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<blockquote data-quote="lorenbrothers" data-source="post: 606451" data-attributes="member: 41042">So, Moab Man, it is several months down the road ... what is your take now on the Df?I didn't even know this body existed until today.&nbsp; (shows I'm not much of a geek)&nbsp; I was looking into 'old' Nikkor manual prime lenses like the 50mm 1.2 that makes you wanna drool on your micro-fibre cleaning rags!&nbsp; Can I use the lens on my D810?&nbsp; Sorta ... but not really.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />&nbsp;&nbsp; And that is what I've been missing: I want to use lenses totally in manual mode out in the field! Just like the good-old-days I love the dials that I can spin to the proper setting on the way up to my eye!&nbsp; By the time I'm looking through the viewfinder I just need to focus.&nbsp; Bingo ... just hit the metal shutter release!&nbsp; (What? only plastic buttons like an Instamatic???)Unlike the D810, or any other DSLR normally:&nbsp; &quot;Dang! That's not the setting I want!&nbsp; Which flippin' button do I have to push? Which stinkin' dial comes next??????&nbsp; Poo!&nbsp; Wrong one! Preset?&nbsp; What rotten preset? Ah, crap,&nbsp; Sasquatch is half a mile away by now!&nbsp; I know the resolution is half (what's half of gigantic?) ... and it doesn't have video (what a bummer lol) ... and it looks like an old decrepit SLR (from the front and top anyways)Is it cool or t'aint it?&nbsp; Inquiring minds wanna know!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lorenbrothers, post: 606451, member: 41042"] So, Moab Man, it is several months down the road ... what is your take now on the Df? I didn't even know this body existed until today. (shows I'm not much of a geek) I was looking into 'old' Nikkor manual prime lenses like the 50mm 1.2 that makes you wanna drool on your micro-fibre cleaning rags! Can I use the lens on my D810? Sorta ... but not really. :( And that is what I've been missing: I want to use lenses totally in manual mode out in the field! Just like the good-old-days I love the dials that I can spin to the proper setting on the way up to my eye! By the time I'm looking through the viewfinder I just need to focus. Bingo ... just hit the metal shutter release! (What? only plastic buttons like an Instamatic???) Unlike the D810, or any other DSLR normally: "Dang! That's not the setting I want! Which flippin' button do I have to push? Which stinkin' dial comes next?????? Poo! Wrong one! Preset? What rotten preset? Ah, crap, Sasquatch is half a mile away by now! I know the resolution is half (what's half of gigantic?) ... and it doesn't have video (what a bummer lol) ... and it looks like an old decrepit SLR (from the front and top anyways) Is it cool or t'aint it? Inquiring minds wanna know! [/QUOTE]

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