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    Nikon V1

    in Mirrorless Digital Cameras

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    <p>I have the V1 and think it is a fine piece of technology and appears to be very well built. But... The rear controls were designed by bean counters. The mode dial always moves so that is always the first thing to check. The viewfinder is pretty good, but the little lag when it switches from the back display to the viewfinder is 1) annoying and 2) can't turn off that "feature." I wanted a small camera to replace my EP2, which has very sluggish autofocus. The V1 has DSLR-riveling speed, with some very chincy features. It is pretty expensive, and I am not sure it is the answer for a solution as a small camera for me. The new Olympus micro 4/3's camera might be worth considering.</p>

    Nikon V1 for occasional press work?

    in Mirrorless Digital Cameras

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    <p>I have a V1 and except for some foibles concerning the back of the camera (cheap dials), it would work perfectly fine. There is nothing wrong with the IQ and the viewfinder is pretty nice. Well, except for an annoying lag as it switches from the back panel display to viewfinder. Little engineering glitches and bean counter crap hurts what I think is a nice piece of engineering. Especially the autofocus, which is really fast. The high ISO is also good for a small sensor.</p>

    D300 vs D7000

    in Nikon

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    <p>I find the D7000 with the 17-55mm zoom to be nose heavy. It is very nice with a 24mm on it. I suppose I aught to get a light-weight slow zoom for it sometime.</p>

    Help me decide - DSLR vs V1

    in Nikon

    Posted

    <p>The V1 is a pretty nice bit of engineering, completely let down by bean counters. The body is well built and the rear controls are cheap. It is very snappy but the little lag switching from the LCD to the viewfinder is annoying. If Nikon would nut up and build a V1-prime, it would be a viable small system. They just about got it. Just about. </p>

    Switching to Nikon....which one to buy?

    in Nikon

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    <p>One thing about the D700 is that it is a fairly large and heavy beast, with correspondingly larger lenses than DX ones. That is the one detriment to the FX format. Hopefully its replacement will be smaller. I don't know what improvements a "D800" might have over the D700, but the D700 is one heck of a camera. I suspect I will be keeping mine for quite a while. </p>

    Nikon 1v vs. Olympus Pen EP-2

    in Nikon

    Posted

    <p>Thanks for the responses. I suppose I need to reiterate a bit. I am a motorcyclist and storage space is a bit limited sometimes. The EP-2 is great but the EVF gets in the way sometimes. The battery life on that camera is also frustrating, due to the EVF. I think I will just let this ruminate for a while, or just stick with the micro 4/3's stuff. </p>

    Nikon 1v vs. Olympus Pen EP-2

    in Nikon

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    <p>I have an EP-2 that is my little, walkaround camera. I don't have any complaints except the AF is slow. For stills it is very good. Anyway, I'm sort of a Nikon guy and was wondering if anybody has handled the 1v and what did they think. I suppose I would just keep the Olympus as it is only a couple years old and works fine. But I am curious how well the viewfinder works, especially when compared with the Pen's. Thanks for any opinion.<br>

    Jack</p>

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