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Having used both extensively ....each has exceptional capabilities ...even considering the higher MP or better high ISO offerings of the EVF designs.Very subjective one liner.
My Df wins for me.
... :thumbs:Having used both extensively ....each has exceptional capabilities ...even considering the higher MP or better high ISO offerings of the EVF designs.
Df ..wins on form and style ..just a joy to use ..probably one of the very best designs . Its small ,light yet built like a tank . While the sensor is only 16MPs ...it is very forgiving (when you don t need a 30x40 print) . AF is the 39point system which is noticeably weaker than the new 51pt (in D5,D850 etc). Color is strong and images are sharp ....I prefer to use the Df for B&W finding the 16/20MP professional sensors to be tricky for color balancing . It can be done I just don t have it to my standards .
D750 ...wins on all around performance ... a terrific camera if you shoot people . Color is true and skin tones better than the Df . Same 39pt system . Reasonable size and weight . My wife has used a d750 for 3-4 years now and its been flawless . She beats the heck out of that camera and it never has failed . Uses a 50/1.4AF Nikkor wide open and the AF just nails it .
The biggest weakness in both bodies is they are hard to use with manual lenses. In fact this is the biggest weakness for me in any DSLR ..the screens just are not good enough to focus a fast prime manually . The Af system does provide a manual focus aid but its not like focus peaking . This kills the fast primes from Zeiss ..which are beautiful wide open .
But if you haven t used a DSLR for few years ..pick one up ...and tell us that you can VIEW just as well with a EVF ?
:thumbup:My observation only, as I only ever owned the Df and played with a few 750 files. That said, my opinion is:
1) the Df renders in a distinctly film-like way, high mid-range contrast, long headroom and longer low tone contrast. Saturation tends to follow suit, higher in the mid ranges, lower at the top and bottom ends. While color is very pleasing, it is not highly "accurate" by today's DSLR standards.
2) The D750 renders a more perfectly balanced, contemporary-style digital file; being more neutral head to toe on both contrast and saturation with very accurate color.
Which one prefers is based on desired results; nostalgic or accurate. No right or wrong IMHO, but there is a definite nostalgic "je-ne-sais-quoi" to the Df files that I like -- okay, LOVE.
My .02 only...
For what it's worth, I find the Zeiss primes to be eminently usable on my D850. (Thus far I only have the Milvus 35mm f/2.) I use the focusing aid in the viewfinder (directional arrows with dot in middle), and when that dot is solid, the focus is tack-sharp, even wide open. It's pure joy. The dot is solid in only a miniscule portion of the focus throw; there seems to be virtually no play / guessing / slop factor. Note that I did an in-camera focus adjustment with the Lens Align tool right after buying the lens.The biggest weakness in both bodies is they are hard to use with manual lenses. In fact this is the biggest weakness for me in any DSLR ..the screens just are not good enough to focus a fast prime manually . The Af system does provide a manual focus aid but its not like focus peaking . This kills the fast primes from Zeiss ..which are beautiful wide open
I'm using the D850 with three Zeiss ZF.2 lenses,,,,21mm, 28mm, 85mm. Always use live view focus peaking. No issues nailing focus that wayFor what it's worth, I find the Zeiss primes to be eminently usable on my D850. (Thus far I only have the Milvus 35mm f/2.) I use the focusing aid in the viewfinder (directional arrows with dot in middle), and when that dot is solid, the focus is tack-sharp, even wide open. It's pure joy. The dot is solid in only a miniscule portion of the focus throw; there seems to be virtually no play / guessing / slop factor. Note that I did an in-camera focus adjustment with the Lens Align tool right after buying the lens.
I must be missing something here . When using LV on a D850 you are looking at the LCD ..not thru the viewfinder ...correct ?I'm using the D850 with three Zeiss ZF.2 lenses,,,,21mm, 28mm, 85mm. Always use live view focus peaking. No issues nailing focus that way
Yes the LCD. Then one touch on the LCD trips the shutterI must be missing something here . When using LV on a D850 you are looking at the LCD ..not thru the viewfinder ...correct ?
Useful discussion as it shows we have very different “frames of reference “ .Yes the LCD. Then one touch on the LCD trips the shutter
focusing screen.com ........suggest you google replacement screens for Nikon Df ....plenty of information including how to videos . Not easy and calibration requires luck or skill .Hi Rob, thanks for posting. Can you enlighten me a little more about the Canon focusing screen?