Nikon 1 series

nilhg

Nikon's entry into the "enthusiast" mirrorless compact camera segment of the market, 10 MP sensor only 1/2 the size of micro fourthirds and 1/3 the size of APS-C, looks as if they want some of the market share that's out there for this market segment but were afraid of losing sales of their lower end dslr's.



http://www.dpreview.com/news/1109/11092120nikonlaunch.asp


http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/09/mighty-nikon-joins-mirrorless-revolution.html


Strobist gives it double facepalm :eek:

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2011/09/nikon-announces-nikon-1-mirrorless.html

Hugh_C

nilhg wrote: »

Strobist gives it double facepalm

In fairness, strobist wouldn't be the target market for this little camera - strobist likes dSLRs for all his (their) stuff, not compacts.

Mind you, I'm not impressed overly by it either, there again I'm used to hoofing up and down mountains with bulky dSLRs, pretty much the only place I'd be tempted to bring a compact nowadays.

I wonder if they have something high-end up their sleeve ...

NakedDex

I don't get it really. It's somewhere between a 4/3's camera and a mid-range compact. Sure, you can change lenses, but compact users don't really care about that, and 4/3's users that do will want something with more power (ie: a 4/3...).
The price point would have to be pretty damn low to make it a contender in any market, but it's clearly not.