SeekerNikon Df
The Nikon Df full-frame SLR camera lives half in the modern world and half in the analog era, and suffers a bit for it.
-- As reviewed by PCMag
Product details
- 16MP full frame CMOS sensor
- 5.5 frames per second continuous shooting
- 39-point autofocus system with 9 cross-type points
- ISO100 - 12800
- 3 inch LCD with 921,000 dots
- 0.7x viewfinder with 100% coverage
- Raw and Raw + JPEG shooting
PROS
+ Great high ISO image quality.
+ 5.5fps continuous shooting.
+ 921k-dot rear display.
+ Dial-based control system.
+ 100-percent viewfinder.
+ Full compatibility with older manual focus Nikkor lenses.
CONS
- No video recording.
- Lacks focus assist beam and flash.
- ISO dial omits "A" setting.
- Retro design and chunky body clash.
- Modern focus screen not ideal for manual focus lenses.
- Shallow handgrip not a great match with larger lenses.
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Expert reviews and ratings
By PCMag on March 25, 2014
The Nikon Df full-frame SLR camera lives half in the modern world and half in the analog era, and suffers a bit for it.
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By The Verge on March 07, 2014
Nikon's pro-level camera gets torn down and rebuilt as a stylish retro shooter
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By TrustedReviews on November 05, 2013
Nowadays, the word cool isn’t one necessarily associated with cameras. But, back in the golden age of film SLRs, the 1960s and 1970s – both eras of iconic design, the classic models were not only triumphs of engineering but simply beautiful – the epitome of cool, in fact
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By TrustedReviews on November 05, 2013
The Nikon Df is made of magnesium alloy and is weather-sealed, while its styling echoes the Nikon F3 and FM2/FE – sporting the same angular pentaprism with a leatherette finish either side.
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By TrustedReviews on November 05, 2013
The 39-point AF system is the same as the D600 and D610, so no nasty surprises leapt out. The Multi-CAM 4800FX unit inside the Df is a solid and speedy performer, delivering fast AF acquirement in both single and continuous AF, even in relatively poor light
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By TrustedReviews on November 05, 2013
Exposure metering is via the 2,016-pixel RGB pixel sensor used by the Nikon D610. While it would have been nice to have seen the more sophisticated 91,000-pixel 3D Matrix III metering sensor of the D4 and D80 (particularly when it comes to portraits, where there’s a bias towards the face), it still delivers pleasing exposures.
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