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Downside on all the Coolpix cameras is the small sensor (6X crop factor) but that's necessary to get the outrageous zoom ratios. Nikon discontinued ALL pocket Coolpix cameras, leaving only the portable telescopes.
The old Coolpix P510, which I used for over 10 years, seems much smaller now! "Only" 24-1000mm effective focal length.
Telephoto lenses are really expensive.
Nice thing about the mirrorless is that it accommodates old lenses via adapter. This came in handy with star and comet photos, where new motor-driven lenses will focus past infinity, so focus in the dark is a fright. The old ones snapped on, and infinity is indeed, infinity.
I used the old 180mm/2.8 to get this. Color removed. "To infinity and not beyond"
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