Nikon Df

Looking for an entirely alternative approach? The Nikon Df could be exactly what you're looking for. It's wrapped the top-spec D4's full-frame sensor into a retro body similar to the FM2 from decades gone by.

This could be the camera to reinvigorate where those photographic passions started. Classic manual control dials give the camera a distinct look and way of operation. But it all comes at a price: this niche camera is kitted out with the 50mm f/1.8 G lens only and has a recommended retail price of £2,749. Ouch. Wow. Meh? Take your pick - it'll be loved by some and seen as little more than a pricey exercise in nostalgia by others.

The Nikon Df could be called over-ambitious. We can't shun the feeling that Nikon needs to learn some lessons from this release. But as much as we thought we'd made up our mind about the Df based on its "almost there" aspects, we just kept on taking photos, looking at the pictures and being impressed. And that's what pulls it back from the brink of obscurity because everything that comes out of this camera looks so great.

PRICE: £2,749 (with 50mm f/1.8 G  lens, at time of writing)