How Many Know or Have a Nikon 1 Series Camera: How Many Know or Have a Nikon 1 Series Camera The Nikon 1 series was a compact 11mm wide DSLR Nikon that had lenses that only fit the...

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

How Many Know or Have a Nikon 1 Series Camera
The Nikon 1 series was a compact 11mm wide DSLR Nikon that had lenses that only fit the series. The lenses had an odd size 42.5mm filter thread.
There were 3 lenses 10mm 10-30mm and a 30-110mm that only fit the Nikon 1 J1.

Launched 2011 with a 1" sensor, Mirrorless with focus within the sensor. Off the market April 2, 2015.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_1_J1

What went wrong? Story here:
https://www.captureguide.com/nikon-1/

Camera very low cost used is a prime candidate for DIY conversion to full spectra IR.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

I still have my Nikon 1 J1 with both lenses, it is in a drawer, don't know if I will ever use it again, it took great pictures for it's time.

rcarol

dpullum wrote:

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They also made an adapter to use DX and FX Nikon lenses on the Nikon 1 bodies. I have one and it works very well.

Phil Martin Loc: New Hampshire

I enjoy using numerous Nikon 1s, several models. And I have a 1v2 converted to 720nm IR. Wonderful cameras, but choice models are becoming hard to find.

radiojohn

No EVF, as I recall. Outside, impossible to seriously compose anything IMHO.

RolandDieter

They also made a waterproof version called the AW-1 (All-Weather-1). It was good for diving down to about 60 feet or so. There were only two all-weather lenses, one being a moderate zoom. I have one that I still use in absolutely crappy weather. Pics are OK but far from exceptional.

RolandDieter

They also made a waterproof version called the AW-1 (All-Weather-1). It was good for diving down to about 60 feet or so. There were only two all-weather lenses, one being a moderate zoom. I have one that I still use in absolutely crappy weather. Pics are OK but far from exceptional.

Carl S

My wife and I have one, which we thought was a novelty as well as an answer to having to carry a large camera on trips, but it never really worked out. We have the camera, two lenses and the adapter to use regular Nikon lenses, but all have been doomed to storage since the novelty wore off and other cameras filled the bill for a compact camera with better capabilities. Oh well, if that is the biggest mistake we made, we have gotten off light!

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

rcarol wrote:

They also made an adapter to use DX and FX Nikon lenses on the Nikon 1 bodies. I have one and it works very well.

Yes there are Nikon 1 adapters for Nikon, Canon, Minolta AF, and T to microscope and telescopes. Range from $15 to $65 on Amazon.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Carl S wrote:

My wife and I have one, which we thought was a novelty as well as an answer to having to carry a large camera on trips, but it never really worked out. We have the camera, two lenses and the adapter to use regular Nikon lenses, but all have been doomed to storage since the novelty wore off and other cameras filled the bill for a compact camera with better capabilities. Oh well, if that is the biggest mistake we made, we have gotten off light!

Yes, time passes and my expensive Kodak DC4800 with it record breaking 3.1 Mpix in the year 2000 became obsolete, then probably from disuse [Capacitors depolarize] silently died. But in its day it was a great all around and travel camera. MRP was $750 in 2000 and in today's dollars, $1,125.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

radiojohn wrote:

No EVF, as I recall. Outside, impossible to seriously compose anything IMHO.

Yes, that is the problem with many cameras. Even if the had a hot shoe peephole view finder it would have been an improvement. There however were in that series ones with Electronic View Finders. My Nikon 1 J1 does not. and the popup flash is dead.

As RolandDieter mentioned, they made one for diving down to 60'.

rcarol

dpullum wrote:

Yes there are Nikon 1 adapters for Nikon, Canon, Minolta AF, and T to microscope and telescopes. Range from $15 to $65 on Amazon.

The adapter provided by Nikon for Nikon lenses is considerably more expensive than the ones you are quoting. But the advantage is that all functions are preserved - auto focus, exposure, lens info, etc.

rcarol

radiojohn wrote:

No EVF, as I recall. Outside, impossible to seriously compose anything IMHO.

The Nikon 1 V1 and V2 had EVFs that are quite good.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

rcarol wrote:

The adapter provided by Nikon for Nikon lenses is considerably more expensive than the ones you are quoting. But the advantage is that all functions are preserved - auto focus, exposure, lens info, etc.

Yes, if the Nikon adapter preserves all functions, then that is a complicated, thus costly adapter. The ones I mention require camera on manual. Considering the three camera specific Nikon 1 lenses 10, 10-30, and 30-110mm quite a range is covered with no adapter.

If a longer reach is required then there are screw on tele extenders; they are low cost. But considering that this is an old 10 mpix camera and so one is better off with a camera such as my Panasonic TZ100. The TZ100 is a 1" sensor compact zoom with 20 mpix with a built in 25-250 mm lens. There are now many 1" sensor compact zoom cameras.

Archiefamous Loc: Manhattan

I have a V1 with adapter that I somehow never use. Great images in good light