Late last week I was in Future Shop and decided to check out the new Nikon 1
series camera. They had a J1 on display,
but it wasn’t working. So I did a quick
eyeball size comparison between the Nikon, a Sony NEX 5n and a Olympus
EPM-1. Interestingly, the body size of
the Olympus was the smallest, with the NEX similar, but a little deeper which
actually makes for a nice grip. The
Nikon is taller and a little narrower.
I haven’t had a close look at the Pentax Q yet, but I’ve heard it is a
lot smaller than any of the above cameras.
With no size advantage, a much smaller sensor and a high
price, I cannot see any reason to buy the Nikon 1 series. To me, this (and the Pentax Q) are $400
cameras. The $700 - $800 MSRP is far too
high, when this gets you the much superior Sony NEX-5n.
Nikon is betting on brand loyalty/recognition that they can charge what they feel is bearable. I guess many people don't know better and shop by brand name.
ReplyDeleteQuite true. The only advantage I can think of for the Nikon is that the lenses are much smaller than the equivalent NEX lenses.
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