gavinlg
Veteran
Considering the sales of the x100 and X series bodies and the trend back toward film and mechanical controls, I think actually that the Df has a very high chance of an update - either in mirrorless or Mirrored form.
Will there be a Nikon DF replacement?
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x-ray
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I bought a Df right after they came out and I'm still delighted with it. Matter of fact if something happened to it I'd buy another. Besides beautiful files it provides a level of comfort and familiarity for an old film shooter that no other DSLR provides.
madNbad
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I have to agree with this. Having the Df as a first DSLR after using only film for decades lends a touch of familiarity. Nikon took a gamble with making the Df useable with non-Ai lenses which appealed to a small number of users. Some of my lenses are too old to even take advantage of that feature but a couple Ai-S lenses have been chipped and are fun to use. The hipster market has moved on leaving a bunch of lightly used Dfs' for those of us who appreciate them.
kshapero
South Florida Man
I had one but sold it. Yes the image quality was wonderful. I loved the controls, but low light auto focusing was a bear. (The DF has no AF illuminater) Plus using the manual focusing green dot was tolerable but a far cry from split image focusing. Fix this and I would get an updated version.
gavinlg
Veteran
Nikon should release a Df.2 as a swan song to the Mirror, with interchangeable focussing screens (One really bright split screen).
Or they could adopt mirrorless, make one with classic controls/metal body/huge viewfinder and have focus peaking and the digital split screen finder options like Fuji :angel:
Either way, I'd buy one.
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
Id be right behind you in line to buy one!
madNbad
Well-known
I had this screen installed shortly after buying the camera. It helps with focusing manual lenses but mostly it cleaned up the clutter.
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IMG_1475 by Michael DeLuca, on Flickr[/URL]
kshapero
South Florida Man
where did you get this?
madNbad
Well-known
It was done by Advance Camera Repair in Raleigh Hills, OR. I'm not sure of the supplier they ordered it through but I can ask them and send you a PM within the next few days.
Contarama
Well-known
Sweeney has a good review of the Df where he gives a paragraph or two about the Df viewfinder and differences between a sensor plane and film plane. Personally my fastest glass is 1.8 at 50 and 85 and with the magnifier and dot I have no problem. Im not opposed to going live view in low light. I do not do AF. Ill try what you talk about just to see but with the way I shoot it doesnt matter I think. I shot the Df with and without magnifier this morning. It sucks without the eyepiece.
My only complaint about the Df is the shutter mode selector lever. I am going to file that thing off someday.
As for a Df2 imo I think it is dependent on the F mount and Nikons roadmap for said mount. I think I have read that the F mount presents some difficulties for no mirror. If they do go for another Df I would want to stay at 16mp and F mount. So the Df seems to be as good as one can get as it is or at the least good enough. Something nice for a Df2 would be cinema quality video.
Df and F2. Set of primes 20-300. Its a fairly compact powerful hybrid system.
jsrockit
Moderator
It doesn't look like it is going to happen at all... and it would never be 16mp if it does.
Ronald M
Veteran
No DF2. There will be a mirrorless FF Nikon that will solve the focus screen and size problems. Will be an extension tube for all previous slr lenses that will make it grow back.
Will I buy one? Not a chance.
Will I buy one? Not a chance.
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
Say what? I don't understand this. What will grow back?
