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Amazing50. I'd be interested to hear in detail what you dont like about the D600.
I have the D800 and it is a fine camera but most of the time I dont want 36MP and a 20-24MP camera is better suited to my needs.
The D600 worries me as it is a small camera body design e.g. like a D3100 or D7000 and I have large hands. My D3S is perfect but is a heavy beast.
Is it relay worth $2000 US to get 30%less pixels? Wouldn't it be easier to set the D800 at Normal Jpg. or buy a 64gb data card if you shoot raw and reduce the size in post processing?
There is a battery grip available from Nikon or aftermarket for about $100 US with extra batteries from eBay, which I purchased and it works just fine. My battery idle overuse complaint below comes from all types including AA batteries.
Now for some detail on what I don't like.
I'm not relay a person who complains a lot and there are many features on the D600 that are quite good. Many of the annoyances are software related and could be improved with a firmware update.
There are features that I rarely use, like in camera editing, filters sharpening or anything that can't be undone later.
No articulating LCD, why won't Nikon put this highly useful feature on their top line cameras?
No histogram in live view option, can only be brought up in picture review.
Short battery life when turned off, seems OK when out shooting for a day.
Too many short timer offs. No choice for longer times when using remote shutter at a bird feeder etc.
Mode dial lock releases, both unnecessary and annoying.
Jumps back to default settings too easily, don't know why, every so often it resets to normal jpgs. with no raw.
Camera menus are clumsy and there are 58 symbols used although the "My Menu" lets you set up commonly needed items.
Higher ISO settings won't show on XMF data, a common complaint on Nikons as they use "Hi 2" instead of a number.
No Copyright Symbol in the pix info settings, once you have 58, what's one more?
No internal Wifi or GPS which is standard on many lower priced cameras.
Cords and plugs and chargers not compatible with other current Nikon Products.
No 1920x1080 60p movie mode.
Last edited on Mon Aug 19th, 2013 17:43 by amazing50
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