Nikon proudly introduces the Nikon 1 brand
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1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6, 1 NIKKOR VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, 1 NIKKOR 10mm f/2.8 and 1 NIKKOR VR 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 PD-ZOOM
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Speedlight SB-N5, GPS Unit GP-N100, Mount Adapter FT1
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Posts at IamNikon blog
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Interview with Masahiro Suzuki, General Manager R&D, Nikon Imaging Company - Imaging-Resource
"When we started with this development, it was quite some time ago, it was prior to the Micro Four Thirds launch. So we were actually some steps ahead of those guys, and our aim was to achieve the most for image quality and high performance--especially for speed--responsiveness, compactness, and ease of use. Those factors combined led to this camera. So rather than adopting Micro Four Thirds, we believe this new format is better." |
Nikon Podcast 45: The Revolutionary Nikon 1 System
"Host Mark Ellwood and guest Steve Heiner talk about the new Nikon 1 System, an advanced camera with interchangeable lenses." |
Comments, previews and samples about/from Nikon's new 1 series cameras
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| Nikon releases firmware updates for J1, V1 cameras - Rob Galbraith |
Nikon 1 DxO marks
"Similarly, pitted against a high-end compact such as the Fuji X100 or an entry-level DSLR such as the Sony A35, the V1 does not appear to justify its higher price: Nikon V1 vs Fuji X100 vs Sony SLT A35. In short, at this price, the V1’s sensor puts it at a disadvantage.
In conclusion, even though the Nikon J1 appears to achieve its goals, we are a bit skeptical about the Nikon V1's ability to find a place in its market category." |
Nikon 1 sensor against an EVIL world by Kim Brebach
"I’ve written about DxO labs before, most recently their filmpack 3 software. I’ve also used their illuminating DxOMark sensor tests and comparisons before. The Nikon 1 has just been tested, and...The results are interesting..." |
Nikon V1 studio shots available for comparison to other mirrorless cameras at DPReview
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Nikon 1 Series J1 And V1 Sample Photos at ePhotozine
"Joshua Waller travels to Shanghai, China with the new Nikon V1 and J1 cameras, here are some of his best shots." |
| Nikon 1 Series China Factory Tour by ePhotozine |
Teardown of the Nikon V1 camera – Aptina Found! - ChipWorks.com
"The manufacturer of this CMOS image sensor is none other than Aptina, and the device’s part number is C1CC." |
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| Camera and Lens Review Links |
Nikon J1 review at ePhotozine
"Image quality is very good, with great colour, and detail, and while ISO noise is not as impressive as Micro Four Thirds cameras, it is noticeably better than serious compacts, such as the Nikon Coolpix P7100, particularly at higher ISO settings." |
Nikon J1 review at DigitalCameraReview
"The Nikon 1 J1 is a good camera in a lot of ways. Great image and video quality and some solid optics make it easy to give it a favorable review, but it's not a must-have for enthusiasts and Nikon fans." |
Nikon J1 review at DCResources
"Photo quality is very good. Not as good as a full size digital SLR, but comparable to what you'll get from a Micro Four Thirds camera. Exposure was accurate the majority of the time, though the camera did overexpose a bit at times. Colors are vibrant and pleasing to the eye. Image sharpness was about average... not too sharp, not too soft (and the lens you're using has a lot to do with this)." |
Nikon J1 review at TrustedReviews
"The Nikon J1 is a stylish looking compact system camera that delivers class-leading shooting speeds, super-efficient AF performance and vibrant, punchy images. However, given the highly competitive nature of the CSC market this isn’t really enough to elevate it above its peers and many rival CSCs offer richer feature sets and better value for money. It’s good to finally see Nikon in the CSC market, and the J1 certainly shows some promise, but it’s not quite the all-conquering model we’d hoped for." |
Nikon J1 review at Imaging-Resource
"For consumer photographers, though, the incredibly swift autofocus and very fast burst shooting are likely of greater importance, helping them to capture shots that they might otherwise miss, and the excellent video feature set makes a compelling case for leaving the camcorder at home altogether." |
Nikon J1 review at TechRadar
"Image quality from the Nikon J1 is good, competing well with the average compact camera and approaching that of entry-level DSLRs. In summary, the J1 provides a good introduction to interchangeable lens cameras, although it lacks some of the fun features such as in-camera filter effects seen on other offerings." |
Nikon J1 review by Shun Cheung for Photo.net
"While Nikon wisely puts only 10MP onto this fairly small CX-format sensor, and results are generally excellent at ISO 100, 200 and 400, noise is still an issue above ISO 800. But Nikon does an excellent job controlling noise so that image quality only deteriorates moderately as the ISO goes up to 1600." |
Nikon J1 review by Thom Hogan
"The problem is that the design gets in my way too much. Yes, I'm a high end user, and a very sophisticated one. Yet I think the design probably gets in the way of the novice user moving up, too. Even something simple, like the moving mode dial, is enough to frustrate my mom or god-daughter or friend who isn't a photographer." |
