{"id":27852,"date":"2012-10-25T04:30:34","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T11:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=27852"},"modified":"2012-10-24T20:33:03","modified_gmt":"2012-10-25T03:33:03","slug":"field-report-nikon-j2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/field-report-nikon-j2\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Report &#8211; Nikon J2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Inline Links begin --><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/js\/autoload.inlinelink-1.0.php?aff_num=9350&#038;exclude=A,CODE,H1,H2,H3,H4,LABEL,OBJECT,PRE,SCRIPT,SELECT,STYPE,TEXTAREA&#038;single=yes&#038;limit=20\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Inline Links end --><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC0075.jpg?resize=585%2C475&#038;quality=100\" alt=\"\" title=\"_DSC0075\" width=\"585\" height=\"475\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27856\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019ve shot with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/886600-REG\/Nikon_27586_1_J2_Mirrorless_Digital.html\/BI\/8449\/KBID\/9350\/kw\/NI1J21030KS\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xNI1J21030KS\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nikon 1 J2<\/strong><\/a> for a month now and I can say, it\u2019s fun to shoot with and delivers sharp files! I can also say it\u2019s not for me. Prints are just now coming out of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/738107-REG\/Epson_SP4900HDR_Stylus_Pro_4900_Inkjet.html\/BI\/8449\/KBID\/9350\/kw\/EPSP4900\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xEPSP4900\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Epson 4900<\/strong><\/a> and they look great, so image quality is not an issue. I have my latest video shot with the J2 playing on another machine and it\u2019s clean and crisp. And the J2 has some cool innovations like turning itself on when you simply unlock the lens to shoot. The two lenses, 10-30 and 30-110 work effortlessly and for some photographers, I can see this being the perfect camera and have no problem recommending it to them. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC0046.jpg?resize=585%2C475&#038;quality=100\" alt=\"\" title=\"_DSC0046\" width=\"585\" height=\"475\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27857\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC0100.jpg?resize=585%2C475&#038;quality=100\" alt=\"\" title=\"_DSC0100\" width=\"585\" height=\"475\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27858\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBut Moose, you can attach your 600 to it and shoot\u201d was one comment I received when I said previously it\u2019s not for me. Really, you would attach this to a $10k lens and go shooting? Isn\u2019t the point of mirrorless is having more lens for less? The 30-110 when zoomed out is about the same as a 300mm on the D4. But 30-110 weighs nothin, it fits in your shirt pocket. So why would you mount a DSLR lens on this little wonder?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC0107.jpg?resize=585%2C475&#038;quality=100\" alt=\"\" title=\"_DSC0107\" width=\"585\" height=\"475\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27859\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe sensor is so small, the images must suck\u201d is another comment I received. The prints coming out of the 4900 don\u2019t suck by any stretch of the imagination. I would not hesitate sending them to a client (keep in mind, I don\u2019t shoot at ISO 5mil, that feature in any camera is not what I test for). Even with that knowledge, I would be really hard pressed to walk into a client\u2019s office with this as my camera and believe they would take me seriously. I mean, I can\u2019t even attach a SB-900 to the J2. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC0123.jpg?resize=585%2C475&#038;quality=100\" alt=\"\" title=\"_DSC0123\" width=\"585\" height=\"475\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27861\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I can\u2019t say this is the best mirrorless camera on the market, I\u2019ve only shot with one. I can say though I wouldn\u2019t hesitate to shoot with it and put the images out in a 13&#215;19 print and dare any to know it was taken with a mirrroless camera. It is a ton of fun and that\u2019s where in my mind I fill this camera. While shooting with it, I did run into some other mirrorless camera owners shooting with different brands. While their mirrorless cameras had some great features and a bag full of lenses, after spending a couple grand, you\u2019d best have that! But I also saw all these other mirrorless camera owners with big smiles when shooting and even bigger ones when they shared their images. And to me, that\u2019s the best thing about the mirrorless. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC0117.jpg?resize=585%2C475&#038;quality=100\" alt=\"\" title=\"_DSC0117\" width=\"585\" height=\"475\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27860\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m not looking at mirrorless. The new V2 has been announced and I\u2019l looking forward to it reaching my desk and shooting with it. You want a fun, easy to use, light, sharp, well built mirrorless camera, you\u2019ll find that and more in the J2. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC0044.jpg?resize=585%2C475&#038;quality=100\" alt=\"\" title=\"_DSC0044\" width=\"585\" height=\"475\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27862\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve shot with the Nikon 1 J2 for a month now and I can say, it\u2019s fun to shoot with and delivers sharp files! 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