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Gary: I have a Canon PowerShot S120 as my "point and shoot" but on manual mode it does great. (One of my favorite photos was taken with this camera, but I get an error when I try to upload the JPG image as an attachment to this post. You can view the Mumbai Harbor at Sunrise photo in my personal gallery.) I also have a Canon PowerShot G12 as my "point and shoot plus" camera--as there is an adapter which permits filters to be added. It is also my underwater camera, as I have the housing and external flash for the G12. Those four cameras, Canon S120, Canon G12, Nikon 1 V2, and D800 cover 98% of my shooting requirements. The other 2% are covered by my medium format and large format film cameras. Let's face it, a 6x7 transparency scanned at 4800 dpi is a 132 MP image and at 6400 dpi it's a 234 MP image. Somebody show me a sensor capable of those resolutions for a reasonable price.

John, You don't say what subjects you're shooting. My answer to questions of upgrading starts with, "What would Ansel or Weegie do?" Now, I know that these two great photographers didn't do a lot of action shots, so all the "golly gee whiz" stuff comes into play for those. I still use my Wista DXII for landscape, nature, and architectural photography because it makes me focus on the subject. I'd defy anyone to find better prints of Florida's scenery than Clyde Butcher does with his large format cameras. I've even taken my Wista DXII with a 6x9 roll film back to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World for some great shots. Having said that, I do stitch together HDR panoramas taken with my D700 or D800 and Gigapan EPIC Pro.

Yes, when excellence is just too much to ask for use the phone camera. Somewhere in my travels--and sometime in the last 10 years or so--I read an interesting article about how technology has lowered our expectations. For example, in the 1960's-1990's if a regulated phone company offered the same quality of service as most mobile services provide today they would have been fined and, eventually, lost their local monopoly. Likewise, if any of the mainframe computer makers made an operating system with the bugs of Windows, they would have been banned from competing for any U.S. Government business. Instead, we have lowered our expectations considerably and then "oooh" and "aaah" at all the things a mobile phone can do. I think the term the author re-cycled was "satisficing," because the new solution is satisfactory and it suffices until the next satisficing solution comes around to the market.

Congratulations. I remember Phillip posting and the old web interface. I, too, miss it. I thought I had joined in the mid- to late-90's but the system says June 21, 2000. In any case, it's been a great tool through the years.

Thanks for your tip. I took the link you posted and was told my lens is affected. Shipped it off a couple of days ago. Bought a Nikon 1 V3 yesterday to supplement the Nikon 1 V2 I already have.

I use a box and envelope for all of my medium format storage--645, 6x6, 6x7, 6x8, and 6x9. See here: _DSC1477 | Photo.net

My most frequently used Nikon bodies are the D800 and the Nikon 1 V2, although I bought a Nikon 1 V3 yesterday. I also have a D700. ShunCheung hit the nail on the head when he asked about the CX sensor. I'm not giving up on my FX sensor bodies, but the Nikon 1 is a great camera for digital photos, videos, and prints 8x10 or less. Just as one screwdriver blade doesn't fit all screws, one camera body isn't best for all photos.

My suggestion would be to get a used Nikon 1 V2. It does an amazing job with both still and video. With the addition of the FT-1 adapter, any F-series Nikon lens can be used with no loss of light. It has an amazing continuous shooting capability (5 fps, 15 fps, 30 fps, and 60 fps). The CX sensor (1") is noisy above ISO 800, so if you're looking for a low-light camera this isn't it. If you're looking to print large photos, this isn't your camera. If you like shooting concerts, this is MOST DEFINITELY your camera, because it doesn't look anything like a "professional" camera.