RIP P340 by lsquared

RIP P340

My faithful Nikon Cooppix P340 has finally died. I've love my DSLRs (andnow my Mirrorless). There is always a spot in my life for a compact digital. A camera that will fit in a shirt pocket, or a briefcase, or a car's glovebox. In the spirit of "the best camera is the one you have with you". I've had a few compact digital cameras since 2002; this camera's predecessor died on my second day at 365project (01/07/2015).

The P340 has been my favorite compact camera of all of them, and by far.Very solid, and you can see the beating it took. With some nice features that were not that common back then (the ring around the lens sets the f-stop, giving the same feel as a SLR/DSLR. Fully manual capability. Lots of good stuff.

But no more.

Looking for suggestions for a replacement, any thoughts?

I made a post over at my blog that includes some favorites (from this site) taken with the P340,
https://lsqrd.blogspot.com/2019/02/rip-p340.html



Great images...served you well!
March 2nd, 2019  
wow it's obvious this was very well loved!
March 2nd, 2019  
I loved mine too - it has a very thick layer of dust - I must see if it does have any life left
March 2nd, 2019  
Great old camera
March 2nd, 2019  
it did serve you well - I like these compacts too for the ease of carrying them everywhere.
March 2nd, 2019  
This looks like it has been a good and faithful friend.
March 3rd, 2019  
Good to see that it has been well used. A smart phone will fit in a shirt pocket. My iPhone can produce decent results but I hate using it... it takes its own decisions regardless of my wishes!
March 9th, 2019  
@jackies365 @koalagardens @handymaurice @joansmor @shannejw @henrir @yrhenwr

Thanks all! This has beena great camera, I do miss it. I was looking at getting a new lens for my "real" canera, I might have to re calibrate and replace this.
March 9th, 2019  
Panasonic LX100, older version. Great camera. Love this image. A used camera is a great camera.....
March 17th, 2019  
@walrus quick glance at B&H, that looks like a really nice camera. I'll have to dig deeper, thanks for the suggestion!
March 17th, 2019  
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