Keep coming back to the Nikon 1 V1

camerosity · Jun 20, 2019

I recently went on a long weekend holiday and brought along my 1 V1 for the photos I would take from the moving train. I shot with the 6.7-13mm zoom, which is my favorite Nikon 1 lens. I also recently walked around and shot with the Nikon 1 10-100mm PD zoom but found that it is not as sharp as the other Nikon 1 lenses I've used, and the AF isn't as good (I had a few shots that were just not in focus even though the camera reported that focus was captured with the green rectangle.

Despite the camera being 8 years old, I am very pleased that I can still shoot photographs with it that have meaning to me. And 10MP is plenty for online use or smaller prints. I like the handling of the camera, and it is vintage now, which is also cool. I have three bodies, and as they are only worth around $150 each on the used market, and as I only am using one at the moment with the other two on the shelf. I will be able to keep shooting with these for many years to come.

These were all processed from the NEF file and converted from color to black and white in Instagram.

Tord S Eriksson · Jun 20, 2019

Refreshing shots, like nothing I would shoot, rarely shoot any buildings or deserted streets, but it might have to do with age.

When younger, I often went out in the middle of the night, to shoot my city, or wherever I was at the time.

Agree about the 10-100 (I had a PD version), that it is not in the same league as the 70-300 CX, or the 6.7-13.

Oh, I better pack my 6.7-13, too!

Off for a mini-vacation!

If that is the word when you're retired?!

Miss tilly · Jun 20, 2019

Very nice, the b&w adds to the stark landscape, I like them

André BARELIER · Jun 21, 2019

Very nice images! I like them all.

If I had to choose, I would take the #1 and #7, but all are very interesting and perfectly shot and processed.

Thank you!

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André

Miss tilly · Jun 21, 2019

And 10MP is plenty for online use or smaller prints. I like the handling of the camera, and it is vintage now, which is also cool.

Also meant to mention your quote above which sums up the 1V1 perfectly.

cyuill2007 · Jun 21, 2019

I like these photos. A once-regular poster to this forum, Seedeich, used to post similar photos on a regular basis. It is good to see B&W photos in this forum.

The V1 is great for taking B&W photos. If you use the Monochrome picture control, you can also use built-in colour filters.

I am no surprised that the 10-100 PD isn't as sharp as other 1 Nikkor lenses - it was made for HD video, which typically doesn't need razor-sharp lenses.

camerosity · Jun 21, 2019

Thanks to all your replies. This is my favorite genre of photography. Lee Friedlander coined the phrase "the urban landscape" and when I saw his work when I was 20 years old at the Seattle Art Museum (see the book "Like a One-Eyed Cat" for this collection) I was tremendously inspired to go out and shoot the city.

Changes are so rampant in my town, buildings are disappearing overnight and new ones are going up. I am trying to capture what will soon be torn down and preserve the local architectural history. I can admire the work of Ansel Adams for its beauty but the same photo could be taken today in many cases and you'd never know, which isn't true for urban landscapes in my experience.

I like the V1 for its pro features and its small size. It sails under the radar not being a DSLR and nobody pays any attention to it when you're walking around. Someone on the train asked me if it takes film! It has that vintage look which I've always admired.

I shoot NEF format images. Conversion in Photoshop really makes them sing and the colors are outstanding. I tried to replace this with a Panasonic m43 camera and while it is a brilliant tool, I just keep coming back to the V1 for a small and compact camera.

JJoyce4699 · Jun 21, 2019

Nice work.

The V1 really does make nice B&W photos!

camerosity said:
I recently went on a long weekend holiday and brought along my 1 V1 for the photos I would take from the moving train. I shot with the 6.7-13mm zoom, which is my favorite Nikon 1 lens. I also recently walked around and shot with the Nikon 1 10-100mm PD zoom but found that it is not as sharp as the other Nikon 1 lenses I've used, and the AF isn't as good (I had a few shots that were just not in focus even though the camera reported that focus was captured with the green rectangle.

Despite the camera being 8 years old, I am very pleased that I can still shoot photographs with it that have meaning to me. And 10MP is plenty for online use or smaller prints. I like the handling of the camera, and it is vintage now, which is also cool. I have three bodies, and as they are only worth around $150 each on the used market, and as I only am using one at the moment with the other two on the shelf. I will be able to keep shooting with these for many years to come.

These were all processed from the NEF file and converted from color to black and white in Instagram.

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- JJ

Tord S Eriksson · Jun 21, 2019

cyuill2007 said:
I like these photos. A once-regular poster to this forum, Seedeich, used to post similar photos on a regular basis. It is good to see B&W photos in this forum.

The V1 is great for taking B&W photos. If you use the Monochrome picture control, you can also use built-in colour filters.

