Nikon V1 small sensor, is it worth it? doesn anyone know if we can add the external flash to this camera....?
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Both the V1 and J1 are very good first generation cameras. As far as bokeh is concerned I can fix that in photoshop or lightroom in less than thirty seconds. This system has a lot of potential and as faster prime lens are introduced the bokeh isssue will die down. Plus soon there will be an adaptor introduced so that you can use your Nikkor lens. You can easily make a great 11 by 14 print with these cameras and if you have the software and know what you are doing a 16 by 20 print can look good if viewed more than three feet away. I am glad Nikon did this. Most people will not ever make a print larger than an 8 by 10. The cameras give you very good video, auto focus is amazing, image stablization on the cameras is excellent and photo quality is excellent. You can shoot raw or Jpeg. Plus you can carry a whole system around with you and not be weighted down. Well done Nikon!!!! People just go on the net and look at how many people were ready to hate this camera and once they tested it out they have a whole new appreciation for the camera. I know of two pros who now use this camera system for their walkaround. You don't always need a big camera and a ton of pixels. Sometimes for what you want to do that is just overkill. It is a blast photographing with this camera.
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Better that you have to pop it up manually. That way you control the flash - it does not control you. How hard is it to push the little flash button.If that level of complexity is too difficult for you, this camera is not for you.
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No problem. Just pay mind its a harsh flash. If you're planning on using the camera casually its great, but you might eventually want to go the extra mile for a nicer model for the flash itself. Two cents.
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The camera does not have any connection for an external flash. You can use an automatically fired flash that fires each time the camera´s flash is released.
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Yes, it is probably more useful as a slave light than as a main flash. Honestly I thought it was a piece of junk and sold it to someone for 50 bucks, he was not happy with it and wanted to return it to me. It really just does not work well with the more advanced Nikons. It does not seem to react as fast as the camera.
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Hi Michael, my apolgies for the late reply. I have updated my review and went from 5 stars to 1. Out of 2 cameras, I am now on my 3rd replacement. One of my replacements is a V2 and that one has been working well with no issues for 2 months now. I just got my other replacement last week so early days and amazingly it was a V1. I emailed them and they said they were out of V2's and the V1 should be just fine now. I am hoping I will have no more issues - they otherwise work very well.
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I made the switch from a Nikon D610 and have never looked back. I love the smaller size of the XT1 because I take my camera everywhere. I use to take my Nikon everywhere too, but it wasn't at all convenient or discrete. Bottom line: you must consider what you shoot and how you shoot. Don't get caught up with sensor size, because both will result in great images. Also be sure that the current line of Fuji lenses will meet your needs as well.
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Thanks Kin.Actually, I'm looking for something smaller than a reflex on which I could occasionnaly use my nikon lenses.After using a bit an oly e-p2, i'm a bit confused ; it's better than I thought, and has the IS build in.Does anyone know if nikon will release a micro 4/3 camera soon ?
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Thanks again david.I remember reading some of the flash based camcorders record on .MOD files, which are somewhat hard to work with.This will be my first camcorder purchase in a long while (my last was a sony digital-8...), so your advice is well needed and appreciated.
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Most "external" battery packs are for portable flash, since if you "tethered" your camera to a power source a lot of portability is sacrificed and the camera would probably need to be on a tripod. There are camera specific units that can be coupled to the bottom of the camera body by the 1/4"x20 threaded tripod socket to double the number of exposures the camera can take. It only takes 10-15 seconds to exchange a second back up battery, so there is minimal advantage, but "Vello", "Phottix", et al make them (for less money then OEM units) as well as Olympus, in your case. Just go to Phottix.com, for example, and searce for your camera model. Back when I shot film and we had to manually advance film, a motor drive was a REAL advantage to faster shooting! Adding a battery to a dSLR won't speed up the exposure rate, just give you a couple hundred extra shots before changing batteries, most of which you won't use since they were likely "spray and pray" shots rather then well "crafted" shots.
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I used it for a week, shooting mostly stills, but some video and only then did it show as low battery. Of course, if you shoot a lot of video, the battery life will probably plummet (but I don't know that for sure). Did not use the flash much at all (so I don't know how that affects it). For normal shooting, you can probably get by with the included battery and one spare.
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I'm really surprised at how well the camera does at low lighted events. I usually take both flash pics and no flash pics but find many times the pics taken with available light are better than with the flash. Hope that helps.
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I use a D3200 and it does/did not work in TTL mode. I wrote to Vivitar and got emails of mumbo jumbo they did not understand the glitch at all!! Also a Sunpak PZ40x flash. Now the cord would work in the manual mode so the wires were OK but still does not support iTTL of Nikon.I have order a different cord elsewhere and am waiting for it arrive.
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The built in flash is okay for occasional use. If you plan to do a lot of indoor flash photography, you may want to get an external flash. I have a GX1 and have not bothered to buy one but I don't shoot a lot indoors and when I do it tends to be table-top photography of small items and I use separate lighting system for that. There are several relatively inexpensive external flash units for GX1 that get pretty good reviews if you choose to buy one. Hope this helps you out.
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It comes with a small flash that has worked for me so far. It pops out (sometimes when you rather it wouldn't) on the left side of the camera.
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I am a Nikon user. So I can only give my experiences as a Nikon full frame user. maybe this can help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe1VkIzi6OI .
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It works great for me. My guess is that someone got a lemon, and I'm sure they do exist. You can see photos I took with my D5100 at http://idaholyoaks4.blogspot.com/. There are lots of shots there I took with my D5100, as well as some I took with older cameras.