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 Trench I like your style.
I'd be the same for a primary body, honestly.
But since I got mine for a 2nd / 3rd body, it's exactly what I was after.
Honestly I've already said it on other threads, so I hate to beat a dead horse. But the D600 is superior in almost every way, with the exceptions for me being (1) I dislike SD cards, and (2) I'm not used to the new button configurations and controls yet. The D700 is a lot more like my D3S is and D3 was. I am getting used to it slowly, and yes, for the most part except dedicated AF-ON every control I had with the D700 is available externally also on the D600, and more. It's just not second nature for me to find it yet. Still, with the D700 you dive into menus to adjust and fine tune the picture control setting and tweak the AF settings... with the D600 you don't need to. There's also more programmable options for buttons.
The D600 scores a lot better in image quality, in good light, in medium light, and in low light (especially in low light). It's better for resolution and weight for the OP too, since you stated those things matter to you.
It adds some cool new features, like HD video, new improved Live View, HDR, time-lapse, newer picture control options and the like, improved LCD, quieter shutter, etc etc etc. If AF performance is critical, the funny thing is it's different but still pretty much as good in my testing so far, and likely better in lower light. It tracks very well and acquisition speed is very close, despite some claims it wouldn't be.
If you want to nitpick, the D700 seems to be a little beefed up in some ways, but it also means the D600 is lighter and slightly more compact. The D600's mode dials aren't my cup of tea yet, although really they do function well in limited space. I like the AF system push-button on the mode switch, a very cool new idea.
End of the day... the D700 is a phenominal camera. The D600 is plain better in a lot of ways, the result of 5 years of development in Nikon bodies. The IQ is state of the art, prosumer level body or not. And if you get used to the new way of handling it, I really am hard-pressed to see why you'd still say the D700 is a better machine, as much as I love my D700. It isn't, unless a little heft and older style controls are critical to you.
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