Wow...this is good news...maybe the later batches are free from oil and dust? If this is the case, I can rest assure in getting a set....anymore such testimony?
BTW, I have been reading online that there is potentially a D600s coming out soon.......any truth in this ?
This I have no idea, I still belong to the group of 'buy first, shoot first, anything else, talk later'.
As for D600s, if it comes, good, if not, wait for D500. Wait till I wear down my D600 shutter first. <2 weeks old already 2K, not shooting enough.
First 4 digits of your serial? I think local stores are selling 804... Still undecided between picking one up here or in Japan this or next week.
Should be 803+. Can't really remember.
Does it make a difference? If so...can hawthorne907 and lenslust kindly share with all potential D600 buyers? Thanks
As above, but can't quite remember.
F8, f11 still not enough to see lah, people are saying f16 onwards... Thts why some dnt mind as much and still get the cam as 99% of the time they never get over f5.. Its up to u..
I check via M-Lup. Sensor's clean. No chance to even take out my swabs and clean it. Cleaned my D4 once but haven't done it since.
I am a D600 user, and my advise is this: If you foresee yourself doing lots of outdoor landscapes with frequent changing of lenses at the field, skip this model.
If you are doing events and portraits mainly, this will likely be a non issue. I am at 25k SC now and I do lots of these. Not been an issue at all for the last 3 months, and thus no visits to NSC for the past few months too.
Know what you love doing, how you gonna utilize the camera the most before buying. Do not buy and regret and say "what if I had bought the xxxx". This is a very very capable camera for what I enjoy and loves doing. I may be buying a second one soon due to some changing needs
I shoot wildlife + events + portraits + misc.
I tested the D600 and D4 side by side last week, would say it performs as per what a S$2,600 camera would (should) do. No regrets getting it. AF in total darkness was a whine, but it still manages to lock on with a Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8G in about 0.5s or so. The AF-assist on the SB910/900 tends to activate more than when it's AF-ing on my D4. Shutter lag reminds me of the D100 days, but the ever ready response of the shutter firing & AF lock-on with the half-press to full press still never fails to let me down.
Flash sync (auto-fp @ 1/200s) works good for me on the D600, I don't have issues with the limited 1/200s auto-fp for events. Running with 6 AAs in the grip (Phottix) provides me with long lasting fire power through events. 800+ shots on 2 SD cards and still going strong. At ISO5,000-6,400 artifacts do creep in but I'd say it's still manageable and acceptable (for an uncle like me who've been through ISO800 on a D1/2X/2H).
It's a wonderful camera if you ask me - given it's price and features. Even with a buffer of 16 (RAW), I didn't manage to fill it firing continuously at events/wildlife.
That said, maybe my expectations are low, or maybe old fogey like me tends to compare with yesteryear's technologies (Kodak/Canon D30/D1/D100 etc...) such that I find the D600 is an amazing beast on it's own, given it's feature.
If you ask me how it compares with the D4? I'd say D4 is at 4 times the price of a D600, but it outdoes the D600 in many areas such that the D600 is like a toy. Nothing worth comparing, except to note that the D600 is worth every penny at the current price being a FX of 24mp.
D600 with dust? Huh... sorry... cannot really be bothered/worried... (IMHO). I'm too busy enjoying the camera & it's capabilities.
