After my recent post about not buying a D800 and going full frame because I love my D300s, I've just ordered a D600. This did not surprise anybody that knows me although in fairness I'm saving an awful lot off the street price so I'm not taking much of a risk if it doesn't work out.
After much deliberation I've bought the 24-120 F4 and the 50mm 1.8G lenses. I initially ordered the 50mm 1.4g but having looked at several reviews the 1.8g seems better in terms of IQ. I was originally going to get the 16-35 F4 as I wanted to keep the ultrawide capability of my Tokina 11-16, but after some testing here using a friends D700 I'm keeping the Tokina to use on the D600. I also have a 70-200 2.8 VRII which will be good on FX. I have an older 28-70 and 75-300 from the film days which probably won't get any use. The latter just doesn't seem to compare with the 70-200 even though I need to crop to get the same image. I will give them a try to confirm that again.
I'm going to keep the D300s for the foreseeable future just to remind myself what a semi pro body feels like in my hand and for the better features, autofocus, crop factor for wildlife, frame rate etc when required for certain types of shooting. This is not a straight forward move in my book. Yes the IQ, dynamic range and high ISO will be much better (The reason I'm getting it) but it still falls short of what I actually want, which is probably a D700 with the D600 sensor in it. This probably sounds ungrateful to some people, however that is genuinely how I feel right now. In six months I may be so taken with the improved IQ that the 300 never sees the light of day. I will be perfectly happy if that happens.
To make me feel even more guilty I've had to review my PC setup and need Windows 7 for the Lightroom and Photoshop versions that support D600 RAW. I decided to offer my wife (Also a keen photographer) a new high spec PC and I would have her current Windows 7 machine. "No you'll need the new PC for your big D600 files so you keep it " she says. That was after encouraging me to get the camera and lenses which I was going to hold back on. Therefore she is officially the best wife in the world!!
After much deliberation I've bought the 24-120 F4 and the 50mm 1.8G lenses. I initially ordered the 50mm 1.4g but having looked at several reviews the 1.8g seems better in terms of IQ. I was originally going to get the 16-35 F4 as I wanted to keep the ultrawide capability of my Tokina 11-16, but after some testing here using a friends D700 I'm keeping the Tokina to use on the D600. I also have a 70-200 2.8 VRII which will be good on FX. I have an older 28-70 and 75-300 from the film days which probably won't get any use. The latter just doesn't seem to compare with the 70-200 even though I need to crop to get the same image. I will give them a try to confirm that again.
I'm going to keep the D300s for the foreseeable future just to remind myself what a semi pro body feels like in my hand and for the better features, autofocus, crop factor for wildlife, frame rate etc when required for certain types of shooting. This is not a straight forward move in my book. Yes the IQ, dynamic range and high ISO will be much better (The reason I'm getting it) but it still falls short of what I actually want, which is probably a D700 with the D600 sensor in it. This probably sounds ungrateful to some people, however that is genuinely how I feel right now. In six months I may be so taken with the improved IQ that the 300 never sees the light of day. I will be perfectly happy if that happens.
To make me feel even more guilty I've had to review my PC setup and need Windows 7 for the Lightroom and Photoshop versions that support D600 RAW. I decided to offer my wife (Also a keen photographer) a new high spec PC and I would have her current Windows 7 machine. "No you'll need the new PC for your big D600 files so you keep it " she says. That was after encouraging me to get the camera and lenses which I was going to hold back on. Therefore she is officially the best wife in the world!!