Whatevvvvverrr ....

But, thankfully, you aren’t bleating that irrational complaint about the “cost” of something you’d never use, nor are you griping that it mucks up your camera.

Video does not muck up the still photo capability of a camera. It enhances it.

Remove the video function and you’d have no EFVs, and no live view modes, (a rather inconvenient dirty little secret for Nikon Df puritans).

High speed pre-capture is a great tool for action stills shooters. Post focus is handy sometimes for stills. Both these stills features derive from the camera’s video capabilities although you do NOT need to activate the loathsome video mode to use them ;-)

OK- Sarcasm is my second language so- the pinhole camera I made in 7th-grade science class could not shoot videos either.

Seriously, folks, The Nikon Df was the last of the lot as far as simplicity is concerned. I really liked the traditional control dials- it was like a digital upgrade of my old D-3 and D-4 cameras.

The manufacturers and not specifically appeal to the advanced workers or the pros, per se- especially the purist types. The mass-markets want all the gadgets, bells, and whistles.

If there were options, I would opt out of all the gadgets and the video feature but having those in my cameras doesn't bother me. I might complain if it affected the price or weight. Think about it, -it costs more to get a standard transmission in a new car. The video circuitry could not add too much weight, after all, cellphones have video capabilities.

Funny thing is, folks, make BAD videos, just like they made bad 8mm and super 8 home movies- they pan and zoom too much and too fast and bore guests with shots of their kids playing in the park.

Good cinematography requires a whole lot of different skill sets. If I wanted to shoot movies, I would study the techniques and but the specialized gear.

My wife shoots videos of our cat and has lots of fun doing that, so I can relate to folks having fun with that built-in feature. Why not?