If the D600 is a D7000....

[PhotoWrangler]

...why did they take away the 1/8000th shutter speed? And why would they come out with a D7100 whose specs are better than their entry level FX camera?



I'm starting to remember why I quit paying attention to all this.

 

[goodguy]

Why they slowed down the shutter speed is something I was wondering too.

The D7100 specs in some cases compared to the D600 is slightly better but over all they are about same in picture quality but the D600 kicks its ass in low light so if money wasn't a problem and if not for the dust/oil issue I would get the D600 (or D610) in a heart beat over my D7100

 

[Derrel]

The shutter mechanism in the D7000 was designed to cover the smaller APS-C size sensor; from what I read, apparently Nikon slowed the blade travel a bit, to allow it to cover the much larger FX image format, without too much stress on the shutter, and without the need for an all-new shutter shock absorption and shutter curtain bounce elimination system re-engineer.

There is not a whole lot of real "need" for 1/8000 second...for decades, 1/500 to 1/1000 second were the top shutter speeds possible on "most" cameras...

 

[astroNikon]

There is not a whole lot of real "need" for 1/8000 second...for decades, 1/500 to 1/1000 second were the top shutter speeds possible on "most" cameras...

Yeah but its fun to have 1/8000, just because.

 

[PhotoWrangler]

It's also fun to use 1/8000th to shoot f2.8 in full sun.

 

[sashbar]

...why did they take away the 1/8000th shutter speed?

Probably because they were afraid that an APS-C shutter mechnism they used on a FF body would not stand 1/8000 ?

 

[bc_steve]

I'm not sure that I have ever shot at 1/8000! If I see myself headed in that territory it is a clue that I haven't dropped my ISO back down to reasonable levels after a night shoot

 

[TheLost]

I shoot over 1/4000 all the time... Youth Sports + Afternoon sun + f/2.8 - f/3.2 = high shutter speed. Sure, you can drop down to f/5.6 to get below 1/4000 but you'll loose that subject isolation.

Don't forget the AF sensor in the D7100 is better then the D600 also

 

[PhotoWrangler]

I'm not sure that I have ever shot at 1/8000! If I see myself headed in that territory it is a clue that I haven't dropped my ISO back down to reasonable levels after a night shoot

You haven't lived until you shot at 2.8 in full sun. Add in two strobes with auto FP and you've got a combination for greatness.

 

[Derrel]

I'm not sure that I have ever shot at 1/8000! If I see myself headed in that territory it is a clue that I haven't dropped my ISO back down to reasonable levels after a night shoot

You haven't lived until you shot at 2.8 in full sun. Add in two strobes with auto FP and you've got a combination for greatness.

What ISO makes the best pictures? How far away should I stand from my subjects?

Oh, that reminds me, I need a good recipe for cornbread....well...anybody got one?