I am very interested in buying a CP950 but the reviews suggest two flaws that I wonder if anyone has heard that Nikon is trying to fix: 1) The memory cover that is flimsy and won't stay closed; and 2) the camera goes to complete telephoto when turned on.

-- Bob Meynardie (bobmeynardie@mvalaw.com), September 27, 1999

Answers

As far as the flimsy door, I don't find it that bad. Its made out of rubber and twists a lot but I haven't felt like it is about to come off. On the other issue, I haven't had the same telephoto problem , I would just say to get the most recent model, they recently updated the camera or you can do it with the patch on Nikon's site. These issues mean nothing once you use the camera as it's by far the best bang for the buck.

-- Cris Daniels (danfla@gte.net), September 27, 1999.

Some of the complaints registered about the 950 even by photo mags are really pathetic. Who cares if you can't swap the card when its on a tripod - TAKE IT OFF! It seems some people want everything done for them. The door for the card is not particularly robust but mine hasn't given way yet. Re: telephoto position: you can adjust in the menus how you want it to appear went you boot it up ie, Wide/tele/normal. Regards, Peter Damo

-- Peter Damo (pdamo@acay.com.au), September 28, 1999.

Bob: Don't worry about any problems with 950. I've had the camera since July 99 and have taken almost 2000 photos with it. It's excellent, get it and enjoy. Good luck. Fevzi

-- Fevzi Jamil (fevzi@primus.com.au), October 09, 1999.

I have to put in my two cents because I am angry and frustrated with the fact that when in a low light or even bright indoor light situation there is no way to use the flash at any speed higher than 1/30 second exposure when you use the higher ISO settings. This means that any images you try to take with a flash where there is movement you get motion blur and at 1/30 it is alot. I am angry with Nikon because the camera is perfectly capable of sinking the flash at a higher speed but the software that operates the camera cripples it so it doesn't.

-- Tony Mason-Sherwood (tmason@thecomputerfarm.com), October 31, 1999.