I am no surprised that the 10-100 PD isn't as sharp as other 1 Nikkor lenses - it was made for HD video, which typically doesn't need razor-sharp lenses.

Could be the reason why!

Hard to find the 10-100 tested, but if we surmise that the design is similar to the PD version, then IR tested it and found it great up to 50mm. Then, not quite as well:

Pichttps://www.imaging-resource.com/lenses/nikon/1-10-100mm-f4.5-5.6-pd-zoom-nikkor-vr/blur/nikon-j1/

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Owner of 1 Canon, 1 Olympus, 1 Pentax, 1 Ricoh, 1 Sony, and a lot of Nikon, cameras.

Tord S Eriksson · Jun 21, 2019

camerosity said:
Thanks to all your replies. This is my favorite genre of photography. Lee Friedlander coined the phrase "the urban landscape" and when I saw his work when I was 20 years old at the Seattle Art Museum (see the book "Like a One-Eyed Cat" for this collection) I was tremendously inspired to go out and shoot the city.

Changes are so rampant in my town, buildings are disappearing overnight and new ones are going up. I am trying to capture what will soon be torn down and preserve the local architectural history. I can admire the work of Ansel Adams for its beauty but the same photo could be taken today in many cases and you'd never know, which isn't true for urban landscapes in my experience.

I like the V1 for its pro features and its small size. It sails under the radar not being a DSLR and nobody pays any attention to it when you're walking around. Someone on the train asked me if it takes film! It has that vintage look which I've always admired.

I shoot NEF format images. Conversion in Photoshop really makes them sing and the colors are outstanding. I tried to replace this with a Panasonic m43 camera and while it is a brilliant tool, I just keep coming back to the V1 for a small and compact camera.

E-M10 II was my wife replacement for her V1, but she does also have a couple of other m43 bodies, and J5 (with a loupe). Not much bigger, far more features, and excellent colors. Hopefully, the DX Z will be of similar size!

Well, she got her V1 back, eventually!

For B&W there is little that can beat a V1!

camerosity · Jun 24, 2019

Tord S Eriksson said:
camerosity said:

Thanks to all your replies. This is my favorite genre of photography. Lee Friedlander coined the phrase "the urban landscape" and when I saw his work when I was 20 years old at the Seattle Art Museum (see the book "Like a One-Eyed Cat" for this collection) I was tremendously inspired to go out and shoot the city.

Changes are so rampant in my town, buildings are disappearing overnight and new ones are going up. I am trying to capture what will soon be torn down and preserve the local architectural history. I can admire the work of Ansel Adams for its beauty but the same photo could be taken today in many cases and you'd never know, which isn't true for urban landscapes in my experience.

I like the V1 for its pro features and its small size. It sails under the radar not being a DSLR and nobody pays any attention to it when you're walking around. Someone on the train asked me if it takes film! It has that vintage look which I've always admired.

I shoot NEF format images. Conversion in Photoshop really makes them sing and the colors are outstanding. I tried to replace this with a Panasonic m43 camera and while it is a brilliant tool, I just keep coming back to the V1 for a small and compact camera.

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E-M10 II was my wife replacement for her V1, but she does also have a couple of other m43 bodies, and J5 (with a loupe). Not much bigger, far more features, and excellent colors. Hopefully, the DX Z will be of similar size!
Well, she got her V1 back, eventually!

For B&W there is little that can beat a V1!

Do you shoot in black and white mode? Which I think gets you a black and white JPG and then an NEF file (obviously in color). I've been shooting in NEF format only as they process in to such glorious JPG files I didn't have any reason to shoot JPG + RAW.

Pootle2 · Jun 24, 2019

Those photos are amazing... they have character... reminds me of good quality photos of the mid 70's (when I was born) to the mid 80s.

Are you in Seattle? I'm up in Vancouver and can say the same thing about the Urban landscape... what's even worse is noone has roots in this City so when I mention a place or talk about an old photograph I get nothing but puzzled looks.

Just four (?) years ago I took a short road trip with the idea of doing a photo essay on "roadway signage of the Fraser Canyon" - I hunt/fish/hike the area and fully half of the photos I took back then are of signage/buildings that no longer exist

KneeConWon · Jun 30, 2019

cyuill2007 said:
I like these photos. A once-regular poster to this forum, Seedeich, used to post similar photos on a regular basis.

Senator, I served with Seedeich. I knew Seedeich. Seedeich was a friend of mine...

(for the millennials:

)

cyuill2007 said:
It is good to see B&W photos in this forum.

The V1 is great for taking B&W photos. If you use the Monochrome picture control, you can also use built-in colour filters.

You're the first person I've ever seen mention these on the forum. I assume most either consider them a gimmick or aren't aware of them. I can't say I've used them much, especially since the V1 really benefits from shooting RAW, and as a result I haven't shot the camera in JPG in a while.

cyuill2007 said:
I am no surprised that the 10-100 PD isn't as sharp as other 1 Nikkor lenses - it was made for HD video, which typically doesn't need razor-sharp lenses.

