emraphoto
Veteran
in a short stint of down time i had the chance to sit down with a Nikon V1 system and man oh man Nikon, you are really close to a mighty fine photojournalism tool! really close.
one things that was becoming a problem with the X100 was the 'buttony' back. without fail, i found myself in situations where the X100 was another galaxy away from how i had set it up. i then started trying the 'tape it up' routine, only to make it more dysfunctional. a wickedly good camera, just sluggish. like it needs convincing some times to start up. the AF was not up to the job on a few occasions when i needed it to be. i will hang on too one, with a steel grip!
so without the boring details, i have a V1 and a few bobbles in my hands for the next few weeks, which should prove interesting.
aperture priority, center point focus, focus lock and aperture lock set and this camera is very, very fast. like 1dmkIII fast. fast is good in some scenarios. it is also very tight on all but the necessary controls up top. quite intuitively i will add. this is also good. there are times where i must trust the camera is how i left it 5 mins ago, after i had to jump a 12 foot wall and run. too many buttons... to great a chance you are gonna miss the photo that isn't going to happen again. ever. at least this is the case with the X100
it is also very small. i like small. there is a changing attitude towards photographers in areas of instability. looking like press can prove to be dangerous. big rigs are just not on the table for me. others? go for it
i am perfectly i fine with the sensor in that camera. i know it has been hotly debated for some time now. argue away. for me, not a problem.
so, super fast. super !Q. quiet. compact. well thought out control options. a flash with a head you can point in any direction you can think of. keep in mind i normally work within a 10 foot distance of my subject so flash power might concern some.
what's missing Nikon? a few more fast lenses. an f4 (constant) version of the 10-30 and seal everything up. perhaps a more powerful flash option? self powered? shazam! a stroke of genius. macbook air, 2 V1's and the bobbles... a video mic. i suspect some of you get this.
please Nikon, i hope you see the potential in this system and continue to explore it (the potential).
one things that was becoming a problem with the X100 was the 'buttony' back. without fail, i found myself in situations where the X100 was another galaxy away from how i had set it up. i then started trying the 'tape it up' routine, only to make it more dysfunctional. a wickedly good camera, just sluggish. like it needs convincing some times to start up. the AF was not up to the job on a few occasions when i needed it to be. i will hang on too one, with a steel grip!
so without the boring details, i have a V1 and a few bobbles in my hands for the next few weeks, which should prove interesting.
aperture priority, center point focus, focus lock and aperture lock set and this camera is very, very fast. like 1dmkIII fast. fast is good in some scenarios. it is also very tight on all but the necessary controls up top. quite intuitively i will add. this is also good. there are times where i must trust the camera is how i left it 5 mins ago, after i had to jump a 12 foot wall and run. too many buttons... to great a chance you are gonna miss the photo that isn't going to happen again. ever. at least this is the case with the X100
it is also very small. i like small. there is a changing attitude towards photographers in areas of instability. looking like press can prove to be dangerous. big rigs are just not on the table for me. others? go for it
i am perfectly i fine with the sensor in that camera. i know it has been hotly debated for some time now. argue away. for me, not a problem.
so, super fast. super !Q. quiet. compact. well thought out control options. a flash with a head you can point in any direction you can think of. keep in mind i normally work within a 10 foot distance of my subject so flash power might concern some.
what's missing Nikon? a few more fast lenses. an f4 (constant) version of the 10-30 and seal everything up. perhaps a more powerful flash option? self powered? shazam! a stroke of genius. macbook air, 2 V1's and the bobbles... a video mic. i suspect some of you get this.
please Nikon, i hope you see the potential in this system and continue to explore it (the potential).
