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That feature is a bright and natural optical viewfinder.

This is a camera comfortable in its retro skin.

Nikon Df DSLR camera on a wooden surface by large window, with dusk light

It’s a stunner, isn’t it? There’s more to the Nikon Dfthan its retro skin, too

Check this out the Nikon Dfdoesn’t shoot video at all.

And quite right this is a retro camera and since when did an analog SLR shoot video?

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Taken with the Nikon Df and Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens for F-mount. The colors are divine(Image credit: Tim Coleman)

By today’s standards, that’s not a lot of detail to play with.

Reason 4: there’s also only a single card slot boo to the DfI hear you say.

Only, since when did a film camera take multiple rolls of film simultaneously?

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Again, no other Nikon DSLR can do that, and that’s my sixth and final reason.

Retro as it may be, the Nikon Dfis a digital SLR and enjoys many modern conveniences.

What the Nikon Dfdoes best though, is encourage you to slow down and enjoy photography.

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Portrait of sunglass-wearing lady with bright multi-colour wall backdrop

Taken with the Nikon Df and Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens for F-mount. The colors are divine(Image credit: Tim Coleman)

Bright yellow alleyway tunnel, reflected, with person walking

Again, taken with the Nikon Df and Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens. I locked focus to manual here because of the limits of the 39-point AF array coverage.(Image credit: Tim Coleman)

Portrait of man with dappled light through background tree

This portrait was taken with the Nikon Df and Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 Ai-S lens, a lens which dates back to 1981.(Image credit: Tim Coleman)

Gray urban scene with steps, void of people

The Nikon Df is an excellent walkaround / street photography camera, especially with a moderate-wide fast aperture prime lens.(Image credit: Tim Coleman)

Nikon Df DSLR camera on a wooden surface by large window, with dusk light

(Image credit: Tim Coleman)

Nikon Df DSLR camera on a wooden surface by large window, with dusk light

(Image credit: Tim Coleman)

Nikon Df DSLR camera on a wooden surface by large window, with dusk light

(Image credit: Tim Coleman)

Nikon Df DSLR camera on a wooden surface by large window, with dusk light

(Image credit: Tim Coleman)

Nikon Df DSLR camera on a wooden surface by large window, with dusk light

(Image credit: Tim Coleman)

Nikon Df DSLR camera on a wooden surface by large window, with dusk light

(Image credit: Tim Coleman)

Nikon Df DSLR camera on a wooden surface by large window, with dusk light

(Image credit: Tim Coleman)

Nikon Df DSLR camera on a wooden surface by large window, with dusk light

(Image credit: Tim Coleman)

Nikon Df DSLR camera on a wooden surface by large window, with dusk light

(Image credit: Tim Coleman)