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<p>The auto focus on the D600 / D610 is not an issue. I strongly suggest any Wedding photographer should be using back focus button with the single centre focus point. This set up allows you to focus on whatever you want your camera to focus on and not the closest point to the camera, puts you in control - not the camera. With Wedding Photography you need to be ready to capture creative shots on the spot with no time to alter focus points. Back Focus allows you to always be ready to capture that shallow depth of field shot with just the exact point of interest in focus every time.<br /><br />The D600 is my camera of choice for wedding's having shot over 100 weddings <a href="http://www.mccoshphotography.com/Client-Galleries">Sample's</a> the older weddings in my gallery were shot with a D90. The D800 file size I believe is just way to large. The D600 file size is more than large enough for all of my clients. The Dynamic range and ISO quality in low light between the D600 / D610 and the D800 / D800E is nothing.</p>

<p>Depending on what software you use to do your editing. Lightroom will do most of your editing and also keep track of each version, either as a snapshot at each stage or as a virtual copy. Your original will also always be untouched as Lightroom is a non-destructive editing program.</p>

<p>That's one way of doing it another way in Lightroom would be to use the heal brush. As in this example. With a bit more time and a higher resolution image you could get a better job than this. I presume you wanted the reflection of the women to remain and just your reflection removed.</p><div></div>

<p>Thank you for your feedback Richard.</p>

<p>I agree this is the market that I have chosen to chase. Mainly because it has the largest segment in my local market. I'm picking up between 25 - 30 weddings per year and making a very good living out of it. I could aim at the higher end of the market and shoot fewer weddings with a higher profit, but don't for two reasons. 1) this section of the market is already over catered for locally and 2) I prefer to be busy anyway, I am not one to stand around with nothing to do.<br>

<br />Yes I am selling press books because this is the market that I have have chosen and even though I offer high quality / high priced albums, my clients opt for the press books every time and that is the very point that I was making. That yes there is a market for press books as wedding albums. You only have to visit Blurb website on two consecutive days and take note of the number of new books that have been added to the wedding category to appreciate that a lot of press books are being sold as wedding albums.</p>

<p>Hi Will,</p>

<p>Yes sorry I should have said that Blurb provides high value for the relatively low cost. <br>

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All I am trying to put across is yes they are high quality and high price albums on the market that blow blurb books out of the water as far as quality go. However my point is that I believe there is a market for a press printed book like blurb that fills a gap in the middle of the road market.<br>

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I have sample albums from <a href="http://www.queensberry.com/">Queensberry Albums</a> and also Blurb, that I show to all my clients. I have sold 17 Wedding albums from Blurb and none from Queensberry. I would love to sell a Queensberry Album to every couple, but unfortunately these are priced out of reach to all of my clients and yes this is because of the market that I am targeting and no other reason. Queensberry sell a huge amount of albums to the top end market but not so many in my target market. <br /><br />Is there something in between these two, I'm sure there must be and I would be very keen to find out if anyone know's of any then please share. A few have already been mentioned and I will be checking these out. You can't stand still or you will be left behind and that is why these discussions are great. </p>

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<p>Couldn't have put it better myself Will. Well said.</p>

<p>I have just placed another order with Blurb this morning for another wedding album with Pro-line uncoated 110grms paper this along with their Pro-line gloss 140grms paper give great results that all of my clients love.</p>

<p>I market myself to the middle of the road in my local market and agree with Will that my clients want a book and not an old fashioned album and don't want to pay a fortune for it. Blurb fills this market and offer a high quality product and service. </p>

<p>I agree with Bill's examination of this image and even wonder if maybe the girl herself has been added as they are no signs of the tulips being trampled where she has just run.</p>

<p>John,</p>

<p>I seem to have upset you, sorry this was not intentional.</p>

<p> I was only referring to your word "Important". I think all shots are important to the bride and groom. Who are we to decide what is important to them and what is not. A case in point was a recent wedding I done the mother of the bride was killed in a car accident three days after the wedding. I had off course got shot of her during the family shots after the ceremony but later in the evening caught a beautiful shot of her at reception. This is now hanging on the couples wall and is now the most important shot of the day.<br>

