Is the Nikon D600 the perfect enthusiast FX camera?

gqtuazon

Gear Head
NR reports a 99% probability that the Nikon D600 is likely to be announced during Photokina.

Updated specifications for the Nikon D600 | Nikon Rumors

If it is priced at or below $2,000 USD and performs very well, it might be the most ideal full frame camera that most enthusiast are waiting for.

I am quite certain that it will attract a lot of potential buyers who are hesitant in getting the D800.

Any thoughts?
 

Marcel

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I'm waiting. There is a D800 in my local photo shop just begging to be adopted, but the file size might be a little too much for my needs. But the 600 would double the D700 definition while being (if rumors are true) smaller and lighter. Future will tell.
 

AC016

Senior Member
I am sure that it will be a very popular camera for those people who were hesitant in buying an FX camera because of price. Who knows, maybe alot of "pros" will get this camera just because of the price and the fact that it is lightweight - save money for glass and less weight to carry around. Anyhow, i think making any bold statements about how this camera will do in the market, is just speculation at this point in time. However, the fun thing about speculation is that you can really come up with whatever you want as you go along, lol.
 

Dave_W

The Dude
Nasim Mansurov has predicted the D600 will come in around $2200 or so. He also speculates that in order to achieve a price point as low at $1500 it would have to have so few features as to make it impracticable for most photographers to consider. It would also infringe upon any pro-level DX camera that would be in that same price range.
It's a tough area for Nikon because the D800 is so loaded with features at such a low price that the D600 would have to be significantly lower in order to keep people from buying the D800, but also not so cheap as to kill off any potential DX camera. It will be interesting to see where Nikon believes this balance point lies.
 
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SamSpade1941

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look awesome , not it matters I cant afford one even at $1500. I am hoping to be able to afford a D200 or maybe a D2x , I don't see a FX sensor Nikon digital in my future for a while, economics will not permit it. :( One of the reasons I am wanting an F4, F5 or F100. Still I would be tickled with the D200 to no end , I like my D40 but I am starting to become frustrated by some of its platform limitations.
 

fotojack

Senior Member
look awesome , not it matters I cant afford one even at $1500. I am hoping to be able to afford a D200 or maybe a D2x , I don't see a FX sensor Nikon digital in my future for a while, economics will not permit it. :( One of the reasons I am wanting an F4, F5 or F100. Still I would be tickled with the D200 to no end , I like my D40 but I am starting to become frustrated by some of its platform limitations.

I was looking for a D200 for you, but came across this instead....a very worthy alternative:
Nikon D90 kit - Calgary Cameras For Sale - Kijiji Calgary Canada.

Recently, I saw a D200 sell for just over $250! It sold quite fast, as you can imagine. :)
 

SamSpade1941

Senior Member
I could manage $250 for a D200 , $500 or $600 for a D90 is out of the question. : (

I see them on eBay and what not. I am waiting to see what prices do as people continue upgrading. I had a WTB on the local CL for a while and a gent sent me a message about how he would make me a deal on his D100 for only $300 , I replied back and told him I think they are selling for a lot less but that now days, I would go head and decline considering that I had a D40.


Hopefully I will get a decent D200 in the near future for less than $300
 

aZuMi

Senior Member
Well, I was debating whether on waiting for D700 or D600. At this rate, if the D600 goes for $2,000, it's already lower than Ken Rockwell's $2,400 assumed price point. This will drive D700 prices even lower and give more choices for enthusiasts like myself to make a better decision for the needs.

If the price is $1500-$2000, most enthusiasts will go for D600 for FF. If it's $2,400 as per Ken Rockwell, then used D700 might have a place in my bag - plus, there would be more thought put into the buying process.
 

stmv

Senior Member
hard to beleive anything lower than 2199 :) and they may make it even more, but target a faster frame rate then the D800, position the D600 as a Mark III competitor and not a speciality camera like the D800. If it has great noise, 6 fps or more and nice tonal range, then it might really take the Canon's headon,, instead of the high performance end around that the D800 took.
 

Dave_W

The Dude
Lol, above, as written :). Maybe if it comes in lower it will be stripped down enough to not hurt D800 sales, who knows.

I think if it's any closer to the same price as a D800 then people will choose to pay a few dollars more and get the full monty, so to speak. It would have to be enough of a difference to keep them from bellying up for the D800 but not so low as to impinge upon a $1600-$1800 DX camera, if one were to be in the works.

In fact, I think we will get a hint of Nikon's business plan by the price of the D600. If it is in the $1600 range it will signal the D400 will never be made. If it's in the $2200-$2400 range then there's a good chance a D400 is in the works.
 

gqtuazon

Gear Head
Looking at the specs, is it a good idea to cut down on the magnesium alloy frame to reduce cost and weight? Do you find this as a disadvantage?

To me it does looks similar to the D7000 with its dual sd cards and similar control features.
 

Phillydog1958

Senior Member
Looking at the specs, is it a good idea to cut down on the magnesium alloy frame to reduce cost and weight? Do you find this as a disadvantage?

To me it does looks similar to the D7000 with its dual sd cards and similar control features.

If they were able to get the price down to $1,700, I'd be willing to sacrifice a full magnesium alloy frame and settle for a magnesium alloy back and top, as is the case with the D7000.
 

Dave_W

The Dude
I suppose it all depends on whether or not the spec's are accurate. It may turn out to be very different spec's than the ones that are being tossed around.
 

Rick M

Senior Member
I've never damaged a camera , not even 100% plastic ones. Are there people that beat up their cameras? Magnesium alloy? do we REALLY need that? I find this all a bit funny. I could not imagine the internal componets of my D5100 surviving (undamaged) any hit hard enough to break the D5100's "cheap" body. Unless I was in a war zone, I think I can survive without mag alloy :).
 

Phillydog1958

Senior Member
I've never damaged a camera , not even 100% plastic ones. Are there people that beat up their cameras? Magnesium alloy? do we REALLY need that? I find this all a bit funny. I could not imagine the internal componets of my D5100 surviving (undamaged) any hit hard enough to break the D5100's "cheap" body. Unless I was in a war zone, I think I can survive without mag alloy :).

Agreed. And, I can't imagine a full-metal body cam's internal parts surviving a bang that would damage the guts of a plastic body, either.

But, on the other hand, I do understand the significance of having a dust and water-resistant camera when out in the field shooting in the Amazon jungle or Kalahari desert. If they wanted to, they could add those features to a full-plastic body.
 
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