rayyan
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I am sloooow. In everything. I do not read manuals. I have to say each letter loud before I get to the word. So manual/s take forever for me to read.
And I am borrrring. I get a cam, and shoot away. Just a water bottle, table lamp. Again and again and again.
Why? Because I am sloooow; like I said before. Once I do this a few thousand times, I generally do not need the menu or the manual. Except for a very very few things like ' format ' and such like.
So, the Df has been with me about a week. The shutter count is way past the 1000 mark..( I am sloooow; so keep file numbering continuous; nothing fancy so as not to confuse myself ).
I bought me a 50/1.8 G; and a 85/1.8 G. But you know what?
I prefer the look of my 50/1.4 D and the 85/1.4 D on the Df. But the 85/1.4 D is heavy. And so was the 85/1.4 G.
But the 50/1.4 D. Seems to go with the Df.
I feel pretty confident now that I can work this cam blindfolded ( well almost ).
The manual controls fall just right for my hands. I pause, for a millisecond..for the exposure comp dial. But slowing me down slightly is a good thing. I am sloooow, by birth.
The battery life? Honestly, I thought it is excellent. In trial mode, I am chimping all the time. And it has lasted more than a full day of clicking.
I have not attached any strap to it yet. because I wanted to carry it for a long time. To assess if I could do it when I am traveling. Yes, I can.
I love the ' damped thump ' of the shutter.
The focus acquisition is not blazing fast..I did not expect it to be; but not lethargic by any means. In the dark, excellent.
Am I justifying it because I bought it. To some minor degree, yes. But it is something that is growing on me..fast. And I am sloooow, as I mentioned previously.
Is xyz better? I am sure it is. Would xyz be better? I don't know.
You see, I do photography with my heart. Not with my mind.
And I am borrrring. I get a cam, and shoot away. Just a water bottle, table lamp. Again and again and again.
Why? Because I am sloooow; like I said before. Once I do this a few thousand times, I generally do not need the menu or the manual. Except for a very very few things like ' format ' and such like.
So, the Df has been with me about a week. The shutter count is way past the 1000 mark..( I am sloooow; so keep file numbering continuous; nothing fancy so as not to confuse myself ).
I bought me a 50/1.8 G; and a 85/1.8 G. But you know what?
I prefer the look of my 50/1.4 D and the 85/1.4 D on the Df. But the 85/1.4 D is heavy. And so was the 85/1.4 G.
But the 50/1.4 D. Seems to go with the Df.
I feel pretty confident now that I can work this cam blindfolded ( well almost ).
The manual controls fall just right for my hands. I pause, for a millisecond..for the exposure comp dial. But slowing me down slightly is a good thing. I am sloooow, by birth.
The battery life? Honestly, I thought it is excellent. In trial mode, I am chimping all the time. And it has lasted more than a full day of clicking.
I have not attached any strap to it yet. because I wanted to carry it for a long time. To assess if I could do it when I am traveling. Yes, I can.
I love the ' damped thump ' of the shutter.
The focus acquisition is not blazing fast..I did not expect it to be; but not lethargic by any means. In the dark, excellent.
Am I justifying it because I bought it. To some minor degree, yes. But it is something that is growing on me..fast. And I am sloooow, as I mentioned previously.
Is xyz better? I am sure it is. Would xyz be better? I don't know.
You see, I do photography with my heart. Not with my mind.