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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nikonitus" data-source="post: 94257" data-attributes="member: 10962">I went from the D300 to a D600 a few months back and although I found quite a bit of difference between them, their layout and handling is almost exactly the same. I too have hung on to the the D300 and even took her out in favour of the D600 this past weekend. I was told going to full frame might be a bit more of larger step than you might otherwise realize, but I couldn't really see anything to get upset about at the time I bought the D600. I did learn however, that there definitely is a world of difference, some of which I had to overcome, and others that by default were more pleasing, mainly the results of a well set up camera/lens relationship. It took me a small while to learn to take good shots and that lenses seemed more fussy on the D600, until I suddenly clicked as to how set the camera up properly. I am still not 100% used to the D600 but am learning fast what it is capable of, and that is "much more than I am", so for me, no matter what I can demand from it, it's there for me to use...I thought the D300 was so easy to use. That may well have been one of its most favourable attributes - so fuss free and user friendly. You literally go by a few settings and just point and shoot all day. For this I will always look at the D300 as the best camera I have bought to date, and still own... The D600 takes a little more time, effort and thought to set up and in some cases, for each inidvidual shot, especially when conditions begin to vary,, but oh boy the results can certainly make you proud to own one. For me, it's been a transition that has been a little long-winded but well worth it, considering the knowledge I have gained lately.I use mainly the 24-120mm F4 and just lately I am really coming to grips with it and getting some superb shots, at least for my capbilities anyway. At first I had a little bother with this lens, getting some very dark shots, but that was while I was trying to carry over settings that I would have used on the D300. It was only when I realized that this was completely the wrong way to look at it, that I began to use what little brains I had and to apply some basic thinking to setting the D600 up better. Back to basics for a while and remembering the eternal trianlge - Aperture, Shutter, ISO... Then all of a sudden my shots began to really let loose with the D600's true capabilities. There's been no looking back ever since...I just KNOW you are going to enjoy the new camera...</blockquote>

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