Nikon Df (Page 4): The FE was a high line semipro body just below the F3, and the F3 was arguably the best MF SLR of all time.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

racerrich3 wrote:

just curious where the Nikon E film camera would fit in with the F film cameras. my first Nikon.

The FE was a high line semipro body just below the F3, and the F3 was arguably the best MF SLR of all time.

racerrich3 Loc: Los Angeles, Ca.

LWW wrote:

The FE was a high line semipro body just below the F3, and the F3 was arguably the best MF SLR of all time.

thanks but i was wondering about the Nikon EM film camera. my father got the FE when i had the Polariod one step. then i wanted a Nikon. so he got me the EM a year later for my b-day.

FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA

LWW wrote:

The FE was a high line semipro body just below the F3, and the F3 was arguably the best MF SLR of all time.

What does MF mean when you say: "best MF SLR....."

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

FiddleMaker wrote:

What does MF mean when you say: "best MF SLR....."

MF = manual focus.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

racerrich3 wrote:

thanks but i was wondering about the Nikon EM film camera. my father got the FE when i had the Polariod one step. then i wanted a Nikon. so he got me the EM a year later for my b-day.

The EM would be analogous to a D3XXX series DSLR.

pendennis

racerrich3 wrote:

thanks but i was wondering about the Nikon EM film camera. my father got the FE when i had the Polariod one step. then i wanted a Nikon. so he got me the EM a year later for my b-day.

The "EM" series was specifically designed for women (Nikon's concept, not mine), lacking the weight and bulk of the F and Nikkormat series. The EM series also saw the introduction of the "E" series lenses, which had great glass, but were built with less expensive plastics, and lacked the ears of the AI lenses. The EM was built with more plastics in it, and offered only aperture control, but also had exposure compensation.

I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know, since you owned one. It was a great starter camera for someone seeking Nikon lenses and simplicity of exposure.

racerrich3 Loc: Los Angeles, Ca.

LWW wrote:

The EM would be analogous to a D3XXX series DSLR.

cool and thanks. i got a D3300, lol. (among others and futures, lmao)

Spirit Vision Photography Loc: Behind a Camera.

LWW wrote:

The FE was a high line semipro body just below the F3, and the F3 was arguably the best MF SLR of all time.

I love both of those bodies. Still using them. 👍

racerrich3 Loc: Los Angeles, Ca.

pendennis wrote:

The "EM" series was specifically designe... (show quote)

thanks and i didn't know (and dont think my dad knew) that the EM was "designed for women". Really Nikon ? how about amateur teenagers ! lol.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

racerrich3 wrote:

thanks and i didn't know (and dont think my dad knew) that the EM was "designed for women". Really Nikon ? how about amateur teenagers ! lol.

There’s truth to both.

Entry level is probably more politically correct.

GPS Phil Loc: Dayton Ohio

bobforman wrote:

Aimlessly wandering around Nikon's today site I settled on the Df page. Just wondering what the attraction of this camera is. It's an analog DSL as far as I can tell and am scratching my head as to why it's made? Nostalgia? Or is there a real purpose for it? Asking for a friend.

With a little research you will find out the Df has a D4 sensor and processor, it is the only camera that Nikon has hand assembled in house in Japan from machined parts. With a magnesium/Aluminum weather proof body it is probably one of the best quality camera's in Nikon's line up. I think it would be very difficult for a true photographer to use one for a full day and not have some very positive feedback to share!

Phil

BebuLamar

GPS Phil wrote:

With a little research you will find out the Df has a D4 sensor and processor, it is the only camera that Nikon has hand assembled in house in Japan from machined parts. With a magnesium/Aluminum weather proof body it is probably one of the best quality camera's in Nikon's line up. I think it would be very difficult for a true photographer to use one for a full day and not have some very positive feedback to share!

Phil

I have read many negative reviews about the Df. Perhaps all those photographers who reviewed it are not true photographers.
(I do love my Df but I do know for the majority of people it's overpriced and underperforming)

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

BebuLamar wrote:

I have read many negative reviews about the Df. Perhaps all those photographers who reviewed it are not true photographers.
(I do love my Df but I do know for the majority of people it's overpriced and underperforming)

Many 'photographers' today are little more than keyboard jockeys.

Digital post processing is one skill set, getting the shot right in camera is another.

Older photographers are less likely to be PHOTOSHOP gurus. Younger ones are less likely to be able to eyeball a scene and nail it. Precious few can do both.

The Df is for the first, the D850 is for the second.

bobforman Loc: Anacortes, Washington State

GPS Phil wrote:

With a little research you will find out the Df has a D4 sensor and processor, it is the only camera that Nikon has hand assembled in house in Japan from machined parts. With a magnesium/Aluminum weather proof body it is probably one of the best quality camera's in Nikon's line up. I think it would be very difficult for a true photographer to use one for a full day and not have some very positive feedback to share!

Phil

Thanks, Phil. Is Nikon still hand-assembling them in Japan?

Rileychas Loc: San Diego, California

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I would encourage anyone interested to check out Ken Rockwell’s review of the Df