Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/02

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Subject: [Leica] Nikon V1
From: leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans)
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 11:26:17 -0800
References: <CAH1UNJ2+12A3-qUAz_Kg8BoOAJZbf4T3L3EJ=3_vHGEYsEqkXw@mail.gmail.com> <BLU139-DS1118493054FAE80CFD290AB8910@phx.gbl>

One more observation.  The shutter lag is fairly pronounced in dim light as 
the autofocus tries to lock in.  In bright light it is speedier than any P&S 
I have tried in the past, though not as fast as my DSLR.

Aram

-----Original Message----- 
From: Aram Langhans
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 6:58 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikon V1

Played with one for about 30 minutes in a store last week.  Pretty nice.
Image quality was pretty darn good for such a small sensor. Almost bought
one, but here were my concerns.

1. Small sensor coupled with rather modest speed lenses equals a fairly
large DOF.  I like shallow, isolating DOF and I don't think I could get that
with this camera.
2. Low ISO quality was very nice, but pushed to 800 and you could see a fair
amount of noise.  Impressive for a small sensor, but not great.
It does cost quite a bit for what you get.  Crop Nikon DSLR performs better
at not too much more money.  But the size is a plus and it seemed quite well
built and easy to use.  So, may have a place for quite a few people.  Street
camera may be where it will shine.

Aram



-----Original Message----- 
From: Jayanand Govindaraj
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 6:24 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: [Leica] Nikon V1

Jason Odell's review - to my mind it looks like a good camera for street
shooting. I have not got my hand on one as yet to try - India tends to be
way down on Nikon's list, but surprisingly, it is not available in the grey
(smuggled) market as well, which leads me to believe it is selling well:

http://www.luminescentphoto.com/blog/2011/12/27/nikon-1-v1-mirrorless-camera-review-a-lesson-in-expectation-management/

Cheers
Jayanand




In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Nikon V1)
Message from leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans) ([Leica] Nikon V1)