Is this an acceptable camera for professional portrait photography?
588554
Yes, this is a great camera for anything outside of sports photography. The frame rate is not the best out their but I shoot wedding and portraits with my DF with no issue.
588555
The Nikon Df has served me well for portrait photography, and I use it more for that purpose than any other. I rely on the Nikon JPG preset for portraits, which gives slightly soft contrast and conservative color saturation, for elegant skin tones. The choice of lenses is more critical: for most candids, I use an old manual-focus Nikon "E" 50/1.8, which was a really cheap but fine lens, and for closer portraits, I use the manual focus Nikkor 105/1.8, which gives a gorgeous signature of its own at f/2.0 -- f/2.8. For autofocus and zoom, I use one of the early versions of Nikkor AF-D 80--200/2.8. It is reliable and effective but bulky. The Nikon Df has served me well for portrait photography, and I use it more for that purpose than any other. I rely on the Nikon JPG preset for portraits, which gives slightly soft contrast and conservative color saturation, for elegant skin tones. The choice of lenses is more critical: for most candids, I use an old manual-focus Nikon "E" 50/1.8, which was a really cheap but fine lens, and for closer portraits, I use the manual focus Nikkor 105/1.8, which gives a gorgeous signature of its own at f/2.0 -- f/2.8. For autofocus and zoom, I use one of the early versions of Nikkor... » Read More The Nikon Df has served me well for portrait photography, and I use it more for that purpose than any other. I rely on the Nikon JPG preset for portraits, which gives slightly soft contrast and conservative color saturation, for elegant skin tones. The choice of lenses is more critical: for most candids, I use an old manual-focus Nikon "E" 50/1.8, which was a really cheap but fine lens, and for closer portraits, I use the manual focus Nikkor 105/1.8, which gives a gorgeous signature of its own at f/2.0 -- f/2.8. For autofocus and zoom, I use one of the early versions of Nikkor AF-D 80--200/2.8. It is reliable and effective but bulky. « Show Less
588556
Yes. The sensor is fantastic and the camera balance using 50mm and 85mm lenses is very good.
588557
In my opinion, this camera is more than acceptable. It has amazing lowlight capabilities, incredible image quality, etc. My girlfriend is the publisher of a Parenting Magazine and has shot covers with it. It is hands down one of the best cameras she or I have used for still photography and the absolute best in this price range. We're thrilled with it, and it is absolutely a true professional grade camera.
588558
Yes. Just make sure you have a Good portrait Lens on. It is very sharp Pictures
588559
For me, The Df is a great camera for professional use, including portraiture. If you need video or two SD card slots, then the answer would be NO. If you plan to use it alongside other Nikon bodies, the ergonomics are different and that might be difficult for some when switching between different bodies.
1908113
Keep the ISO to 400 or below, 800 max and you will be fine for detailed images. You can push it a little higher if you don't plan to blow the pictures up really large. Yes, its about 1-2 stops worse than other cameras, but the camera features and the 16-50 f/2.8 kit lens more than make up for it. If you can't work around 1-stop, then you probably shouldn't be considering a camera at this level.
223904
I would say its better suited for photography. That particular lens is very slow. Unless you're outside or lighting the subject, you'll have to bump the ISO of the camera.
417818
I am happy with mine. Unless you are going to spend the value of the camera base on a lens or more, should be fine.
4761
YES ! I take a lot of indoor taking at 1600 and 3200 ISO. The phots are great! This camera is made for low light situations.For portrait, i try it but less than museum and concert. But i am sure that it good for indoor portrait too.
1774834
Yes, not like a professional camera, but it works very well for the normal use.
2071622
If some one is taking classes for photography I'll strongly suggest to get a DSLR, instead of this camera. Please do not get me wrong, this is a great camera but not for people who take photography as a hobby. This is a great camera if you just want to document life events.
839106
Absolutely! I bought this camera back 2010 for a photography class I was taking and it worked out great for both automatic and manual shots. The camera will come set to be a point and shoot, but some simple setting changes in the menus will have you in manual mode in no time.
2027531
Yes, but fair warning - it's a terrible camera for anything other than home-movies. So if you need it to work in low-light or need to zoom in on your subject, this is not the best camera.
1728197
Compatible but having an effective (35mm equivalent) reach of 112-320mm makes it, IMHO, a poor choice for portrait or landscape photography. It could be a good choice for indoor sports though.
1365512
No, it is not. It might be known as a high end point and shoot. It takes very good pictures, but not the same as a good dslr.
2071624
I would Think it would be. I took photography myself, and I really wish I had, had this camera back when we did digital.. 100x's better than the one I used, and affordable so if it's not something that is continued it can be used for personal.
1089795
Yes! 100% I would recommend this camera for still picture ,bad side lenses are little expensive .
1027528
Yes this is an awesome camera. I use it for concerts as well and it takes fabulous pictures. I wish I could share a few for you. Its light weight and the speed is awesome. Not a point and shoot. You will have make settings for each situation just like any DSLR. I love mine and intend to use it as my primary camera.
1603521
The SL1 is a great little camera. I am a professional photographer, and this little gem is my personal camera. It is wonderful for portraits, action shots, and the video mode is so easy to switch to. It is much lighter than my professional camera which was the main reason I purchased it. If you whether you shoot manually or set it to auto I think you will be pleased with this camera. :)
682871
If you have a f/1.8 lens and decent lighting, yes, this thing is a beast indoors. Failing that, high ISO performance is good but not great, I wouldn't recommend going above 1000 if you can avoid it. I love this camera and for the price you can't do much better.
375436
This camera is not the best one for what you need. That is my personal opinion of course.