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Hi All,
I am looking at a Nikon D600 (which had the shutter upgraded by Nikon to the D610 version to fix the oil/dust issue) for a decent price locally. It includes what was the kit lens at the time (AFS Nikkor 24 - 85 f 3.5-4.5 GD VR) and it has fewer than 10k shutter actuations.
My budget is quite limited, so this is the reason I am considering the D600 / 610 instead of an D810 / 850 or D750.
It would be my first full-frame camera, hence why I am liking that it comes with what seems a decent kit lens.
Mostly I would use it as an EDC camera for stills, portraits, landscrape etc (no sports photography). I really like how Nikons work. Having tried Canon in the past and being not that impressed, but that is just me, and the Canons are simply more expensive compared to the equivalent Nikon locally.
I have seen a lot of videos on Youtube about using a D600 / 610 in 2020, where most people say it's still good. But then again, Fro's review from 10 years ago at a football pitch says the autofocus is not so great for sports even back then (not that I care for sports photography). However, as Youtube is filled with quite a few fanboys, shills or some people with bad advice in regard to many topics, I was wondering if anyone here could shed some light on the D600 / 610, and if this would be a good investment, or if I should hold out a few more years for an D810 or D850 to come down in price (I am not 100% convinced they will as all the manufacturers have moved away from DLSRs recently) ?
Thanks for your help!
FB
I am looking at a Nikon D600 (which had the shutter upgraded by Nikon to the D610 version to fix the oil/dust issue) for a decent price locally. It includes what was the kit lens at the time (AFS Nikkor 24 - 85 f 3.5-4.5 GD VR) and it has fewer than 10k shutter actuations.
My budget is quite limited, so this is the reason I am considering the D600 / 610 instead of an D810 / 850 or D750.
It would be my first full-frame camera, hence why I am liking that it comes with what seems a decent kit lens.
Mostly I would use it as an EDC camera for stills, portraits, landscrape etc (no sports photography). I really like how Nikons work. Having tried Canon in the past and being not that impressed, but that is just me, and the Canons are simply more expensive compared to the equivalent Nikon locally.
I have seen a lot of videos on Youtube about using a D600 / 610 in 2020, where most people say it's still good. But then again, Fro's review from 10 years ago at a football pitch says the autofocus is not so great for sports even back then (not that I care for sports photography). However, as Youtube is filled with quite a few fanboys, shills or some people with bad advice in regard to many topics, I was wondering if anyone here could shed some light on the D600 / 610, and if this would be a good investment, or if I should hold out a few more years for an D810 or D850 to come down in price (I am not 100% convinced they will as all the manufacturers have moved away from DLSRs recently) ?
Thanks for your help!
FB