A new Nikon patent (201298706) filed in Japan indicates the possibility to produce Nikon 1 mirrorless lens with f/0.7 aperture. Nikon was able to achieve f/0.7 by optimizing the aperture diameter, the flange back length and image circle. One of the given examples in this patent was for a 32mm f/1.2 lens.
Today Nikon announced new firmware update for the mirrorless J1 and V1 cameras. The only fix in this update is for an issue that caused some frames to be duplicated in slow-motion movies recorded at a frame rate setting of 1200 fps.
Nikon filed a patent (201253230) in Japan for a 9-25mm f/2.8-5.0 lens (24-68mm equivalent) for Nikon 1 mirrorless cameras:
What can I win? In this giveaway you can win a brand new Nikon 1 V1 custom grip by Richard Franiec (camera obviously not included). This grip is designed specifically for comfort and safety when handling heft of Nikon V1, especially when coupled with FT-1 adapter and heavy lenses. The grip does not obstruct battery/card door and preserves original location […]
The just released new firmware version 1.11 for Nikon 1 includes the following fixes (V1, J1 download links): An issue that sometimes caused images captured using the Speedlight SB-N5 to be over-exposed has been resolved When switching from framing photos in the monitor to using the electronic viewfinder, or vice versa, with focus mode set to MF (manual […]
Few key points from a recent dpreview interview with Tetsuya Yamamoto (General Manager of Nikon’s Development Headquarters within its Imaging Division): Nikon is pleased with the success of their mirrorless system, especially the J1 The Nikon 1 sensor is capable of 2k and 4k video recording, those functionalities may come in future models Future cameras will […]
DxOMark just published their test results of the Canon PowerShot G1x compact camera. Here is a quick DxOMark style comparison with the Nikon V1 and the Coolpix P7100. The D1x has almost two times better low light ISO performance than the V1, dynamic range and color depth are almost identical.
I cannot get enough of those crazy Nikon 1 lens combinations. This setup was sent by Peter Korp and includes Nikon V1 + FT-1 adapter + Nikon T adapter + Celestron reflex 2000mm f/10 which makes this a 5400mm weapon (FX equivalent). Both objects were approximately a mile away. Electronic shutter, self timer at 10 seconds and focus magnification were used to take those […]
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