I bought it basically on such great feedback from owners plus Rob G says he loves it.
i had it for 2 days and sent it back along with all the lenses. The camera is a great - better than great - outdoor camera.
Indoors, it pretty much is a bust.
That makes it only half baked and not ready for prime time. Ironically, it has the potential to be a monster of a camera. They have quite a few little hings that need fine tuning though, it's almost like they never tried it out in real life.
The camera reverts to slower shutter speeds and a few other deal breakers like that.
Plus NO low light lenses? What?? This camera would be a killer with it's totally silent shutter and dual focus system for indoor photography. But nothing faster than a single 2.8 prime. That's it!
I was never so liking and disliking a camera so much at the same time. The camera needs to be finished before it comes to prime time.
If you are going to be using it mostly for outdoors then it is really very good. But if you want to catch moving kids indoors, you have to wait for that equilibrium moment when they are in a stationary spot during a direction change and hope for the best
Peter. finding the same. I bought the lens adapter that allows ANY nikon glass to be used with it. I will give it a try w the 50.14 ans see what the low light is.
Whaaa.... I have the V1... I love it. It does well in low light. I shoot RAW files 100% of the time, I have the FT-1 adapter to use legendry Nikkors on the camera, plus the GPS, Flash and I have the 10-30 and 10mm prime lens.
it is just point and shoot with some BUBUBU clothes
those cameras would make sense if they would cost peanuts, there is nothing then cheap electronic and lot of plastic. glorified P&S with some trick added here and there. I have mental block paying for something what is unfinished and excessively overpriced.
i know nikon needs moneys, but not mine, and not this way.
Love the camera. Anyone who calls it a point and shoot hasn't used it. It can shoot 60 f'ing frames per second full res RAW files - yea let's see a point and shoot do that... or any camera for that matter.
Speed is key in this camera. You give up some IQ for fast operating speeds and even faster focus (generally as fast as my D3). It also excels in video with its 10-100 electronic zoom lens. The FT1 adapter is great and have really enjoyed shooting with nikon macro lenses like the 60mm and 105mm VR. If you can't get the shot with this camera, it's not the cameras fault. This camera has pretty much replaced my D3 but of course there can be improvements (which you can say to anything; every camera can have better iso, lower price, etc).
fusiongt wrote:
Love the camera. Anyone who calls it a point and shoot hasn't used it. It can shoot 60 f'ing frames per second full res RAW files - yea let's see a point and shoot do that... or any camera for that matter.
I old my D300s body and replaced it with a V1 + the FT1. Absolutely love it, no regret whatsoever. I shoot mostly macro and birds (static), and boy the 70-300 VC Tamron on the V1 makes for a nice cheap and light very long lens.
@amlsml... careful with f/1.4 lens on the FT1. Thom Hogan mentions a risk of vignetting because of the way the FT1 is cut...
IMO anyone considering Nikon 1 ought to look at Andy's links.
I have a V1 and use it daily. I would be lying if I said I love everything about it. In particular (1) The ergonomics and I are not friends. The external controls don't seem to be designed by Nikon - I'll leave it at that; and (2) the auto-ISO implementation is, in a word, nuts.
For use in low light see lxdesign's post.
Kittyk wrote:
... with some BUBUBU clothes...
I looked up urbandictionary.com, it says "bububu: a stupid turtle who thinks stupid means smart hate means love kill means dear im having a baby or in other words bring to life."
I'll agree for sure that low light photography is not at say the level of the D700 or even D7000... but it isn't half bad, especially if you are shooting RAW images, and not trusting the in-camera Jpeg processing. The camera yields the best results in RAW.
And I am totally accepting of the fact that this camera is not for everyone. Ergonomics are a bit funky for sure - the selection dial on the rear right side of the camera is constantly moving on me from photo mode to video mode, etc... so that can sometimes be a bit annoying, but I have learned to always check it before I start shooting. I am sure we will see a future body which takes some of these things into mind, and a slight redesign of the body, and maybe some even better features.
Point and shoot -- heck no - the sensor is larger than the typical P&S camera - even though its smaller than M4/3... But I have to say, I am impressed with image quality.
Video is outstanding for capturing clips where DOF control is not important, and fast AF is essential. The camera behaves much more like a video camera than a DSLR does. Although if you need DOF control on your video capture -- put on the FT-1 and a manual nikkor or AF nikkor - and viola!
Anyhow, please feel free to ask me anything you want about the V1, I have been shooting almost 90% with the camera since I got it a couple of months ago. I have barely touched my D7000 since I got it - and I just sold my D700 (waiting for a D800 now).
here is what I got: Bububu is a town on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, the main island of Zanzibar. It is located on the central west coast, 10 kilometres north of the Zanzibari capital of Stone Town.
The town is predominantly a densely-populated industrial town, but it is also noted for its beach, which is one of the best within easy reach of the capital.
Of the first railways in Zanzibar was built in 1905 to connect Bububu to Stone Town.
I looked up urbandictionary.com, it says "bububu: a stupid turtle who thinks stupid means smart hate means love kill means dear im having a baby or in other words bring to life." 
