Vobluda
Well-known
Coolpix A adapter ring and hood for 130 USD - I just paid for Sigma DP1 (camera, not the hood for it) just a bit more..
I have a feeling these companies are just pricing this stuff high because they have something nobody else is offering ala the RX1. Once others start making these cameras (P&S body with large sensor), then they will come down in price quickly. I feel this camera is a different class than the Fuji X100s. The Fuji is closer to a full size camera since it isn't really pants pockeable (though I'm sure someone will tell me of their cargo pants).
jbielikowski
Jan Bielikowski
I think one day it may be my pocket calc... camera 
Pretty much same DOF as my D40 with 18-55 @18mm, but small and with better IQ.
Pretty much same DOF as my D40 with 18-55 @18mm, but small and with better IQ.
nightfly
Well-known
If people buy these sort of cameras, then the next gen from everyone should be pretty sweet. Just wondering if the whole category will languish due to the initial pricing.
To me portability is more important than a viewfinder but price wise the Sony RX100 still wins in the "smallest camera with the biggest sensor for a reasonable price" category. Somewhere around $5-700 is where this would max out for me.
If a GRDV comes out with a bigger sensor, things could get interesting.
To me portability is more important than a viewfinder but price wise the Sony RX100 still wins in the "smallest camera with the biggest sensor for a reasonable price" category. Somewhere around $5-700 is where this would max out for me.
If a GRDV comes out with a bigger sensor, things could get interesting.
PatrickT
New Rangefinder User
I have to say, the images from the camera look fantastic. I love the subdued look to the colors, especially in this shot: http://chsvimg.nikon.com/lineup/coolpix/a/a/img/sample/img_05_l.jpg
http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/coolpix/a/a/sample.htm
http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/coolpix/a/a/sample.htm
SteveM(PA)
Poser
I like the dedicated MF-AF switch! Man, I would use that all the time on my RX100
aizan
Veteran
is nikon having trouble matching the color of top plates to body shells? first the nikon v1, now the nikon a.
Phantomas
Well-known
is nikon having trouble matching the color of top plates to body shells? first the nikon v1, now the nikon a.
Magnesium-alloy vs aluminium-alloy.
matthewm
Well-known
Handsome little thing, isn't it? The price puts it WAYYY outside of anything I'd ever even begin to consider, but it is a step in the right direction for serious compact cameras. I've let go of my GRD3 and GRD1 in hopes for a larger sensor GRDV. But if it comes in anywhere close to this price point, I'll do without.
I want to see the camera manufacturers sell this kind of camera at 60% of what they're currently asking. Drop the price to $600 and they've got a winner. With the RX100, drop the price to $499 and they'd blow the doors off of Canon and Nikon. Who would buy an S110 or G15 when they could have an RX100 for the same money?
I'm glad to see this. Just not at the ridiculous prices they're asking. :\
I want to see the camera manufacturers sell this kind of camera at 60% of what they're currently asking. Drop the price to $600 and they've got a winner. With the RX100, drop the price to $499 and they'd blow the doors off of Canon and Nikon. Who would buy an S110 or G15 when they could have an RX100 for the same money?
I'm glad to see this. Just not at the ridiculous prices they're asking. :\
Paddy C
Unused film collector
RE the price. Back in ye olde days of film, hi-end compacts we're, what, $800-$1K (+)?
That's 15 (+) years ago prices! (IE think inflation adjust).
And you had to buy film!!! And processing!!!
Everyone always wants things for less. But I'm not sure how we got to a point where every camera should cost $400.
That's 15 (+) years ago prices! (IE think inflation adjust).
And you had to buy film!!! And processing!!!
Everyone always wants things for less. But I'm not sure how we got to a point where every camera should cost $400.
I'm not sure that's what people are reacting to Paddy C, but in some sense you are right (compared to Nikon 28ti and Leica CM). I think it's more about the alternatives that are available and how this compares to them. In all fairness though, it is the first APS-C of its size that may fit in a pants pocket.
nightfly
Well-known
You can still use those cameras.
How many 15 year old digitals are you currently using?
I think there's a sense that as nice as whatever camera we are talking about it is, in a year or two there is going to be a better one and the price of this one will be half of that.
I bought my Yashica t4 for $150 and they are twice that now on Ebay. Ditto for all the other nice pro compacts of the 90s.
How many 15 year old digitals are you currently using?
I think there's a sense that as nice as whatever camera we are talking about it is, in a year or two there is going to be a better one and the price of this one will be half of that.
I bought my Yashica t4 for $150 and they are twice that now on Ebay. Ditto for all the other nice pro compacts of the 90s.
You have to give digital a chance to catch up. 35mm cameras were out for 70 years by the time those 90s compacts came out.
Not all of them... the T4 yes, but not many of the others. The issue now is that the Leica CM and the Nikon Ti cameras have certain issues that are no longer repairable. In a sense, they are similar to digital cameras with regard to how companies treat them regarding servicing (lack of parts, etc.).
willie_901
Veteran
This camera appears to have a singe advantage - it is more convenient to carry than other APS-C camera.
The convenience has consequences. Namely the cost, no finder (but for $450 more you can get one, but then it is less pocketable), a f 2.8 lens and somewhat reduced battery life.
I have no interest myself, but I can see how some photographers will enjoy the sensor performance and convenience.
The convenience has consequences. Namely the cost, no finder (but for $450 more you can get one, but then it is less pocketable), a f 2.8 lens and somewhat reduced battery life.
I have no interest myself, but I can see how some photographers will enjoy the sensor performance and convenience.
DougFord
on the good foot
Well they've got it surrounded.
ZeissFan
Veteran
I don't find the design attractive at all. It's a box with a bump in the front. It's not unlike the other anonymous digital junk that the industry has been pumping out since the late 1990s. And not unlike the plastic P&S film cameras that flooded the market before that. One looked like the other to the point that none of them are interesting.
For $1,000, I want something visually interesting. I want more than a soap box.
And now, I'll get off of mine.
For $1,000, I want something visually interesting. I want more than a soap box.
And now, I'll get off of mine.
benlees
Well-known
No doubt. Unless the pictures from the camera are jaw dropping, this seems like an also-ran.
MikeAUS
Well-known
Size, AF and shutter ?
Size, AF and shutter ?
Phantomas, how small is it in reality? I love Sony RX100 size and only use 28mm, can this Nikon camera fit in a jeans pocket - this is very important to me. Also AF how fast - oh and the most important - is the shutter silent or near silent. Hope it doesn't have the horrendous M240 'clunk' shutter Thanks!
Size, AF and shutter ?
It's a very nice little camera.
Phantomas, how small is it in reality? I love Sony RX100 size and only use 28mm, can this Nikon camera fit in a jeans pocket - this is very important to me. Also AF how fast - oh and the most important - is the shutter silent or near silent. Hope it doesn't have the horrendous M240 'clunk' shutter
Thanks!
aizan
Veteran
i wouldn't worry about the high price. like the 1-series cameras, it will not be long before the price comes down to where it should have been. $800 sounds reasonable to me.
willie_901
Veteran
Thanks for showing a photo of the camera in your hand. What a great stealth camera. People in positions of authority and the general public will think it's just an old crappy P&S zoom. Instead of worrying about someone taking high quality photos, they will be thinking, "Why aren't using their smart phone like everybody else? Meanwhile Coolpix A owners will be making high quality images with much less chance of being hassled.
The Winogrand method of getting close to the subject(s) and act as though you are photographing something further away will work very well with this camera.
The Winogrand method of getting close to the subject(s) and act as though you are photographing something further away will work very well with this camera.