This camera aged extremely well. I wouldn't by a D4 today. I DID buy this one 4 weeks ago. You hit the nail on the head unknowingly talking about the Zf. The Z mount and the EVF kills the entire idea. The Df is and will remain so unique with the analog dails, the small form factor, the OVF and the f mount. Plus the sensor paired with the older lenses also gets you closer the the "film look" in your images, not only in shooting experience. And there's your recepit for high, used priced.

Fantastic video! The Df was my first full frame camera back in 2017…sold it in 2020, got one back in 2022 and never letting it go 😉

That intro will be in the history books!!! LOL. & yes,,,,, I do love my Df. Interesting, I have no focusing issues at all but must admit I am primarily a center focus kind of guy. Total tool for me. Takes me back to my Fm days. Feels just right.

Your videos are getting better and better, really loved the vibes, you definitely deserve the like & views :)

The D780 is my favorite DSLR ever! Though the Df styling is gorgeous, and the build quality & experience is a ton of fun.

The amount of work, creativity, and thoughtfulness that goes into your videos is inspiring.

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Joe. I try my best and sometimes it works :)

Loved it Sam, excited for your MPB partnership ✌

My favourite camera of all times! Thank you, Samuel!!

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Nice :)

That was the best photography opening I have ever seen! Great! Great! Great! 😊

Thought it was gimmicky when it first came out but it’s growing on me now. Actually kinda cool and will sit nicely with the rest of my film Nikons 😌

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

If you decide to buy one, you know which link to click😎 haha

I have a DF paired with a Nikkor 35 mm f2 D and the af is great. With a 50 mm 1.4G works perfectly. And the colors and the character of the photos are outstanding. Also in low light is a great camera. Went to many concerts and it is absolutely smashes newer cameras.

@JV-tg2ne

9 ай бұрын

I like the 50mm 1.8 a little better with the Df - seems to auto focus faster and more reliably

Las cámaras nunca se hacen viejas, nos hacemos viejos los fotógrafos. Todavía hay Leica M6, Pentax 67..... Que funcionan perfectamente y tienen más de 40-50 años. Tengo una D70 que compre en 2004 y todavía da unos resultados muy buenos. Gracias por el video

Thank you brother fot that one, it is so soulful, I felt like we are walking the same streets despite I live in another country

I typically spend half an hour on the treadmill so this vid was perfect for that. Fun and entertaining as usual, thanks.

Great colors. Thanks for putting together another beautiful video.

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Clint! Glad to know you enjoyed it!

Congrats on your sponsor! Mpb is awesome. Been using for years in UK and now in Europe.

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Nice! Yeah me too. Bought something from the UK site before they had a German site haha.

Hi Sam, Another great video, thank you. Just to say one can print beyond 60" wide with a decent full frame or APS-C sensor from 6MP onwards with knowhow and good RIP (Rasterized Image Processor) software, inkjet printing uses dithering method and has nothing to do with the 300dpi resolution requirement used in press printing where it has to be optimise because of the dot gain in the screen used. So there's no problem for the Df (or most decent digital cameras) to print and fit almost any size wall from my experience and understanding of making huge prints. I have made 60" wide prints from the 6mp Epson RD1 camera and look every bit as good as any film camera without jaggies at least 10 years ago (and that is done without the aid of any plug-ins). On top of this, I recently made some large A0 in store display prints for a top fashion brand and when I looked at the camera metadata, it was shot on a Nikon D3. What makes these prints looking great is the film look and feel, opposed to prints made from modern higher resolution cameras that makes the prints looking decisively digital. My advice for anyone who is looking to make giant prints of your own work to hang in your home, is to visit pro fine art print labs in your area and see if they can help you with your size requirements.

