Rick's Nikon 1 J3 thread

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Rick M

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Wow! That's a great comparison of the 3. Nikon 1 works for me because that's the size difference I wanted. From big gun serious to casual with quality. If I had a 4/3, not sure I would have the Nikon 1, but then I'm back to a larger system than the Nikon 1 system. Lol, it's a vicious cycle :)
 
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Rick M said:
Wow! That's a great comparison of the 3. Nikon 1 works for me because that's the size difference I wanted. From big gun serious to casual with quality. If I had a 4/3, not sure I would have the Nikon 1, but then I'm back to a larger system than the Nikon 1 system. Lol, it's a vicious cycle :)
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But did you catch the weight difference? 850g v 497g! That is just the body. Actually a D3300 is slightly lighter but not weather sealed, unable to bracket, etc.
 
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Rick M

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Loki's a bit happier tonight,

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Rick M

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"Easy Pano" mode. You just pan the camera and it creates a pano. Only downside is Jpeg. Will be interesting to try on a train. It has to modes, standard and extra wide, used the 18.5mm (50)


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Rick M

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Thanks Chuck! It's really amazing to have a camera the size of a P&S and yet have a raw file you can work with as much as from a DSLR.
 
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crashton

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Yes it is a wonderment. I love the Nikon 1 series, great cameras in a very small package. The guy holding the camera gets some of the credit too. ;)
 
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Rick M

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I just received my latest batch of prints, one was an 11x14 of the first blue jay shot. It is fantastic, even at a finished sized of only 2.7 MB! I'm integrating some J3 shots into my show stock so we'll see how they sell.
 
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High ISO test. I've been experimenting a bit to see just how high I could go and maintain an acceptable IQ level. 800 is very usable as seen by the last bird shot. Below is a test at 1600, taking advantage of a gloomy overcast morning. The desk pencil holder volunteered to pose as a bird on my bird bath. I decided to shoot and crop/process as normally I would have. The first is the original, second is cropped substantially and processed in LR. I'm pretty impressed,


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DraganDL

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You really achieved impressive high ISO results, Rick. However, with the new PEN cameras, you would have such quality at 2500 ISO (and a little above that number - I mention this just for the sake of comparison;)). One thing cannot be denied when considering Nikon 1 line-up: they ARE small&handy (unless you're using FT-1 adapter with any of the Nikkor "F" lenses)
 
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Rick M

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Part 2- Getting dark here so I thought I'd push it to ISO 3200. Noise is rearing it's ugly head. LR did a pretty good job, but I wouldn't be able to use the images for anything serious. I guess 1600 is the usable upper limit. Annoying that there is no choice between 800 and 1600. I was however very impressed with the VR, about 300mm equivalent, handheld at 1/60th.


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For closure I've sold the J3 and have decided to get a V2 as my "casual" camera (the V3 specs are a disappointment). Built in grip and viewfinder will be a big improvement. I've also purchased the f1 adapter for my other Fx glass, really looking forward to see how the 70-200 f4 works on the V2 with a FOV of 190-540mm. I'll start a new V2 thread as soon as the new toys arrive :).
 
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