Nikon Mirrorless cameras (2 Viewers)

wengchun · Dec 30, 2011

here are some photos taken today with a Tamron 180mm f3.5 (which I used specifically for butterflies but a few birds were around so i grabbed the opportunity)....

the autofocus doesn't work with third party lens (correct me if i'm wrong) because this lens and my wide angle Tokina lens can't autofocus.

the 3 photos of black-naped oriole were shot in continuous mode.

Chosun Juan · Dec 30, 2011

wengchun said:
the autofocus doesn't work with third party lens (correct me if i'm wrong) because this lens and my wide angle Tokina lens can't autofocus.

the 3 photos of black-naped oriole were shot in continuous mode.

Wengchun, maybe this is why- - -

Neil said:
Hmmmm....This page states
"Autofocusing is possible when AF-S lenses are used. However, focus mode must be set to AF-S (Single AF) and AF-area mode is fixed at Single-point with only the center focus point used"....

Anyone with any BIF comment or experience with this??

Cheers - Chosun :gh:

This would not be very suitable for flight shots but would be good for video and birds on the ground/perches.
Neil.[/QUOTE]

Jeez Nikon sh*ts me.....
Why would you come out with some totally new whizz bang 2.7x crop cam, w/ "whoo-hoo" 'n' "yee-har" r**tin' tootin' hybrid phase detect on-sensor AF and then nobble the bl**dy thing by totally negating that advantage through not having the legacy lens adapter able to use it??!! (roll eyes -disbelief icon)

(was planning on hooking up a siggy 50-500 OS [or some other 500mm goody that sigma may or may not release details of on 10/01/2012] and blazing away at a mighty 10fps on distant falcons and swallows.........now..........if these rumours are correct........money staying firmly in pocket - to keep moths company) 8-P
:C Bah -humbug!!

Here's hoping next year is happier B

Chosun :gh:

wengchun · Dec 30, 2011

...."focus mode must be set to AF-S (Single AF) and AF-area mode is fixed at Single-point with only the center focus point used"....

exactly set as single AF and center focus point is used.....but it doesn't matter, i was just testing the lens with the FT1 adapter. my main idea of getting the J1 is for digiscoping. but when lighting is good and bird is near, i will attach it with the nikon 300mm f4.

here are more results from this evening (after work)

wengchun · Dec 31, 2011

This morning went up to the highlands and put the J1 + FT1 + 300mm f4 to the test again. The birds are so much closer, so had a good test with the setup.

The Long-tailed Sibia photos are resized from the original size.

Videos are pretty good with the J1.

I will upload more photos and videos from this trip on my blog.

Pasquier · Jan 1, 2012

Thanks for posting these samples Cheong Weng Chun!

Your links are very helpful.

I think this will be a helpful tool for photographing shy elusive birds....

Have a great New Year everyone!

stoop · Jan 1, 2012

I agree these are wonderful samples and Wow! Cheong Weng Chun, what super birds! I'd love to see some of those after work! Thank you and have a happy 2012!

RMWD · Jan 8, 2012

Nikon 1 V1 and FT1 sample images.

I have created a FlickR set with photos taken with the V1, FT1 and 3 lenses.
The nikkor 70-200mm F2.8, nikkor 300mm f2.8 and the nikkor 500mm F4.

There are three images there today but I will add more as I take them.
The link is http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandon_birder/sets/72157628774050455/

Hope this helps,

Pasquier · Jan 8, 2012

Thanks for posting - really is an interesting option for birders!:t:

Dave Williams · Jan 8, 2012

RMWD said:
I have created a FlickR set with photos taken with the V1, FT1 and 3 lenses.
The nikkor 70-200mm F2.8, nikkor 300mm f2.8 and the nikkor 500mm F4.

There are three images there today but I will add more as I take them.
The link is http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandon_birder/sets/72157628774050455/

Hope this helps,

Hi Rich,
I was particularly impressed with the Heron at 50 metres using only the 70-200mm.
We have exactly the same lens line up, I'm curious as to why you decided on buying the V1. Was it to travel light using it with the 70-200 ?
Must admit I went on a budget holiday on a budget airline last year so only had enough weight to take the 70-200 with my D300s plus 1.4 and 1.7TC's. I got by but missed the reach I am used to. I have been considering buying the 2.0TC but at £450 for the TC and less than £1000 for the VI plus the small lens and the adapter, it makes more sense to plumb for the latter.
On the other hand I have been waiting for the new D400 or D800 to see what the specs on that will be.
The D4 is mightily impressive and so is the price. I feel it would not make sense to spend that amount of money on what is purely an hobby.
cheers Dave

Neil · Jan 8, 2012

rioja said:
Hi Rich,
I was particularly impressed with the Heron at 50 metres using only the 70-200mm.
We have exactly the same lens line up, I'm curious as to why you decided on buying the V1. Was it to travel light using it with the 70-200 ?
Must admit I went on a budget holiday on a budget airline last year so only had enough weight to take the 70-200 with my D300s plus 1.4 and 1.7TC's. I got by but missed the reach I am used to. I have been considering buying the 2.0TC but at £450 for the TC and less than £1000 for the VI plus the small lens and the adapter, it makes more sense to plumb for the latter.
On the other hand I have been waiting for the new D400 or D800 to see what the specs on that will be.
The D4 is mightily impressive and so is the price. I feel it would not make sense to spend that amount of money on what is purely an hobby.
cheers Dave

Cathay Pacific are starting to get tough with "carry-on" luggage with an allowance of 7 kgs. I normally travel with 17 kgs.
The Nikon V1 and 70-200/2.8 AFS , supported with the Canon SX40HS will be my travel kit in future.
Of course you have the option of other Nikon zooms too. I tested the 18-105 kit zoom yesterday and it looked good.
Neil

Pasquier · Jan 9, 2012

Brad Hill has posted some images and comments on his blog using the Nikon J1 / FT1 combination with Nikon prime teles:

http://www.naturalart.ca/voice/blog.html

Looking more and more like an interesting combination!

