The Df user manual covers this subject on pages 73-74. You might want to review this section of the manual for guidance. My Df won't be delivered until the end of next week, and rain is in the forecast already. That's terrific news alright. I guess that I will have to use AutoISO indoors on day one of Df ownership. One more reason to visit the shopping mall during the holidays.
It's nothing to do with protecting the D4 sales.
The DF over-priced? Absurd! Nikon packed the D4 sensor into a body at 1/2 the price of the D4. The only improvement that I would have hoped for is a higher-end AF module.
Actually, the sensor seems to be improved over the one in the D4 in the lower ISOs. Here is an example of an image shot at ISO 100 and pushed +5EV in Lightroom (EXIF was changed to make it look like a D4 file but it's from a Df):
Could you detail why ?
Nonsense, you are saying Nikon's cost for the sensor is $4000? I'd guess closer to $50. But that's just my guess. But not $4000, and not enough to justify the price difference.
Be careful, I was doing the same thing at a mall in Scottsdale and got busted by a mall cop for taking photos of store fronts that had been decorated for the holidays. I was using my x100 so I dialed in f11, auto SS and auto ISO and held it at waist level and continued doing what I was doing
Potential mall security confrontation has been on my mind non-stop. When taking photos at a mall I sometimes carry a bridge camera to be less conspicuous. I often use the rear LCD instead of the viewfinder. In the early years following the 9/11 terrorist attack I had confrontations with security guards and other gatekeepers. Since then I have had other occasional incidents, but things usually work in my favor because I am well acquainted with the law and photography. Legal Handbook for Photographers is a good resource that is worth re-reading every once in a while.Be careful, I was doing the same thing at a mall in Scottsdale and got busted by a mall cop for taking photos of store fronts that had been decorated for the holidays. I was using my x100 so I dialed in f11, auto SS and auto ISO and held it at waist level and continued doing what I was doing
How's mall photography legal? It's private property afterall. But then are they gonna remove all the teenagers with 20MP phones out of the mall? lol...Potential mall security confrontation has been on my mind non-stop. When taking photos at a mall I sometimes carry a bridge camera to be less conspicuous. I often use the rear LCD instead of the viewfinder. In the early years following the 9/11 terrorist attack I had confrontations with security guards and other gatekeepers. Since then I have had other occasional incidents, but things usually work in my favor because I am well acquainted with the law and photography. Legal Handbook for Photographers is a good resource that is worth re-reading every once in a while.Be careful, I was doing the same thing at a mall in Scottsdale and got busted by a mall cop for taking photos of store fronts that had been decorated for the holidays. I was using my x100 so I dialed in f11, auto SS and auto ISO and held it at waist level and continued doing what I was doing
It isn't necessarily legal or illegal. The book explains what action to take in various situations along with your rights as a photographer.How's mall photography legal? It's private property afterall. But then are they gonna remove all the teenagers with 20MP phones out of the mall? lol...Potential mall security confrontation has been on my mind non-stop. When taking photos at a mall I sometimes carry a bridge camera to be less conspicuous. I often use the rear LCD instead of the viewfinder. In the early years following the 9/11 terrorist attack I had confrontations with security guards and other gatekeepers. Since then I have had other occasional incidents, but things usually work in my favor because I am well acquainted with the law and photography. Legal Handbook for Photographers is a good resource that is worth re-reading every once in a while.Be careful, I was doing the same thing at a mall in Scottsdale and got busted by a mall cop for taking photos of store fronts that had been decorated for the holidays. I was using my x100 so I dialed in f11, auto SS and auto ISO and held it at waist level and continued doing what I was doing
So you have insights into Nikon's cost structure? Ever looked into the price of setting up a chip fabrication plant (that's why Nikon outsource manufacturing)? Add in the cost of R&D and design, too on a design that won't generate large volumes. The fact remains that the Df delivers a lot, but there were trade-offs to hit a lower price point. The AF module isn't as good as the D4, nor can you blast away at as high a frame rate. It isn't all the sensor.
OK,
That's indeed one of the main issues with Nikon and Canon custom modes. But not so on Pentax cameras - as usual Pentax shows that hey aren't as daft as the others when it comes to thinking about shooting modes (although they still lack a quick access to mode changes, you have to go in the menus I believe).
Or simply that Nikon would allow you to quickly change modes in U modes ?
