After Canon, Fuj and Pentax also Nikon has a high end APS-C fixed lens compact camera. And it’s finally in Stock at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). But how does it compare with its rivals? Photographyblog posted the full Coolpix A review and writes: “smaller and more pocketable than its rivals, but with slower auto-focusing and no built-in viewfinder. It’s definitely an interesting camera in its own right that would make a great second camera for Nikon DSLR owners, but ultimately a few crucial shortcomings and some fierce competition limit its appeal to a wider audience.“
Pb isn’t really enthusiastic about the camera but everything is relative. The Nikon is really a pocketable camera while the Fuji X100s is not. You have the choice 🙂
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Pentax has an APS-C compact?
Probably Admin meant Sigma
canon? G1X? only a little bit bigger then M43, not aps-c
I believe the rumors are for a Ricoh APS-C compact, not Pentax. (Yes, I know Ricoh owns Pentax, but they’re still two distinct brands.)
It’s a pity that Nikon is not nailing it with small cameras. They have the experience and the techs to do it right, but there is always something missing in their products (e.g. 1 series). If you factor in that recently they tend to overprice everything Nikon branded, all of their non-DSLR proposals are DOA…
Just like Canon, Nikon designs and specs their “lower” offerings to not compete with their higher and pricier ones.
nikon and canon cannot make a compact i want to buy
i own gx200… gxr …x100… x 10…. xe1….samsung tl500… ricoh cx1…
canikon sucks in this space
GO FUJI GO! ;D
For sure there are better similar products already, but it’s nice to see that also the big N is moving towards small factor – big sensor cameras. Will they ever introduce an aps-c based mirrorless system? Only time will tell.
It is a Sony rx 100 with twice the size sensor and twice th price 🙂
But no zoom, 2.8 against 1.8.
Very much a p&s on steroids.
Most likely possible to make great photos with it – provided the lens is a lot better than it looks.
I will keep my rx100.
The idea is right but incomplete, 28 mm is too wide, bokeh needs an narrower angle lens.
Fuji 100 is also too limited, i guess sony has the capabilities but the lenses for nex are mediocre.
We have to wait a little longer until the dream camera comes.
Love my Sigma DP2 most for now.
It’s got nothing to do with the RX100
First I liked it apart from the prize but then I realized the camera looks a lot smaller on the pics than it really is. Its actually about the size of NEX 5R with the 20mm pancake if you take into account that for body only NEX really a lot smaller than the coolpix A.
http://camerasize.com/compact/#445,369.369,ha,t
http://camerasize.com/compact/#445,369.369,ha,f
It really isn’t that small. If you take the body alone, Nex 5n/r are smaller by quite a margin. If either of these bodies are paired with the 20mm pancake, the size difference is negligible. The coolpix is thinner but also taller than either of those combos.
Size comparison between the A, X20 and m43: I’m a Epl-5 owner and like the 28mm fl for street. But like you, I realized the size advantage is not that great. However, thickness is what matters most when were talking about pocketability, and the A does compaere favorably. In fact, I wonder how comfortable it would be to carry the A in a jeans pocket. I bet it would work ok for normal jeans.
http://camerasize.com/compact/#396,382.5,183.5,445,ha,t
I agree, thinkness is the main factor, but you also should consider that the nex 5 series is really small. Smaller than the mft/fuji x cameras from your comparison.
http://camerasize.com/compact/#369.369,445,183.5,396,ha,f
As regards jeans pocketability, I think you could find out by just taking your PL5 with body cap and check how it fits.
For me personally, I think I couldn’t carry a coolpix comfortably in my jeans pocket. I use a NEX F3 and I carry my camera with lens detached, body into one coat/jacket pocked and lens into the other. I tried sticking the body into my jeans pocket but that wasn’t really comfortable, especially when I tried to sit down.
People continue to compare cameras that don’t fit in a pocket to one that does. have fun with your NEX and soda can zoom fitting in your pocket. If you are going to include those types of cameras, why not include the D800 or an 8×10″ camera as well?
Looks like Nikon will have to implement a price decrease to sell these. I’m in at $700 or so.
If it was a little less (say $800) I would find this a very tempting camera despite some of the drawbacks.