The Nikon DF

[Mike Farley]

DPReview has pronounced.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikon-df

In summary, not a bad camera overall, but could have been better. Too much evidence of cost cutting for such an expensive item and viewfinder not optimised for use with manual focus lenses (which is surprising given the backward compatibility intentions).

Is the camera just a cynical marketing ploy by Nikon? Give the suckers what is essentially a D610 with the D4's sensor and let them pay a 50% mark up for the privilege?

[davidc]

It's vintage-camera-look bandwagonning. They're just trying to do what fuji successfully did with the new x-series. Except the DF has looks only it's mother could love.

[Mike Farley]

Ken Rockwell likes it and thinks that it will be a future collectible.

That's all you need to know.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/df.htm#rex

[davidc]

Well that in itself cements my opinion of it!