D610 Purchase Question
Mar 27, 2014 10:42:54 #
My D300 is about to bite the dust so I am looking to upgrade at This time I am leaning toward the D610 I photograph mostly seniors and weddings what are some of your thoughts on the D610 and where to purchase. I also have D200 for back up now and will send my D300 in for repair... shutter is sticking intermittently.
Mar 27, 2014 13:47:49 #
uindemg wrote:
My D300 is about to bite the dust so I am looking to upgrade at This time I am leaning toward the D610 I photograph mostly seniors and weddings what are some of your thoughts on the D610 and where to purchase. I also have D200 for back up now and will send my D300 in for repair... shutter is sticking intermittently.
If you do not have a local store to support and keep in business, then I recommend B&H, Adorama, Cameta or Roberts. All fine sellers.
Mar 27, 2014 14:31:24 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
uindemg wrote:
My D300 is about to bite the dust so I am looking to upgrade at This time I am leaning toward the D610 I photograph mostly seniors and weddings what are some of your thoughts on the D610 and where to purchase. I also have D200 for back up now and will send my D300 in for repair... shutter is sticking intermittently.
It seems that the two obvious choices are the D610 and D7100. The D610 will allow larger enlargements for the same quality and better images at high ISO. If those are important to you, it is an excellent camera.
Mar 28, 2014 10:01:26 #
I'm in a similar position. Not only am I ready for a new camera, but I'd like to move to a full-frame dslr to reduce the noise in shadow areas.
I've been watching the forums for months on the d600 and d610. As you probably know, the d600 was plagued by oil spots in the sensors and owners were furious with Nikon for their response or lack thereof. The general consensus was that, when the shutter was activated, oil splattered on the sensor. This was not something you could fix with a blower and required wet cleaning (which voids your guarantee unless you send it to Nikon to do).
It was assumed that the d610 was their way of correcting the problem without actually acknowledging that there was one.
As it turned out, there is still some "oil on sensor" problem with the d610. It isn't as wide-spread and it seems to disappear after 5,000 shutter actuations, but it's still there.
If you can't postpone the purchase any longer (like I can), my recommendation would be to buy from a dealer who has a liberal return/exchange policy. Amazon has been extremely generous to their customers with the d600 problems. You might want to read the review sections at amazon for the two cameras to get an idea of what I mean.
I've been watching the forums for months on the d600 and d610. As you probably know, the d600 was plagued by oil spots in the sensors and owners were furious with Nikon for their response or lack thereof. The general consensus was that, when the shutter was activated, oil splattered on the sensor. This was not something you could fix with a blower and required wet cleaning (which voids your guarantee unless you send it to Nikon to do).
It was assumed that the d610 was their way of correcting the problem without actually acknowledging that there was one.
As it turned out, there is still some "oil on sensor" problem with the d610. It isn't as wide-spread and it seems to disappear after 5,000 shutter actuations, but it's still there.
If you can't postpone the purchase any longer (like I can), my recommendation would be to buy from a dealer who has a liberal return/exchange policy. Amazon has been extremely generous to their customers with the d600 problems. You might want to read the review sections at amazon for the two cameras to get an idea of what I mean.
Mar 28, 2014 15:24:23 #
The D600 and 610 cameras are excellent. The sensor problem has been addressed.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.