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Hands on with the Nikon 1: J1 & V1 - the Phoblographer
"When I think about the Nikon 1 series, I wish someone would have played the Nostalgia card. I wish they would of used and old body design like the Nikon FM. That camera was the start of something new at Nikon when it came out and the Nikon 1 series is the start of something new today. There is great potential here. The handling and performance of these cameras are nice." |
Nikon's J1 and V1 cameras and 1 Nikkor lenses review by Rob Galbraith
"...J1/V1 image quality lands right about where you'd expect, given its sensor size: somewhere in between the best point-and-shoot cameras and better digital SLRs, and because of the sweet colour quality in particular, I'd put it as closer to the latter than the former." |
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Nikon V1 review at PhotographyBLOG
"As to whether the Nikon 1 V1 is a good camera for serious amateurs, the answer is not so clear-cut. The V1 is doubtlessly a small, high-quality, discreet and generally fast camera but its interface is quite clearly not geared toward users who like to take full control of the picture-taking process." |
First ImpressionsL Using the Nikon V1 at DPReview
"A full review is underway, but my initial impressions of the V1 are mixed. Given its size, I'm impressed by the image quality produced by its CX format sensor, but puzzled that neither the V1 nor the J1 have ended up as particularly ‘small’ cameras." |
Nikon V1 review at PhotoReview
"Serious photographers are likely to be disappointed by the V1, particularly when it is compared with the larger-sensor offerings from other manufacturers. Whereas Sony's NEX-7 has the same APS-C sized sensor as the SLT-A77, the Nikon 1's sensor roughly half the size of a Micro 4/3 chip. This imposes a number of design limitations that will be difficult to overcome, particularly with respect to wide-angle lenses." |
Nikon 1. Counterintuitive. Crazy. And a whole lot of fun. by Kirk Tuck
"What do I like about the Nikon? I love the crisp feel of the files, the perfect meter, the fast autofocus and the incredible ten frames per second I can get at the full 10 meg image res." |
The Nikon V1 Camera Review – The camera I expected to hate! by Steve Huff
"The strengths seem to outweigh the weaknesses for me right now and the V1 is a camera that can even be handed to your wife, your kids or anyone and they could get great result with it as well. It’s simple. It’s fun. It’s the V1, and it does more right than it does wrong which is a good thing."
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Nikon V1 review at NeoCamera
"The 2.7X crop sensor of the V1 delivers high quality images with low image noise, excellent exposure, realistic colors and great white-balance. Additionally, the autofocus performs extremely quickly in good to moderate light levels, making it one of the very few SLDs to compete with DSLRs when it comes to autofocus. When light dims, autofocus performance drops noticeably but no worse than its competitors." |
Nikon V1 review by the Mansurovs
"While my initial thoughts after the Nikon 1 system was announced were rather negative, after using the camera actively for over a month, I got to like it, at least when compared to the competition. It does have a few problems though, as I have expressed in this review." |
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| Nikon Releases Firmware Updates for 1 Nikkor Zooms (Nov 21, 2011) - Rob Galbraith |
Nikon 1 Nikkor 10mm f/2.8 reviewat PhotographyBLOG
"Sharpness is very good, with only the extreme borders being somewhat soft, good news given that the 10-30mm is not very sharp at the 10mm wide-angle setting. Due to the size of the sensor the lens has been designed for, diffraction kicks in at around f/8, so the 1 Nikkor 10mm is typically at its best when used wide open - which isn't a bad thing." |
Nikon 1 series 10-30mm lens review by the Mansurovs
"It is a sharp lens with good contrast and colors, and its performance is pretty good both in the center and in the corners. One important fact to note here, is that due to the smaller size of the camera sensor and its pixels, all 1 Nikkor lenses, including the 10-30mm are sharpest at around the f/5.6 mark." |
Nikon 1 Series 10-30mm f3.5-5.6 VR review at PhotoReview
"On the basis of our Imatest testing using JPEG files from the Nikon 1 V1 camera, the 1 Nikkor VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 turned in an adequate but uninspiring performance. The highest resolution came from the 14mm focal length a couple of stops down from maximum aperture." |
Nikon 1 Nikkor VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 reviewat PhotographyBLOG
"The Nikon 1 Nikkor VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 is a perfectly OK lens for a kit zoom. Centre sharpness is entirely adequate at all focal lengths, especially wide open and stopped down a notch. The extreme borders are visibly softer, at least at the 10mm setting where they won't sharpen up until you hit f/8, but this isn't uncommon with kit lenses and won't be causing you headaches unless you wanted to make really big prints." |
Nikon 1 Series 30-110mm f3.8-5.6 VR review at PhotoReview
"Our Imatest tests on this lens, when fitted to the Nikon 1 V1 showed it to be capable of slightly higher resolution than the 1 Nikkor VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6. However, the differences occurred mainly at the 30mm focal length and with the lens stopped roughly half-way down." |
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