I'm an old Olympus shooter, with a new OM-2 back then. Twenty years ago I went digitally with Nikon, and bought a lot of Nikon analog cameras and the best lenses from that era. Then I went to m43 when it arrived, with the Metabones Speedbooster to use with Nikon glasses. I have analog MF and LF cameras, but I missed a real Nikon FX camera. Two years ago I found a nearly unused one. When you mention the Split screen to Df, I'm gonna get one. I already have it on my Canon 5D MkIi (with Nikon F adapter). Yes, I bought it first, a nearly unused studio camera, nearly just for Nikon F optics and T&S. I'll do mostly B&W with all of my stuff, and nearly all with manual lenses. I think Nikon Df might go down in history as a collector item. Big thanks for a nice review.

That's for giving me exactly what I was looking for. Was contemplating getting a DF and now my mind has shifted a bit.

This escalated rather quickly. 😂 Your humor is gold. 📸

I am owning the Df, the D810 and a Fuji X-T1, your conclusions can be fully confirmed, you said it all 👍 well done review - thank you

‘Samuel goes out for you’😂❤️love it Just inspired me purchase the camera, cause I’m passionate about photography rather than the specs

Love these videos very clean lol love your vibe cheers

I have a silver Df - one of my fav Nikon cam especially the low light sensor performance.

We humans are often defined by emotion in various ways. Art in most forms is somewhat of the expression of this emotional state... I do believe photography to play a strong role in sharing our own perception of what is around us and how we view it. Just like music, colours, shapes, etc... can have an impact on emotion, why couldn't a camera affect our perspective of feelings? Isn't this also why marketing works so well, they pull at our emotional chords and we open our wallets to feed this emotional need. Nice video Samuel.

日本からです🎵✨ZFが発表された現在、私は密かに、そして虎視眈々とDF狙ってますw

@victorlim5077

9 ай бұрын

Prices have dropped so still a great buy.

很棒。为一部十年前的相机做了这么长和详细的视频，感谢。

Nice video edit and storytelling!

That intro was hilarious! Love the ironic over-the-top vibes. Also I don't understand why the D850 and even this Df are so adored when in my opinion the sensor in the D700 is Nikons best ever

@sonholee5769

Жыл бұрын

I looked at d700s on eBay for fun (I already have too many bodies) and the shutter count on them were all super high. Which means they were all well loved and used. But probably won’t last that much longer.

@jamesmorrison-knight3477

Жыл бұрын

@@sonholee5769 Don't concern yourself with the shutter count too much. Mine is well past 200,000 and still going strong. I know someone that has more than 350,000 and has had no issues

I was like, I wonder if Samuel has a new video, BOOM, here we are!

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Haha :) Nice timing! I took my time with this one...

Got a Df (second hand) a few years ago. From a file quality perspective it feels very much like a cutdown D4. I like the colours. It can use the oldest F mount AF lenses I Don’t find focusing a particular issue but it will miss focus when I’m chasing my 5year old. Otherwise excellent as a family shooter, a walk around and holiday camera, as long as you are only interested in stills. Biggest gripe is the front dial as it doesn’t roll reliably with one finger. Second gripe is the grip which feels weedy compared to modern cameras, it is ok when used intermittently.

i don't even care about the df and i still watched this vid from beginning to end cuz this was so much fun! 😍

That Ivan like intro 😂 Oh I am inside 😅 Great video for that nice camera 👍

Watching this right before Nikon announcement of their new retro style fx camera! Hopefully we will have a modern version of this beautiful tool!

Great video - very relevant given the exorbitant prices these cameras are going for used - and very entertaining. Well done and thank you!

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you David! Appreciate your comment :)

I Town one Df and agree 100% with all your comments. Just one mine, with Nikon AF lentes, focus just work perfect, and in particular, with the kit lens 50mm f1.8G not just focus but image is very very good, looks like Nikon really found which of Lis lentes match very very good this camera. Rgds from Mexico

The Nikon Df camera can work with f-mount non-AI (Auto Indexing) lenses from 1959 upto 1970, so very flexible like the Nikon F4 film camera who had also a adjustable AI lever (could be switch off to accommodate non-AI lenses). Nikon made some great lenses in that era. Non-AI lenses would destroy (!!!) your Nikon D850 camera (plastic AI lever will break !!!), so be careful with that. Great images and great introduction in the Nikon Df. For a hipster appreciation you need other clothes to “communicate” with these people like F-stoppers did, but could be that people from Hamburg are cool with a Nikon Df or D850. I think they appreciate quality gear …. Note that your F100 also not have a adjustable AI lever to accommodate non-AI lenses!!!

