The Nikon Coolpix P900 is a phenomenal camera. If you have been scrolling on TikTok you may have run across a few incredible moon shots in your feed, all courtesy of the Nikon Coolpix P900.
Loved by photographers and flat earthers, the P900 has gained a cult-like following for its incredible shots and proving the earth is flat.
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Seriously. You can watch these videos and determine for yourself.
Nikon, known for producing some incredible lenses, has announced it will discontinue the P900, making room for a new and improved version, the P950.
Digitalcameraworld.com called the P900 the most outrageous and impressive camera of recent times and penned an in-depth eulogy that photography fanatics will appreciate.
Here’s an excerpt:
Nikon has a rich history of producing some incredible lenses. Legendary optics like the 1970 Fisheye-Nikkor 6mm f/2.8, and the 1994 Zoom-Nikkor 1200-1700mm f/5.6-8P IF-ED. But there’s a much more recent lens that I’d argue belongs in the same league; a future classic, the likes of which we may never see again, and one which even comes supplied with a camera.
Turn the clock back to the mid 2010s and the bridge camera zoom wars were in full swing. Canon, Nikon, Sony and Panasonic were going all-out to release cameras with ever-increasing optical zoom ranges, smashing through 50x, 60x and even 70x. Then in 2015, Nikon set what should have been an unbeatable benchmark: 83x optical zoom, courtesy of the Coolpix P900. That equates to a full-frame equivalent range of 24-2000mm, and no digital zoom cheatery was involved. With that kind of reach, surely, SURELY the bridge camera zoom wars were over – who could possibly need any more zoom that that, and even if there was such demand, could a lens even be made with a greater zoom range?
The discontinuation of this beloved model has left some scratching their heads. Only time will tell how this decision will age. If history is any indication, this will be a mistake on Nikon’s part.
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Nevertheless, the decision has created a ripple effect in the reselling world. With demand outpacing supply, marketplaces like eBay are seeing a 200% sell-through rate; making this a BOLO item the next time you’re outsourcing inventory for your reselling business.
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