RMWD · Jan 9, 2012

rioja said:
Hi Rich,
I was particularly impressed with the Heron at 50 metres using only the 70-200mm.
We have exactly the same lens line up, I'm curious as to why you decided on buying the V1. Was it to travel light using it with the 70-200 ?
Must admit I went on a budget holiday on a budget airline last year so only had enough weight to take the 70-200 with my D300s plus 1.4 and 1.7TC's. I got by but missed the reach I am used to. I have been considering buying the 2.0TC but at £450 for the TC and less than £1000 for the VI plus the small lens and the adapter, it makes more sense to plumb for the latter.
On the other hand I have been waiting for the new D400 or D800 to see what the specs on that will be.
The D4 is mightily impressive and so is the price. I feel it would not make sense to spend that amount of money on what is purely an hobby.
cheers Dave

Hi Dave,
I had to think about this one because as usually is the case there are several reasons over time that lead to a buying decision.

I wanted a better system for bird photography when travelling abroad than I had. I went to Malaysia this year with an Olympus E520 and F5.6 70-300 lens. This was good upto 30 feet and after that shadow noise spoilt many pictures. It was also slow to focus the sea eagles there. I thought the V1 with a Nikon 70-200 F2.8 +/- a tele convertor would give me better IQ and certainly more light and fit in my cabin luggage easily. I could also use the V1 and the pancake 10mm lens as a walk around travel lens when birds were not around.

I also wanted to give myself more reach on some occasions when birds were just beyond the 500mm F4 VR range and I didn't want to loose a stop of aperture with a tele convertor.

I also fancied the idea of having a lighter walk around kit with similar reach to my D7000 and 500mm F4. I thought that the 300mm F 2.8 and the V1 may give me similar scope.

I have only just got the V1 and am still evaluating it. I am only going to post reasonable images on the Flickr site but am hoping for something stellar too.

I miss my D7000 (with Nikon for repair of broken shutter) but am hopeful that the D800 will be a 36 mpx camera and have AF performance at least as good as the D700. The D4 doesn't have enough reach IMO.

Hope this helps,

RMWD · Jan 9, 2012

Neil said:
Cathay Pacific are starting to get tough with "carry-on" luggage with an allowance of 7 kgs. I normally travel with 17 kgs.
The Nikon V1 and 70-200/2.8 AFS , supported with the Canon SX40HS will be my travel kit in future.
Of course you have the option of other Nikon zooms too. I tested the 18-105 kit zoom yesterday and it looked good.
Neil

I agree the 18-105 works well as a general zoom and fits very nicely with the V1 n the hand.

ericbowles · Jan 9, 2012

Here is a blog post from Jason O'Dell who tested the V1 with his 600mm f/4 and a 1.4 teleconverter.

http://networkedblogs.com/svOyJ

Neil · Jan 10, 2012

Took the V1 out to the wetlands today with the Nikon 300/2.8 AFS VR lens and my teleconverters. As usual the light was rubbish so I needed iso 800/1600. Being able to shoot the lens at f2.8 made mincemeat of the poor light though. I added the Nikon 1.4x tele later in the morning. I shot for about 2 hours , for 16 gigs of stills and video and 1 battery.
I tried some flight shots but it was difficult. Ok on bigger birds flying in a straight line , but gulls bobbing and weaving almost impossible. Forget fast flying ducks.
It will be nice to try the 2x tele when the sun finally comes out but this won't be anytime soon.
Neil

Nikon V1 plus Nikon FT1 and Nikon 300/2.8 AFS VR lens and Nikon 1.4x Teleconvert

Hong Kong,
China.
Jan 2012

Chosun Juan · Jan 11, 2012

I4ani said:
Images taken with FT1 adaptor and 70-200, and 400/2.8 showing on DPR and FredM, also WHE have FT1 in stock, for those who have an interest.

I've looked high n low for these and cannaye find nary a scerrick ofa reference (with any ease).....
Could you post the links to these please? Thanks :t:

Chosun :gh:

Neil · Jan 11, 2012

Light was still gloomy today so I decided to get closer to some birds in my mate's garden.
Being able to shoot at f2.8 made it a bit easier but I still was shooting around iso 800/1600.
The V1 did a reasonable job but at iso 1600 a little noise reduction was needed. Here is a comparison, without and with.
Neil

Nikon V1 and Nikon 300/2.8 AFS VR at iso 1600 and f2.8 at 1/200th second.

Lamma Island,
Hong Kong,
China.
Jan 2012

Chosun Juan · Jan 11, 2012

tfs Neil.

Pasquier · Jan 11, 2012

Thanks Neil - very helpful!

wengchun · Jan 11, 2012

RMWD said:
I have created a FlickR set with photos taken with the V1, FT1 and 3 lenses.
The nikkor 70-200mm F2.8, nikkor 300mm f2.8 and the nikkor 500mm F4.

There are three images there today but I will add more as I take them.
The link is http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandon_birder/sets/72157628774050455/

Hope this helps,

NICE!!! :t:

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