This Tiny $250 Camera Is A Pocket Rocket!
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- This small, classically styled mirrorless camera has been largely branded as a failure. But, overlooked the Nikon 1 J5 at your own peril as I personally believe this is one of the stealthiest street photography cameras you can buy! Plus, it can currently be purchased on the used camera market for between $200-300 (usually with a lens or two) making it a great budget camera to consider.
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Intro - @0:00
A Rocky History - @0:50
Why The J5? - @2:06
My Biggest Gripe - @4:02
Small But Speedy - @5:13
4K Video!? - @6:43
Rapid Autofocus & Silent Shooting - @7:32
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As soon as a CZcamsr touts how little he paid for a camera on eBay the price immediately doubles for everybody else.
"looks like a needle but works like a sewing machine" - write that down quick, boys
lmfao
Also if anyone does end up buying this camera and is surprised at how slow it is to shoot. Make sure you have a higher speed microSD card and that you turn off Image preview in settings. I remember seeing reviews for this years ago and reviewers were complaining about Burst shots taking forever to write to memory and slowing down the shooting process. They all had image preview on and the image doesn't leave your screen until all shots are processed. Also you can continue shooting while your camera is writing to memory so big heads up there.
You are 1000% right here - thanks for sharing!
Glad to see this little guy get some love!
I sold this camera back in 2018 and rebought it again last year. It's just such a pleasure to walk around with compared to the full frame z line for more casual shoots. While there are limitations (like low light noise performance), it's still a good deal of fun to use!
I have found that the Nikon 18.5mm f 1.8 (50 mm ff equivalent) and the Meike 50mm f 1.7 (135mm ff equivalent) are my favorite, reasonably priced lenses native to the mount. These are so comically small compared the the full frame cameras that I find myself taking the camera more often and I have even produced images that have made it into my portfolio that otherwised wouldn't have happened.
Thanks for the video and happy photo shooting all!
Im glad I got mine a few days ago from Japan. Its like I felt the disturbance in the force and my body knew that one of the photography vloggers was going to put out a video about it soon. Now to watch the prices skyrocket.
I see no reason at all to pick this over my tiny M43 Lumix camera.
I agree. I think m43 is the sweet spot for many applications. Small enough form-factor to be either a pocket-friendly camera to take everywhere or have a massive zoom range without looking like an idiot and dragging like a donkey, but large enough sensor to get professional-looking results with nice bokeh. And best of all, loads of great, affordable lenses out there!
@@VeitLehmann I just checked, but my GM5 is basically the same size, while having a biger sensor, an EVF and indeed a much wider range of lenses available.
The Nikon processing engine is great for landscapes because it can handle strong highlights and still produce amazing colours. These days though you should get the z30
I have one of these and I love it because I have an F mount adapter so I can use even really old Nikkor lenses on it. They're not super contrasty but still fun since I have almost a dozen F mount lenses.
And its unavailable
It's available in Indonesia. And we pay less than 250$. bcs no people paying attention of 1 inch sensor in here 😂
@@alfathsayyidina masih ada barunya gak sih ini bang? second beserakan sih di fb marketplace
@@alfathsayyidina yang trend sekarang ya kamera pocket
There's usually plenty available on eBay
There are literally tons of them on eBay right this second. Honestly, have you even tried looking? 😅
The J5 is a killer camera, but the system had one serious problem that IMO killed it. It was the lens lineup and lack of reliability. The high quality lenses were expensive, and the 10-30 and 30-110 manual zoom lenses were pretty much guaranteed to fail.
I owned the J1, J2, J3, S1, and J5 all at the the same time (I've got issues...) and went through a bunch of each kit lens. Ended up selling off everything but the J5, a 10-30mm power zoom, and the 18.5mm since those were the only reliable lenses I owned, and I still loved the system despite all it's issues. Recently picked up another 30-110mm and within a couple shoots it started to go bad. Of course it did...
It's an awesome system, but anyone getting into it needs to keep in mind the lens reliability is horrific. You should expect to go through a few if sticking with the kit options, or pay a bundle to get one of the higher quality, reliable options.
