Category: Nikon 1 V1 Primer

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Nikon-1-V1 with SB-N5 Speedlight
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Understanding the Roles Played by Adobe Lightroom™ and Adobe Photoshop™

Posted (Not Necessarily Written) By on Apr 04, 2012 in Featured, Nikon 1 V1 Primer, Tips and Tricks

Summary Nikon1-Post-Processing (PDF) You might be considering the purchase of a product like Adobe Lightroom to handle your RAW file processing with your Nikon 1. But you also know that there is a companion product called Adobe Photoshop that seems to be favored by lots of creative people. Do you need both? To answer that [...]

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Primer: Best Flash Settings for Nikon 1 V1

Posted (Not Necessarily Written) By on Feb 14, 2012 in Featured, Nikon 1 V1 Primer, Tips and Tricks

Summary Among the things that aggravates the long time DSLR user is the way in which the SB-N5 Speedlight performs with the Nikon 1 V1. You can use this camera is Smart Scene Selection mode with an auto sensitivity of A3200 (i.e. ISO 100 to ISO 3200) but if you want very consist results you [...]

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Primer: Aperture 3 RAW Post Processing

Posted (Not Necessarily Written) By on Feb 11, 2012 in Featured, Nikon 1 V1 Primer

Summary A Note About RAW Data As with so many things in life having access to the RAW data that comes out of your camera’s sensor would probably be of little value. Why? Because it would lack “context”. That is what makes ADJUSTMENTS so very essential in Aperture. Without knowing how changing a particular variable will effect your image you [...]

LowePro Adventura 120 (open)
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Primer: Choosing a Bag for the Nikon 1 V1

Posted (Not Necessarily Written) By on Feb 04, 2012 in Cameras and Accessories, Featured, Nikon 1 V1 Primer

Nikon1-Camera-Bags (PDF) Summary Cameras like the NIkon 1 V1 are small. They have small sensors and as a result lenses that are smaller in diameter than a standard digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR). But despite their petite size you still need some means of carrying around the camera, flash and up to three lenses [...]

Setting Sun from Freedom Avenue in Naperville, IL
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Primer: Taming High Dynamic Range Scenes

Posted (Not Necessarily Written) By on Feb 01, 2012 in Featured, Nikon 1 V1 Primer, Tips and Tricks

Nikon1-Dynamic-Range-Control (PDF) Summary As good as digital cameras have become they still are plagued by contrasty scenes. The film camera users of the past employed a technique where they “exposed for the shadows and developed for the highlights”. If the scene was exceptionally contrasty the photographer had to use a delicate agitation scheme during the [...]

Understanding Nikon 1 V1 Exposure Modes
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Primer: Nikon 1 V1 Exposure Modes

Posted (Not Necessarily Written) By on Jan 28, 2012 in Featured, Nikon 1 V1 Primer, Tips and Tricks

Nikon1-Exposure-Modes (PDF) If you are a frequent user of the Nikon 1 V1 camera you may have noticed that when you move indoors to photograph small animals and children blurred images are a frequent outcome. Why? The answer lies in understanding the various exposure modes available to you as a user of this camera. Most [...]