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tempted to trade my D810 for a Df


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My first digital camera was a Nikon Coolpix 2000, which uses four AA batteries.

It got about 36 shots on a set of batteries. As well as I remember, it wasn't that the batteries

were low, but the sense level was too high.

 

I sent it back to Nikon for repair, and when it came back, it lasted longer on a set.

(I usually used NiMH, but the same was for alkaline.)

 

I never had a problem with battery life for any DSLR.

Also, I don't remember any problem with keeping data such as time and date,

even when the main battery was low or removed.

-- glen

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Say what you will, the Df feels more like cameras of yore (F2, F3, and before) than the current Black Plastic Blobs, and is a whole lot less gigantic and heavy than the incredibly sturdy and expensive pro cameras. Carry what you wish - the Df will always have a place in my "stable".

 

Note: Though not like pro batteries, never had a problem with any Nikon - a question of being prepared and anticipating need. Of course, a long time film shooter shoots like it was film without thinking about it.

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Interesting, when the battery hog D1X was my primary camera I could get maybe 180 shots before a battery change. I got in the habit of carrying at least two spares everywhere. On the other hand the last wedding I shot resulted in a little over 2k images in both jpeg and raw in a D800 and an 810. After 11 hours I lost two bars on each camera. Yet I still carry spares and a charger. I’ll never get past it.

 

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But then you lose all your settings too ... poor design there vs the D70 for sure.

 

Save the settings (see page 277 of the English version of the manual). Be sure to copy the setting file from the flash card to your computer or else you will lose the settings file when you format the card. If you ever need it, move the setting file to the card and then Load Settings (page 277, same manual).

 

Are you sure you lose setting when you lose power? The manual mentions battery backup only for the clock and states the backup power source will power the clock for three months, after being charged by the main battery for two days (page 206, same manual). I would have thought the setting would have been stored in non-volatile storage.

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The battery in my New Z6ii was so flat when it arrived absolutely nothing happened when i put it in the camera slot.

Sure, i know it says to charge it fully before use but i expected something!

Charged just fine, and now like a normal one. Havent tried in-body charging yet though.

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Save the settings (see page 277 of the English version of the manual). Be sure to copy the setting file from the flash card to your computer or else you will lose the settings file when you format the card. If you ever need it, move the setting file to the card and then Load Settings (page 277, same manual).

Excellent idea.... I hadn't thought of that. Seems worth it no matter what.

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Say what you will, the Df feels more like cameras of yore (F2, F3, and before) than the current Black Plastic Blobs, and is a whole lot less gigantic and heavy than the incredibly sturdy and expensive pro cameras. Carry what you wish - the Df will always have a place in my "stable".

 

I agree. The D850 has seen next to no use since I got the Df. I am vaguely thinking of parting with the D850, my 70-200 VRII 2.8 and the Dawn Di-GPS Eco Pro. With that, I'd be halfway to a Fujifilm GFX100S and a 63 mm lens. It'd be a species shift but it's intriguing.

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