First of all, I am a nikon guy. Thinking about getting this one for me and my girlfriend as a replacement for my ancient coolpix and her canon powershot, both now broken. I like the manual features, iso options, optical viewfinder, styling, and grip. It's simple enough that she can handle it... (hates shooting with my d100). It gets good reviews, except for noise over 800 iso, which is my only concern, but i guess is an issue with all point and shoots. i dont need 12mp, (my d100 is only 6!), but thats ok w/ me.
Any opinions or other suggestions would be appreciated. We need a "take to the bar/beach/festival" camera, that is pocketable, and not as expensive as my nikon slr. at 309, i feel like its priced right...although I would throw down on a nice card and extra battery, so about $360 total.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/518923-REG/Nikon_25580_Coolpix_P5100_Digital_Camera.htmlthanks!!