nikon d600 vs d610? which on?

Question

Personal experience with either of these? please share I'm struggling between the two.

Answer 1

Early model D600s had an issue with the sensor getting oil splattered on it by the shutter. Later model D600s as well as refurbished D600s have a newer shutter, which is the same as the D610. There are no oil splatter issues with the new shutter.



If you can be sure you are getting a D600 with the newer shutter, then it would be pretty much the same as the D610. But the risk is getting a D600 with the oil issue (the D610 has no such issues).



I have a friend with a D600, and his oil issues continue. Some people have reported that after 3,000 or so shots, the oil issue dissipates, but his camera has many more than 3,000 shots on it, yet it still spits oil on the sensor.



On the other hand, he has become a pretty good expert at cleaning sensors.



The D7100 is a good alternative (I own this camera). While the D600/D610 does enjoy a few advantages over the D7100, they are not nothing a beginner would notice. You get a bit more low level performance and a very minor improvement in image quality due to the D600/D610's full frame sensor vs. the D7100's cropped sensor, but the differences are really not significant.



But the true cost of ownership for the D600/D610 may be more costly more if you consider lenses, as you have to buy FX lenses for the D600/D610. You can buy FX or DX lenses for the D7100.



I ended up buying the D7100 over the D600 in May 2013 (the D610 was not yet available), as the images were a bit sharper due to the removal of the aa filter on the D7100. So it basically came down to sharpness (D7100) vs. low light capability (D600). And when I added up the lighter camera (D7100), and lower cost (D7100), I ended up choosing the D7100.



Even today, I would probably chose the D7100 over the D610, simply because out of the 13 Nikon lenses I have, 6 of them are DX lenses, so I would have had to buy a few new lenses. That is what the cost of ownership meant to me, and it would have been far costlier to replace the 6 DX lenses than the cost difference of the D600/D610 vs the D7100.

Answer 2

Nikon D600 Vs D610

Answer 3

Here is a review of the D610.

http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Nikon_D610/

As stated on the first page of it, changes from the D600 are slight. There is also some comparison with the D7100 on pages that follow.

The D7100 compares surprisingly well against the D610 for sharpness. Some of that may be the elimination of the anti-alias filter giving the D7100 an advantage in sharpness but a slight increase in susceptibility to moire artifact. Some may be that the DX frame can allow use of DX lenses that are easier to design, and can crop out the edges of an FX lenses images, which are harder to make sharp to the edge. You probably can get a boost in FX edge sharpness with professional grade FX lenses that are more expensive, heavier, and have more limited zoom range per lens.

The D610 does gain a slight advantage over the D7100 in high ISO noise.



So you need to think it over whether to go for FX or not. There is a price in money and weight for the body, and there will be prices in money and weight for compatible lenses. For some it is worthwhile, but not for others.

Answer 4

Same sensor, same settings and features, same auto-focus capabilities. The only thing the D610 offers is slightly better continuous at 6 FPS compared to the D600's 5.5 FPS. Past that, it's the exact same camera that is extremely overpowered for a new photographer and will offer nothing inherently better than a D5200 or D7100 from Nikon if can live with not having a full-frame sensor.

Answer 5

Beware, the D600 had some production issues. Namely, oil on sensor and shutter if I am not wrong. To remedy that, Nikon introduced the D610 without that problem. Please do some research on this matter before you buy the D600.

Answer 6

D610 offers is slightly better continuous at 6 FPS compared same auto-focus capabilities.

Answer 7

It's absolutely the same, with one little feature; 6 vs 5.5fps. Other than that, they've fixed the sensor issue and that's it.



Here's a DSLR Buying Guide - http://www.the-dslr-photographer.com/which-dslr-camera-to-buy/



Good luck!