robert_roaldi1

<p>As I just bought a V2 with 10-3 and 30-110, I'll answer my own question.<br> I took my Nikon V2 to a bicycle race on last evening to test out the high-speed AF and FPS shooting. I am blown away. At 5 fps (mechanical shutter) and 15 fps (e-shutter), it finds the time to re-focus in between frames, only rarely missing any and those were probably my fault. The long zoom (80-290 mm equiv) is not fast, was set at f5.6 a lot, and it was dusk, but it still focused all the time. And it weighs nothing. <br> There's too much menu fiddling, I'd prefer buttons, but it's not that bad either. I looked at normal jpgs shot at 800 on the computer screen and they're fine. Maybe not National Geographic standards, but I don't work for them. It's not weather-proofed either, so not good enough for some pro requirements, but I can live with plastic covers for my purposes.<br> While you're firing away, the screen freezes up with each shot, but it's no worse than the mirror blackout on a D-SLR, it's no harder to track the movement, just different.<br> The online reviews say that it eats batteries, only 300 shots to a charge. If that's the worst problem, I'm happy.</p>

<p>Forgetting about water and dust protection for the moment, is there a feeling that cameras like the Nikon V2/V3, or the new Fuji FZ1000 are good enough for lots of action photography. I shoot bicycle races and car rallies for fun, and when it rains I stay home because there's no income at stake, and I am getting tired of the weight of an Oly E-3 + 50-200/f2.8, especially when the web is the final destination for the images (99.99% of the time).<br> <br />Looking at the specs of the V3, maintaining focus at pretty fast fps rates, and the seeming ability of the FZ1000 to focus very rapildy, I am starting to wonder if these models aren't more suitable for many purposes.</p>

<p>The size and weight of the Nikon V2 system are attractive, as is the speed of focus and operation. Is the EVF quick enough to keep up with action or the lag too intrusive? Are the current lenses too slow especially at the 300-400 mm equiv end? Thanks.</p>