My favourite camera before mirrorless. Just reallly miss a tiltscreen and the screen should be brighter, more D750like. But I'm in love with the sound of the knobs and also it was smaller than the other fx DSLR.

Man! I thought Los Angeles has a lot of graffiti! LOL! As a professional photographer myself, I still use my Nikon D4s for work (in addition to newer bodies) and that sensor still amazes me! Paraphrasing Ansel Adams - It's not the camera folks! It's that big thing just inches behind the viewfinder! LOL!!! Thanks Sam!

I love the intro and of course this amazing camera. The best I have ever had with the Nikon F5. Coming back to Nikon after a long time using canon eos ds1 I,II,III ans the beautiful canon L lens. This Df came on the market too lately otherwise I’d stay with Nikon. This Df delivers accuate pictures ( colors, IQ sharpness. My ultimate camera. Bye bye Canon.

Love mine. Sold my silver one 18 months ago, immediately regretted it and bought a black one (from MPB). I agree with most of the findings expressed in this video, except two: I personally find the electronic rangefinder very reliable, even with my fastest lenses. And I find the AF very adequate, even in low light, as long as you pick contrasty edges. I tried the third party split screen hack, and messed up the viewfinder in the process (dust specks, finger smudge). Not worth the hassle, hard to see and less precise than the electronic rangefinder. I also have an issue with drive selector getting switched too easily onto continuous. That one certainly deserved a lock. Also annoying: the eye cup is not locked in the same way as on D850, and unscrews way too easily, begging to fall off without you noticing. Had to replace mine 3 times. But all in all, the Df is probably my preferred DSLR of all time, and the IQ always makes me smile. You should try it with a Zeiss 35mm f/2 ZF2 rather than that cute Voigtlander. That is one of the best combos ever. Thanks again for your very entertaining and informative photo walks!

@NovaDNG

Жыл бұрын

Lost my eyecup twice too... And I decided to glue the third one on lol

Love ya dude. Great video

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Best intro ever!:)

I’d love to see a zdf. I’ve found the df new in box but it’s more expensive then the d850. I’ve started with mirrorless but have been enjoying older DSLR cameras. I do enjoy that what seems to be better build quality.

Loved that intro😂🙏❤️

Age of a camera sensor is irrelevant. Take a look at the 5D, 5DII, 5DIII and 5DIV, their sensors do not differ too much in terms of real world output you get from any of them and they are many years apart. I picked up a 5DII for peanuts recently, it's crazy what value you get from used DSLRs right now. It feels like the early 2000s again when I bought most of my film cameras, they were dirt cheap then, as DSLRs are cheap now. Nice video Samuel.

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

The 5D Mk II is such a classic. I miss mine. And I know it would still do the job today even shooting professional work. That's why I started using DSLR's again. Everything so affordable and the performance is still great.

Thanks for taking the extra kilometers Samuel. Been looking for a Df in my local used market, dont know why they didnt continue this one and they released the crop-sensor plastic nikon Zfc. Great review!

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Luke! Maybe we will see a Full Frame ZF some day. Would be cool! Always nice to have a different option.

I like your videos a lot im a number one fan😊

Thanks! Faslam is a very cool event!🔥) I see the style of a street photographer in search of eccentricity🍻) Personally, I like the style of documentary reporting📷 more in photographing such events, in search of happiness😊)

I never understood the hate for this camera at the time, it was great.

I used it once in 2015, I have always liked the camera, and now I often pay attention to it, but second-hand cameras are still very expensive.

