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[Ivophoto]

Since my X100 gave up on me and repair takes 6wks, and I'm not taking my 1DsMii out on a street session, and I gave up 35mm few years ago, I was in need for a new camera :-) (hey is this not a good reason?). Not looking for a replacement for the X100, the IQ is simply to good to shift aside.
No, I was looking for a replacement of my old an well used Ricoh GRII which didn't fulfill the role of street compactcamera since I'm too attached to use a VF. (The IQ in less than optimum light was not really top)

I ended up with a Nikon 1 V1.....
After months fighting with the habits of the X100, what a relief to have a well designed camera in hands. IQ is brilliant, taken the small sensor size in consideration (not to compare with anything with a bigger sensor tough) and AF very fast and reliable (not too difficult since the sensor is small en DOF huge on all the f settings...)Firmware logically build and a pleasure to use.
And the battery, the battery! Its a DSLR battery, that is what I call a battery, not just a flimsy battery with a stamina of a 35mm film, (that is approx 35 images)......

Haaaa, Fuji, buy over a Nikon engineer next time yo design a potentially great camera.

[flysurfer]

Haaaa, Fuji, buy over a Nikon engineer next time yo design a potentially great camera.

Actually, many good Fuji engineers left for Nikon after Fuji ended its DSLR line.

[Ivophoto]

Actually, many good Fuji engineers left for Nikon after Fuji ended its DSLR line.

That would explain something about the actual design of Fuji cameras.

[Nurseman]

My V1 has become my favorite camera, Quick Autofocus ( phase detect and contrast -- think about it Fuji)

The battery lasts for hundreds of shots ( again think about it Fuji) , and conveniently will work in my D800E when it ships...

The FT1 adapter works great with nikon primes .

Having that massive depth of field at f5.6 is also very useful. I still like the color of the x100 better but the V1 seems to produce 75% of my keepers.

That would explain something about the actual design of Fuji cameras.