![]() In white avatar, the camera seems unimposing to the subjects, which is particularly good for clicking those natural, life-like photos where the subjects dont consciously pose for the camera. The zoom rings are sufficiently smooth to operate and have no creep. Both lenses have metal mount, and great rubber grip. Better than my D3100, and more reminiscent of my old D80. I didnt even bother to put the otherwise flashy neck band, instead used an old wrist band that came with my Canon Powershot. It would have made more sense to put a wrist band instead. ![]() The only gripe that I have is regarding the neck band that Nikon has provided in the kit. I have taken it to a few wedding events and it hasnt been a distraction, to say the least. In hands, the J1 is good to hold, its not feather light and that helps in keeping the hands steady. For the sake of comparision, D3100 weighs in a good 455g for body alone and similarly Olympus PEN E-PL1 weighs 335g and has a heavier kit lens by comparision. J1 is light and how! The body weighs in a mere 235g, add a couple of lenses 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 VR (115g) and 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 VR (185g ONLY!) and you get a useful range of 18mm - 198mm (DX format) for just 535g. Those who have carried so much weight to day long sightseeing trips would agree that the dead weight spoils the experience. Throw in a battery charger, UV filter and polarizer (both of which fit snugly on either of the lenses), and the kit would weigh two kilograms or thereabout. Prior to buying the J1, I had mostly been carrying my DSLR kit - D3100, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 VC, and Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR, to my leisure trips and social events. Thankfully Nikon acknowledged this fact, and dropped the price significantly for both its cameras, a move which seemed to work in their favor as J1 (and V1) dominated the CSC markets in Japan and Europe.įorm Factor : J1 is not Sony RX100 or Olympus XZ1, but its a sufficiently compact ILC, and light too ![]() Pricing has become a sensitive issue, in an already overcrowded CSC market. Back then, these cameras would have been ground breaking, earth shattering, but things have changed since MFTs hit the market. Perhaps Nikon's think tank never updated their market study which seems to have been based on the trends prevalent five years ago. More so because of their outrageous pricing of the kits. When Nikon launched the 1 series, I was one of those who ridiculed their decision to go for a piddly 1 inch sensor, with a meagre 10MP resolution. But somehow I resisted the urge to order J1 from Flipkart, and instead went to a Nikon store in Lajpat Nagar, where to my surprise I got a better deal. Thanks to Flipkart which has a decent range of cameras. But not before I had analyzed every single camera in the INR 10k to 25k price bracket. What started out as a quest for cheap backup P&S, ended up as a story about Nikon 1. ![]() The focus this year, was on reducing the size and weight of the camera gear, unlike previous years where I had been looking to acquire the latest sensor technology (although I was tempted to swap my D3100 with D3200!). My gear has evolved from P&S to DSLRs over the last five years, and each year I end up buying a new camera. ![]()
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