jreppler

<p>I owned a Nikon CoolPix 5700, my first digital camera. It was a good little camera, but it had it's problems and bad luck. The flash would not recharge, I sent it back for warrenty service (this is a common problem with this model). When it returned, the controls wouldn't work (a service error), I sent it back again. A few months later, the flash would not recharge again. Truely ticked off, I returned it to Nikon for service with a nasty letter that I did not think this was indicative of Nikon's quality, service and reputation. I did not want that specific camera back again. They replaced it. Good.<br>

Then I left for a trip to Alaska for the first time, camera in tow. Then I realized one of the downfalls of all point and shoot cameras, slow fucus and shutters. Because of the delay, I missed many good whale shots, getting only shots of ripples where the whale was. Frustrated, I nearly throw the camera over the side of the boat.<br>

The Inner Passage in Alaska is know for its rainforest weather, so it rained ALL DAY the next day as I walked around Petersburg, Alaska. I was afraid to even take the camera out of my backpack because the rain wias so heavy. Little did I know, the camera that I so jealously guarded was drowning in my backpack as the rain soaked through the straps and into the backpack. When I opend the bag, the CoolPix was bobbing in 3 inches of water. I told my wife, we are either going home or I am buying a new camera as soon as I can find one because I could not stand another 3 weeks in ALaska without a camera!<br>

In Sitka, I bought a Canon XT. Trip saved!!</p>