a couple of my fav's from today. I have to say that I really love the results I got with this camera. I shot RAW in manual exposure mode, which is the way to go with this camera.
Do you find you're using the EVF much, lxdesign? I was checking one out in Henry's on Church, and I felt the EVF showed a very flat, washed out image. It also had a pretty slow response time when it needed to change exposure. I had been pretty interested in the camera, but after playing around for a few minutes with the EVF, felt a bit let down.
I've been using the V1 for about three weeks now. I think the EVF is pretty good. It will appear brighter than an optical viewfinder at times. Also note that it reflects the processed view. So if your picture style is set to neutral, it may appear flatter than what you see with your eye. I think the response time is very good. It seems slightly faster than the Panasonic EVFs I've used and doesn't degrade very much in low light. Other than the new Sony EVF on the NEX-5N and NEX-7 it seems like the nicest one yet that I've seen.
Was the camera in an automatic mode? I find the camera fairly quick to use, how was the image in the EVF flat? I mean its an EVF - not exactly a high res monitor... the 3" screen is much better for reviewing images. Personally, I think this camera is great.. quick to use. There are a few things I would change, but keeping in mind that its not a replacement for my DSLR's ... it works just fine.
I started a thread on another forum about my experience with the V1. Not a comprehensive review or testing, but did spend enough time with it to get a good feel about the camera. I included some real life photos, including 5 fps skate boarding sequences. I liked the V1's performance, but didn't like the user interface and auto-ISO logic. Depending on what the next generation looks like, I think Nikon is onto something with the Nikon 1 system.
Agreed with lxdesign. After having used a V1 for a few weeks, IMO, the J1 is a much better value.
The V1 has an EVF, bigger buffer, mechanical shutter, and will take the external flash. But other than that, it's pretty much the J1 with a different skin. I'm hoping Nikon's next iteration will be one that is truly geared towards the enthusiasts with better direct controls and customization of settings.
Armanius wrote:
Agreed with lxdesign. After having used a V1 for a few weeks, IMO, the J1 is a much better value.
The V1 has an EVF, bigger buffer, mechanical shutter, and will take the external flash. But other than that, it's pretty much the J1 with a different skin. I'm hoping Nikon's next iteration will be one that is truly geared towards the enthusiasts with better direct controls and customization of settings.
In addition to the above the V1 has a better build, better battery, 921000 LCD, optional GPS, and the AF button in place of the flash button.
The J1 is of course a great camera especially if you don't need any of the above, however, the differences are significant and well worth the extra cost if you do. If I absolutely didn't want the EVF and would use a pop up flash then the J1 would make sense. Otherwise, the V1 is a big step up.
And....1/250 flash sync! A big thing for me. Plus the SB-N5. Small as it is, it is a lot stronger than a built-in flash. Bounce flash works at short distances w/ not too high ceilings. I am loving the electronic shutter. I find that I can handhold the camera at really slow shutter speeds using that & the VR. Can't do that w/ my D3.
Lots of novel things w/ this camera.
What do you guys think about the FT1 auto focus limitation to just the center point? Do you think Nikon purposely crippled the auto focus? It would seem like it could easily just auto focus like the usual V1-lenses, but they removed the ability (perhaps again to stop the cannibalization of dslr sales). Or does anything know a technological reason for not allowing the the usage of all autofocus points as well as af-c?
I haven't used the FT1 adapter yet, but I am planning to get one. For still photography I don't mind being limited to one focus point... but I could see it being a real PITA for video work. We'll have to see once I get one.
Taoguy wrote:
I have had the V1 for a couple of months, I agree with Steve, I was surprised on how well it performs. I also own the D3x and D3s so I've got a good baseline to compare. I find the V1 really does have a learning curve more than most might give it, however one can always auto everything and it still performs.
I should have the adapter in tomorrow, it will be fun trying it on real moving targets, eagles, swans inflight with the 70-200 and 200-400. I'll post em when I get them.
Hey how are you doing with that adapter.
I got mine and the camera doesn't read a lens on the cam
fusiongt wrote:
What do you guys think about the FT1 auto focus limitation to just the center point? Do you think Nikon purposely crippled the auto focus?
I think it was done on purpose . Oh sorry, its called product strategy (to differentiate to the entry DSLR product line)
Similar to the 1 Sec exposure limit when the FT1 adapter is used - especially inconvenient when you would like to leverage fast DX/FX lenses in AL photography or night photography.
Speaking about artíficial limitations. The V1 and J1 have a bulb limit of 120 seconds (also with CX lenses). Combined with relatively slow lenses, capturing stars in the night is only possible with ISO 800 or ISO 1600. (But then you have probably more stars on the photo than the sky really had)
