JasonOdell

I got lucky and had 2nd row seats... The 30-110mm lens was quite useful. -Jason Author, "The Photographer's Guide to the Nikon 1 V1/J1"

I love the fact that the V1 is small enough to be acceptable for concerts these days! -Jason http://www.luminescentphoto.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Odell_20120524_5858.jpg Full...

Believe me, bokeh is not on the radar for most Nikon 1 users. But you can get plenty of it, if you use the right...

If you want a *compact* camera that focuses quickly and keeps up with your kids, I suggest dumping the M9 and getting the V1. See how ridiculous we can sound here? Jason Author, "The...

I've always felt that the 70-300mm VR delivered good, sharp IQ when used at f/8. My main disappointment was slow(er) AF compared to my other lenses when tracking moving subjects. The D4 has solved...

I used 9-point dynamic for this shot. -Jason Author, "The Photographer's Guide to the Nikon 1 V1/J1"

I've always found the 70-300mm VR to be just a wee bit slow to focus for fast action, even on my D3s. Not so much the case on the D4. I was pleasantly...

I was beginning to believe my wife and think I was nuts. Fortunately, I escaped...

Bill- I'd say that the D4 gets the /initial/ acquisition faster than the D3s did. Tracking performance after that is similar. I'm very happy with it so far and don't regret the...

I've been posting many reviews/impressions/tests of the D4 on my blog since I got the camera. http://www.luminescentphoto.com/blog/ -Jason Author, "The Photographer's Guide to the Nikon...

The VR system in the 600mm is VRII, not a MkII designation. Sorry for the confusion. -Jason Author, "The Photographer's Guide to the Nikon 1 V1/J1"

Jim- The TC-17EII is what I used for the meadowlark image. It works better than I had expected; stopping down to f/8 helps. -Jason Author, "The Photographer's Guide to the Nikon 1...

Sorry about that! I accidentally had it set to scrub EXIF when I exported the JPEGs to the server. The EXIF should be intact now. -Jason Author, "The Photographer's Guide to the Nikon 1...

I'm continuing to put my D4 through its paces; today I went for a nature walk with the 600mm AFS G VRII Nikkor. Here are some samples. -Jason Author, "The Photographer's Guide to the Nikon 1...

I took a little time to compare the meter between my D4 and D700. The D4 (and D800) use the new 91,000 pixel RGB meter, while the D700/D300/D3 use the 1005 pixel meter. Note that this was not...

This is the original model 200-400 VR. Jason -- Author, "The Photographer's Guide to the Nikon 1 V1/J1"

That *can* happen, but in my experience it's extremely rare... at least when I'm *testing* focus on a high-contrast target. As I point out in the article, a low-contrast target is not something you...

That's like asking a Cyclops if he /needs/ another eye. :D -Jason Author, "The Photographer's Guide to the Nikon 1 V1/J1"

It will AF with the TC-20EIII, but you're limited in the number of AF points that are effective. http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d4/features02.htm#a5 -Jason Author, "The...

This is exactly one of the reasons why I upgraded to the D4. AF performance is still very good with lens/TC combos that would be sketchy with all previous...