Category Archives: Cameras

A professional photographer switches to the Nikon 1 System

A professional photographer switches to the Nikon 1 V2 system and ends up selling his D800. Here’s why and how he did that:

This article outlines some of the reasons why I love shooting with the Nikon 1 camera system

Source: why I love shooting with Nikon 1

I also shoot both the Nikon 1 V2 and the Lumix GH-n cameras. I like both formats a lot, and especially like the Nikon 1 as it enables me to travel with a tiny camera kit yet get great photos.

Canon announces 250-megapixel image sensor

Canon has today announced a new ultra-high resolution CMOS image sensor that packs approximately 250 megapixels into an area smaller than a United States postage stamp.

Source: Canon announces whopping 250-megapixel camera sensor – TechSpot

Using a Computar c-mount lens on the Nikon 1

These photographs were taken with a Nikon 1 V2 and a Computar f/1.2 12.6-75mm c-mount television camera lens. For improved sharpness, I usually shoot this lens at f/4 as it is soft at f/1.2. I also use a 0.6 ND filter so that I can use the lens wide open.

The lens is used with a c-mount to Nikon 1 mount adapter ring. The lens is primarily useful only at the long end of the lens, otherwise there is vignetting. However, for the used price, this produces a rather excellent, fast telephoto lens for the Nikon 1.

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