Stealth3kpl Posted November 1, 2013 Share #1 Posted November 1, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) This has probably been posted elsewhere but is buried in the Sony excitment. I still enjoy using my Nikon FM3As. Pete Nikon Df Pure Photography video teaser #5 | Nikon Rumors Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 1, 2013 Posted November 1, 2013 Hi Stealth3kpl, Take a look here Nikon, steps in with an alternative....{merged}.. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stevelap Posted November 1, 2013 Share #2 Posted November 1, 2013 (edited) I've been tracking this closely too.......(my dealer's aware:)) http://www.the.me/pure-photography-teaser-5-confidently-shows-off-beautiful-solid-uncluttered-full-frame-nikon-df/ Edited November 1, 2013 by stevelap Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveclem Posted November 1, 2013 Share #3 Posted November 1, 2013 I'm watching events..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted November 2, 2013 Share #4 Posted November 2, 2013 It must have a real focus screen to be considered "pure". 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelap Posted November 2, 2013 Share #5 Posted November 2, 2013 Yes, it will be interesting to see what appears from the marketing hype. On the face of it though a smaller, lighter Nikon dslr with more traditional controls could prove interesting for R lens users as well as Nikon people. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicatraveller Posted November 2, 2013 Share #6 Posted November 2, 2013 This has probably been posted elsewhere but is buried in the Sony excitment.I still enjoy using my Nikon FM3As. Pete Nikon Df Pure Photography video teaser #5 | Nikon Rumors to me it look a heavy , big and traditional DSRL, just some marketing a a little bit of design to appeal more "retro" i m not interested in this camera Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janki Posted November 2, 2013 Share #7 Posted November 2, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) A few years ago many of us expected that Leica would build a digital R 10 model similar to that announced new retro Nikon DF. The new retro Nikon camera seems to be very compact and sturdy built. The weight is perfect. Since the viewfinder has traditionally prism and mirror, I assume that the camera also has low power consumption. This could be the ideal digital FF "wilderness camera" I've missed. I assume that a FF sensor with only 16 mega pixels also will provide images with very little color noise in e.g. nature images with a lot of green. I am an amateur and do not print images larger than A3 +. The question is whether 16 mega pixels are enough to provide sharp images in this format? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesphoto99 Posted November 3, 2013 Share #8 Posted November 3, 2013 If this truly does have the same sensor as the D4 then it will be exciting indeed. 16mp is plenty - or at least the 18 on my M9 has been. Why everybody wants their cameras to be medium format quality (yet with none of the other qualities of MF) I don't quite understand..... That said my Monochrom comes pretty close to my Mamiyas..... And I'll gladly pay a premium for a real shutter speed and iso dial, as petty as that may seem. Just never got on with the Nikon command dials (and I've had D200, D3, and now D600). 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlatkob Posted November 4, 2013 Share #9 Posted November 4, 2013 It is likely a very fine camera, but a real shutter speed or ISO dial would make no difference to my photography. I would not pay extra just to have that. Canon dials are super easy to use. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicatraveller Posted November 4, 2013 Share #10 Posted November 4, 2013 If this truly does have the same sensor as the D4 then it will be exciting indeed. 16mp is plenty - or at least the 18 on my M9 has been. Why everybody wants their cameras to be medium format quality (yet with none of the other qualities of MF) I don't quite understand..... That said my Monochrom comes pretty close to my Mamiyas..... And I'll gladly pay a premium for a real shutter speed and iso dial, as petty as that may seem. Just never got on with the Nikon command dials (and I've had D200, D3, and now D600). if you check some reviews (and printing tests like imaging resource) you will see that D800 is the only camera who can still print a 70x100cm at high iso why?simple, few noise and many MP mean that in big printing you will see less noise then a D4 also if in theory must have less noise.. for me its great this ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guido Posted November 4, 2013 Share #11 Posted November 4, 2013 That said my Monochrom comes pretty close to my Mamiyas..... What... does this mean that I should stop lusting after a Monochrom? I know that the Mamiya 7 outperforms my M9, but I had always assumed that the MM would surpass the Mamiya. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
onceuponatime Posted November 4, 2013 Share #12 Posted November 4, 2013 http://nikonrumors.com/2013/11/04/this-is-the-nikon-df.aspx/ Df : this is how it looks 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted November 4, 2013 Share #13 Posted November 4, 2013 http://nikonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Nikon-Df-top.jpg No chimping any more? Will be hard to resist if the viewfinder allows for manual focusing the same way as with film cameras... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
naturephoto1 Posted November 4, 2013 Share #14 Posted November 4, 2013 Still have to change the mount of the R lenses via Leitax or equivalent right? Sony A7r for me. Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janki Posted November 4, 2013 Share #15 Posted November 4, 2013 The website is now partially unavailable. Maybe what we could see a little while ago was too good to be true? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted November 4, 2013 Share #16 Posted November 4, 2013 Still have to change the mount of the R lenses via Leitax or equivalent right?... Yes i believe so. More an N solution for my Nikkor lenses. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janki Posted November 4, 2013 Share #17 Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) Still have to change the mount of the R lenses via Leitax or equivalent right? Sony A7r for me. Rich Yes, certainly, - Sony A7r for R lenses, - no doubt about that. But maybe Nikon dF for use where the wind is blowing in the trees, the waterfalls roar, and the wolves howl at the moon. Edited November 4, 2013 by janki 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelap Posted November 4, 2013 Share #18 Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) If accurate, body only price is $2746.95 http://nikonrumors.com/2013/11/04/nikon-df-body-only-price-2746-95.aspx/ http://www.the.me/the-nikon-df-file/ Edited November 4, 2013 by stevelap Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digbyhp Posted November 5, 2013 Share #19 Posted November 5, 2013 Just saw photos up on Steve Huff's site. Nice looking camera, but just made me want to dust off my chrome FM2a and put a roll through it:). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesphoto99 Posted November 5, 2013 Share #20 Posted November 5, 2013 if you check some reviews (and printing tests like imaging resource) you will see that D800 is the only camera who can still print a 70x100cm at high iso why?simple, few noise and many MP mean that in big printing you will see less noise then a D4 also if in theory must have less noise.. for me its great this ! And I've had my Tri-X images that I souped in my bathroom blown up to billboard size with grain the size of softballs. Who cares? It's always been and always will be about the photograph, not the 'thread count.' Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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