Thoughts on the Nikon V1?
sparkyphotog
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My teenage son has commandeered my Nikon D80 to use in his photojournalism class, and I'll probably let him keep it permanently. I'm stuck using my Sony piont-n-shoot, which is fine for now, but there are times I want to do things the Sony can't.
I really don't want to buy another DSLR, and I've been contemplating a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera for a while. I don't like lugging the DSLR around, but I often want more than the point-n-shoot can give me. When Nikon announced the 1 series, and the V1 in particular, it seemed right up my alley. I went to the camera store today to check one out, but all they had was J1. I played around with it and an Olympus PEN 2. I liked the Nikon better. Seemed easy to use and I figured out 90% of it in just a few minutes. The Oly felt better in the hand, but the menus and settings were somewhat comfusing. I'm also interested in the Panasonic GX1, but it's not in stores yet.
Just curious if anyone here shoots with a mirrorless system? Anyone have a Nikon 1 series yet? Any thoughts?
I appreciate the input.
I really don't want to buy another DSLR, and I've been contemplating a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera for a while. I don't like lugging the DSLR around, but I often want more than the point-n-shoot can give me. When Nikon announced the 1 series, and the V1 in particular, it seemed right up my alley. I went to the camera store today to check one out, but all they had was J1. I played around with it and an Olympus PEN 2. I liked the Nikon better. Seemed easy to use and I figured out 90% of it in just a few minutes. The Oly felt better in the hand, but the menus and settings were somewhat comfusing. I'm also interested in the Panasonic GX1, but it's not in stores yet.
Just curious if anyone here shoots with a mirrorless system? Anyone have a Nikon 1 series yet? Any thoughts?
I appreciate the input.
Sparky
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Needless to say, this puppy's going back to the store in the morning. :cry They had several in stock, so I hope to have a good unit to shoot with tomorrow. More to come...
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What a PITA. Thanks for being a Beta Tester .
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D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Yep. I really like mine. No trouble with it at all. I have quite a few more photos in my V1 gallery now.
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Nikon isn't part of m4/3, AFAIK. However, the Nikon 1 is a serious presence in the market.
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Nikon has a pretty long tradition of using "proprietary" components in their photographic lines. Joining an older consortium of an established standard just doesn't fit their "style", for whatever reason. (Nikon also never licenses their technology to other companies, beyond exposing "part" of their lens connection and flash connection mechanical specifications and electrical/electronic protocols.)
If anything, I see the Nikon "1" system and Pentax "Q" systems as loosely competing. Between those 2 systems, the Nikon 1 system is the preferable to me, for a number of reasons.
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Wasn't it the other way around?
http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Lens-Adapters/3613/FT1-Mount-Adapter.html
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking of. Sorry about that.
The proprietary slant makes sense for sure. I wasn't aware that Sony, et al had already done that, so they're just another player in the market now.
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