gbohannon wrote: kwoodard wrote:
As much as I want a Z6, I don’t think I will be able to swing it. So, I’m looking at a Df and a D750 and an XT3. Looking to elicit some opinions or pros and cons from you folks.
Which lenses are you targeting for use? Native AF or manual focus (adapted for the XT3)?
George
I don’t currently have any AF lenses, but will probably pick up a zoom in the 28-70ish range for days where my eyes are bad. For manual glass, I start at 20mm and go all the way out to 300.
I owned the Df from the day it was released until this past August and owned the X-T2 until this past summer as well (close enough to the X-T3 from a user interface point of view). Have shot a friend's D750 but nothing more than an afternoon.
My quick $.02...
Advantage Df:
Begs for manual focus lenses and of the three the only one that will accept non-Ai Nikkor lenses without modification. I know you can adapt the non-Ai to the Fuji, but it is not the same shooting experience and control of aperture.
Focusing manual lenses is decent on the Df, but was much better after I put in the Focusingscreens.com Nikon K2 split prism. If you are somewhat mechanically inclined, it is simple to do.
Classic controls for ISO, Shutter, EV comp etc.
Advantage D750 - just my limited experience and what I have seen while shooting with my friend.
Better Autofocus vs. the Df
Video capability vs the Df - if that is a feature you would use
24MP sensor
Ability to add a vertical battery grip
Tilt LCD screen
Advantage X-T3 from an X-T2 users point of view
It is one of the "Swiss Army Knives" of cameras, meaning you can just about adapt any lens to them. There are a ton of adapters including Tilt/Shift adapters that allow you use your FF Nikkor lenses as tilt shift lenses and project full sensor coverage.
Focus Peaking
Video
Three Way Tilt screen - more movement than the D750. Df is fixed
Up to 11 frames per sec shooting speed
Like the D750, ability to add vertical grip. No option on the Df
I am sure there are other key features that may appeal to you that I did not list. None of the three have IBIS. If that is one of the things that was drawing you to the Z6, the Fuji X-H1 has 5 axis IBIS. But it is getting close to the Z6 in price.
Not sure if 35mm equivalent sensor is important to you or not, but as you know with your experience with Fuji, the X-T3 is crop sensor. You can get close to native focal length with one of the focal reducer adapters with good results, but to me still felt like a hack. In the end that is what moved me away from Fuji once the Z6 came out. I just wanted a 35mm equivalent sensor.
My personal opinion of the three (you asked )
The X-T3 wins the features category.
The D750 wins the Auto Focus and Full Frame image quality category.
The Df wins the "use with manual focus glass as they were meant to be used" category
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