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DxO Mark: The Nikon Df is the King of High ISO Results

Chris Gampat
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12/10/2013
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Last Updated on 12/10/2013 by Chris Gampat

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Despite folks gawking about the Nikon Df’s high price, DxOMark is stating that the camera has some serious performance. Though its overall score isn’t outdoing the Nikon D800E or the Sony A7r, the low light performance score is quite excellent. Part of this could be the fact that they’re using the D4’s sensor that has had some modifications. And though these numbers are some quantitative measurements, in real life they don’t really mean much unless you know how to meter correctly to begin with.

For what it’s worth, the Nikon Df is a true photographer’s camera and so that could be why the high ISO results are so good. Other trademarks of the camera are no video mode, the dials and styling being very retro, and the overall feel of it. With all this in mind though, we’re still not totally sure who is buying this camera and part of this is due to its price. Despite it being the holiday season, there is also no current rebate or holiday discount on the camera either. When the Nikon D800 and the A7r were both launched, pre-orders filled up quite quickly. However, there wasn’t much scoffing about those cameras either. Instead, there was a lot of praise. Overall, there still is a lot of praise for the cameras and we’re in the middle of reviewing the A7r right now.

It’s still quite strange though as many may consider the Df to be the true successor to the D700 and its price point is between the D610 and the D800.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.