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- Miguel Tejada-Flores
What setting did you use to capture the thought donuts?I still remember the Nikon 1 V1 infuriating me on this shot.
I was crouching on the ground, wishing I had a flip/twist display because I still had my motorcycle helmet with comms system on so that I could communicate with my friend Sandy who was riding across the bridge.
So I'd give Sandy direction, ("Traffic's free here, Go!" ... "Speed up a bit to put some distance on the cars behind you." ... "move towards the centerline") while snapping a burst of photos.
But after each burst, I'd have to pause for precious seconds while the camera went into auto-review mode (no way of turning off) and I'd have to do a quick double-tap of the shutter button to get it back to picture-taking mode. And in that time, Sandy had traveled further across the bridge, or a break in the traffic was squandered because I was waiting for the camera.
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Searching for Doughnuts in Kentucky by John Flores, on Flickr
On the other hand, I could mount the little camera on a suction cup to the back of the bike, program it to take a photo every 5 seconds in P mode, and rely upon the camera's excellent AF to get the shot. It was probably the best camera I've ever used for this type of shot.
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Nikon 1 V1 in Kentucky by John Flores, on Flickr
Mouth: Wide openWhat setting did you use to capture the thought donuts?
As I recall the J5 had a Sony sensor. I think the others were made by Aptina. I also had a V2, which I liked for its EVF. All the Nikon 1 models produced excellent results for their size. The lenses were excellent and so compact. I think sensor size is overrated. I just made an A3-size enlargement of an image from a Sony HX9V camera that came out fine. That camera has a 1/2.3 sensor. Here's the photo:How is the J5? That was the most advanced model of the series. Wasn’t the J5 the only one to finally use the Sony 20mp one inch sensor? I always felt the Nikon 1 series was hampered by using the sensor that they designed. I can’t think of the name of the company that made the sensor. My friend had the J1 and V2 and I always thought the images were noises and had a bit less DR than the Sony 20mp sensor used in the RX100 series
This is a great shot.As I recall the J5 had a Sony sensor. I think the others were made by Aptina. I also had a V2, which I liked for its EVF. All the Nikon 1 models produced excellent results for their size. The lenses were excellent and so compact. I think sensor size is overrated. I just made an A3-size enlargement of an image from a Sony HX9V camera that came out fine. That camera has a 1/2.3 sensor. Here's the photo:
View attachment 250893bolus_trailer_2012 by D Payne, on Flickr
@Briar Hope you are still having fun with your Death Valley shots and that we get to see some of them soon. As you wished, here is a shot from a memorable travel, this one taken in Viareggio, Italy:
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It was a great trip, combining Italy, Monaco and south of France. I have a small reportage on my site here, if you might be inclined to check it out:
AUTOUR SOLLIES
Pour se rendre à festival a SOLLIES-VILLE nous avons parti à Italie chez Gradimir et Zorica, visite la Toscane avec eux et puis continue vers la France, faisant le petit stop à Monte Carlo. C'etait magique ! On a donc vu Florence, puis Lucca... ...Montecatini... ...Vinci et la maison natale de Leonard, aujourd'hui le musée... ...on etait a la plage à Lericci et Viareggio... ...et on a vu Pisa avant de partir pour... ...Monte Carlo :-) Aprepictogramax.rs
I’ve just gone to your website and am blown away by your illustration and sketching... WOW! Also watched the youtube video... more WOW.It was a great trip, combining Italy, Monaco and south of France. I have a small reportage on my site here, if you might be inclined to check it out:
AUTOUR SOLLIES
Pour se rendre à festival a SOLLIES-VILLE nous avons parti à Italie chez Gradimir et Zorica, visite la Toscane avec eux et puis continue vers la France, faisant le petit stop à Monte Carlo. C'etait magique ! On a donc vu Florence, puis Lucca... ...Montecatini... ...Vinci et la maison natale de Leonard, aujourd'hui le musée... ...on etait a la plage à Lericci et Viareggio... ...et on a vu Pisa avant de partir pour... ...Monte Carlo :-) Aprepictogramax.rs