Hands-On With Nikon's New J1 and V1 Interchangeable Lens Cameras

New Gear: Nikon J1 and V1 Interchangeable Lens Cameras View this email online September 22, 2011 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines New Gear: Nikon J1 and V1 Interchangeable Lens Cameras Nikon treads new ground with an ILC and a wholly new lens mount Nikon has been extremely tight-lipped about their newest camera system, but they finally pulled back the curtain and unveiled a pair of interchangeable lens compact cameras that bring the company full-force into the ILC war. The guts of both cameras revolve around a 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor in what Nikon is calling the CX size. That's 13.2mm x 8.8mm, which makes it smaller than most of its ILC competition, but bigger than the upcoming Pentax Q system.  READ MORE >> Sample Image Gallery: Nikon's New J1 ILC Camera System We spent an afternoon shooting around with Nikon's newest creation NIkon V1 and J1 Prototype Accessories The future of Nikon's newest camera system is put on display Lens Test: Rokinon AE 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC Despite a lack in the autofocus department, this lens is sharp as a tack Photo of the Day See the whole gallery here.  Be the first to hear about new stuff on PopPhoto.com by subscribing to our revamped RSS feed! TECH SUPPORT Black-and-White Issues Q. How do you get proper exposure for black people wearing white tuxes? And white people wearing black tuxes? A. First, use RAW capture. RAW files let you recover detail in shadows and highlights that might be lost in JPEGs. For dark-complexioned people in white formal wear, the common flaw is underexposure, the lightmeter or flash sensor is fooled by all that white into reducing the exposure, thus losing facial detail. To compensate, add 1 to 1.5 EV exposure to an overall meter reading or flash setting. Another alternative is to use a handheld incident lightmeter, which reads the light falling on a subject rather than the light reflected from a subject. With light-skinned people in black garb, the situation reverses. Here, an overall meter or flash reading will tend to overexpose, thus blowing out highlights—namely, faces. You will want to reduce exposure from an overall meter reading in this case. In any event, keep in mind that you may have to sacrifice highlight or shadow detail. Just make sure it’s in the formal wear and not the faces. Do you have Tech Support Question? Post it on our Facebook Page.   More from PopPhoto.com:   Change your preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Forward this email Add newsletter@email.popphoto.com to your address book to ensure our emails reach your inbox. Copyright © Bonnier Corporation, 460 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are those of the sponsors and are not an endorsement nor do they reflect the opinions of Bonnier Corporation or any of its publications.