Tokyo: Nikon unveiled its first mirrorless cameras on Wednesday, beating its arch rival Canon to the nascent market for small, interchangeable-lens cameras, where other manufacturers have met with mixed success. * J1 standard zoom kit seen at around Y70,000, * V1 thin lens kit seen at around Y105,000, * Nikon's entry could lift mirrorless cameras -analyst, * High-priced models may not succeed, $500-800 best bet -analyst Priced at around 70,000 yen ($915) and 105,000 yen, the long-rumoured Nikon 1 J1 and Nikon 1 V1 will go on sale on Oct. 20, the company said at a launch at an upmarket hotel in Tokyo's Roppongi, with models, actors and Japanese TV star Takuya Kimura on hand. A new market is developing among people who feel a compact camera is not quite good enough, Yasuyuki Okamoto, head of the company's imaging division, told reporters, adding that he saw the camera's small size as one of its main appeals. Read Full: Nikon unveils its first mirrorless cameras
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Nikon unveils its first mirrorless cameras
Tokyo: Nikon unveiled its first mirrorless cameras on Wednesday, beating its arch rival Canon to the nascent market for small, interchangeable-lens cameras, where other manufacturers have met with mixed success. * J1 standard zoom kit seen at around Y70,000, * V1 thin lens kit seen at around Y105,000, * Nikon's entry could lift mirrorless cameras -analyst, * High-priced models may not succeed, $500-800 best bet -analyst Priced at around 70,000 yen ($915) and 105,000 yen, the long-rumoured Nikon 1 J1 and Nikon 1 V1 will go on sale on Oct. 20, the company said at a launch at an upmarket hotel in Tokyo's Roppongi, with models, actors and Japanese TV star Takuya Kimura on hand. A new market is developing among people who feel a compact camera is not quite good enough, Yasuyuki Okamoto, head of the company's imaging division, told reporters, adding that he saw the camera's small size as one of its main appeals. Read Full: Nikon unveils its first mirrorless cameras
