Follow-up on D2 vs. Nikkor 50mm f1.2+Fuji 800 (7 photos)

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I wanted to follow up on a thread I started about 1 1/2 months ago in the old forum. I received a lot of good advice (as always) in response to my dilemma whether I should take my Digilux 2 or the old Nikon F3+Nikkor 50mm f1.2+Fuji 800 asa film (Press) to a low-light even of extreme importance to me. In the end I decided to take both and promised to post some results.

 

This is by no means a rigorous comparison, but simply the short story of a real-life choice based on what I had available. I did not even shoot the same photos with both cameras. Here are my very subjective impressions from both alternatives:

- Man was I missing that shallow DOF

- Reflex is shaky

- A fix focal length is relieving: what I lost in flexibility I gained in creativity

- There's nothing like the tactile pleasure of a smooth mechanical focusing ring

- After the shooting, anything film is just a pain to deal with (retail development, scanning)

.. in the end, nothing new.

 

Here’s a sample of the output:

Nikon F3+Nikkor 50mm f1.2+Fuji 800 asa film (Press)