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<blockquote data-quote="nmccamy" data-source="post: 217675" data-attributes="member: 17094">I did not conduct any tests myself.&nbsp; I cannot say where I read the reviews that showed the D600\D610 had less noise than the D800, but I remember seeing the comparisons, and though the difference wasn't great, it was noticeable, at least with their example.I personally only use reviews and word-of-mouth as guides.&nbsp; The only way I can proceed beyond that is to rent the two cameras and do my own comparisons using my own specific techniques, based on my photographic style.&nbsp; I have not done that, so I speak not from experience, but from a couple of reviews.I do know for a fact that the sensor pixels on the D800 are smaller and more tightly packed than the D600, supporting the contention that it will exhibit a little more noise.Just because &quot;it may&quot; exhibit a little more noise would not deter me from purchasing a D800\D800E.&nbsp; My style of photography probably would not suffer because of it.&nbsp; But I am a pixel peeper, and would not know for sure unless I conducted my own tests.&nbsp; But I don't want to spend the money to do this because I think there is a new camera on the horizon.I'm on the fence about getting the D800E or the D610.&nbsp; If the OLPF was removed from the D610, I would buy it.&nbsp; My gut tells me that a D610E or equivalent is coming out very soon and I'm waiting for it.&nbsp; Waiting for something that only exists in my diseased mind!&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="nmccamy, post: 217675, member: 17094"] I did not conduct any tests myself. I cannot say where I read the reviews that showed the D600\D610 had less noise than the D800, but I remember seeing the comparisons, and though the difference wasn't great, it was noticeable, at least with their example. I personally only use reviews and word-of-mouth as guides. The only way I can proceed beyond that is to rent the two cameras and do my own comparisons using my own specific techniques, based on my photographic style. I have not done that, so I speak not from experience, but from a couple of reviews. I do know for a fact that the sensor pixels on the D800 are smaller and more tightly packed than the D600, supporting the contention that it will exhibit a little more noise. Just because "it may" exhibit a little more noise would not deter me from purchasing a D800\D800E. My style of photography probably would not suffer because of it. But I am a pixel peeper, and would not know for sure unless I conducted my own tests. But I don't want to spend the money to do this because I think there is a new camera on the horizon. I'm on the fence about getting the D800E or the D610. If the OLPF was removed from the D610, I would buy it. My gut tells me that a D610E or equivalent is coming out very soon and I'm waiting for it. Waiting for something that only exists in my diseased mind! ;) [/QUOTE]

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