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p.2 #2 · p.2 #2 · Nikon 1-series slowdown and downturn of mirrorless cameras? | |
Tariq Gibran wrote:
I suspect lumping all non-mirror based cameras in the same category (mirrorless) and not considering the other vast differences between all the models is bound to be problematic. There are so many other features/ variables that are more important than simply the lack of a mirror. For instance, a Fuji X-Pro1 vs a Nikon V1 vs Sony RX1. Non of these really compete against the other. From a marketing point of view, it would be a huge mistake for a manufacturer to simply tag them all as "mirrorless" since the other differences - finder type, sensor size, AF type and so on - are much greater differentiators from the consumers standpoint. I'm not sure Nikon "get's it" by their reaction to poor Nikon 1 sales.
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I think the V1 program must have been run by quite a number of managers,so who clearly "get it" and others who don't.
For example, someone there knew that what the smaller needed was a fast lens, both for light gathering and also for more DoF control, so they came out with the 32mm f1.2, and they didn't just half-ass it either, they gave it a proper silent wave motor (SWM) and Nano Crystal Coating just like the high end G offerings.
At the same time, someone there though the camera doesn't need exposure bracketing. It can shoot at 60 FPS and bracketing would be awesome as you could stack stuff handheld so easily at that type of frame rate, but nope, doesn't have it.
Or take the FT-1 adapter. Someone had the brilliant concept that being able to use F mount glass with a 2.7x crop would be pretty cool, and indeed it is. Even make them AF and still use the lens VR system.
However, someone else must of though that, nope, we don't need to allow AF-C with the adapter. Who cares if the V1 has some of the best tracking AF of any camera on the market, don't need it...
Finally after a year and a half they gave a firmware and enabled AF-C with the adapter and it works quite well. Awesome turning a 200mm f2.8 into a 540mm equiv with F2.8 light gathering and VR.
The camera is a mix of some simply brilliant features like phase detect AF, an electronic shutter for 1/16,000th max shutter speed and 60 fps burst shooting, a 1 gig image buffer etc, but then also some idiotic "features" like the lack of bracketing.
The same person (surely a photographer) who knew an ultra fast max shutter would pair great with a f1.2 lens simply can't be someone who didn't see the value of AEB
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