Nikon 1 was a good idea in 2011 but in 2012 Sony launched the RX100: the same sensor, a much faster lens, IS and more compact. That really killed the Nikon 1. It had no chance between compacts like RX100 and larger sensor mirrorless using Micro 4/3 and APS-C. It was essentially the worst of the both. Sure it has telephoto option but many users already had their primary system for that.
I like to combine my two hobbies: endurance training and photography. The Nikon 1 is great because I can put it in my backpocket on my cycling jersey. By the way, it is easy to use the 1 together with full frame lenses. Put a cheap, small,old manual 300mm lens on the Nikon 1 and you get a 810mm equivalent!
Idk If it were me, I would save an extra hundred for some Olympus E-M10 model. Way more robust and capable.
Yes I have 2 of these Js and an em10 mkiii and the Olympus blows the Nikons away and much better lenses available
I bought an AW 1 shortly after its release specifically for water sports, snorkeling both in Aruba and Maui. After reading many horror stories about water leaks destroying the camera I chose not to risk it and it sort of sat unused for a few years. I then rediscovered as a great street camera with the 10mm lens, rugged and great for cold weather. It needs good outdoor light but fun to shoot with. Coincidently, after going down a Nikon 1 series rabbit hole last week, I purchased a J5 body 2 days ago intrigued by the articulating screen, spec bumps, and the good fortune that I already had 2 lenses to use with it. Arrives via Fed Ex tomorrow! If I love it I'll consider buying another lens for it>
Definitely a favourite of mine, I had a J1 forced upon me by my Nikon rep when it was launched, took it with my on a trip next to my D700, and was convinced to keep it as a pocket camera. I ended up with a J5 (2020 FB marketplace purchase) and it really did illustrate how far this system had come. If you come across one, the 6.7-13mm is lots of fun, and the 10mm 2.8 keeps things very compact. Fast focus, good up to 1600 ISO and a pleasure to use (did you try the touch screen?).
For those who have lens issues, have a dig around dpreview, there is someone who still services them (I am waiting on my 10mm to come back)
I had quite an extensive Nikon 1 system, with several bodies and quite a few lenses... and the aperture mechanism failed on two thirds of the lenses. I sold it all off before the rest failed. Such a disappointment.
Such a great video series showcasing all of these old and forgotten cameras - it might put up their prices, but hopefully this also saves them from becoming e-waste. I’m glad I didn’t have money when all of these cameras were around as I would have bought most of these 😅
Almost got it as my first camera back in 2014. I’ve been tempted to get one.
there goes the prices 🫡
$350+USD already on ebay...
@@peterrichards3280 They've actually been like that for a while before this, actually. Someone else might've done a video on them recently, but it's been consistently around there for a good bit now. Been checking on other cameras, so I've spent quite a bit of time on all the sites and seeing these everywhere.
@@peterrichards3280I own a couple of these Js not worth that much, better of with a m43 for that price like an Olympus omd-10 mkiii
I have the white J1 and silver J5. I have all white matching lenses for the J1. They are both great street cameras.
My first and still my own camera is a pentax k10d 😂 I’m gonna invest in a new one this summer but with the kit lens 18-55 I’ve been having a great time and while 10Mpx is ridiculously small, I’ve been capturing amazing shots with it 🎉
great quick video and interesting ! i wish that it had some film immulation built in
There is a way to set up film emulation, look up Nikon picture control.
I was a lifelong Nikon fan and had the very first one of this series. And I was so disappointed got rid of it in first week of use. And switched over to Sony.
I had no idea the 1 series was discontinued! Looks very interesting although I think I'll stick with my Micro Four Thirds.
I had the j1 when it first came out and loved it… this makes me want to pick up the 5. What a shame they were discontinued
Interchangeable lens 1" cameras? I learn something new every day.
Check out the Samsung NX Mini too 😊
I picked one up a few months ago for $150 with two lenses and it’s awesome
Bought a J1 at a thrift store with batteries, a 10mm and an 18.5mm lens for under $100 Canadian. Fun little camera that takes nice photos. I thought about getting more lenses for it but keep hearing about how unreliable they are so not bothering. I had some old film era Pentax K manual lenses ( 28mm 2.8 and a 50mm 1.7) and got an adaptor to fit them to the nikon J1. Get some interesting results from it and actually looks kind of cool with the old lenses on it.