I can't entirely disagree. Looking back, the following shots aren't quite as sharp as I seemed to remember:

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www.dpreview.com

The IQ ain't bad though, and it's a really fun lens to use - particularly effective for outdoor photojournalism and event shooting.

Tord S Eriksson · Jun 30, 2019

KneeConWon said:
cyuill2007 said:

I like these photos. A once-regular poster to this forum, Seedeich, used to post similar photos on a regular basis.

Click to expand...

Senator, I served with Seedeich. I knew Seedeich. Seedeich was a friend of mine...

?? Is Seedeich gone?!

KneeConWon said:
(for the millennials:

)

The link doesn't seem to work :-( !

KneeConWon said:
KneeConWon said:

It is good to see B&W photos in this forum.

The V1 is great for taking B&W photos. If you use the Monochrome picture control, you can also use built-in colour filters.

Click to expand...

You're the first person I've ever seen mention these on the forum. I assume most either consider them a gimmick or aren't aware of them. I can't say I've used them much, especially since the V1 really benefits from shooting RAW, and as a result I haven't shot the camera in JPG in a while.

Had never heard of it!

KneeConWon said:
KneeConWon said:

I am no surprised that the 10-100 PD isn't as sharp as other 1 Nikkor lenses - it was made for HD video, which typically doesn't need razor-sharp lenses.

Click to expand...

I can't entirely disagree. Looking back, the following shots aren't quite as sharp as I seemed to remember:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/61497929

The IQ ain't bad though, and it's a really fun lens to use - particularly effective for outdoor photojournalism and event shooting.

Yeah, that is true!

KneeConWon · Jul 1, 2019

Tord S Eriksson said:
KneeConWon said:

cyuill2007 said:

I like these photos. A once-regular poster to this forum, Seedeich, used to post similar photos on a regular basis.

Click to expand...

Senator, I served with Seedeich. I knew Seedeich. Seedeich was a friend of mine...

Click to expand...

?? Is Seedeich gone?!

Not that I'm aware. I was making a joke, spoofing a famous moment in U.S. politics, the video of which I linked.

My point is that Seedeich is one hell of a photographer, with a unique eye. I don't think comparisons to him were warranted. Just my opinion. No disrespect intended to the OP, who made some nice images here.

Tord S Eriksson said:
Tord S Eriksson said:

(for the millennials:

)

Click to expand...

The link doesn't seem to work :-( !

Right click on the link and select "open link..."

or just search "Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine" on YouTube.

cyuill2007 · Jul 1, 2019

If you go into the camera's menu and select Monochrome from the Picture Control submenu, you can get into another submenu that gives you the choice of using red, yellow, green, etc. filter settings. Processing is then done to the JPEG image to simulate the presence of a red, yellow, green, etc. filter over the lens. Only the JPEG image is B&W. A RAW photo will be recorded as a colour photo. One thing you can do, however, is convert a RAW colour photo into a B&W one, with or without colour-filter effects, in post with a photo editing program or a plug-in like Nik Silver Efex 2. To be honest, I prefer the B&W photos made in post, but the in-camera ones let you see a B&W image right away. If you shoot JPEG+RAW you can have the best of both worlds - a B&W JPEG image and a colour RAW image that a high-quality B&W image can be made from.

Tord S Eriksson · Jul 1, 2019

cyuill2007 said:
If you go into the camera's menu and select Monochrome from the Picture Control submenu, you can get into another submenu that gives you the choice of using red, yellow, green, etc. filter settings. Processing is then done to the JPEG image to simulate the presence of a red, yellow, green, etc. filter over the lens. Only the JPEG image is B&W. A RAW photo will be recorded as a colour photo. One thing you can do, however, is convert a RAW colour photo into a B&W one, with or without colour-filter effects, in post with a photo editing program or a plug-in like Nik Silver Efex 2. To be honest, I prefer the B&W photos made in post, but the in-camera ones let you see a B&W image right away. If you shoot JPEG+RAW you can have the best of both worlds - a B&W JPEG image and a colour RAW image that a high-quality B&W image can be made from.

I've done a few experiments with it!

Interesting!

olyflyer · Jul 8, 2019

Very nice work. I love them. Really reminds me of my youth when I used, developed and enlarged a lot of B&W film and prints.

camerosity · Jul 8, 2019

olyflyer said:
Very nice work. I love them. Really reminds me of my youth when I used, developed and enlarged a lot of B&W film and prints.

Thank you! With the scenery going by your window it's hard not to want to shoot photos of the passing landscape. The V1 has fast enough focus and release to grab a photo quickly. Amazing little camera even 8 years later!

Keep coming back to the Nikon 1 V1

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