Hey Samuel. It was fun watching your DF video as my own came out like a week ago or something and i have been thinking about doing one for a long while. Had mine for many years now and it has been one of my favorite cameras of all time, especially when it comes to digital photography. The videos i make are always too long, so for me thats no problem, even though i know i can get that complaint from people watching mine too sometimes hehe. I enjoy your style of doing it. I have a little bit of a different outlook when i reviewed my DF because when i bought it i had not bought into the hype and also not listened to the haters of it. I had simply come to the conclusion after readin up on it that it would suit the kind of photography i do and wanted to do with it very well. And i have always been a sucker for unique cameras and objects and make up my own mind instead about whether i needed i or if it would fint my style or not. So when i finally had it in my hands it was pretty much how i expected it to be. A great sensor, fun to use, analog dials and a design i really liked. Together with the Gariz halfcase its grip is fine. I still would not mount my 70-200 and expect it to feel great and balanced. But i already knew that and never use it together with those heavier lenses. The af is not great...i know, but for 90% of what i do its fine :) On the occasions i have to shoot at an event etc i bring my D4 and when i have the DF i use a flash anyhow but it can be a pain to auto focus in those almost completely dark scenarios for sure. But for anything else its fine. i would say for the areas it "shines" mostly its traveling, portraiture and like a wedding, where you rather want the Df around your neck than a D4 or something similar. and it can get those nice clean files in low light. As a travel camera its great, not too big and you can get by with it in so many scenarios and get great images. I actually used mine in Berlin when i was there :) For potrraits together with those G lenses like the 105 f1,4 or the 58 f1,4 G its amazing. I love the images from that combo. I used ot have the D810 and did not like the portrait images from that cameras as much as from my df. I Love the low resolution of the df. I want to spend as little time editing as possible, and transfer images from the df to the mac goes SO fast. And i rarely crop nor need to print bigger than A3 Im not sure you said anything about the batteries. But they are great and i usually get by with two batteries and mostly one after a whole day of shooting. Also they are quite small so fits nicely in the bag too. I agree with what you said as a family camera. I have used mine for that a lot. And it fits right in the middle of my heavier DSLRs or the Leica thats its ok to bring on a picnic but not too obtrusive for the kids or family to shoot with. Anyhow hehe...now even this text got long. I enjoyed your video, fun seeing another perspective of the Df here , there are not many others out there that goes on with a detailed experience , so was fun watching:) /regards Martin the swede half german ;)

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Hey Martin, funny that you comment here just a day after I stumbled upon your DF review! It was recommended to me by KZread and I watched it. It was nice seeing a review of a user who used the DF for a long time and still enjoys it a lot. I totally understand your points. The DF has a very strong and passionate fanbase BECAUSE it is so unique and made for a specific kind of user. And together with a chunky D4 the DF makes a perfect second camera :) I can see it being a nice portrait camera. Because you don't need to change setting quickly because you want to lock the exposure. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Greetings to another half german :-)

@martinandreasson5504

Жыл бұрын

@@SamuelStreetlife hehe cheers Samuel , and thank you for watching my video as well :) I think i started seeing some of yours a while back looking for street shooters, and then someone forwarded the video where you switched to the D850 which i enjoyed watching and thought it unusual and a bit of fun seeing someone shoot street with a DSLR in this day and age. Great vid . By the way speaking of the D850, i was toying with the idea of at one point changing my D4 for a D850 when it finally goes to Camera afterlife ;) Would you say its a "good" switch, i know its regarded as the best DSLR and last, but does it handle sports or low light as good as a D4 or does it more excellent in the dynamic range and ofc the resolution part and other areas? /Regards Martin

That intro killed me 😂😂😂 I think today, the DF is probably one of Nikon's more underrated Full Frame cameras..

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Definitely the most unique digital Nikon!