I own J4, stopped using it when the aperture on my 10mm died. Nikon 1 system lenses are so unreliable, plagued with broken flex cables and aperture gears.
Would be interesting to compare this with the V1 I picked up a couple months ago. Really dig that camera, and got it for $75. Even uses the same batteries as my D810, so I was set with that guy.
The black V3 “Pro” model Nikon 1 has an 18.5MP chip not as nice as the 20.8 Sony chip in the J5 but still nice. A separate EVF that mates with the smart shoe is expensive but works well. Also can be fitted with a grip.
The face at 3:27 🤣
I got a J2 after my Sony A55 succumbed to a cider-related inciident on a sunny afternoon after visiting Lullingstone in Kent. I needed something for the remaining 2/3 of my holiday.
I loved the way I could fit it in a jacket pocket, and the 10MP images were quite adequate, particularly as I didn't want to crop very much.
I followed it up with a V1, which was even better: a little bulkier in the body, but the EVF made a lot of difference.
If you consider that Sony;s RX100 has been enormously popular with a 1" sensor, and a fixed 3x zoom lens, it makes sense that a camera like this with an effective 11x zoom range (10-30 and 30-110) plus the availability of several fixed focal length lenses could be an ideal travel camera.
Apart from the physical problems (like the wifii button on yours, or the similarly problematic selector wheel under your thumb on earlier models) the earlier cameras really suffered from lack of a tilting/articulated screen, and horrubly unreliable lenses. You rightly say that you can often get the camera with a lens, but it's worth noting that what you often get is a camera body and a 30-110 lens because that's the one which gets less use and consequently is more likely to still be functioning.
I think that, apart from its just being released before people got an idea of how such a camera could be any good, it also suffered from Nikon's policy of making multiple variants instead of doing one really well.
WiFi button issue, is there an airplane mode to essentially disable the button? I have recently got myself a V1 and the 18mm 1.8. Really impressive 10mp sensor working with the raw files.
Try a drop of hot glue on that wifi button to defeat it. Should be easy to remove too, if you ever want to.
thats my 1st camera!!! still using kit lens now though since not having enough money to upgrade lol
Been looking at this baby for a while. Just need to find one with a decent lens bundled with it!
I had my eye on the AW1 , maybe it's a decent time to buy one for fun :)
Because a 1-inch sensor packs more pixels into a given area, attaching one of these Nikon 1 cameras to a telescope using a T-mount adapter might make a decent little astronomical camera.
Great videos keep it up
Thanks!
I gave up using my j5 as the on/off button spring broke, the screen popped off and it often overheated among other reasons.
I’m surprised I didn’t know this camera, great video anyway!
Thank you 😊
which is the zoom lens compatible with this?
Tom, do you have any opinions on which lenses are the best? I have the 18.5mm and the 10-30 and I like them both.
Unfortunately I've only ever tried it out with the 18.5mm so I wouldn't be qualified to say which lenses are the best. I'm sure there will be other videos on YT though which might answer this question. Sorry I can't be more help!
Careful with buying these, a lot of the Nikon 1 lenses have nowadays a cracked gear on the aperture control motor resulting in loss of aperture control.
So, buy a new for next to nothing.
@@simenq Friend of mine bought 3 trying to get a working one and all 3 lenses were broken.
@@christophmuller3511 Sorry to hear that.
I use the v2 it could be better but this camera was not intended to be compared to 2024 models or the upcoming 25 models. Nikon V2 works as advertised every time if it starts getting Finicky in low light Soviet switch over to manual settings, and then continue. These cameras are actually pretty amazing based on my experience.😊
Love my J5 with a 10-30 PD
My first removable lens camera was a nikon 1 j3, and then i replaced it with the j5. I enjoyed the hell out of it at the time, but i didnt use it its fullest at the time, did go to japan with me 3 times though. Ultimately it just wasnt as good as my a6400 that i replaced it with.
