Nikon retro DF, next camera of sam leong

[singveld]

[video=youtube_share;XPSHYhiOrfM]http://youtu.be/XPSHYhiOrfM[/video]

 

[singveld]

by looking at the review. it is a winner especially for people with old nikkor lenses.

 

[singveld]

Not yet. Ordered but yet to arrive.

tell me after you tested it for a few days.

 

[Leongsam]

tell me after you tested it for a few days.

I am waiting for the "body only" orders to arrive. The current stock which just arrived yesterday all come with NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G Special Edition Lens.

I don't need the lens. I'll save $600 if I wait for the body only.

 

[The_Hypocrite]

Wow,,the DF styling is really very nice,,

 

[singveld]

well? we are still waiting for your review.

 

[Leongsam]

well? we are still waiting for your review.

Haven't got my "body only" shipment yet.

 

[Leongsam]

I went to take a look yesterday and have changed my mind about this camera. It doesn't look as good in real life as it does in the pictures and videos. The dials look nice but feel cheap to the touch when adjustments are made.

The exposure priority dial at the extreme right M A S P is awful. It needs to be pulled up before it turns and it feels like it's on the verge of falling off.

"You buy the Df with your heart not your head" is what many reviewers have remarked. If it felt more solid and classy, I would have bought it. It felt cheap so I'm not. Besides I already have the D4 which uses exactly the same sensor and can get far more out of it.

 

[singveld]

sorry to hear that your once great photography company try to rip you off. so sad.

 

[Leongsam]

sorry to hear that your once great photography company try to rip you off. so sad.

I don't think it's a rip off. It's just that the construction does not remind me of my good old FM3 and F4. Ken Rockwell gives it a very good review but it's just not working for me.

I'll revisit the camera again in a couple of months and see whether I still feel the same way.

 

[singveld]

come to fujifilm, x-pro 1 and x-E1 or E2 have excellent build quality. Great lenses.

Nikon is the past.

 

[Leongsam]

come to fujifilm, x-pro 1 and x-E1 or E2 have excellent build quality. Great lenses.

Nikon is the past.

I have $10,000 worth of Nikon lenses. It doesn't make sense for me to start a new collection. There's nothing wrong with Nikon build quality. My Nikon D4 is built like a rock. I could use it to hammer nails if need be.

 

[singveld]

I have $10,000 worth of Nikon lenses. It doesn't make sense for me to start a new collection. There's nothing wrong with Nikon build quality. My Nikon D4 is built like a rock. I could use it to hammer nails if need be.

no , not replace nikon, just get fujifilm for days when you want to travel light. nikon d4 is work horse, fujifilm have nothing to replace it.

 

[Leongsam]

no , not replace nikon, just get fujifilm for days when you want to travel light. nikon d4 is work horse, fujifilm have nothing to replace it.

I have my Olympus OMD for travel.... 2 lenses is all I need.

 

[singveld]

I have my Olympus OMD for travel.... 2 lenses is all I need.

i know, not bad, but not as GOOD as fujifilm.

 

[The_Hypocrite]

Really? Fujifilm is better?

i know, not bad, but not as GOOD as fujifilm.

 

[Leongsam]

Really? Fujifilm is better?

It all depends upon who's taking the photos.

 

[singveld]

[video=youtube_share;qHNm54U1nQ4]http://youtu.be/qHNm54U1nQ4[/video]

 

[Leongsam]

I share his sentiment. The dials look great but they're all in the wrong place for me. I've grown used to the Nikon digital camera layout and this camera needs a learning curve that we shouldn't have to go through.

 

[singveld]

I share his sentiment. The dials look great but they're all in the wrong place for me. I've grown used to the Nikon digital camera layout and this camera needs a learning curve that we shouldn't have to go through.

nikon took 4 years to design that oversize d600 with dials? what a joke.