<br />I now see that what you meant is as the main shooter do you just do the ceremony and formal shots and leave everything else to your second shooter. <br /><br />To answer this question definitely not I take the time before their wedding to do an engagement shoot and have meetings with the couple. This all helps us build a relationship with each other and I get to know their personalities. This relationship helps to capture more personal images of them throughout the day and would be lost if I handed over to a second shooter to capture the rest of the evening. </p>

<p>Sorry John Martin, I obviously read your post wrong I apologize. I presumed when you mentioned </p>

 

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<p>Dorothy, actually, "old fashioned" albums with prints and mats cost more than collage albums.</p>

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<p>That you reference to old fashioned albums was the old albums with the photos stuck on a page. As I said different markets from around the world as well as different markets dictated by price require different products. I offer a full range of albums but my market and clients prefer the look and feel of the press books as opposed to Old fashioned albums or albums with mats. <br>

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I agree 100% that the press books are far from being the highest quality product but value for money you get a nice album with 120 + pages for a very reasonable price, that my clients love. <br>

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<p>Who's to say what part of a wedding is the important part as far as the couple are concerned. So what you are really saying is that you only want to photograph the important part as far as your concerned. This seems very shallow, sorry.</p>

<p>Hi John Martin, Obviously different markets around the world. Here in New Zealand I know of no-one who has an album anymore with the photos stuck in them. </p>

<p>Don't worry about the oil issue if it does arise, it only shows up on most D600's at f/22 or above and even then is easily fixed with a wet clean of the sensor. Great camera and great score. Enjoy</p>

<p>Dorothy,</p>

<p>As a wedding photographer who has shot over a hundred weddings I use Lightroom to edit my images and to set out my albums that I send to Blurb for printing <a href="http://www.blurb.com/user/store/McCosh">Sample Albums</a>. My standard album have around 120 pages with approximately 300 images my couples love them and have never been asked to deliver anything else. The old albums with photos stuck in them, I think are a thing of the past. </p>

<p>I agree with what you are saying Eric. <br /><br />What I was trying to point out is that with the pair of Tamron f2.8 lenses (28-75mm f2.8 & 70-200mm f2.8), is that if you decide to upgrade to full frame as I did there are cheaper alternatives than the Nikon f2.8 lenses that are almost as good. These lenses will get you started at a reasonable price and make the jump from crop sensor to full frame not as painful to your wallet.</p>

<p>The other argument about the focus points on the D600/D610 not being as good as the D7100 is not an issue as far as I am concerned. As a wedding photographer I don't want the camera to focus on the closest subject and decide on what focus points to use. I therefore have my D600 set up to use back focus and using only the centre single focus point. I can therefore quickly focus on what I want to be in focus and quickly re-compose and shoot.</p>

<p>Back focus is where you set up your AE-L/AF-L button on the back of your camera to focus your camera moving it away from your shutter button. This allows you to be always in control of what your camera is focusing on and allows you to be more creative.</p>

<p>The larger sensor on Nikon full frame cameras that are capable of capturing a higher dynamic range, have lower noise and a brighter viewfinder as well as the shallower depth of field make it a no brainer for me to make the move to full frame and the D600 is just right for the job. The D800 file size to me is an overkill and yes you could shoot a wedding on a crop sensor and no one would know the difference but I am striving to give my customers the best image that I can and to me that means making the jump to full frame with the cheaper Tamron glass for the time being. <br /><br />As my camera gear are my tools for my business I am always reinvesting in new gear. Currently I am trying to decide wither to upgrade a pair of SB600 flash units that have performed faultlessly for the last 5 years or invest in a Macro lens.</p>

<p>Wither to go Full frame or not is a personal decision and everyone has to decide on there own set of circumstances. Is there a market for both - definitely. Buy what works for you and fall in love with your camera and enjoy the beauty of photography no matter what tools you use.</p>