Can you also review Pentax Qs1 series ? If you have one and its lens
It's definitely on my list 👌🏻
Canon m100 +22mm f2 is the king for small/good spec/cheap and best thing, its aps-c
I Have 3 J5's + 4 V1's I Love Them.
i see all of your videos bc im from argentina and im poor af. every day I try to save but here the cameras are twice or triple as expensive as outside. One day I will be able to buy one of these cameras that you show in your videos and I like them so much. more than anything the compact ones
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6:19 have you ever tried V30 MicroSDs?
Just bought one for about 300. I’ll also note that you can get some of the lenses cheaper by buying them with one of the older models in the line.
Great tip - thanks!
Those lenses are terribly unreliable. The aperture gear always fails on them.
I still use my Lumix LS-3, real great pocket camera
I have three 1j1's that I use with an Industar 50 2 and adapter. Looks like a toy and is so good for street photography....
If you look up to a photo of the backside of a canon sx740, is the same layout as of this nikon, kinda funny
How about low light performance???
The Nikon 1 series was a total bomb - remember many of the 'I'm not paid, I'm an independent reviewers and I didn't get a free camera' pushing the format ? 60 FPS - YES - BUT they all have a TINY buffer....now it's a steal based current prices on the last models - just don't expect too much - have fun.
These are cool. But they all died because camera companies failed to understand that smartphone cameras were better everyday carry cameras. And they still are today.
Nikon is 1 is a good system, portable with good IQ and handling, cx 70-300 is my favorite lens, V3 my favorite body as it has a EVF and functional grip. J5 provides best IQ, my best choice for macro with FT1 adapted DX 40mm Macro, sadly the system discontinued. Would be a top choice for BIF and aviation show if there was a 100-500 VR native tele-lens.
05:36 "just like myself, this camera only has a one incher" 😳
Ditto the Samsung NX range. The NX10 is still my favourite digital camera.
do more pocket rockets!
These old cameras are so cheap in the US. Here in Australia it is $650.
Not me buying one of these to adapt to my 200-500mm f/5.6 Nikon lens + 1.4x TC for solar imaging..... It should produce the equivalent of 1850mm of magnification, which will allow the sun to fill the frame.
(If anyone else is thinking of this, be aware that while Nikon released an official 1 to F adapter with AF, it doesn't work on most telephoto F lenses. I'll be buying a dumb adapter and manually focusing on the sun. The V3 works with many more lenses)
What lense mount it is compatible with??? Can it take manual lense?
It's a weird one, it's the "1-mount" or Nikkor 1-mount 🤷🏻♂️ there is an adapter for older Nikon glass from the film manual and AF days though
The CX line of lenses (“Nikon 1”). The FT1 adapter allows certain FX lenses.
Reminds me of the pentax Q series.
1:51 is it safe to dip your camera to the water?
I have the Nikon 1 J4, got it for about $100 some years ago, it's a nice tiny camera but there are no lenses available at all.
Nice! Do you use it often?
@@TomCalton Sometimes I use it, when I want to take casual photos on the street or on trips. It's small, focuses very quickly and feels better than a cell phone.
I'd use it a lot more if there were more lenses. It kind of reminds me of the Samsung NX-Mini (Which I also have).
The power lever return of my J5 went broken after 1 to 2 years of use, besides my V1 viewfinder and monitor switch did not function after around 1 year . According to my personal experience, the Nikon 1 series seems not as reliable as Nikon's DSLR. Beware!
I’ve always felt the DX system failed because Nikon did NOTHING to promote it.
Most people had no idea you could change lenses, and that it was just like a Sony RX100.
Have J2, J4, J5 and Sony RX100 IV.
I prefer Nikon’s image quality, versatility and usability, but Sony AF, and video was more advanced, but double the price.
Went to Sony A7R when Nikon abandoned mirrorless cameras.
would it be possible for you to review leica x2 or x series camera
Maybe. Leicas are very expensive 😅
It's 2024, i still use my Nikon V1 besides fuji xe-2
It's easier to appreciate the 1 series' specifications if you look at it from the perspective of a user of subminiature film and 8/16mm cinema cameras. The 1" sensor and CX flange distance closely corresponds to the width of 16mm filmstock used back in the day for both stills and motion capture. Double8, Super8, and 16mm cine cameras often defaulted to a slower frame rate of 18fps, which is reflected in the 'crippled' 4K video capture mode on the J5. In addition to frame size, this lower framerate resulted in such formats being relegated to the amateur market, much as their filmic forbearers.
