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Nikon V2 (1 Viewer)
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the black fox
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returned mine got a full refund ,sold the adaptor on e/bay for a slight loss ,just not happy with overall quality ,speed ,and quite a few other niggles ,would have been better off buying a ghilly suit to creep up on stuff
It would help others if you could be specific with your problems and post some examples of the images you weren't happy with.
Neil.
gandytron
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I'm still liking my recently purchased V1, though it does have its limitations. One seems to be that if I put it into "Electronic Hi" shutter (to get bursts of 10fps) I cannot select the exposure mode - the camera automatically defaults to "P". Am I missing something? This is OK most of the time, but I would like full manual control ideally.
Nikon should put this 2.7x cropped sensor into a DSLR body (or at least something with the same level of control as a DSLR) as it would be a massive seller to bird/wildlife/sports photographers.
That said, for the time being this is a great camera and is replacing my D90 on my 300mm f4 af-s pretty much all the time now.
a few sample images on my blog here and here
Nikon should put this 2.7x cropped sensor into a DSLR body (or at least something with the same level of control as a DSLR) as it would be a massive seller to bird/wildlife/sports photographers.
That said, for the time being this is a great camera and is replacing my D90 on my 300mm f4 af-s pretty much all the time now.
a few sample images on my blog here and here
Just would like to update Nikon has released a latest update for V1 to support afc with the ft1 adapter 
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I've tried and it really af-c ..
https://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/13783#Anchor-Nikon1
... I've tried and it really af-c ..
https://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/13783#Anchor-Nikon1
I just bought a V2 from a mate with low mileage and took it out on Monday with the new 80-400/AFS VR G . First I updated the firmware though to enable AFC with the FT1 adapter. It works, although I forgot to set it for AFC in the menu for about an hour.
I'm very impressed with combo.
I was disappointed though that they seem to have dropped the Intervalometer for timelapse and it's a bit more difficult to set the Video mode in the dark or by feel.
Neil
I'm very impressed with combo.
I was disappointed though that they seem to have dropped the Intervalometer for timelapse and it's a bit more difficult to set the Video mode in the dark or by feel.
Neil
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I took the 80-400 lens down to Sydney last week. Had 4 days of rain in the wettest June for 6 years but managed to get a few shots with the V2.
I found the AF was a bit "off"a few times when it lost focus and I had to move onto another subject to get it back.
In the bush I needed the Silent Mode as the birds are easily startled.
Neil
I found the AF was a bit "off"a few times when it lost focus and I had to move onto another subject to get it back.
In the bush I needed the Silent Mode as the birds are easily startled.
Neil
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Duke Leto
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Picked up a used V2 last week so took it out for a test drive today with the FT-1. Seemed to work very well. A couple of questions.
Can you turn off the display so you don't need to keep a thumb over the eye sensor ? Can you turn off silent photography but turn of the bleep ? Will post a couple of images when I pricess them but seem quite pleased on its first field trip. Tried it with a 300/4 and a 600/4
Attached is a Kingfisher cropped by 50% shot at 400iso 1/1600 f4 on a 600/4, looks like it could be good when the light is good, need to try it out in dull conditions. Noise at 400iso was acceptable
Can you turn off the display so you don't need to keep a thumb over the eye sensor ? Can you turn off silent photography but turn of the bleep ? Will post a couple of images when I pricess them but seem quite pleased on its first field trip. Tried it with a 300/4 and a 600/4
Attached is a Kingfisher cropped by 50% shot at 400iso 1/1600 f4 on a 600/4, looks like it could be good when the light is good, need to try it out in dull conditions. Noise at 400iso was acceptable
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