Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/21

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Subject: [Leica] Nikon 1 System
From: digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:11 -0500
References: <CA9FB1CD.14BA9%mark@rabinergroup.com> <EC19B989-48B0-4361-94B2-968ED12EB6A0@mac.com>

Adam,

I think the NEX-7 will take SD memory as well as memory-stick.

Jim Laird

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote:
> I'm wondering how this fits into the spectrum of other recently announced 
> cameras. In particular the Sony NEX-7 is looking pretty good. It's quite a 
> different camera in some ways but it can mount an M adaptor and it has a 
> measly 24 MegaPixels and probably a pretty decent low-light performance 
> with the APS-C sensor at about twice the price.
>
> I have the GF-1 which I enjoy but I think the NEX-7 could become my travel 
> camera. Another lens system though and the dratted Sony memory-stick stuff 
> which I'm not so thrilled about.
>
> Decisions, decisions.
>
> Adam Bridge
>
> On 2011 Sep 21, at 12:22 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>
>> I love the ME-1-Stereo-Microphone you can put on it with a host of other
>> accessories the system is a late response from what I've read in the past
>> two days that 40 percent of cameras sold in Japan ?are of this elegant
>> mirrorless configuration and Nikon was conspicuously absent in the field.
>> Starting at $649.95 says the nikon site.
>> A disappointment as they did not go with a 1.5 or 2 crop but with a 2.7
>> crop. So this is not going to appeal to serious users but mainly to the
>> masses ?having more fun with cameraa than with those cameras end result;
>> photographs.
>> I'm sure one will follow of a larger sensor but perhaps nikon does not 
>> want
>> to compete against their own DSLR's? In time I think they will though. ?As
>> will most the other companies. Including Leica which already has a smaller
>> format mirrorless the D lux series.
>> When this all this leads to an elegant mirrorless affordable solution for 
>> my
>> M glass then I will be a happy camper. And I think it will. I think Leica
>> will follow. But not before a few others beat them to it. ?Me I'd pay a 
>> bit
>> extra for a red dot. .
>>
>> http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Stereo-Microphone/27045/ME-1-
>> Stereo-Microphone.html
>> Or
>> http://tinyurl.com/4x9qsdb
>>
>> --
>> Mark R.
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>>
>
>
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Replies: Reply from richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Nikon 1 System)
In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Nikon 1 System)
Message from abridge at mac.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] Nikon 1 System)