| sent on March 17, 2025
Pros: Exaggerated zoom; very good build quality; remarkable overall lens brightness; vivid and bright colors; Superior quality EVF; improved connectivity compared to the P1000; screen adjustable in all directions, also suitable for VLOG.
Cons: Non-existent, tiny and incapacious battery; non-touch screen; somewhat plasticky materials, a circumstance made necessary for the purpose of containing weight; very high price despite being a niche product of indisputable quality; Important dimensions, but even here we are talking about the dimensions that on average a full frame with a supertelephoto mounted on it carries with it. Sensor of only 16MP, not improved compared to the P1000, which however has a rather old project behind it now.
Opinion: I allow myself to express only one opinion on the spot, since I have just bought it and I have not yet learned how to use it 100%. I finally have it! I've been studying the Nikon P1000 and P950 for years, undecided about which one to get, but above all about the fact that it was worth it, even considering the prices that are anything but popular, not even on second-hand, and technical characteristics that suffer a bit from time. The sensor is 16 MP and has remained unchanged from the previous model. From the first tests, I must admit that I was surprised: they may be "only" 16 MP, but they are well exploited, especially in the face of the monstrously unparalleled zoom. A sign of good optimization. In the video field, the 16 MP sensor offers a better performance than photography. On the P1100 I noticed a general speeding up in processing images and, indeed, I don't find great differences in the fluidity of use compared to my Sony ZV-E10, a decidedly more recent model. The EVF viewfinder is huge and more than enough quality. It allows you to see even the most distant details clearly, even with the zoom pushed to 3000 mm. This extreme focal length is the main feature of this camera. It's so powerful that it's hard to describe in words. Living on a hill, therefore in a raised position with respect to the city (about 4-5 km away as the crow flies), I can clearly see the market stalls, people walking on the sidewalks and even recognize the models of cars on the street. In short, the P1100 is a real cross between a camera and a telescope. The brightness at 3000 mm is f/8, a respectable value, comparable to that of the Canon 1200 mm (which I will talk about later), which, however, in addition to costing as much as a car, is also a fixed lens. In short, the Nikkor lens mounted on this "little monster" is a real gem and is the main reason for the high cost of the camera body. Certainly, the absolute quality of the photos and videos produced with the P1100 or P950 is not comparable to that of other more refined bridges, such as the Sony RX10 Mark IV, technologically more advanced but with a focal range five times lower. At close focal lengths the autofocus behaves very well, while over 1500 mm it loses a bit of precision and struggles to recognize subjects. Among the various modes offered by the camera, I noticed that the "Birdwatching" mode guarantees the best autofocus at the most extreme focal lengths. I was not negatively impressed by the weight either: my ZV-E10, with the Tamron 17-70 mounted, has a very comparable weight. The colors are beautiful and vivid. The videos are in 4K (25/30p), but for a better performance I already need my Sony ZV-E10 with its inseparable 17-70. Ultimately, it is a "toy", but it allows you to do things that would otherwise only be possible with equipment worth several thousand euros. For example, a Canon 1200mm costs around £25,000, plus you could add a 1.4X teleconverter over APSC - which on Canon has a 1.6 crop - to get an equivalent focal length of around 2700mm (1,200 * 1.4 * 1.6). The P1100, on the other hand, allows you to have fun with "just" 1.229 euros, less than the cost of a top-of-the-range smartphone of the latest generation. |
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