With its well-known knack for nostalgia, Nikon tips its hatbrto the past in classic form with its latest product, the Nikon Df D-SLR.
Although it may look like the filmbrSLRs of yesteryear, this state-of-the-art camera is retro in appearance only.brIt comes equipped with the latest digital features pro photographers swoonbrover. A 16.2-megapixel full-frame format — housed in a sleek, lightweight bodybr— stops the show. Built with the pro in mind, the Df includes a wonderland ofbrfeatures, including an ISO range up to 204,800 and an impressive 5.5 frame-per-secondbrshutter speed.
The camera blends these high-techbrofferings with the straightforward design of Nikon film cameras, like thosebrfound in the F, F3 and FM/FE series. No detail is too small to be overlooked —brmechanical dials and a leather exterior only add to the camera's high-gradebrretro feel of this inspired throwback.
Taken all together, the Df is abrperfect shooter for the photographer who likes to manually control all thebrvariables but doesn't want to skimp on tech features. Mechanical dials controlbrshutter speed, ISO sensitivity, exposure compensation and release mode —brensuring the photographer's inner vision can come to life. The AF-S NIKKOR 50mmbrf/1.8G Special Edition kit lens is the perfect spouse for the Df body,brproviding pristine optic support via its lens technology. The manual focusingbrring features the hatching as well as knurling of classic lenses for clear-cutbrfocus adjustments.
Withbrvarious features — including the EXPEED 3 image-processing engine in thebrflagship model — the camera offers superior image quality under a wide range ofbrlighting conditions while supporting a broad variety of standard sensitivities.brCouple that with portability and stable image quality, and photographers arebrreleased from the all-too-familiar restrictions of time, place and lightingbrconditions. The Df contains the same impressive sensor found on similar Nikon models,bralong with the same level of weatherproofing one gets with the D800.
At $2,999, the Nikon Df D-SLRbrobviously isn't for the lighthearted amateur. But for those who take theirbrsnaps seriously and demand quality, integrity and a large amount of creativebrcontrol, this device comes in above the bar. That it's all housed in a retrobrshell only adds to the photographic experience full of quality innovation.
Specs:
$2,999
5.6” x 4.3” x 2.6”
5.5 frames per second