D610 or DF

[clicker]

Given one choice only would you buy a D610 or DF.

 

[Frank Petronio]

Nikon D700 ;-p

 

[Addy101]

Neither, it won't fit any lens I have - unless they start to sell these in Canon EF, Sony/Minolta A or Minolta SR (MD) mount, I'm not interested.

 

[clicker]

No guys, given ONE choice between the two.

 

[3rdtrick]

If you are using long lenses for sports, wildlife, airshows, etc. then the D610 would be more appropriate and would give you a bit more crop ability. If it is a walk around camera, with a small lens kit, then the Df would be awesome. I have the D800E and would be first in line for the Df if I did not already have the M9 for my walk around camera.
Pete

 

[mervynyan]

D700, only 12mp but it is much solid and cheap these days.

 

[mdarnton]

I was waiting for the new camera to come out, to see what it offered, because I do need video, which I don't have right now in my D300. Now that the Df is here without video, for me it's a coin flip between the D610 and D7100. Lenswise, I'm well positioned for either one, and I don't have strong feelings in either direction at the moment. When I got the D300 I was hot for FF, but now I'm used to it and since I don't do much digital, half-frame is fine.

 

[Stdon]

Neither. For the money another D800e. Sorry I know the OP wanted a between the two but neither appeal to me nor would do the job I make money with.
I'm just here to have fun with oddball film cameras.

 

[Peter_Jones]

I'm in the position of looking to replace my D300, hopefully with FX (tried out D700 and love them, but still cost a few bob in the UK for the age of them) but the current negligible price difference between Df, D610 and the D800 makes the D800 the current favourite.

As an aside, I've tried D7100 and 610 - both blow the D300 into the weeds with high ISO , but not build quality.

 

[back alley]

the d4 chip at half the price…that df is very attractive…not for me though, either one.

 

[dmc]

Neither. The choice would be for the D800🙂

 

[stompyq]

The Df. Why would you get the D610, you get the D4 ship without the size and with better controls at half the price with the Df. No brainer

 

[De_Corday]

I want to feel the build quality of the thing. My serious camera is a D200, and I don't want to downgrade build quality just to upgrade IQ... It'll be a 700 or a D3 for me next.

But if money were no object? I'd take a Df as a walk-around camera any day. I walk out the door with my F3 more often than not just because its so awkward to do day-to-day tasks with a pro/semi-pro DSLR body on your person...

 

[shadowfox]

Df of course.

It's a good digital camera accepting my Nikon lenses, with manual controls, and the latest sensor technology. What's not to like?

 

[louisb]

Sony A7 + Zeiss 55/1.8

 

[Frank Petronio]

What makes the D4 chip so much more desirable than the D610 chip? Seems like all the value of the D4 is in the body and speedy system, not the so much some magical chip.

With the DF I suppose you get a D4 chip in a less expensive body but otherwise you get less of everything else in a camera twice as expensive. I wouldn't take either, I'd rather have a decent auto-focus system, good responsive speed, a long lasting battery.... oh and a way to adjust ISO and exposure compensation on the fly without reading glasses.

 

[jsrockit]

I'll answer the actual question. I'll take the Df since it is the lesser of evils (personal ergonomic bias). I don't think I'd pay for either though. I'm still open to feeling the Df in my hand, but I doubt it'll be for me.

 

[Peter_Jones]

and a way to adjust ISO and exposure compensation on the fly without reading glasses.

Like a D700 🙂

That (D700) body, with a newer sensor (not so much for pixels, but slightly better noise/ISO ratio) , processor, slightly larger buffer, improved focussing (not that the D700 has any issues) and dual card slot - would be my ideal DSLR at the moment.

 

[jsrockit]

The Df. Why would you get the D610, you get the D4 ship without the size and with better controls at half the price with the Df. No brainer

$1000 difference might make one's brain react a different way Pramodh. 😀

 

[willie_901]

I'd choose the camera that spits less dust attracting oil all over the sensor during shutter actuations.