has not yet released the D10. A lot of the other sellers that have the camera on amazon right now are based out of New York City which is a hot spot for the "international" products. I found all of this out while in NYC last summer looking for a 5D. Personall, I would wait until amazon gets the camera to avoid any potential issues (for example, some of the international products or "grey market" canon eos 5d's that I looked at in NYC had a plastic body as opposed to the magnesium alloy body that canon produces and sells)
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I can't pre-order... Too little faith in canon cameras when they are released. I will probably get it down the road (feb-march) if their aren't any issues.Would upgrade from mkII.Would be nice if canon could release the 1d and 1ds as one camera, and just allow us to switch between high fps and high MP.But alas, I'll refrain.
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Well, that's it for me. Just got another notice that the shipment date has been pushed back to 4 Sep 06. Thanks for the tip about Adorama. I'm going to check out their seller rating/prices. I'm really irritated with Amazon right now since I ordered this camera from them (not a vendor) at a good sale price. About $750 for the camera body with both lenses. Of course, that doesn't mean much if they don't ship the camera. The aggravation of waiting over two months isn't worth it. And of course, the page still states that Amazon ships in 1-2 weeks.
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I've been trying to find out too but there is no word out there from Pentax or other sources. The Pentax website has an option from their online store to email you when the camera becomes available but so far no feedback yet... I'm figuring it'll start shipping in November for the black and white units. The red and blue units are scheduled for a later release date.
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It seems illogical I know, but I have seen this in camera pricing here many times before: when a new model comes out, the older model often INCREASES in price even if the new model is improved. My guess is that there's some policy of increasing price when existing stock run low, which will naturally occur when an old model is discontinued. Doesn't make a lot of sense in a case like this but I can't think of any other reason for it. As for which you should buy, the newer S8200 has a wider zoom ratio than the S8100 (25-300mm equiv. instead of 30-300mm), which may or may not be good news. The wider angle at the short end is certainly useful, but stretching the zoom ratio of a particular lens design sometimes results in some deterioration of performance. Not having the S8200 I don't know if that's true in this case. I have the S8100 and it is super sharp over the entire zoom range -- I think a bit sharper than my S9100, which has a 25-450mm (equiv.) lens. Also, the S8200 has a 16-megapixel sensor as opposed to the 12-megapixel sensor of the S8100 and S9100. That will be seen as an "improvement" by people who attach great importance to megapixel count; personally I do not see it that way and am really annoyed by this silly megapixel race, which I thought was over with. (Nikon and Canon have both LOWERED the megapixel count of some of their high-end compact cameras, with resulting improvement in picture quality.) I dislike the trend to pixel cramming in sensors really too small to make proper use of such megapixel count. In DSLRs it's different -- their much larger sensors can really use all those pixels -- but these tiny-sensor cameras cannot. It's mostly if not entirely marketing -- camera makers know most consumers will think the more megapixels the better the sharpness, so this supposed "improvement" will sell more cameras. So personally I prefer the older S8100, but again, that is not based on any personal experience with the newer model.
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BUMP. Same question. I've been waiting awhile to get even a tiny camcorder b/c I figure wait as long as you can, then buy what's current. Some stuff I'll want to do, not sure if I can wait any longer than mid April. Anyone from Amazon please comment...
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As someone who preordered this camera and is still waiting I can say the problem appears to be with Amazon. The product is in high demand and it is hard to keep in stock but other sellers have at least had it in stock at one point or another. Amazon has NEVER had this item in stock. I have e-mails from Amazon confirming this fact. Check out Nowinstock.net and look at when other sellers have last had this in stock and compare to Amazon. Hopefully Amazon will find another supplier for Canon products.
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Yep, Amazon will certainly stock it again soon. When I originally was debating whether to purchase this camera, they sold out quite a few times. A day or so after I had decided that I wanted it, they already had it back in stock.
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We all realize this item is backordered now... My issue is that it seems like amazon didn't receive ANY 5DmkII bodies.I also have a pre-order (Sept. 18) and have heard nothing, if they could just let me know that they didn't have enough to get to me in the first batch and they are waiting for more cameras that'd be great. I just want some kind of confirmation.
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Its already available but not in US. In US it is already available but for Nikon. We, Canon users, always get it last
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I'd also like to get at least an estimate on availability. It's been listed here since September, but there's no anticipated ship date. We're very interested in this camcorder, particularly for its audio capabilities, but Amazon is the only place we've seen mention if it, and there doesn't seem to be any info re: an availability date anywhere, and I don't see the camera listed on the Aiptek website. Are we talking weeks, or months?
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i got email from fuji monday, saying there is a shipping delay and it will be the end of this month... i cannot freakin' wait! i'm dying to get hold of this camera. i have an FujiFilm E900 that i love and use, andd a canon PowerShot S5 IS that i like, but it's 8MP and i need more here's some of what i do www.grichardanderson.com. how about you?