You needed the silver version to attract the hipsters! 😂 As an owner of the Df for about 3 years now, I feel this is a very fair review. I can’t bring myself to sell it, even though the AF can be super frustrating at times. The colors just blow me away - it’s the only camera I’ve ever used where I’ve made zero adjustments in post to some images. I have learned some techniques for getting the AF to work a bit better. It seems like it may be relying heavily on contrast-detect instead of phase detect, so I find if it can quickly focus on an “edge” of my subject - like the transition between clothing and skin - then quickly recompose it almost always nails it. It’s just very slow - I have to adjust my shooting style to give it time to catch up to what I’m doing. I’d love to try out the D750 or D850 because I suspect I’d love them - but I don’t need more cameras. 😅 Also a note on lenses. It seems like it was designed with the D model lenses in mind, since you can couple the aperture rings on those to the body and then you have a more Fuji-like experience. I’m also not a huge fan of the PASM dial, as I’m primarily a Fuji shooter and I’m used to that system. I pretty much leave the camera in manual mode and I have the ISO dial setup to be the MAX ISO, allowing me to quickly throttle the auto setting, but letting it make decisions the rest of the time. I find that leads to the least futzing.

@Kevon420

Жыл бұрын

The D780 is for me Nikon's best DSLR, an absolute joy to use and even more straightforward than the D850 - unless you need high resolution I'd take the D780 all day. Honestly if the Df was based on the D780, it would be the perfect camera. I can only hope whenever Nikon releases the full frame Zf they base it on the upcoming Z6 or Z7 mk.III and do not under-power it as just a "gimmick" camera.

I have a silver version Df, it’s the only DSLR body I kept after converting to mirrorless, love the images and how it feels in hand. Sitting next to my new Zf, it still looks sexy.

I must admit that this prelude written by chatgpt is really touching.

@Samuel Thank you for awesome long video, I really enjoyed it. I think the Df is about the same as Nikon F5 - you would like to try the beast of a camera once just to understand what feeling you get by using it and then sell it to the next guy 😆

After rewatching this clip, I just realised I have the same gear set you’re using - Nikon Df, D850, Ricoh GRIII/GRIIIX. I still have a Fuji X100F but rarely used. Hit me up if you plan to come visit Singapore! 😊

Thks for this vidéo ! 😮

I've been contemplating the DF for the last 3 years and you've helped me cure my GAS! (Verdict, I wish there was a D850 in a DF body, the DF is in my opinion the best looking digital camera ever made)

@screachog-reilige

Жыл бұрын

I never understood why Nikon didn't take making retro style digital cameras more seriously. the Z FC looks great also, and yet most of their modern cameras don't look great at all

Comments from a Df User. I’m one of the guys who has been using the Nikon Df for 10 years. And still do …because I haven’t found another that I would like to replace it with. For people who want to be hipster, they normally get a film camera. Ok lomo cameras too. The silver version of the Df would have more of that effect rather than the black version. Note: 10 years ago the hipster use to be a rare and novel type, but today the meaning of hipster is lost when half of young people in every city looks like one. It’s not for event photographers because the continuous shutter release is too slow. It’s not an efficient, streamlined machine for the street photography either. It’s not a performance machine. It’s for slower, methodical photography. The Df is made for people who do stills (no video function), prefer mechanical buttons/dials which can become familiar, with a good quality sensor that also allows much older Nikkor lenses (yes I use this feature too once in a while) to be used. It’s quite amazing actually. I think the ergonomic fit is not great. The right hand does not have enough depth to make a secure grip. Also my pinky finger is underneath the camera body, basically supporting half the camera weight. So I can never hold the Df with one hand carefree. The shutter release button is not sensitive enough. After years of using it, I still fire shots later than I wish. Even worse, the deep button release sometimes makes a slight shift in my composition or causes a blur. The aperture dial was designed too shallow. Even today it’s not comfortable to use. The functional physical buttons are more preferable than navigating by digital screen for setting adjustments. For focusing, I stopped the habit of shooting with shallower depth of field, so I rarely have focusing issues.

Hitting the like button because I know what it feels like to go out shooting in rain and cold 😭😭😭

You had us in the first half 😂

I love your content

I want a modern camera with a split screen prism so bad.

