OK Nikon fans, introducing the Nikon Df.

[alfredo]

I love the looks of the silver one. It looks heavy, but no pain, no gain.

http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/11/04/image-the-nikon-df-what-do-you-think/

[liberal N proud]

1. Very retro

Also has an adapter for the remote, something the D3100 lacks.

[alfredo]

3. I love the cable release, but I don't see a lock for long exposures.

[ManiacJoe]

2. Can't say I am impressed, but my film SLRs were not Nikon.

It does have a cool factor, but what Nikon should be shipping is an upgrade to the D300S and to the D700.

[alfredo]

4. Some will buy it just for the looks. That silver is very handsome.

[postatomic]

5. Wish Canon would follow

I like the whole vintage/retro look. Guessing that there's an effort to appeal to 'Hipsters' and old Film Camera users. Photography really has gone the way of cell phones and social media.

[alfredo]

6. This camera is for middle aged, middle class photographers who

fell in love with photography with the help of the Nikon F.

Canon is very conservative, not sure they want to venture out of the tried and true.

[Stevenmarc]

7. And want to spend $2,800 to reminisce.

I'd rather spend $2,800 on the new Sony a7R

[alfredo]

8. I'd be happy with the Oly EM-1

[justiceischeap]

9. Me too! nt

[alfredo]

10. Oly is really pushing Nikon and Canon to innovate. The Panasonic GX7

Is a very attractive camera. It featured the top ten features the mirror less fanboys wanted. Even the placement of the EVF and the fact that it swivels is an indication they were listening to us.

[justiceischeap]

11. Well, if I get a job soon, I may be adding the GX7 to my stable of cameras

Though I have been wanting the Oly EM-1, oh and the Fuji x100s and a full-frame Nikon... I need to get a REALLY good job to support my habit.

[alfredo]

12. EM-1 is too expensive for me. I am looking for the Oly EPM2 or EPL5. Both have the

same sensor as the EM5. The EPL-5 is more like the camera I'd want, but I will have to buy the VF-4 if I want the add on EVF. My VF-3 won't work with it. The EPL-5 has a tilting LCD, which might be enough to hold me over until I'm willing to shell out the bucks. It also has a replaceable grip.

[jmowreader]

15. "Hipsters" are shooting toy cameras like Holgas and Dianas

I wonder who they're going to sell this to.

[alfredo]

16. A South Korean fund manager and a Software developer in Seattle have preorders.

There's a grain elevator owner in Kansas that is mulling it over. He'll still have to run it past his wife. She will probably say his current camera is perfectly good, and he knows she is right.

[Stevenmarc]

17. Nikon is wondering too

Their preorder numbers are not where they expected them to be and their DSLR numbers as a whole are lackluster

[jmowreader]

18. The internets are split on this thing

Biggest problem: no video. That's a deal killer for a lot of people. People want their retro with all the modern conveniences; VW may have done a retro Beetle but they put a heater that works in it.

They also ship it with a G-series lens. Series G controls aperture from the body; there's no aperture ring. If a guy wants a Canon EOS he'll get one.

If they really want to do retro, build the F6 metering and AF systems into the F4 chassis...and make it so us F4 owners can have our cameras upgraded.

[sir pball]

19. Nikon is already doing "real" retro wonderfully with the FM10

Manual-focus, manual-winding, manual-exposure with a +/- LED meter. IMO that's what "retro" means - not bleeding-edge tech wrapped in the trappings of the 70s, but rather actually doing it the old-fashioned way. It's also invaluable if you want to be a truly good photographer. I cheat a little, my Nikkormat does do aperture-priority but aside from that it's all done by me.

[jmowreader]

20. FM10s aren't retro any more than 57 Chevys are retro. They're the real thing.

They're also way cheaper than digital cameras that don't do as good a job.

Call me spoiled, tho: I like letting my F4 wind the film for me.

[sir pball]

21. Auto-wind, bah.

I grew up with a film lever that made your thumb fall off after three rolls and WE LIKED IT!

This talk of ancient Nikons got me inspired, I did some meta-photography today. Separate thread posted shortly..

[jmowreader]

22. That's what RB67s are for, sir

RB67s have not one wind lever but two: one on the body to cock the shutter, one on the back to wind the film. Fail to wind both and you'll get no pictures. And they weigh seven pounds without a prism.

[sir pball]

13. Meh. I'm happy with my Nikkormat EL.

Sent it out for an $80 CLA and new seals last year and it's been absolutely perfect since. Stuff it with Velvia 50 behind some 70s-era glass and I can compete with a D800, let alone this overpriced hunk of bling. I mean, it's nice and all, but for the money I'd go for function over form.

[alfredo]

14. I've been toying with picking up an old Pentax Spotmatic. I have several good

M42 lenses that will work well with that body. The Yashinon DX and the Industar 50-2 would be my go to lenses for that camera. The Suntar 135mm 2.8 would make a good portrait/tele lens. That old Kmart 28mm 2.8 is serviceable as a wide angle.