Thought, I am sharing some of the first pictures I did with the D600. From a sensor perspective the D600 is very close to the D800 and exhibits a similar good DR behavior.
P.S. Thanks for showing the "power" of this little beast! I'm going to sell my D7000 and the DX lenses and I'll buy D600. A pair D800/D600 seems to be much nicer than D800/D7K. I never thought that Nikon will push me with both legs in FX camp... but that's it...
Uzay wrote:
?? Do you think it was a stupid question? i'd like to know what features you like comparing to the camera you lastly used?
No, not at all.
But it is still the case that I use all 33 D-SLRs Nikon introduced since the D1 was released in 1999. With that in mind, it is hard to answer your question, which features were the reason for me to "switch" to the D600. I didn't switch ...
For me, the sensor of the D600 seems to be build on the same technological progress the D800 and D4 sensors were build as well. Basically, it doesn't matter what kind of resolution is mapped on the FX sensor size as long as the output size is identical. As said before, dynamic range is the area I am most impressed with.
From an operation and usage perspective, the D600 clearly belongs to the D90/D7000 line. Yet, the sensor is imho the best in this line, surpassing even the D700 and D3 (from a sensor perspective) in the "pro" product lines.
The D800 belongs to the D200/D300/D700 line (usage and control placement wise).
So the D600 is somehow a "bridge" camera. A logical successor to the D7000, with much better sensor quality and a larger viewfinder. Those who own a D700 might not find any compelling reason to change their camera bodies - the differences are smaller here.
For those looking into their first FX body, the D600 is one option in Nikon's current excellent lineup - D4, D800, D800E and D600.
I've done extensive D800, D800E and D4 reviews, but unfortunately for this group here, they are in german language.
regards,
Andy
The D600 fits seamless to the left-most line, the D800 fits to the right-most line. Interestingly, 3 of the 4 product lines Nikon has in this space are now on FX. Only the D3200/D5100/.. is still a DX-only line. Time will tell .... http://www.pbase.com/andrease/image/135561090/original.jpg
Thank you Andy, i'm still loving my current camera D700i need a second camera which would be D800 but the AF issues and huge files are frighting me so i'm thinking D600.
Uzay wrote:
Thank you Andy, i'm still loving my current camera D700i need a second camera which would be D800 but the AF issues and huge files are frighting me so i'm thinking D600.
Actually what i want is 24mp D700
You are welcome.
Great that you love your D700, it is a still a formidable camera for the years to come. With regards to your 2 other points:
AF Focus: My D800/D800E are fine, but a quick check back in Nikons product line revealed many bodies with this "issue". Seems to me that people didn't care in the past, but These days in Internet fora, the shouting is loudest. Still remember the stripes the D700 had? (at least people claimed issues with early bodies), or the D7000 sensor issues in the early days.
I would take it much more relaxed and not "buying" all opinions in Internet fora. It is an easy way to improve hapiness ....
The filesize of the D800 not really an issue, unless your PC is 4+ old. Any current PC, properly configured, is faster than any PC I had back in 1999, when I had to deal with the 4 MB RAW files of the D1.
From an pure image quality perspective, my current vote goes to the D800E (even in low light vs the D4).
TMaG82 wrote:
Silly question, are any of these shots at night with flash (either pop up or SB)?
No, i did not use any flash. Nor did I use a tripod.
Just walking through the city and snapshooting
Andy, thanks for showing this. I don't see the need to upgrade from a D700, but this does have really nice output in capable hands! Cool shot of all the Nikon bodies too!
