Nikon L100

[DevinCatron]

im looking into buying a Nikon L100. Im just getting interested in photography but i dont want to spend alot of money on a high quality camera. Is this camera a good buy for a beginner?

[Shokinen]

As I said in a previous post, Nikon L100, it's not a bad camera, but there is practically no options. I purchased one for my wife this summer. She loves taking pictures but she hates changing the settings. It's a perfect match for her in a sense that the only option you have are scene selection (night portrait, lanscape, sports, beach, sunset... there is almost 30 different one to choose from) and automatic. There is no manual mode nor any ways to change Aperture, ISO and Shutterspeed. You have to learn what the scenes are doing and exploit them depending on the situation. The 15x optic zoom is also a nice addition since you cannot change the lens but forget anything outside a sunny afternoon without a tripod at 15x. I also like the fact that if you want to use the flash, you have to stick it out otherwise it doesn't fires.

Hope this help.

[LENAAPPLE1974]

Not sure how much you want to drop on the camera, but the Nikon P80 is a pretty good choice with lots of manual type options. I got mine from Cameta for $200. You can find them all over as factory demos. It originally had about a $350 price tag. Another option, with some minor differences is the P90. It is however a bigger camera than the P80. After that, I would say maybe you should get a beginner DSLR which run about $500-$600. (D40x, D60 or D3000 are good beginners). From what I have seen of the L100 - it falls short in options, and ultimately I chose the P80 as the backup to my DSLR. (It helped that I have two family members that have it, so I know what it is capable of!)