Eric and Logan at the 2012 US Open

Nikon 1 V1 with 10mm f/2.8 @ 1/15s, F2.8, ISO800.

As much as I like the Pentax Q, it would be a struggle to get a shot like this, partly because the AF is not up to the task (I guess I could zone focus) and partly because I don't have this focal length (27mm EQ).

This is my mom. She's the strongest woman in the world.

And this is the Nikon 1 V1 with the 1 Nikkor 10mm f/2.8 with the electronic shutter. This combo focuses so fast and shoots absolutely silently - not even the ant fart sound of a leaf shutter - that it may become my candid camera of choice. I would like a little more low light capability and just a hair more DOF control. Not a lot though - my style for candids is to frame subjects within their environment, not to blur out their surroundings completely. Your mileage will vary.

Here are the specs of this shot:

1/30s

f/2.8

ISO640

I've done some minor tweaking in Lightroom, including a hair of noise reduction. But this is not far from SOOC.

If Nikon ever comes out with f/1.4 and faster glass for this camera I will be in hog heaven.

Tito Loy

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Nearly 70 and still joking. When I grow up I wanna be like him.

Mother and Child

Mother and Child, originally uploaded by john m flores.


Don't let all of this Internet talk of the latest and greatest cameras deter you. Use what you've got and make pictures. Dial up the ISO if you have to. Convert to BW if you must. But get the shot.

Contemplation

Contemplation, originally uploaded by john m flores.

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Uncle V in a quiet moment...

The Panasonic 14-140 is finding its stride. Or should I say that I'm coming to grips with its strengths and capabilities. The "Mega" Optical Image Stabilization works really well and counteracts some of the slowness. And despite the current Internet fetish with fast lenses, you don't need them for subject isolation; if you work your photographer-subject-background distances you can get pleasing out-of-focus areas.

This shot, FWIW, is fully zoomed at 140mm, F6.3, 1/320s, ISO640