The really interesting dichotomy in this camera's abilities is the stills burst mode (20, 30, 60fps) existing alongside the video mode and how one may leverage their respective strengths. You can get much better buffer performance in the stills burst mode by shooting jpg only and reducing the image size to medium or small.
My favorite aesthetic detail on the J5 is the 'N' subtly embossed on the grip, wryly hinting at the coming of the Z series.
Okay, now do samsung series of cameras. A good starting point would be the Samsung NX Mini or maybe a random watch brand that somehow makes a pocket camera. i.e Casio EX-ZR series.
Price go brr
6:40 planetary photography
20mp a little low res 😅 honestly my xpro’s 16mp is more than enough. Heck my GRDii’s 10mp is sufficient!!
Now it costs 500 😂
Is it using F mount?
No, it used it's own Nikon 1 mount
Не советовал бы никому, мертвая система. И не зря.
I’m not sure if I understand what the word “pocket rocket” means anymore.
It's a pretty camera.
The lenses for these break SO easily. For €200 you can get a lumix GM1
The GM1 is also a great choice 👌🏻
Does anybody own this camera ? i own a canon 250d and i'm looking for something more compact. Would you recommend this ?
Oh other cool thing about this camera. You can get a Nikon FT1 adaptor to make it work with F-mount lenses.
From the wiki:
“The FT1 adapter mounts and meters with all AI-P, AF, AF-S, D and G lenses and compatibles providing autofocus with all lenses with integrated autofocus motor.”
Thanks for sharing!
Dead-end purchase, unfortunately. I have the full set of lenses for my J1 and v2 cameras and looked at J5 as to "upgrade" but price is too high and for that amount of money you can buy some sony nex and start collecting lenses to upgrade later to a6xxxx or a7. With j lenses you get no future, ft1 adapter is hard to find and price is also quite high.
Never had any success with the FT1, either. Only center point AF is available, and it's hit or miss as to if it can ever find focus.
@@BlueBomberTurbo it is actually good. I'm using a lot of central point for good shots. :)
The guys at Nikon are really weird. Why not put in an apsc ar m43 sensor? It's almost like they wanna fail. They wouldn't be much bigger than the 1 series if at all.
Since 2011 on they did everything possible to ruin their brand. They didn't want to take video seriously and they also released really buggy cameras. The d7000 that I still own was terrible at video and had the AF was terrible. It backfocused and the AF finetune did not fix +/-20 value.
They seem to be finally recovering now with the mirroless, but it might be too late.
Just buy an MFT camera if you really want a small camera. You get better lenses
MFT is also a great option!
That has always been the case.
The only things these camera’s got right was the autofocus and burst speed dor birding with the overpriced but useful long lens.
But the J5 has no EVF…….
And the V3 had an worse sensor.
Those j series have problematic lens
Oki
Always with the dirty sensors. Love your videos, but this drives me nuts :D
I'll confess, these types of comments are exactly why I do it 🤣🎣 (sorry!)
@@TomCalton And these types of comments are why I love your videos 😁
@@TomCalton 😝
i cant even find one online
There are tons on eBay. Also try MPB if you're based in the UK, US/Canada or Europe
ahh thanks but I'm in south africa so ebay shipping is too much and the other retailers also fall to the same issue, but thanks
❝Size doesn't matter❞....🙂🙃
Nikon Coolpix A
Seems like sony a5000-a6000 still better.
5:36 sorry?
This unique camera with interesting colors that I edit to look like all of the other cameras I test!
I literally included a before and after shot to show what the unedited RAW files look like as I said that part 🤦🏻♂️
@@TomCalton Yeah one shot. I still love your videos but i hate when camera reviews only show edited raw files and like 2 shots that are sooc.
I see no reason to pick this up for $250 over a modern cell phone. That is, unless, you simply like the cool camera form factor. I'd pay $50 for it. No more. With a lens.
Disappeared almost immediately. Get an Olympus pen instead.
And the IQ of these cameras are rather subpar.