Nikon df or......

[Fraser]

Would you?
Since my m9 is away in Germany for a replacement sensor I'm thinking of picking up a smaller digital (cameras I use for work are 1dx too big for out of work stuff) to tide me over.
Choices are (just for fun I know I must decide myself it's hardly world ending stuff).
1. Stick with using my d700 and 50mm 1.8.
2. Get rid of d700 and pick up d800 and maybe a 50mm f1.4 or a 35mm f2.
3. Df with my 50mm 1.8 but also all my old pre ai stuff (that is actually ai converted).
4. Ditch all the Nikon gear and get a canon 5d3.
5. Try a xpro 1, last time my m9 was away I bought a black x100 (maybe should have kept it!).
It would be handy if the body was small but I'm willing to put up with the weight of a d800 for the sensor. Got to be sensible money.
Cheers.

 

[ray*j*gun]

I would go for the Df... on the other hand I do love my x100.....but then the D800 is sooo good.... damn... good luck with that list.

 

[robert blu]

No doubt, the df ! It's so easy to take decisions about others...🙂
robert

 

[Timmyjoe]

I'd go Df. Got a chance to use one a few months ago and found it to be a really fun camera. All my Nikon lenses worked with it, even my pre-AI glass. And it's got the D4 sensor, which is just magic in low light. And it sort of has a form factor like the old film SLR cameras, similar to how the M9 has a form factor like the old film rangefinders.

 

[Ken Ford]

Df, no doubt. I'm loving mine, the D4 sensor is great and the lens compatibility is first rate. It's marvelous with all my MF Nikkors and with the new stuff, too.

 

[Fraser]

The only thing about going for the df is when I eventually get my m9 back that will kind of be doubling up where at least the d800 is different from anything else I have.

 

[Ken Ford]

Do you have many MF Nikkors? If you do or plan on picking any up, IMO the Df is much more satisfying with MF than the Dxx0 series bodies.

 

[bonatto]

The Xpro 1 are at a very competitive price point, and you access some of their stellar lenses, like the 35 1.4 for very little money and very little weight.

 

[Fraser]

Do you have many MF Nikkors? If you do or plan on picking any up, IMO the Df is much more satisfying with MF than the Dxx0 series bodies.

I have
20 3.5
24 2.8
28 3.5
35 2 pre ai and ai
50 1.4
50 1.2
85 1.8
105 2.5
135 2.8
180 2.8
300 4.5
Not a bad selection🙂

 

[Fraser]

The Xpro 1 are at a very competitive price point, and you access some of their stellar lenses, like the 35 1.4 for very little money and very little weight.

Yes I've looked at used xpro 1 for less than £300!

 

[Ken Ford]

I have
20 3.5
24 2.8
28 3.5
35 2 pre ai and ai
50 1.4
50 1.2
85 1.8
105 2.5
135 2.8
180 2.8
300 4.5
Not a bad selection🙂

Df, my man - Df! Mine has breathed new life into my MF Nikkors.

 

[Fraser]

Df, my man - Df! Mine has breathed new life into my MF Nikkors.

🙂🙂🙂🙂 .........

 

[Roger Hicks]

Another vote for Df. But then, I'm not sure how many F-mount manual focus lenses I have. At least 14-15-28-35-50-90-135-200-300-600, and a couple of zooms.

I find that my M9 and Df complement one another superbly, and I've had the Df since 2014. Here's my Df review in American Photo magazine: http://www.americanphotomag.com/gear-review-nikon-df

Cheers,

R.

 

[Ken Ford]

The Sony A7.

Takes all the Nikkor MF lenses with a simple EUR 20 adapter. Sensor is pretty much identical to the sensors in the Nikons and the camera is a lot smaller than the Df or the D800.

Small size is not really an advantage IMO. The A7 has never impressed me.

 

[marcr1230]

How does the Df work with manual focus? Does it have a traditional split image micro-prism scree or is it focus assist type ? At first I kind of looked askew at the the Df , now I understand that it
Is compatible with non-AI glass, hopefully there will be. Df.2

 

[dasuess]

Df... 'nuf said


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[kxl]

I've been wanting a Df for a while now, but other priorities seem to keep coming up. If and when I do purchase a Df, I'll probably look into installing a focusing screen like the one on this link.

http://www.jerkwithacamera.com/nikon-df-split-screen-manual-focusing-screen/comment-page-1/

 

[Godfrey]

I chose the D750 over the Df ... It felt better to me and has more rationally laid out controls. Works just fine with my manual Nikkors (now all AI, AI-S or pre-AI that have been updated to AI).

Of course, I haven't touched it since I bought the Leica SL a month later. So the D750 is for sale, practically brand new; just haven't gotten around to listing it yet.

 

[Ken Ford]

How does the Df work with manual focus? Does it have a traditional split image micro-prism scree or is it focus assist type ? At first I kind of looked askew at the the Df , now I understand that it
Is compatible with non-AI glass, hopefully there will be. Df.2

Green dot focus, but the ground glass seems optimized for manual focus.

 

[Ken Ford]

There's people claiming issues with the green dot range focusing when faster lenses are used. That's why many users install a specific ground glass in the camera.

With the Sony A7, I get 5.7X and 11X focus peaking, and it allows me to nail focus with my stuck-open Canon 50mm 1.2L lens easily.

Just sayin' 😉

I haven't had any problems with my 50/1.2...