SlashScope

Jonathan Ryan reviews Kodak's P880 "bridge camera" over at Think Camera. 'Part of Kodak's bridge camera range the P880 has an ultra wide zoom lens and a whole host of features that you might expect from a DSLR. There's an eyepiece viewfinder as well as a large LCD screen and even a dedicated hotshoe to attach an external flash. Bridge cameras are having a tough time of it. The prices of DSLRs are dropping all the time and for not much more than the list price of the P880 you might be able to pick up something like a D50 if you shop hard. As part of the fight back, bridge cameras are getting better and better lenses and filling out their feature set. At the same time, the advertisers are selling the non-changeable lens as a benefit - if you can't remove the lens then dust can't get in and there are very few DSLRs that let you preview the shot on the LCD before you take it.'