Image on top: The current J2. It will be already replaced by the J3.
According to Nikonrumors there will be two new mirrorless cameras from Nikon. The Nikon J3 with same 14MP sensor of the V2. And the new S1, an entry level 1 camera with 10MP sensor.
Not exactly an exciting news 🙂
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strange system….
This system needs more fast prime lenses so it can take advantage of its great low-light performance
It’s like Nikon is throwing good money after bad.
Hello – the J2 has a 10MP sensor, so J3 14MP will be a change. V2 already has 14MP.
“The Nikon J3 with same 14MP sensor of the 4 months old J2 (yep sounds weird).”
Not only weird, but incorrect. J2 has 10 mpix sensor, not “14MP”. You are apparently mistaking it for V2, a camera which is not 4 months old but just barely out.
Let’s hope it will have good grip like the V2. The J1/J2 handling is really pathetic… An try to make it lighter than the J1/J2 too.
I agree Salesdeplatamadrid. I’m waiting for a 13.5mm 1.2 or 1.4 prime and a nice macro lens.
The one system is a perfect system for family use. I give the V1 to my kids to take pictures. (9, 10 and 12 years old) Always switch the raster on. It should be nice to have a 35 equivalent to learn them look better.
Nikon certainly appears committed to their new “1” platform, based on their recent announements of 3 new lenses, and now new bodies too. They claim this system required 4 years to develop and produced their first new lens mount (CX) in 50 years.
I agree that they need more fast lenses. One strange twist is that they chose to target the beginner-intermediate with the “J” series, but a different user, the advanced user, with the “V”. This poses a challenge for Nikon’s lens lineup.
Since the advanced users are more demanding, Nikon urgently needs some fast lenses to augment their lineup of somewhat slow zooms and primes, or they risk losing the “V” customer. The soon-to-be-launched f/1.2, 85mm (equiv) lense should help, as will the already launched f/1.8, 50mm lens (equiv).
But V customers still need a FAST medium zoom. So, how does an f/2, 28mm-90mm equiv sound? And, what if they put 3 rings on that lens, one each for aperture, zoom, and focus, for those that wish to shoot in manual mode sometimes instead of just auto? Now THAT might appeal to advanced users and set Nikon apart from the competition! 😉