"Nikon 1: the end of an era" is by Kieran Elson: Today (11th of July 2018) Nikon Rumours have revealed that the official Nikon Japan website has listed the Nikon 1 as discontinued, one of my favourite camera systems I've ever owned and one I still use to this day. As a long term user of the system I thought I'd share my experience, perhaps it will prove to be of use to others buying used Nikon 1 cameras in the future. But more importantly I want show that photography does not need large equipment and that high spec lists don't mean a thing. I've always reserved judgement about new products, there are many gems out there that go unnoticed. When I was working for a photography outlet I would try all the new gear out to see the hype for myself, quite often I was left unimpressed. Nine times out of ten it would be the products boasting the biggest numbers that left me disappointed, I'm very results orientated and cant stand false facts (to put it politely). One day a Nikon V1 appeared in our stock, the first to try it was a keen Nikon user followed by myself. The first thing we noticed was how good the EVF was, it didn't feel like anything I had tried before. Then we noticed how good the colour rendition was, the autofocus, the accuracy, the ergonomics and so on. I was blown away with what it could do for its size, non of the other CSC's of the...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Saturday, 14 July, 2018