The Df Revival

[rosko]

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Df + nikkor 55mm f/1.2 (AIed by filing)

Here are 2 pictures to show :

# 1 the background given with the  nikkor K 55mm f/1.2 wide open. Optical flaws and aberrations are actually its pictorial assets.

# 2 stopped dowm @ f/5.6 to compare.

[rosko]

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# 2

[Jakov Minić]

Francis, I prefer it wide open, it looks so dreamy!

[RobOK]

There is something wrong when the Camera Bag thread and the Windows 10 thread are more active than the DF thread!!!

[Bjørn Rørslett]

At this time, we tend to take the pleasures of the Df for granted ....

A warning though: this camera is not as robust as its exterior suggests. So treat it with tender care and it'll do a good service for years.

Also, it cannot fly on its own. I have a plastic bag filled with Df parts to prove this assertion. Erik will later get a 3-D puzzle to enjoy himself with

[Jakov Minić]

What happened with your Df again?

[Bjørn Rørslett]

The repair shop couldn't make the damaged camera fully reliable again, so condemned it to a future existence as a parts store instead. Alternatively, if Erik can puzzle the bits and pieces together again, we have a truly matured experimental camera at our disposal.

[Jakov Minić]

I am confident Erik will make it even better!

[Airy]

Df, 50/1.4 AIS @ f/4, 1/125s, 100 ISO

[Olivier]

Airy, the way they look at each other is very interesting, it is easy to imagine stories from this image.

[Jakov Minić]

Lovely photo Airy, they must be in love

[rosko]

Airy, the way they look at each other is very interesting

This is exactly what I thought when I saw Airy's picture...

Airy, this is a perfectly exposed B&W, thanks the Df's amazing dynamics.

[Airy]

Their gazes are locked into each other like Harry Potter's and Voldemort's wands, one is light, the other dark. No idea about their relationship, but for sure they are a good match as far as musical performance is concerned.

Besides, the reason I re-posted the pic here is because of its "classic" features: Df, the old 50mm, and B&W somehow fit.

This is the kind of snapshot that would keep me shooting.

[Akira]

At this time, we tend to take the pleasures of the Df for granted ....

A warning though: this camera is not as robust as its exterior suggests. So treat it with tender care and it'll do a good service for years.

Also, it cannot fly on its own. I have a plastic bag filled with Df parts to prove this assertion. Erik will later get a 3-D puzzle to enjoy himself with

Hope you are OK this time, Bjørn.  So, is this a 21st century version of Humpty Dumpty?

[Erik Lund]

I am confident Erik will make it even better!

He he, this will be quite a challange...