<p>I agree 100% with Kent.</p>

<p>I shoot weddings on a D600 and have a Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 and Tamron 70 - 200 f2.8 lens. Both of these Tamron lenses are very good performers and are very close to the Nikon equivalent at a fraction of the cost. I also have the Nikon 70-300mm lens and this is also another great performer in daylight. Not so good for low light work.</p>

<p>The D600 is an awesome camera, I bought an original one with the oil spots but a few self wet cleans and the problem is gone. Not that the spots ever showed up until F16 or above not a setting I would normally have ever used.<br /><br />A refurbished D600 are selling for great prices and unless you need the little advantage of the higher frames per second that the D610 offer then the D600 is the better buy.</p>

<p>All these images where taking with the D600 - <a href="http://www.mccoshphotography.com/Client-Galleries/Andre--Nehsha---Engagment">Sample images</a></p>

<p>Happy shooting <br>

John</p>

<p>Lovely work Derek. </p>

<p>Derek,</p>

<p>You mentioned that you had heard that the Nikon 70-300mm Flares and ghost as well.</p>

<p>I have the 70-300mm and love this lens. I use it on a D600 and have never had any flaring or ghosting with it.</p>

<p>I am looking at the new Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 but can't really justify the cost when my Nikon 70-300mm does such a good job. I think I prefer the extra reach to the wider aperture. </p><div></div>

<p>If your shooting a wedding then you should be only shooting Raw images. Therefore all your images will require editing. Buy Lightroom and set up a preset to soften your images while still retaining detail there are plenty out there or invest in a complete pre-set system light SLR Lounge pre-set system. You will find Lightroom will also help in keeping all your images organised as well as rating them along with many more features. </p>

<p>Rodeo, As I said I don't take a lot of video the only video I have taking with the D600 was at a wedding reception that was inside out of any wind. The person was singing into a mike with plenty of volume coming out of the speakers for me to pick up. Along with the fact I am probably also comparing the sound to my previous D90. So now that I think about it maybe I am not in a position to comment on the sound quality. </p>

<p>I don't do a lot of video but what little I have done on my D600 has looked good with good quality sound.</p>

<p>Without having the picture to look at I take you are referring to motion blur on her hand which is caused by a slow shutter speed. VR lenses now allow us to hand hold shots at slow shutter speeds to reduce camera shake, it doesn't however remove motion blur if your subject moves. </p>

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<p>One question that I can't let go of after reading the above posts is: who is the target audience for the D600 and what distinguishes that audience from the intended users of the D7100?</p>

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<p>As a Wedding Photographer I purchased the D600 over the D7100 and D800 for the following reasons. <br /><br />Full frame camera's give you a much brighter image in the viewfinder this helps in dimly lit receptions and generally just lets you see your subject a lot easier which helps when you have your camera up to your eye for the best part of 11 - 14 hours. The depth of field and high ISO is an advantage (appreciate that the D7100 also has a good ISO range but the D600 is still better and every bit counts). <br /><br />Now I choose the D600 over the D800 because as a Wedding Photographer you should always shoot Raw therefore the file size from the D800 / D800E are large, I already shoot with a pair of 64gb cards one backing up the other in my D600, what would I need to use on a D800. Also the large files from the D800 would slow up my post processing as my computer struggles to cope. The D600 file size are more than large enough for a A0 canvas print, haven't had a customer yet who wants a billboard size print.<br /><br />To me the D600 is perfect and I love it. The D7100 is a great camera no argument there. Is there a market for both the D7100 and D600 differently otherwise Nikon wouldn't be producing them both.</p>

<p>There are plenty of website's that compare these two camera's. Here is one that is worth checking out<br>

<a href="http://www.nphotomag.com/2013/02/22/nikon-d7100-vs-d600-which-dslr-should-you-choose/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nphotomag.com/2013/02/22/nikon-d7100-vs-d600-which-dslr-should-you-choose/</a></p>

<p>Check that the low light assist light is turned on. A7 in the menu. This will help your camera focus in low light. Also your camera won't shoot if you have it set up to not shoot if it hasn't focused on anything.</p>