Without doubt the Nikon V1 has had its detractors, including
yours truly. The small sensor is the
primary problem, with poorer high ISO performance and an inability to get
shallow depth of field compared to a Sony NEX or even a Micro Four Thirds
camera. However the camera does have its
advantages such as fast AF, solid build, long battery life and an inbuilt
EVF. Reviews have shown an ability to
take lovely black and white shots and lenses that are very good quality. In other words, actual performance was better
than expectations.
At its release price of $899, it showed incredibly poor
value against its competition, and now 18 months later, Nikon is still trying
to blow them out, even though the updated V2 has been out for a while. Henrys Outlet Centre has them, with the nice
10mm (28mm equiv) f2.8 pancake lens for a very tempting $260. At that price, the camera looks like
excellent value, and interestingly the going rate on Henry's eBay store is
about $330, so values are actually rising.
The other good thing about the V1 is that it has an
identical battery to my D600. This means
for only double and a bit for the cost of the battery I can buy a whole camera
and lens! Wild! Even with this though, I am king of loath to
invest in another system. I already have
Sony NEX, Leica M and LTM and Nikon.
That's really enough I think.
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