dougjgreen
Regular
I was the fortunate winner of a New Open Box V2 kit with the 10-30mm lens in an auction from Henry's in Canada, at the screaming great price of $385 + $25 shipping. The camera arrived today. My first impressions: It's noticeably lighter than my V1. It's also MUCH more straightforward to operate - really seems a lot closer to how an enthusiast DSLR operates than the V1 did. I found that I had to really adapt my shooting style to the idiosyncrasies of the V1. I don't find any need for that with the V2 - It's much more amenable to being set up exactly the way I used to shoot with my Nikon DSLRs.
Also, unlike the V1 it DOESN'T have an undefeatable forced review of the previous shot you took before you can take the next one in single shot mode. This is a huge improvement, IMHO.
IMHO, If Nikon had delivered this camera as the initial enthusiast body for the Nikon 1 system, rather than the V1, and had it come out at $600-700 for the body, and $800 or so for the kit with lens, they would have saved themselves LOTS of grief in terms of nasty bad reviews
Also, unlike the V1 it DOESN'T have an undefeatable forced review of the previous shot you took before you can take the next one in single shot mode. This is a huge improvement, IMHO.
IMHO, If Nikon had delivered this camera as the initial enthusiast body for the Nikon 1 system, rather than the V1, and had it come out at $600-700 for the body, and $800 or so for the kit with lens, they would have saved themselves LOTS of grief in terms of nasty bad reviews