D800 or DF

[Geoffc]

If you choose D800 (E) then you need the best (most expensive) lenses.

The D800/E takes as good a picture with non optimal glass as any camera, in fact probably better. What it has is the potential to use the performance of the best lenses and show what they're capable of. That's a different thing altogether.

As for the DF I just don't get the price. It seems the biggest point people harp on about is using old lenses. When I bought my D800, at no point did I wish I could start shopping for glass in a charity shop. It's like paying twice the price for a car that can use dirty cheap fuel.

No video is a plus. Come on you can't score cameras down because Nikon didn't cripple a feature you don't use. It would cost more to remove it in most bodies. I don't shoot video very often, maybe a couple of time per year. However, I'm glad I can as I don't have a video camera and don't want the expense of one at that level of use.

If the DF was under £1000 I would consider it as a nice gadget to own which is a bit lighter to carry around and obviously has a great low light sensor. But, I think it looks a bit strange when you put modern AFS lenses on because they are much bulkier than the legacy glass.

Those things said, if people who have bought the DF are enjoying owning it, that makes it good value to them. I wouldn't want anyone to analyse my purchasing logic over recent years as it may be challenging to defend!!

 

[Brian]

I'll never understand why the existence of the Nikon Df seems to threaten so many people. Just as the existence of Leica and cameras that are not "mainstream" seem to bring out love/hate reactions from so many people. It says more about the person making the remarks.

 

[rocketman122]

I'll never understand why the existence of the Nikon Df seems to threaten so many people. Just as the existence of Leica and cameras that are not "mainstream" seem to bring out love/hate reactions from so many people. It says more about the person making the remarks.

Threatens? I laugh when I see that camera. I dont go out of my way to bad mouth the camera but the OP asked D800 vs DF. the answer is crystal clear. the Df is on the D600 level and its stripped of features. youre paying extra for all those extra plastic dials. who's Leica? I look in my own plate, not others. I donbt care about other companies, Im about nikon.

careful, youre borderline entering offending comments. I can say the same about you.

 

[gqtuazon]

Please keep your remarks about the topic and do not bash other equipment if other people like them, so be it especially if it suits their style.


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[rocketman122]

Please keep your remarks about the topic and do not bash other equipment if other people like them, so be it especially if it suits their style.


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and its ok for this comment? It says more about the person making the remarks.

 

[Geoffc]

I'm not sure which if any of the last three statements refer to my post. If they do let me know, if not that's cool as I'm not out to offend anyone.

 

[ShootRaw]

D800...

 

[Eddie]

If Im using D800, is it necessary to use optimum size / resolution?
I don't normally crop cause I always recompose my pictures especially portraiture.

 

[Brian]

One of the strong points of a camera with D800 resolution is the ability to crop the frame and retain a large pixel count, the other strong point is making large prints. If you compose most of your shots in-camera, then the first point is not as important. It certainly makes for a good back-up plan.

What size prints to you want to be able to make? Are most of the shots for portraits, or Landscape? do you use flash, or existing light?

As you ask about using modes with less resolution, are you worried about file size and required processing power?

Just a thought- both cameras are "not cheap". Try renting each for a week or so, try them out.

http://www.lensrentals.com/rent/nikon/cameras

 

[Scott Murray]

The reason why I own a D800E is.

It allows me to make a minor mistake in composition, I do not think of it as an extension to my lenses as I am sadly mistaken. It is a tool of which we show our artistry, your artist extent depends on you and what you are capable of seeing. If technology helps you with this then that is good. Through out school I concentrated on detail, the more the better. I can sketch and draw what I like down to minute detail, this is why I own a D800E. If you are wishing that you can see in such detail, you will never get there as its not meant to be, this is not a bad thing as not all things are seen in detail. Van Gogh is a perfect example no real detail, but all his paintings explained things clearly.
Technology advances, we embrace it with what we need.

 

[rocketman122]

I'm not sure which if any of the last three statements refer to my post. If they do let me know, if not that's cool as I'm not out to offend anyone.

Not at all. I get too heated when I feel companies rip people off. lately nikon has pulled out the worst out of me. I need to take it down a notch or three and cool off.

 

[Marcel]

The reason why I own a D800E is.

It allows me to make a minor mistake in composition, I do not think of it as an extension to my lenses as I am sadly mistaken. It is a tool of which we show our artistry, your artist extent depends on you and what you are capable of seeing. If technology helps you with this then that is good. Through out school I concentrated on detail, the more the better. I can sketch and draw what I like down to minute detail, this is why I own a D800E. If you are wishing that you can see in such detail, you will never get there as its not meant to be, this is not a bad thing as not all things are seen in detail. Van Gogh is a perfect example no real detail, but all his paintings explained things clearly.
Technology advances, we embrace it with what we need.

Oh Oh... So now you're using the camera's resolution to go against your New Year's resolution to "Not Crop"... Says a lot about how durable resolutions are...