Nikon announced the Coolpix P1100, the latest member of its series of super-zoom bridge cameras. It features a massive 125x optical zoom lens that the company describes as the “gold standard” of its class.
The P1100 features an incredible zoom range of 24-3000mm (35mm equivalent) packed in a 3.1-pound camera body (1,410 grams). The 16.79-megapixel sensor is pretty physically small — just a type 1/2.3 — which is how so much zoom can be achieved in a compact body (the actual focal length is 4.3-549mm). It does still have a floating aperture, however, and is wide open at f/2.8 but will close down to f/8 at the telephoto end. For photographers who need even more than 3000mm, the P1100 has a digital zoom feature that will allow for an additional 4x zoom, which…