kwoodard wrote:
For those that use the Df, can any of you list any drawbacks that it has. I am considering getting one.
Kevin - I preordered my Df the day it was announced and it is the last digital camera that I have that I would get rid of. Is it perfect? No, but there is something about it that just scratches me the right way
With that said, here are a few areas I see. YMMV.
As Ken said, no flash but none of my cameras have a built in flash so not an issue for me. For something small and easy to carry for fill flash get a used SB-400 and throw in your bag if that is important.
If video is important, it does not have that capability
There are a few times where I would have liked to have a tilt screen like the Fuji X-T2
Shallow grip. Only an issue for me when using larger lenses like the 180/2,8, 135/2, 300/400 primes. There is an add-on grip that a few others on here have used so that may help. They missed the mark on that add-on by not having and Arca dovetail groove built in.
I personally had a hard time focusing primes wider than 24mm, but solved that issue by putting in a Type K3 focusing screen. Best $100 I have spent outside of a lens.
Again, these are just my person points and I don't consider drawbacks.
One of the biggest plus points I have aside from the classic controls is the flip up meter coupling lever that allows you to mount all the great Non-AI lenses without having to modify them.
kwoodard wrote:
For those that use the Df, can any of you list any drawbacks that it has. I am considering getting one.
Kevin - I preordered my Df the day it was announced and it is the last digital camera that I have that I would get rid of. Is it perfect? No, but there is something about it that just scratches me the right way
With that said, here are a few areas I see. YMMV.
As Ken said, no flash but none of my cameras have a built in flash so not an issue for me. For something small and easy to carry for fill flash get a used SB-400 and throw in your bag if that is important.
If video is important, it does not have that capability
There are a few times where I would have liked to have a tilt screen like the Fuji X-T2
Shallow grip. Only an issue for me when using larger lenses like the 180/2,8, 135/2, 300/400 primes. There is an add-on grip that a few others on here have used so that my help. They missed the mark on that add-on by not having and Arca dovetail groove built in.
I personally had a hard time focusing primes wider than 24mm, but solved that issue by putting in a Type K3 focusing screen. Best $100 I have spent outside of a lens.
Again, these are just my person points and I don't consider drawbacks.
One of the biggest plus points I have aside from the classic controls is the flip up meter coupling lever that allows you to mount all the great Non-AI lenses without having to modify them.
kwoodard wrote:
For those that use the Df, can any of you list any drawbacks that it has. I am considering getting one.
Kevin - I preordered my Df the day it was announced and it is the last digital camera that I have that I would get rid of. Is it perfect? No, but there is something about it that just scratches me the right way
With that said, here are a few areas I see. YMMV.
Ken said, no flash but none of my cameras have a built in flash so not an issue for me. For something small and easy to carry for fill flash get a used SB-400 and throw in your bag if that is important.
If video is important, it does not have that capability
There are a few times where I would have liked to have a tilt screen like the Fuji X-T2
Shallow grip. Only an issue for me when using larger lenses like the 180/2,8, 135/2, 300/400 primes. There is an add-on grip that a few others on here have used so that my help. They missed the mark on that add-on by not having and Arca dovetail groove built in.
I personally had a hard time focusing primes wider than 24mm, but solved that issue by putting in a Type K3 focusing screen. Best $100 I have spent outside of a lens.
Again, these are just my person points and I don't consider drawbacks.
One of the biggest plus points I have aside from the classic controls is the flip up meter coupling lever that allows you to mount all the great Non-AI lenses without having to modify them.