@rec11fdc

21 күн бұрын

I put one in my Nikon Df. Very cool indeed!

If it's any consolation I thought you looked cool standing on the street with the DF around your neck Samuel. 🤣👍

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Haha! I felt cool :D

I still use mine - great little rig

The images look really nice, the D850 still looks a little better, but overall your shots have a texture to them that doesn't look so modern. It would be interesting to see if that holds up with the update to this camera: the Nikon Zfc and maybe the new 26f2.8 lens, if you were willing to try it out. I enjoyed the structure of this video a lot, it felt there was a lot of variety. ✌️

@ChicagoTurtle1

Жыл бұрын

I agree. The D850 is indeed a superior machine. It’s a performance camera that professionals can use without any worry.

Your best review video.

I'm using Df, is an amazing camera

Great parody of the over stylisation of other street photography channels. I love your authenticity and down to earth approach/

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sergio :)

I LOVE NIKON DF

also… they did do a mirrorless version of the df: the zfc. one of the downsides to both cameras is the weight of both of them. people think lighter cameras are better but they don’t feel anywhere as reliable. when you pick up a heavy camera it feels good and indestructible. and when you pick up a camera that weighs half of that it feels hollow, plasticky, and cheap

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

That's true!

Great compositions. Proper exposure helps a lot also. I like your indoor shots better than the fair photos, which looks more amateurish. Maybe a telephoto lens would have made it better, making you closer to the subjects. So, a split prism can be installed in a digital camera when you have manual focus lens?

Amazing you got Werner Herzog to do your intro voice over!! 😂

Okay dann bin ich ein Hipster xD Ich wurde schon öfters wegen meiner Pentax K1 II in Silber angesprochen xD Aber mal im ernst, gutes Video und schön das du dich so intensiv mit der Kamera auseinander gesetzt hast. Und auch zeigst das auch "ältere" Kameras nicht zum alten Eisen gehören.

Got the Z f/c black, great compact camera, beside my M10.

had to stop the video at the 19 minute mark to appreciate the extra mile! STARK!!! 🙂

great review and gear experience samuel

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Junichi :D and for the question hehe

@junichinomura4810

Жыл бұрын

@@SamuelStreetlife 😁👍📸

I had a DF once and I loved it. To solve the autofocus issue I bought the Yongnuo YN-622N flash controller because his infrared light beam, and with it was snappy just like a D4S or other modern focus system. If I could buy another now, of course I would do it.

@pontussvensson1233

3 ай бұрын

Hello! How does it work? Do you just insert the flash trigger in the hotshoe of the DF, or do you have to set anything up for it to work properly? And is there any down side to using this method? Thinking about buying one myself :)

@AlejandroRVfoto

3 ай бұрын

​@@pontussvensson1233 Hi!, you just need to ON the trigger and focus with the shutter button or the rear AF button (I used like that, the rear button to focus with the main center focus point and recompose to shot), the infrared light will illuminate every time you focus with the way you choose. You don't need to set something in the menu (like Flash sync or something else) because the light just let the AF system "see under zero EV". Maybe some to notice is the infrared light may could distract your subject for a second but it is way less noticeable than the light beam of any Nikon with light lamp to focus. People get used to the infrared light very quickly. (I worked in classical music concerts and they told me they not distracted with my equipment) Cheers!

Approche intéressante. Cela me donne envie d'en acquérir un et d'utiliser mes anciennes optiques Ais.

"what matters is what others think of you" - All introverted people left the chat

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Haha :D

@JKiffAbal

Жыл бұрын

@@SamuelStreetlife hey where did you get the strap on the df from ?

