According to Nikon, the “f” in the “Df” type designation is “fusion” and is intended to symbolize the mix of modern DSLR technology and the classic charm of mechanical SLRs with corresponding controls. Nikon emphasizes the great value that the Nikon Df has put on the “haptic experience” for the photographer. Thus the voluminous, 110 x 144 x 67 mm large Nikon Df makes a solid impression, although its housing weighs only 765 g. With these values, the Df is the smallest and lightest Nikon full-size camera.
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Note: Read our hands-on report on Nikon Df.
Specifications
The dominant mechanical controls are impressively presented by the Nikon Df from above. A large ring for the manual ISO setting and a smaller one for the exposure correction. To the right of the SLR viewfinder prism with the system flash shoe on top of that, the shutter time ring, including the shift lever for the various shutter modes of the Nikon Df, and the mirror pre-release
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The trigger beside it is surrounded by the on / off switch and a small wheel on the right outside selects the type of exposure control. In all cases, the Nikon Df also does not have the buttons marked with green dots at the top and back of the camera to the high-speed call of the full automatic. The dial for the thumb sits as usual in the upper right, which for the pointer finger stands - probably for design reasons - other than usual perpendicular to a horizontal axis of rotation. A small LC display shows the automatic time and aperture values and the remaining picture number.
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From behind, the Nikon Df looks like a quite "normal" DSLR. The large eyepiece view is noticeable in the 100% -pris sensor with a pleasant 0.7x magnification and 15 mm exit pupil distance. A dimmer button allows you to control depth depth. The 3.2-inch LCD monitor with 307,000 RGB pixels is firmly integrated into the Nikon Df. The Nikon Df is technically based on important parts on the Nikon D4, such as the CMOS sensor with 16 million 7.3 μm Large pixels and the image processor Expeed 3 as well as sensitivities of automatically ISO 100-12.800 - according to Nikon the area with particularly good noise behavior - and manually extensible to ISO 50-204.800. In the exposure control, the Df offers the Nikon-typical program from the automatic program with shift up to the purely manual setting. Nikon's Active D-Lighting function is also on-board, but the target group does not have any motif programs.
The "smaller" Nikon models like the D610 are the 2.016 RGB pixel sensor for exposure metering and the phase detection autofocus with the Multi-CAM 4800 module with 39 fields and 9 cross sensors and the variable sensor contrast AF Function in Live View mode. In live-view mode, a spot-weighted white balance measurement is also possible on a small motif detail. Unlike D4 and also D610, the Df offers with regard to the targeted Purist target group on any video function. The Df shutter, which should be good for 150,000 releases, is not as fast as the D4 with 1 / 4,000 s as the shortest time and an X-sync time of 1/200. Also the Df comes with a maximum of 5.5 B / s only to half the serial image frequency of the large professional Nikon. The operating time of the Df is only 0.14 s according to Nikon, the triggering delay is only 0.052 s.
The Nikon Df is compatible with all Nikkor F-bayonet lenses, including old non-AI Nikkor lenses. Thanks to a mechanical diaphragm driver, it also allows open-beam exposure measurement. To do this, the Nikon Df but the lens data such as aperture and focal length have to be specified manually. However, a storage option for the characteristic values of up to nine non-Ai lenses should suffice for this to happen in practice only once and not every lens change. Optional WLAN and GPS modules can also be connected.
The Nikon Df is "Made in Japan" and is to come on the 28th November in black or silver with standard lens Nikkor 1,8 / 50 mm G "SE" for around 3,000 euros in the trade. This is the well-known standard lens Nikkor 1,8 / 55 mm G, which is optically unchanged as "SE" version, but in the design of the Nikon Df is adjusted and offered exclusively in black together with the Df
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