03-14-2014, 06:31 AM
Besides of the pricing it has a lot of features other Nikons with interchangeable lenses don't have and with another fat bag of cash to buy the adapter for the "big" lenses there's AF, aperture is working contrary to a lot of other µ4/3 or Sony adaptors. So, not "only" (to me a kind of prejudice) moms of kids in soccer, but also sports photographers of all those tiny little local newspapers - decreasing numbers but which "Pro" DSLR can give you
20 fps @ 18 MP
no flapping mirror at this framerate (or even higher rates)
continous AF over the whole frame (and not only some AF points around the center)
Enough IQ for newspaper or internet stuff
tilted touchscreen
?
I think, it's a mistake to compare it to big DSLRs (and their low prices) and I also think it has a lot features the long expected but obviously not made D400 would never have. Okay, one cannot play with DoF on a CX-size sensor like on a FX. But CX is not that far away from DX, so it might become hard to tell the difference. And not many of those small system cameras have access to f/1.4 with working AF.
I wonder how good the electronic viewfinder might be, but really curious I'm about the menus. Compared to Canon G11 the Nikon P7800 menus are typically not made from or for photographers - it's more the product of smartphone developers and a lot unnecessary or less important functions are on the same level as the everyday needed buttons. I continuously struggle with that thing - but the tilted screen Canon gave up made it impossible to get the update of G11 from them.
Back to the 1 V3, I admit, I like the design. Would I buy one? Depends, using my lenses for DSLR is tempting but I don't need that framerate. And IQ-wise I don't see much of an improvement to what I'm already used of. Also, I'm used to buttons and dials and optical viewfinder and although it can be distracting - the mirror/shutter noise is something that belongs to "taking pictures".
But I'm trying my first µ4/3 steps - two days ago a dealer offered a Pana Lumix GF 5 with lens for 230$ instead of 630$ (or the usual offerings). I'm curious enough to try it to see if that concept might be something for me.
20 fps @ 18 MP
no flapping mirror at this framerate (or even higher rates)
continous AF over the whole frame (and not only some AF points around the center)
Enough IQ for newspaper or internet stuff
tilted touchscreen
?
I think, it's a mistake to compare it to big DSLRs (and their low prices) and I also think it has a lot features the long expected but obviously not made D400 would never have. Okay, one cannot play with DoF on a CX-size sensor like on a FX. But CX is not that far away from DX, so it might become hard to tell the difference. And not many of those small system cameras have access to f/1.4 with working AF.
I wonder how good the electronic viewfinder might be, but really curious I'm about the menus. Compared to Canon G11 the Nikon P7800 menus are typically not made from or for photographers - it's more the product of smartphone developers and a lot unnecessary or less important functions are on the same level as the everyday needed buttons. I continuously struggle with that thing - but the tilted screen Canon gave up made it impossible to get the update of G11 from them.
Back to the 1 V3, I admit, I like the design. Would I buy one? Depends, using my lenses for DSLR is tempting but I don't need that framerate. And IQ-wise I don't see much of an improvement to what I'm already used of. Also, I'm used to buttons and dials and optical viewfinder and although it can be distracting - the mirror/shutter noise is something that belongs to "taking pictures".
But I'm trying my first µ4/3 steps - two days ago a dealer offered a Pana Lumix GF 5 with lens for 230$ instead of 630$ (or the usual offerings). I'm curious enough to try it to see if that concept might be something for me.