<p>While the rest of the technological landscape is concentrating on making everything look smaller, sleeker, and more futuristic, cameras are going through a major throwback phase. It's pretty great.</p><p>The majority of today's old-school cameras aren't just using their looks to draw attention away from sub-par specs. Some of the highest-end cameras in the Fujifilm, Olympus, and Panasonic lineups have a retro slant. Sensor sizes, autofocus speeds, wireless capabilities, and other in-camera features continue to charge forward, but digital-camera bodies are reverting to the classic looks of the 1950s and 1960s.</p><p>Nikon has just joined the throwback party with the most advanced retro camera in recent memory. The Nikon Df puts the 16-megapixel full-frame sensor of the flagship D4 in a camera body that looks like the original Nikon F from the late 1950s. The D4 performs like a champ in low-light settings, so expect this camera to do the same.</p><p>Feature-wise, it falls somewhere between the D4 and the Nikon D600: It has the same sensor and generous ISO range as the D4 (100 12,800, expandable to 50 204,800), but like the D600, it has a slower maximum shutter speed of 1/4000 of a second, a 39-point autofocus system, a top continuous shooting speed of 5.5fps, and a SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot instead of the D4s CompactFlash slot. Battery life also falls between the two cameras, with a CIPA rating of 1,400 shots per charge.</p><p><a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/11/nikon-df/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-cameras/nikon-df-with-50mm/4505-6501_7-35831279.html">Nikon&#039;s stylish Df full-frame supports pre-AI lenses, but sorry, no video</a> (CNET)</p><p><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/nikon-goes-retro-new-dslr-possibly-too-retro-8C11539042">Nikon goes retro with new DSLR - possibly too retro</a> (NBCNews.com)</p><p><a href="http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/170340-nikon-df-retro-dslr-packed-with-full-frame-performance">Nikon Df: Retro DSLR packed with full-frame performance</a> (ExtremeTech)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d--bdz4RgticU7ME_8fJf5qxf83zM&ned=us">97 additional articles.</a></p>