where there’s smoke there’s fire

Two days after the official announcement, this is what other website have to say about the Nikon 1 V2 mirrorless camera:

“Nikon 1 V2: An Interchangeable-Lens Camera For Clueless Photographers (And No One Else)” /Gizmodo

“A Serious-Looking Mirrorless for People Who Don’t Want to Think” /Petapixel

“Whereas the J2 was frustratingly incremental compared to the J1, the V2 will likely represent a more significant upgrade when it lands on shelves” /Engadget

“The company has finally addressed our previous gripes by adding a mode dial along the camera’s top panel” /Cnet Asia

“Our first impressions, seeing the camera ‘in the flesh’ for the first time, are that it isn’t as ugly as it looks in photographs. Yes, it looks like a Sony NEX with mumps” /dpreview

“I can only think they were trying to evoke the big block on the Nikon F Photomic with the unusual pop-up flash design, but all I can think of is the overhanging nose of an elephant seal” /Imaging Resource

“The V1 doesn’t have any direct competitors at its price; most models with a built-in EVF are more expensive, but they all have larger sensors” /Cnet

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