Nikon DF

uhoh7 said:
First Impressions:
http://cameras.reviewed.com/content/nikon-df-first-impressions-review

This isn’t a perfect camera. (Though, honestly, what is?) Hardcore manual focus fans—presumably one of Nikon’s key demographics—are going to be upset at the fixed and far-from-ideal focusing screen. "
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Sigh. I'm out. All I wanted was easy manual focus. 🙁

So frustrated.

"All of this emphasis on manual focus makes it quite puzzling that Nikon has opted for a non-removable focusing screen. The screen the Df picked up from the D600 is certainly adequate for users accustomed to modern full-frame Nikon bodies, but it’s not as as usable (or as large) as old-school split-prism screens and other specialized solutions. Hardcore manual focus geeks may be dismayed at Nikon’s approach here."

^^Such a boneheaded approach.
 
If your CPU lens has an aperture it must be locked to the smallest aperture 'auto' setting, and you cannot use the ring directly to set aperture. This isn't a huge surprise, but does seem a shame in such an openly 'traditional' camera design, and it's a feature we hope to see added in firmware.
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-DPR (http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikon-df/3)

so even using "D" or even ZF.2 lenses you cannot just select the aperture using the ring .... uhhh really?
EDIT: There seems to be a custom function in the D800 that addresses this would make sense

and the non-AI lens business, how many people out there are using those types of lenses? it doesn't really seem to be that easy to use even if there is a tab or am i missing something.
 
FA Limited said:
-DPR (http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikon-df/3)

so even using "D" or even ZF.2 lenses you cannot just select the aperture using the ring .... uhhh really?

and the non-AI lens business, how many people out there are using those types of lenses? it doesn't really seem to be that easy to use even if there is a tab or am i missing something.
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There is a great deal of legacy Nikon glass out there. I own a large number myself. There are still lots of photographers shooting film using manual glass and bodies.

The tab makes a huge difference, as the glass can now be used on a digital body the way it was used on a film body, with full connectivity to the camera.
 
"....But before you run out and buy up every old 1960s Nikkor prime you can find, bear in mind that without an Ai tab there remains no way for a lens to directly communicate its aperture to a moder Nikon camera's metering system. It's just not possible. As such, using a pre-Ai lens on the Df is not as fluid as using an Ai equivalent. What the Df does allow you do, however, is specify a pre-Ai lens in the non-CPU lenses dialog, at which point you can flip the Ai tab out of the way, attach the lens then use the camera's command dial to select aperture (within the lens' aperture range) for metering, then physically set the aperture ring on the lens to the desired setting for exposure."
DPreview
 
dmc said:
The tab makes a huge difference, as the glass can now be used on a digital body the way it was used on a film body, with full connectivity to the camera.
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problem is it is still going to tough to focus on the non changeable focus screen and the metering is of the stop-down variety. it seems the A7 might be a better way to use such lenses.
 
DP concludes:

"although I hate to say it: from a cold, hard practical point of view, I can't shake the feeling that the Df is a little bit... silly. Hardcore Nikon fans will point to the support for 50 year-old non-Ai lenses, which is valid, but I suspect that the constituency of photographers for whom this is a real selling point is vanishingly small. Of course, I could be wrong. Naturally, there will be some photographers who will see the Df purely in terms of a lower-cost shell for the D4's very capable sensor, and might not care about the design.

But whether you love it, hate it, or are just not sure, the Df is certainly one of the most interesting cameras of the year, and I can't wait to get hold of a production sample and start shooting with it. Time to blow the dust off my old lens collection"

So, a beautiful contraption. I hope they don't get hurt. It's one hellava oranament--so maybe that crowd can pay the bills.

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i was expecting the size of the cam to be smaller and less knobs. why does Nikon wants to place so many knobs on the cam? the cam comes with a LCD screen and user can select setting via that. .....


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stitchohana said:
i was expecting the size of the cam to be smaller and less knobs. why does Nikon wants to place so many knobs on the cam? the cam comes with a LCD screen and user can select setting via that. .....


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And herein lies the problem and a good example of how hard it is to please the camera market. So many people have the exactly opposite point of view! 😀
 
This is no classic camera.
I demand the non-AI rabbit ears coupling.
It's no true Nikon if I don't have to winchester-style load my non-AI lenses on it. 😀
 
They apparently will only sell it in the UK as a kit with the retro 50/1.8. And at £2749. Why no body only option in the UK ?

Way too expensive for me, plus I don't want the lens as I already have two Nikkor 50s.

Ronnie
 
great camera! not adding video was mistake IMO. it will come later with firmware update, when they realize the mistake.
 
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