@Kukimuncher

Жыл бұрын

Lol

I’m not a Nikon guy but I like the look of it 😂 and the start of this 😂👌

Great video, thank you for posting it and I really, really appreciate that 10K walk you made in the cold weather. I came here to see that Nokton Voigtlander lens of yours in action. Salivating here. As I write this, Nikon have just released the Zf, exactly as you predicted, so can you now DM me the winning numbers of next week's Euro lottery? Hey, even if I had the money I wouldn't buy the Df or Zf as I'm building a small system around a D700, a D7200, a couple of primes, maybe a VR zoom, and that Voigtlander lens of yours might just be included in their, too...

Can't let a 5K get you winded, homie! Gotta keep that cardio up! HAHAHA! Good show!

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

I know... I need to get in shape haha.

Oh man about manual focusing, a mirrorless camera will be amazing for that. (Just kidding, amazing video as always)

😂 the spaced out cult leader voice at the beginning 🤣

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

haha :D

Liked. The D850 is better, for me, too. We have a Df, but I only really liked using with a 60mm Micro Nikkor AF G lens. To actually use a Voigtlander 40mm SL II, or a Nikkor 45mm 2.8P, to manually focus, in a street/urban envronment, I would rather tote a larger D850 or even a D5. My wife likes the Df better than I do. She loves her D850, but she finds it a bit heavy, sometimes, and would rather use a lighter camera, for an extended shoot.

This is the only DSLR camera that it didn't bother me as much, it's the only camera that both size and ergonomics are more reminiscing of the mirrorless standards than the DSLR ones.

The opening is the perfect parody of the Df commercials! 😂 To find a hipster you gotta find a humorless man with a confrontational attitude with a nose ring and a beard full of pork and pickle juice. I covet this camera. For me I’d rather have 16 Megapixel files cause they’re smaller and cheaper to store and I’m not gonna print anything bigger than that. Also you can hand hold slower shutter speeds on smaller sensors. This sensor definitely has a certain look and has a reputation for being as close to Leica as Nikon ever got. Glad I watched your review cause the manual focus problems wouldn’t be worth it to me. Probably won’t be able to get this camera out of my imagination until I try one though!

Always wanted one, but never bought one. Would look great next to my FM2n, and my old Nikkor glass.

Great video as always, i just wanna ask so lately i really want to go oustside to just shoot, but when i woke up in the morning i lost of all that motivation any suggest or tips to you know bring back that spirit?

I've been thinking of getting one so I could use my nom-ai lenses. I really wish Nikon would have included that feature on more cameras.

Intro was hilarious.

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Hehe

I think I will buy the Black Edition Zfc and mount some Voigtlander lenses on it. 😍

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Do it haha. Should be a fun setup.

Great Work Samuel! I still love your Style and Storytelling... Here is my off Topic Tipp: Nikon Z30 with 26mm 2.8 Nikon Z.... Trust me.... it could be a the new Streetcamera....

@SamuelStreetlife

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Since the 26mm was announced I was thinking the same :D A little wide for Full Frame for me but on APS-C it is almost a 40mm!

@Audiolot27

Жыл бұрын

@@SamuelStreetlife Absolut! Ein weiterer Vorteil wäre sogar die Schärfe am Rand bei APS-C... Ich habe die Z30 schon mit dem 28mm 2.8 und es ist auch so klein und liegt super in der Hand! (ich habe sehr große Hände) .... passt sogar noch in meiner Jackentasche und ich konnte meine Kinder beim Roller fahren ganz entspannt fotografieren...🤗

Added this as it's off subject of 'DF'! A slr/DSLR/ mirrorless are made for lenses. Many or a few! Not One lens. I use zooms mostly on (toy) very small cameras. On M's it's 35mm to get closer, crowds, and more 50mm in Summer!

I went back to a Df from traditional Nikon FF because it offered me those analog controls and for many, many years, it was the low light King. My one gripe is that the AF field is very limited; they used the D4 sensor but went with the D600 AF module. Disappointing. P.S. in all my years with my Df, I’ve never nudged the Drive mode while turning it on/off (but I usually use my forefinger to turn it, not two fingers as you do). :-)

I hope prices on this camera are not going to increase after this video! I always wanted one =-)))

Love my D700.