WesIam Loc: Phoenixville, Pa

Thanks Mormonrazzi,you have helped me already,also i have David Busch's NIKOND600 book it is a big help,like you i try to absorb a little bit each day.This camera is amazing. Thanks!!

IsoBob Loc: Hamilton, NJ

Just a beautiful amazing camera. I've owned quite a few Nikon cameras in my lifetime but this is the best.:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

WesIam Loc: Phoenixville, Pa

I agree with you Poppix,i also think it is great camera!!!

fly boy

What do you think is the equivalent in the Canon series? Just asking.

Zero_Equals_Infinity Loc: Canada

And my D3x failed when a wet bag let water in when a canoe tipped over. So sometimes less that ideal weather sealing works, and sometimes even the best fails.

But, on average, the better weather sealed camera will withstand more weather and water abuse than the lesser one. The point is simply that if you shoot in crap weather, better weather sealing will enter into the decision of which one to purchase. It may not determine it, but it will be a consideration. Both the D600 and D800 have superb sensors, (as witnessed by DxO scores of 94 and 95 respectively.)

The D800 will be a better choice for a birder on account of pixel density, (though most birders would love a D400 APS-C sensor camera to appear that is weather sealed like a D800, 24MP and with excellent high ISO performance). Landscape shooters in particular will want the D800E. The D600 has more frames per second, great dynamic range and smaller file sizes on account of being 24MP, so I am expecting a lot of wedding photographers will love it to pieces. Your shooting style, and the use to which you put the camera the majority of the time will help determine the better choice.

Nikon_DonB Loc: Chicago

Yes doodlebug mine came with the 24-85. I like it a lot. It is 72mm wide and will let in lots of light at the max aperture of 3.5. From what I have heard; Nikon designed this lens for the D600. I'm impressed with it.

JPL

I have a D600 since december and it is the best of my Nikons so far. I have had D100, D50, D80, D200, D3200. I got one with the spots, and it is no problem for me, just use spot removal in Lightroom when needed and now i will clean the sensor as I have seen no new spots for awhile. Have about 3400 frames now. Last week I had the opportunity to go on a high speed SAR (search and rescue) boat in rough seas to watch test drive of another SAR boat and a police boat that followed. I used my D600 and an almost 30 year old Sigma 75-200 f3.8. Then lens has no stabilizer and generally does not work with Nikon dslr's, but according to an advice I came across here on UHH I did some modifications to the lens so I could use it with manual aperture and manual focus. Well, I was on a high speed boat in rough seas shooting other high speed boats in rough seas which means it is a bit difficult to get the gear steady when shooting plus the target is moving and the lens is wet and light is dull, all making focusing more difficult. In fact it was difficult to stay on the boat in upright position with camera in hand. So I was tied to the boat with a safety line attached to a rail around the house of the boat. In attempt to get some good shots I set the aperture ring to f8, the ISO to 1250 and gave it a try. And I got a lot of good shots! It was actually a surprize how easy it is to use D600 with fully manual lens in this situation. This shooting has proven to me the good ISO capabilities of the D600 and it has also proven to me that the D600 is well weather sealed. My gear and myself were all soaking wet. I could only have given my D600 a harder water test by literally dipping it in the sea. In my mind the D600 is as good camera as they get these days plus it is the cheapest full frame.

Another thing I like about this camera is that the good ISO capabilities it has gives the chance to get a new life for your old lenses. It is possible to replace stabilizer with ISO using this camera.

And the last thing I learned on this photoshoot is that autofocus is highly overrated. In fact it was much easier to focus manually on this photoshoot than it usually is to use autofocus.

However I disagree with people who want to upgrade from DX to full frame. I like to have both formats, they are a bit different to use and each format is sometimes better than the other. So I recommend not to upgrade to full frame but to add full frame!

JPL

Here is one pic from the photoshoot I mentioned above.
Nikon D600. Sigma 75-200 f3.8 from 1986 modified to be used only as fully manual.
ISO 1250
1/1250 sec.
f8
Handheld shot.

fly boy

Beautiful pic JPL

IsoBob Loc: Hamilton, NJ

Canon 6D I believe.

fly boy

Thanks. In a way I really do not want to change from Canon to Nikon because of the non-interchangeable lenses, Then the problem becomes to sell then at reduced costs, take the loss and start all over again with a new learning curve.

NoSocks Loc: quonochontaug, rhode island

Just to add to the applause, I also love my D600. Up from a D80, I find there is a lot to learn, but there are several books to help. I have the Darrell Young book, Mastering the Nikon D600, which is very well written and organized. The "Dummies" book, not so much.

IsoBob Loc: Hamilton, NJ

Perhaps then you should stick with Canon. Check out their website and different models. Tough decision I know! Good luck.,

Ernie Misner Loc: Lakewood, WA

Wow, you did extremely well with that setup! I like that picture! would you mind reposting it so we can see the larger version? Was that saltwater you got all over the camera and lens? Thanks so much for sharing your great thoughts on the D600. I want one!

PhilNSLS Loc: North Shore Lake Superior, Minnesota

Upgraded from D80 to the D600 last Sept. Absolutely love it. If I were to lose it, I would get another in a heartbeat + 3-4 shipping days.