Nikon DF

Full frame, 16.2 MP, 3.2"
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        Summary Nikon DF

        Prices Price
        Body only
        $2,499 - $2,747
        With 50mm lens
        $2,449 - $2,997
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        Score Snapsort rank
        Within its price range
        #n/a of 2
        Among similar cameras
        #n/a of 5
        Specifications Key specs
        Sensor size
        Help Full frame 36x23.9mm
        Screen resolution
        Help 921k dots
        Megapixels
        Help 16.2 MP
        Movie format
        Help None
        Screen size
        Help 3.2"
        Light sensitivity
        Help 12,800 ISO
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        Lenses Lenses
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        Pros

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        The Nikon DF vs other recent DSLRs

        Low light performance Very low noise at high ISO Help
        3,279 ISO
        Color depth Good color depth Help
        24.6 bits
        Viewfinder size Large viewfinder Help
        0.70x
        Battery life Above average battery life Help
        1400 shots
        Light sensitivity (boost) Very high boost light sensitivity Help
        204,800 ISO
        Built-in focus motor Built-in focus motor Help
        Autofocuses with more lenses
        Overall image quality Great overall image quality Help
        89.0
        Screen size Above average sized screen Help
        3.2"
        Weather sealed Weather sealed Help
        Shoot in extreme weather
        Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
        Pentaprism
        Viewfinder coverage Above average viewfinder coverage Help
        100%
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        The Nikon DF vs other recent pro DSLRs

        Dynamic range Wide dynamic range Help
        13.1 EV
        Lowest price Inexpensive Help
        $1,999.00
        Weight Light Help
        765 g
        Size Quite small Help
        Professional size (144×110×67 mm)
        Thickness Thin Help
        2.6"

        Cons

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        The Nikon DF vs other recent DSLRs

        Touch screen No touch screen Help
        More buttons
        Autofocus Manual focus only Help
        None
        Announced Old Help
        October 2013
        Built-in flash No built-in flash Help
        Professional
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        Shutter lag Poor shutter lag Help
        274 ms shutter lag
        GPS No GPS Help
        Missing geo-tagging
        Popularity Not so popular Help
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        The Nikon DF vs other recent pro DSLRs

        Movie format No movies Help
        None
        Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
        Risk of blur
        Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        12,800 ISO
        Cross type focus points Fewer cross-type focus points Help
        9
        Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
        1/4000 of a second
        Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
        921k dots
        Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
        5.5 fps
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        16.2 MP
        Focus points Fewer focus points Help
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        Discussion

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        Avatar for Broodmite01 Broodmite01 (8:31 PM, January 26, 2017)
        James Webb NGST bulky? have you ever used five hundred meter aperture spherical telescope?
         
        herobk13 (9:20 PM, July 11, 2014)
        LOL, funny to see the stair up. So childish! :)
         
        Alvin dhonny (7:16 PM, April 11, 2014)
        just buy the D800 its better than this cause this is very expensive

        D800 is aslo full frame dslr camera
        build in flash
        36 MP
        build in flash
        HDR system
        and else but if D800 is too expensive for you just buy the D7100 its similar to D800 like her son :)
        btw i need some photographer friends if you like to be my friend just add my pin 74043A85
         
        throughmyviewfinder (11:44 PM, March 14, 2014)
        Using this camera is a breath of fresh air, it becomes an extension of yourself and your photographic ambitions. It's a pleasure to use and provides stunning images. I put it down and long to be shooting with it again. Reports of handling issues are not a problem with me - I can easily alter ISO, Exp comp settings when looking through the viewfinder and I never even give the smaller handgrip or shutter position a 1st thought, never mind a second thought. It fits me perfectly! I just wish I didn't wait so long and take credence to negative reports before I plunged and got one! Yes it's expensive, but it is so worth it!!!!!
         
        Avatar for Vamp898 Vamp898 (2:50 PM, February 23, 2014)
        I still dont get why people buy this camera when they can get better for less money.


        Is there any reason to buy a camera which is worse in every aspect for more money? What did happen to our human kind?
         
        Avatar for Vamp898 Vamp898 (2:49 PM, February 23, 2014)
        Try to get the same on a Medium Format :D it would be about the 3-time size
         
        Exporer (7:30 PM, February 22, 2014)
        Hubble bulky? Have you ever used James Webb NGST?
         
        Nikon d310 (7:28 PM, February 22, 2014)
        Nikkor 6mm f/2.8 lens bulky? Have you ever used Hubble?
         
        bulky stuff (7:26 PM, February 22, 2014)
        Hasselblad Medium Format bulky? Have you ever used Nikkor 6mm f/2.8 lens?
         
        Avatar for Vamp898 Vamp898 (8:35 PM, January 02, 2014)
        > No regrets about buying it.


        You should as you can bet better cameras for less money.
         
        Avatar for Vamp898 Vamp898 (8:34 PM, January 02, 2014)
        D4 bulky? Have you ever used an Hasselblad Medium Format?
         
        Avatar for Dil Jay Dil Jay (2:58 PM, December 26, 2013)
        what color you bought?I`m about to buy it next week and looking to go for the metalic one.
         
        JKPhoto (5:38 PM, December 08, 2013)
        JKPhoto …
        I have it a few days now. It handles nicely but it feels a little "plasticky" to me. I like the features. The High ISO performance is great. It works well with the AI/AIS lenses (programming them into the nine non-AF lenses that can be defined and appear in your EXIF data and allows camera to know f-Stop etc). A really nice feature set. SHould have been less expensive as it is being sold, or built more substantially at this price point. No regrets about buying it.
         
        Avatar for Vince Vince (10:27 AM, November 28, 2013)
        D800 bulky? Have you used a D4?
         
        Avatar for Khürt L. Williams Khürt L. Williams (4:37 PM, November 08, 2013)
        Agree on the price point. But Bulkier SLR!? Have you used a D800? I think that statement was pure hyperbole.
         
        Avatar for nineinchrod nineinchrod (2:49 PM, November 06, 2013)
        nice looking camera but not even compare to OM-D E-M1
         
        BigBadRon (2:29 AM, November 05, 2013)
        Useless, especially at its price point. Plus it's not even a new form factor, just a bulkier slr.
         
        Avatar for Joachim Fernandez Joachim Fernandez (11:21 PM, November 04, 2013)
        too expensive, nikon is not leica,...i will prefer the new 610 with more technical data as internal flash and 2 data card...