Thom's review of D600

[Marcel]

Just read a new post on another forum that I frequent about a person who sent his D600 to Nikon Canada because of the monthly "spotting" issue...lol...they replaced his shutter box! His camera was one of the first in Vancouver btw

If I owned a D600 I would be sending it in to get a new shutter box if I were you all. You spent a running ton of money and if they have fixed the problem you deserve to not have to clean your sensor every few hundred snaps I'm just saying...

Well I'm not sending mine in. I've cleaned the sensor maybe twice and I've got around 6,000 shots. I almost never shoot anywhere close to f22 and for normal situations, the dust does not show at all. And, if I'm right, the problem should disappear after usage. And, my camera is still under warranty and I'll take it further to see how it goes. If I feel I want to have it repaired, I'll wait closer to the end of warranty so I get an almost new camera after many many shots taken.

 

[BackdoorArts]

It's obvious that there is a pervasive problem with the camera, but it's not systemic and there are many users out there who have never had issues with the shutter. So if you see an issue, by all means send yours in. But why the heck would you send in a camera that is in perfect working order and displays no evidence of the issue?

 

[eli]

i found some spots while shooting with my 7000, so i went to my local camera store to purchase the material for a wet clean. Instead, i got a great price on their cleaning the camera and, a day later, my 7000 was good to go. I also discovered that my white balance and other settings were off (before leaving the camera for the cleaning), accounting for some of my upset with the camera. What did i learn?
That often, the problem lies within me, and not the technology. Now, i am not applying this lesson to the dust/oil issues of the 600; however, if you can clean the sensor yourself, maintain your camera, and get great shots with it, or get a new shutter, it makes sense to keep and enjoy the advanced technologies, full frame sensor and its IQ.
ENjoy!

 

[richa]

D800 focus issues, D7000 focus and oil/dirt issues, D600 oil and dirt issues. It took Nikon a few solid years to gain ground lost to Canon because Nikon had lesser sensors and now they threaten to lose it again because of sloppy QC or design. The usual cause of this kind of thing is uncontrolled cost-cutting.

 

[Eye-level]

But you're not all of us, are you? Just saying.

Ain't that the truth...