Well, I think I know all I need to know now. Chasseur d'Images (CI) has recently commented on what they know (which is everything almost) and this a generation 50+ camera which will turn people down.
Base specs:
- Retro L&F citing the 70s specifically, incl. the aperture lens forkand Nikon logo font
- Not one technical innovation
- 3000$ w/o lens
- D4 sensor and D4-based viewfinder
- D610 otherwise, 1/4000s, 39Pts AF, 5.5 fps
- Hybrid shutter with a special electromechanical mode which is slower in fps, but also quieter and consumes less power. Probably needed to meter and stop down these old lenses (my guess).
- 50/1.8 lens with retro look but still no aperture ring
- single SD slot
- shutter dial and other dials on the top plate.
- fixed 3.2" rear LCD
- 765g, still heavier and thicker than film SLRs
This is for a few wealthy photographers grown up in the 70s and thinking backwards. It will turn down any forward thinking person. Which is sad because the vision of a more pure photographic experience is good.
CI says Nikon is going through a crisis currently. Lack of innovation, Nikon 1 dead end, lack of vision. And the Df is just a visible sign of this.
It is sad though.
An essential edition artist's (rather than nerd's) camera for half the price (1500$), with emphasis on photographic features (e.g., 3 dials for shutter, iso, aperture) and a clean design referring to the FM without actually emulating it, could have been a smash hit.
So close, but still missed the ball.
(source:
Chasseur d'Images - Les infos de la Rédac' )