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p.1 #1 · Surfers - Pipeline Lite w V1 Test


Tested the Nikon 1 V1 (2.7 crop sensor) with Siggy 300 2.8+1.4 & 70/200+2XEIII
1: 1080mm equivalent no crop
http://ragspix.smugmug.com/Sports/1201-Surf-Hawaii-V1-Test/i-XFDwkj8/0/XL/DSC0238-XL.jpg

2: 918mm Equivalent no crop
http://ragspix.smugmug.com/Sports/1201-Surf-Hawaii-V1-Test/i-p57bxxR/0/XL/DSC0251-XL.jpg

3: 918mm cropped
http://ragspix.smugmug.com/Sports/1201-Surf-Hawaii-V1-Test/i-TBK5jQ3/0/XL/DSC0257-XL.jpg

4: 81mm cropped
http://ragspix.smugmug.com/Sports/1201-Surf-Hawaii-V1-Test/i-wL4JJrg/0/XL/DSC0148-XL.jpg

For those not familiar this cam it has both mechanical shutter and electronic (5fps) + electronic Hi (60fps); with an electronic view finder (you see what the LCD shows). You can fit a 600mm lens on this and it appears like a lens cap with an adapter

The exposures are good, in a small package. You need support since your out long.

The knocks: In manual - shooting motion: you have center focus and when you shoot a burst, the EVF shows the initial and subsequent shots in the viewfinder, leaving you blind to follow your subject. The result is, your subject is to the side of the frame. Very disconcerting when trying to maintain focus/composition in your frame.

While the high shutter speed is seductive, the buffer gets clogged very quickly and renders that feature useless

I'm still getting my head around the cam and hopefully these issues will be addressed in a firmware update

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Jan 24, 2012 at 06:33 PM
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p.1 #2 · Surfers - Pipeline Lite w V1 Test


Pretty good shots...new toy?

Like that last shot

Jefferson



Jan 24, 2012 at 06:38 PM
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p.1 #3 · Surfers - Pipeline Lite w V1 Test


Jefferson wrote:
Pretty good shots...new toy?

Like that last shot

Jefferson


Yup. Pretty neat little cam. Over a 1000mm at less than 5lb

Rags



Jan 24, 2012 at 08:23 PM
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p.1 #4 · Surfers - Pipeline Lite w V1 Test


are you sure you cannot turn off the picture review?


Jan 25, 2012 at 04:55 PM
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p.1 #5 · Surfers - Pipeline Lite w V1 Test


dpg109 wrote:
are you sure you cannot turn off the picture review?


I haven't been able to and other user reports are they haven't found a way

Rags



Jan 25, 2012 at 05:30 PM
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p.1 #6 · Surfers - Pipeline Lite w V1 Test


Nice look to the images Rags but I guess no Surf while you were there?


Jan 25, 2012 at 07:43 PM
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p.1 #7 · Surfers - Pipeline Lite w V1 Test


Michael Sangio wrote:
Nice look to the images Rags but I guess no Surf while you were there?


Nah ... flat.

But we're getting some swells in Santa Cruz tomorrow, I'll be there

Rags



Jan 25, 2012 at 11:03 PM





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