Which body...

[viablex1]

Simple question for the Nikon users out there.

When I finally looked at a Df in the flesh, I was underwhelmed. Too many knobs, dials, switches, buttons ... glitz. I'm more interested in a Nikon D750 body, which seems to have simpler and more sensible control layout.

My basic question is this:

I have these lenses ...

Nikkor 18mm f/3.5 AI-S
Nikkor 28mm f/2 AI
Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 AI-S
Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 PreAI
Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8
Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 AI-S​

... that I like a lot. I use them with the Nikon F or Sony A7 at present.

Would they work well on the D750? ...on the Df? Which body would suit them better? Would the Nikon D body do better with them than the Sony A7?

Because that would be my entire motivation to buy a Nikon body, to use these lenses to best advantage.

Thanks for your insights!

G

I felt the same way once I got it, but after monkeying around with it, I have gotten used to it, the camera is pretty cool and that sensor, man o man, that is why you want it. I sold my D800e , I am not focus stacking every wretched image etc. obviously you dont have to do that but man it shows up the defects in lenses


Matto

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

Oh... your list of lenses. The only one I have of those is the 28mm f/2.0 and it's stellar on the D810, at least my copy is, so it should work equally well on the other Nikon FX bodies as well. The 50mm f/1.2 seems like a no-brainer and the Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 likewise.

 

[GrahamWelland]

All I can say to the Df nay sayers is that you need to shoot it for a period of time. The more I use mine the more I appreciate it's features and capabilities. You can customize the settings so that the controls are no more onerous than a D810/D750 etc.

These days I only own two Nikon bodies - Df and F6. I guess that puts me in the luddite category. My best Nikon high resolution body these days is ... my Sony A7r/A7s/A7ii with an adapter.

 

[Fons Baerken]

Bjorn got the 105dc on one of his black Df's