Alright photo geeks. Indeed, Nikon just announced their new line of compact cameras, the “1” series. Two bodies — the V1 and the J1 — along with four lenses: a 10mm f/2.8, 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6, 30-110mm f/3.8-f/5, and 10-100mm f/4.5-5.5 “power zoom” lens.
Here’s some highlighted specs on the beefier V1 in case you haven’t heard:
_12mp, CMOS sensor
_1080HD video (30, 60i frame rates…can get 60p at 720HD)
_RAW file + jpg (5 fps)
_SD card
_ISO 100 – 3200, 6400 hi
_$899.95 retail price
Confession: Its no secret that I dig little cameras, and I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these!, but please note I HAVE NOT touched one of these cameras, nor been briefed in detail about them.
So.. We (I ?) knew this was coming, but rather than me spouting off about having played with the system (I can’t), or telling you what your feelings about this system should be (I won’t), I’m turning the tables on you.
What’s your take? Love, hate, indifferent? Insights?
[Just a hunch, but your comments on this post – glowing or otherwise – might help inform Nikon about what your thinking.]Link to so more info here via B&H.
About the video, this is big step to near Canon. 60 frame is that what i wait to Nikon´s pro dsrl bodys..
To qualify my comments, we are invested in Nikon with multiple full-frame rigs and glass. First Nikon was a D90 that replaced a well used Canon 20D. D700, D3 or D3s today depending on the job, and sometimes all multiple rigs if redundancy is important.
But, I’ve been on a constant quest for a high quality, small(er) form-factor camera. I’ve gone through a number of fancy point-and-shoots. A Canon G11 just gave way to an S95 that has found a home in the wife’s purse. My iPhone fills that particular niche well enough and is much more convenient.
What a lot of folks are looking for is a great image making machine that’s much smaller than the DSLRs we’re lugging around on paid gigs. We want a casual use camera, but casual does not mean lower quality, and most of us see a smaller sensor as inferior, all things being equal. I’ll reserve my opinion on the N1/J1 until I actually try one, but it really seems to be targeted at the fashion crowd.
At this price point, the Olympus EP-3 looks really compelling. If Nikon resurrected something like their Ti and stuffed a D7000 sensor in it, I’d buy one in a heartbeat.
This is a great system, but i don’t understand why they left the manual controls out of it. I would also like some 1.4 lenses with it. I will buy it for travel photography. I own a d700 and a d7000 a 35mm f1.4g 50mm f1.4g 85mm f1.4g 16-35mm f4vr, 70-200mm f2.8vr, 300mm f2.8vr i my equipment is too heavy, when i want to do city shooting either I’m with the 35mm and i loose long shoots or i complain after carrying the 70-200 all day which is cumbersome. So instead of buying the 24-120 I will by this camera, because it is easier to handle for casual shooting.
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finally, nikon is joining the mirrorless camera race