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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hermann" data-source="post: 3459171" data-attributes="member: 4925">One reason to actually prefer the Nikon 1 over M4/3 is the FT1 adapter that allows you to use any Nikkor on the Nikon 1. That really makes a difference if you already have a number of Nikon lenses. And even with a cheapish AFS-Nikkor like the 70-300 VR you get fast autofocus and usable image quality up to about 250mm (=675mm equivalent on full frame). The other big advantage of the Nikon 1 over M4/3 is that AF-C works nicely; that's a bad weakness of M4/3. Sure, that may change with the announcement of the Olympus EM1 MkII, but for the time being the Nikon 1 (with all it's weaknesses) will beat any M4/3 camera with regard to AF-C.You can say that again. I bought a second Nikon 1 V1 body in excellent shape with only 9,000 clicks for under € 200 used earlier this year. And that included an FT1 and two batteries. Sure, many people complain about the sensor of the Nikon 1 V1, but up to 800 ISO the results are usable without too much work in PP. 1600 ISO works in a pinch as well, provided you use RAW and make sure your PP is up to scratch.Hermann</blockquote>