[Leica] Nikon 1 System

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

Well they're doing the Harry Potter effect. Grabbing frames out of movies.
Blurring the line between stills and motion captures.
-- 
Mark R.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/



> From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:49:58 +0000
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikon 1 System
> 
> Looking through Nikon's web site, my take is that the speed of shots is a
> major selling point (and why a small sensor). Up to 1200 fps with a low
> resolution output.
> 
> Sony NEX-7 is interesting, but I cannot see any of them being optimised 
> for FF
> Leica lenses rather than their matching lenses...
> 
> john
> 
> ________________________________________
> 
> 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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