Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/16

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Subject: [Leica] Nikon V1
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:13:55 -0600 (CST)
References: <CAH1UNJ2YzE0NA8RmxWonrpqeLLYDRJcEc4BFk_h50OxRdcM5gw@mail.gmail.com> <1ADC01F0-D450-48BF-9E8E-64C4B68C55CF@gmail.com> <CAH1UNJ3HmoiTdDkAzCD+FH8VGt3xOGb_bA=FJ_w-k0r7OU8DRg@mail.gmail.com> <CAFfkXxuriLtOwqZcSXCj+AAg4BomBZ7DSKXZku_EG61_OwxUJQ@mail.gmail.com>

dpreveiw.com's comparative pictures of their test target with the Nikon V1 
and other cameras make the V1 look very, very good.


On Dec 16, 2011, at 6:05 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> The Bell and Howell is really an Angenieux, and I've shot it with my Oly 
> EP1
> 
> This is from the 10mm built on a similar frame: 
> http://sonc.com/angenieux.htm
> 
> I think the point of the meter is to get a good overall exposure, since the
> field of view of this lens is smaller than the sensor.  That  results in
> the internal metering seeing a portion of the frame as black, and exposing
> incorrectly, even on aperture preferred.
> 
> For what it is worth, the Nikon is a tiny thing, even smaller than a Rollei
> 35.
> Handsome little camera, though.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at 
> gmail.com>wrote:
> 
>> Luis,
>> I do not think you will get auto exposure with this combo, hence the
>> exposure meter. I have the same CV model, which I used to use on my M3.
>> Guys on the a Nikon list, where I picked this up thought it was a 
>> perfectly
>> rational thing to do, I have no idea why. I just thought it looked cool...
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>> 
>> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 10:44 PM, Lluis Ripoll
>> <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>wrote:
>> 
>>> Jayanand,
>>> 
>>> I don't know nathing about this camera, but why the photometer? This lens
>>> is a great lens, the prices was going higher and higher after the
>> Panasonic
>>> GH1 appears, allowing use many old film 16mm lenses, but below 25mm they
>> do
>>> a big vignetting, on the other hand I think is not easy to focus and I
>>> didn't anything hear about an adapter for autofocus...
>>> 
>>> cheers
>>> Lluis
>>> 
>>> 
>>> El 14/12/2011, a las 18:47, Jayanand Govindaraj escribi?:
>>> 
>>> Bell & Howell 15mm F1.3 on the Nikon 1:
>>>> 
>>>> http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/**img/dcw/docs/498/259/html/02.**jpg.html
>> <http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/dcw/docs/498/259/html/02.jpg.html>
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Jayanand
>>>> 
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
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> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> 
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Replies: Reply from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Nikon V1)
In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Nikon V1)
Message from lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll) ([Leica] Nikon V1)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Nikon V1)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Nikon V1)