Customer Reviews

Nikon Lite Touch 120 ED/QD Zoom Date 35mm Camera

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Just bought the camera, takes photos that are good as anything made by anyone, really cool camera, simple, well done, and beautifully designed, results really blew me away. The lens is ED, and it shows, this is a keeper. Just operating it is fun, its very quiet and smooth as silk. Whatever you want to do, I think this camera will do it very well, cannot praise it enough. Have had many cameras in my lifetime, this is about one of the best and you dont go broke buying it, lots of applause to Nikon for the job they did on the Lite Touch 120.

I haven't tried the camera yet myself, but I did some research on it and wanted to make a comment on the lens.

Normally, I prefer point and shoots with lenses that don't exceed 3x, and preferably more like 2x, because with long telephoto range lenses there are just too many optical compromises that must be made, and that affects the sharpness of the lens.

However, this lens contains 6 elements in 6 groups, and most importantly, uses plastic aspherical components, a recent innovation in these cameras that is sure to make a difference. The new Minolta Freedom Zoom 125 also has this.

I am probably going to buy one of these little gems myself. For now I'm continuing to research the different compact point-and- shoot models out there, but if I had to make a decision right now, I'd go with this one, and I've probably looked at at least three dozen different cameras at this point.

I just returned this camera after two weeks of usage. It was *much* worse than my last Pentax point & shoot. The autofocus on this camera is terrible--I probably missed 10 Christmas and son's birthday pictures because the autofocus claimed it couldn't focus. (In darker areas, it uses a dinky white light to try to focus with. It didn't work well.) The zoom is also slow and jerky. And the worst part is the huge delay between the time you push the shutter and it taking the picture. I missed several other photos because the camera took a picture after the action had ended. The flash reach and recharge time was also poor, though all the new point and shoots seem to take a long time to recharge the flash.

We just replaced this camera with a Pentax IQZoom 120SW. Better zoom, better autofocus, shorter shutter delay with about the same size and weight.

This is really cool camera I had never used before. I used 400 Kodac film to develop and I had took many places and many weather conditions. Every shot was fine and great. It's terrafic state of art creature of Nikon. If you would like to take a photos of your children with Nikon-quality, this is most nice choice, I think. P. S. Use 400 film.. It's important..... from the professional

I recently looked through your comments and decided on a Nikon despite the one comment about it being not ready to take shots. So, I got the Nikon 140 (very similar to the 120). I agree completely with the person who wrote about the 120 missing all of his shots. I tried the 140 at a graduation. I missed so many shots cause it couldn't focus. Another complaint - even when it did focus, the shutter delay was so extreme that the kid had left the podium before the shot was taken. I got lots of pictures of kids walking away from the podium. I'm going to look at the Pentax the other reviewer mentioned and the Minolta 150. The Nikon is going back to the store ASAP. I haven't even seen the pictures it takes but was so frustrated using it that I really don't even care how they turned out. I missed almost every shot I tried for anyway.

I got this camera as a gift after my fuji discovery was stolen last year. I was expecting my second child and not in the mood to take pictures until she was born 6months later. Needless to say I should have taken pictures with this camera sooner, because it was too late to return it! The pictures are horrible! The camera does not focus fast enough to capture those split second funny faces a newborn makes... I am very dissappointed in this camera. All of my pictures are blurry and of nothing significant. If I could I would return this camera in a heartbeat. I am now buying a new camera and giving this one to my three year old to "play with".

To think that I sold my Yashica t4 super for this is truely depressing. When I use this camera, I push the shutter button at just the correct moment only to have the camera hesitate anywhere from 1/2 second - 5 seconds. Sometimes it never does take the photo. With the zoom extended, the problem worsens. My friend bought one also and has the identical problem. I am now online to buy a replacement after only 3 months with this dog. Honestly, its the worst possible camera you could buy. Its a shame to see a once great camera company- Nikon- produce such junk.

I wasn't pleasantly surprised with this camera,despite the awful reviews. I didn't buy it on Amazon, but was able to obtain this little wonder machine second hand. It takes great panoramic photos and sharp snapshots like a rangefinder. It is a great backup to digital.

This camera is the worst! I had a Pentax for years and was "sold" on this model at the store. Big mistake. Forget having crisp closeups except once every 14 or so photos. If you want big shots where the focus is on nothing this is the camera for you. I'm trading this one in for another Pentax IQZoom. Don't buy it - you'll regret it. It's so slow you'll miss some of those priceless "don't miss" moments.

previously owned this model camera (discarded in error). great to have the camera back---much preferred to the digital purchased!