CGrindahl wrote:
Thanks for the update Glen. Quite an adventure you and your wife are pursuing... and with a Fuji camera as well. I guess we're just going to have to get used to it...
I shot with DX cameras during my time with Canon, first a Digital Rebel, then a 20D then a 1D. I used FX lenses and got by okay, but the world definitely opened up for me when I bought the 5D. I shot a bit with Rinie's D200 that I bought on her behalf. I told her at the time that IF Nikon produced an FX body I'd definitely give it a try. First came the D3, then the D700. I resisted for some time, but eventually gave in. That was February, 2010. This thread came into being seven months later after I'd spent some time with Nikon's manual focus lenses.
Perhaps if my life dictated that I begin shooting with a smaller camera, I might explore Fuji DX offerings... but at the moment I have no need to do so. Moving from the D700 to the Df, I've gotten quite a bit of relief in terms of weight AND I've had the opportunity to shoot with a really outstanding sensor, that from the D4. I'd honestly be most interested in a second iteration of the Df with a D5 sensor, but I'll have to wait to see what Nikon has in mind with its next camera offerings.
Good luck exploring your beautiful new home. I was never on Vancouver Island, though I lived a few years in Seattle. It is supposed to be quite wonderful.
Thanks Curtis. It has indeed been an adventure already, and it has only just begun! I totally understand your desire to stick with your Df; I intend to keep using my D800E as my main camera body. The little X-E2 will satisfy my desire for mirrorless for the time being, but I am definitely hoping that Nikon will get their collective act together and produce an excellent full frame mirrorless body in the near future. Focus peaking is a real boon for manually focusing that I suspect will become increasingly important to me as my eyes age (I become more dependent on my glasses with each passing year).
Here are some photos from the north shore of Lake Superior, which apparently holds 10% of the entire world's supply of surface water. The fifth shot includes the lovely new, rugged blue Subaru that carried my wife, myself, and a large amount of luggage (including all of my MFNG) across the country. All were shot with members of the afore-mentioned kit of Nikkors on my Fuji X-E2, and processed with the Lightroom app on my phone..
