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Because it loves me and loves to make good images for me. How could you not show the V1 some love?

Shot this morning at sunrise. The sun is nestled in the curved branches of my corkscrew hazel shrub. The catkins will be opening/expanding in the next few weeks.

V1 with the 30-110 lens. Nearly a point and shoot shot. Very minor editing in Lightroom, like white balance adjustment, but not too much else. I love this camera.

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Fantastic photo - very inspiring.

What do you think of the optical quality and do you experience any limitations with the size of the sensor?

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1) Olympus OM1 [Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f/1.8]
2) Pentax MZ-60 [Sigma 28-90 & 100-300]
3) Canon 7D [EF-S 15-85 & 70-200mm f/4 IS]

Leo's Flickr Page

Thanks, Leo

I think the optical quality of the kit lenses is excellent - much better than you'd expect from 'kit lenses' that only cost $250 (US). The 30-110mm is especially good.

I think the only real limitations are what you'd expect from a smaller sensor. The high ISO performance is not as good as larger sensors (but it's very close or equal to that of some of the 4/3 senors). Nikon did a great job with the noise performance though. It reminds me of the noise in the D3 and D700. It's there once you get to a certain higher ISO, but it's not obtrusive.

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Interesting to see what the V1 can do!

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Thomas (beware: Nikon-fanboy and moderator!) My Lens Reviews, My Pictures, My Photography Blog
D800+assorted lenses

The metering on the V1 is outstanding. Very often I think it reads my mind

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With "metering" you refer to exposure, not focus?!

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Thomas (beware: Nikon-fanboy and moderator!) My Lens Reviews, My Pictures, My Photography Blog
D800+assorted lenses

Yes, it does a great job figuring out the exposure. I rarely have to use exposure compensation.

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I guess that's one of the benefits of using the sensor output to judge the exposure...you get an extremely detailed image, compared to the low-res meter found in DSLRs.

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I take pictures so quickly, my highschool was "Continuous High".

If you ask me, I think it meters better than my D700.

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Great to see some love for the V1! I really enjoyed shooting with it and the J1, as I hope comes across in my review!