Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yea, doesn't sound so interesting any more :-) Not that I am a Nikon user... On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > Actually it's all AF, both SWM and screw. I'm interested, but perhaps not > as much as before the full specs came out. > > -----Original Message----- From: Frank Filippone > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 1:30 PM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: Re: [Leica] No Nikon Df here?! > > > Yes, there are some features that the Df has that are really pretty > good..... if that is what you are looking for... > > The D4 sensor and apparently FW from same... which means the high ISO > performance will be good. > No movies (which I think of as good, YMMV) > Lighter than a D4, in fact, lighter than a D600 > Size may or not matter.... depends..... > It IS significantly cheaper..... $2700 vs double that.... > Uses AI or AIS lenses..... Not so sure there is full functionality ( not > AF, > of course) of metering modes > Uses SD cards, not CF cards..... Not a big deal, but can annoy some who own > CF cards..... > > But a big seller? I'm not so sure..... > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > Except it has the D4 sensor in a cheaper package, which is a first, and can > meter with non AI lenses as well - no use for both of us as we have a D4 > already! I think it is a good street shooters body - smaller and lighter > for > a DSLR, with exceptional low light performance. I think they are taking on > Sony, actually. (-: > Cheers > Jayanand > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto