Nikon D600

<p>Good Morning all, a wish to have a healthy and safe day for you,<br>

About a month and a half ago I posted a question about getting a Nikon D400 (if they come out) or a Nikon D600.<br>

First I want to Thank all that answered with their opinions for and against .... it is always good to hear opposing views.<br>

Anyway, while in Philadelphia over the Thanksgiving Holiday and old Friend had just got his D600 and we went out for a shoot and I got to play around with it for a short time as well as get his opinions about it. Like me he had a D90 before so I really listened to all he was telling me.<br>

Well, before I left for home back here in Benton, KY I visited a local camera shop, Allen's Camera in Bensalem,PA and purchased one. I do like supporting a local shop whenever I can and they made it real easy as they matched the price from the New York shops I sometimes buy from. They are extremely friendly there and I am looking forward to stopping in there when I return to Philly each year. They also told me should I have any question not to hesitate to give them a call. Really nice people!<br>

My shipment is coming today via the UPS truck and I am really excited. Only bad part I won't even have time to hardly unpack it as I have several things to do tonight. But I sure will tomorrow.<br>

I will come back with my amateur thoughts on this in a week or so after I have shoot about a thousand clicks.<br>

Thanks again for your opinions and thoughts on this subject.<br>

Almost forgot ..... we do not have any local shop that sells Nikon within 100 miles from where I live or I would have attempted to use them.<br>

philb <br>

benton, ky</p>

 

<p>Congratulations on your new D600.</p>

<p>Nikon USA lent photo.net and me a D600 for about a month and half. I used it extensively before returning it to them earlier this month. Generally speaking, I am extremely happy with the D600. It has the same AF system as the D7000, which I have owned for over 2 years. I find the AF on the D600 and D7000 fast and accurate. I also like the smaller size of the D600, compared to the D3/D4, but it is not too small like the D7000.</p>

<p>My main reservations on the D600 are:</p>

<ul>

<li>AF points too concentrated in the center of the frame</li>

<li>Consumer-style controls similar to those on the D90 and D7000. I prefer the D300, D700, D800 style controls.</li>

</ul>

<p>You can find photo.net's D600 early review here: <a href="../reviews/nikon/d600-first-impressions-review">http://www.photo.net/reviews/nikon/d600-first-impressions-review</a></p>

<p>BTW, there is a lot of discussion on the D600 dust issue. Personally, I never found that to be a problem.</p>

<p>Since I have a D700 and a D800E, I have 12MP and 36MP already covered and don't need a D600 at this point. Otherwise, I would have bought one without reservations.</p>

<p>Since I bought my D600 a few weeks back it's been non-stop rain, wind, storms etc so I haven't got out to do a real tryout - Hope you have better luck ! <br>

On what I have so far I'm well happy.</p>

<p>Congratulations on your new D600. I bought mine to expand the abilities I had with the D7000. I found the transition to be almost seamless. I carry both bodies with different lenses and can switch back and forth with no effort. You'll love it.</p>

<p>Great camera I one bought one last month,you will not belive how good the high iso's are,I can shoot at 800-1000 fantastic almost no visible noise.</p>

<p>Phil - don't forget to tell us what you think of it.. Even initial impressions are interesting, even if you haven't had a chance to try everything out.</p>