Review on 📷 Nikon Df 16.2 MP CMOS FX-Format Digital SLR Camera with AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G Special Edition Lens - Silver by Reginald Sealy

When it comes to photography I'm hooked. Primarily to photograph my child and the activities we participate in. I usually shoot a lot indoors and before I got the Df I had a flash attached most of the time. I wanted a camera with FX as most of my lenses were already FX so I settled on the D800, D610 and Df. The main factors in my decision were low light, megapixels and price. The D4 was never listed due to its high price. Low light photography has become an important factor. The video was not listed because I accidentally made videos most of the time. I haven't even attached a flash since I got this camera. Flash just isn't needed, even for all the indoor shots I shoot. Post processing is a bit trickier as I don't have constant lighting (especially since last month was December and the colored Christmas lights are more distracting than I expected). But it's still worth the extra time it takes to post, and I've found that blue, red, and green in the frame make for some interesting shots. The auto white balance is better than any of my previous cameras. There are supposed to be 2 automatic white balance settings, but I didn't read the manual deeply enough to find the second setting. It's a bit warm for daylight and overcast conditions, but tolerable to keep things as they are while fasting. Auto white balance has issues with incandescent (TOO warm) and fluorescent (not compatible but may be due to mixed lighting conditions). the need to make adjustments on the fly. Several times I used the wrong indicator to set the ISO. Lowering the light (compared to my other cameras) in the viewfinder should have helped with manual focusing, but I don't think that's a good feature, especially since manual focusing in low light is more difficult now that I can't see it . I wasn't planning on using Live View as it was a feature I rarely used in the past, but the easy access to Live View along with the Skyline means I use it at least 5-10% of the time now. The AF area doesn't reach 1/3 of a point in the frame, which I find strange since that's where I place the interesting points for the photo. As far as I know, there is no such limitation in live view mode. Before purchasing I read several reviews that said using heavier lenses was not possible with Df. I found using my F2.8 28-70mm lens or my f2.8 70-200mm lens wasn't as bad as the reviewers claimed. I miss the extended battery for stability. Overall this is the best camera I have ever owned (previous cameras, D100, D200, D300, Nikon 1 V2).