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<p>If you check for dates after the D750 announcement/release you'll see they're less. There's a <a href="http://www.adorama.com/US%20%20%20%20643242.html">D600 on adorama</a> in excellent condition for $1250.<br /> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/fn7WHlC.png?1" alt="" /></p>

<p>To be honest, I don't like the crop factor. It makes my 300mm f/4 too much for almost every situation and I only use the 70-135mm range of my 70-200 2.8 most of the time. Most sports photos I take I'm right in front of what's happening and for portraits (which most of my paid photography is) the smaller sensor produces less creamy bokeh than a FX sensor would. Honestly, I would have bought a full frame camera in the first place if I could have afforded it. And thankfully I've planned all my lens purchases with the intent of getting an FX body in the future.<br /> My biggest problem comes down to being a poor jobless high school student. I have to sell my D90 to afford my full frame camera. (Technically I could keep it, but I would end up having to wait awhile until I made some more cash to offset what the D90 is worth)</p> <p>In response to the D600 oil spot issues, I would only buy one of the D600s on eBay if they had proof it had been sent off to Nikon for the service advisory.</p>

<blockquote> <p>Can you pick up a D600 for $1100 in good condition?</p> </blockquote> <p>Average prices on ebay range from $1000-$1200 depending on shutter actuations, included accessories, etc. And the D700 has gone down a lot ($850-$1000) since the D750 introduction.</p>

<p>My reason for wanting to stay with Nikon is the ~$1500 of lenses I already own. Not to mention I've become very familiar with the Nikon system and my friend who I shoot some events with uses a D3 and we share lenses for various reasons.<br> I see no reason to spend ~$750 on a used D7100 (which I did consider for awhile) when a used D600 could be purchased for a little over $250 more and give me the full frame perks like better bokeh (for portraits), improved IQ, better high ISO performance, etc. </p>

<p>I've got a D90 I need to sell so I can afford a full frame camera. I even have a 50mm f/1.8 I could include if you'd like. </p>

<blockquote> <p>Lastly, regarding your lenses, on the D6X0 cameras the 300mm F4 and 50mm might start to show their weaknesses, and again here, the D700 is much more forgiving. Good luck</p> </blockquote> <p>What's your reason for saying this about the lenses? The 50mm is a modern G lens. I understand the 300mm f/4 is older technology with slow AF, but what makes the D700 more forgiving with it?</p>

<p>Thanks for all the input thus far. For video I have a DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus and I do a lot of aerial videography for clients who want video.</p> <p>As far as budget goes- I'm trying to spend $1100 or something around that mark.</p> <p>And the frame rate- I'm not too concerned about it because my D90's 4.5 fps does just fine for everything I do. </p> <p>And the megapixels- My D90's 12 megapixels gets me by pretty well, but I can see the D600 giving me a bit more cropping ability while still keeping 300ppi when printing larger photos.</p>

I have the 70-200mm f/2.8 (earlier edition), 50mm f/1.8, 300mm f/4 (older AF version), and I just sold my DX 18- 105mm in hopes of buying a 24-XX for my full frame camera.

<p>I'm a high school senior who has taken photos as a hobby for about 5 years now. I've gone from a film camera (Nikon FE2), to a mirrorless (Sony NEX-C3), to a DSLR (Nikon D90). I've been using my D90 for about a year now and I'm quite committed to the Nikon brand (with a solid set of pro-grade lenses). Recently I've been getting more and more paid work and I feel that it's time to go for a full frame Nikon camera. All my equipment has been bought used and whatever full frame camera I decide on will also be purchased used (I can't afford new and I don't see much reason to buy new aside from a slightly shinier product and a warranty).<br> What Nikon FX camera is the best performance for the value? And to be more specific, most of the photography I do is sports (softball, dogs, horses, racing, etc.) and portraits. I've considered the D700 and D600 mostly, but aside from a few slight differences (sensor, AF, frame rate), I can't tell which is better for what I do. And from what I've found in all the shopping I've done for my current equipment, the people who have used the equipment know the performance better than any spec sheet or benchmark.</p>