Cotty, think of it as of Leica Monochrom of DSLR world...
On 11/5/2013 8:01 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
On 5/11/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
For once I find Thom Hogan's analysis on the money. He sums up the
plusses and minuses pretty well. He notes conflicts/ambiguities
between the retro-style controls and the electronic ones.
Favorite quote: "The Df very well may be the first camera marketed and
sold to the AARP crowd."
http://www.dslrbodies.com/newsviews/digital-confusion-with-the.html
The only thing I would say is that I think Thom, in this para, has
missed a salient point:
The problem I see is that Nikon made a big deal out of this launch, with
a highly visible teaser campaign leading up to it that almost went
viral. But now all Nikon users are scratching their heads like me: what
is Nikon trying to tell us? Four very different FX bodies. A missing DX
body. One large sensor compact. Underwater mirrorless. What camera do
they really want us to buy?
I think Nikon want to give their customers a choice.
Fuji certainly do - and a damned good set of choices.
I choose the hardware based on my desires and needs. If that means
selecting a mixture of different manufacturers for those needs, then no
problem. If you can get more choice from just a single provider, so much
the better.
Clearly the Df is aimed at dreamy-eyed enthusiasts (like me) who want
some quality with style thrown in. Professional snappers will be be
hoisting D4s or 1DXs and ignore it. The only cameras professionals might
take on vacation with them would possibly be either an iPhone, X100 or a
Leica (for those with buckets of money - most working snappers do not
have buckets of money).
If Pentax offered a 36X24 DLX, I would be first in the line to buy. If
it had all the dials and knobs like the Df, suits me fine. I think it
has a perfectly good place in a manufacturers lineup - it commands
desire. if you make things to sell, that's a perfect result.
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