Nikon D600.

[iGas]

According to this link: http://nikonrumors.com/2012/05/23/newupdated-nikon-d600-specifications.aspx/ Nikon D600 FF camera could be as low as $1500.

If this is the case, it will kill off the Nikon D7000, D800, Canon 7D, 5D mkIII, and Sony a77.

 

[RampantAndroid]

It's full frame. Unless they're trying to kill the DX format off, I doubt it'll kill the D7000.

 

[RobDickinson]

lol at $1500. it wont , really, be that low. $1800-2k.

 

[Silenus]

lol at $1500. it wont , really, be that low. $1800-2k.

QFT. $1500 is a pipe dream. 1800-2K is still going to be budget/entry level for FX.

 

[jhansman]

Truly affordable FX would be great, but even at $1500 it's still too rich for my blood. So, I remain in DX land. Perhaps someday...

 

[RampantAndroid]

Truly affordable FX would be great, but even at $1500 it's still too rich for my blood. So, I remain in DX land. Perhaps someday...

It isn't just the base being cheap, FX lenses remain pricier. I put zero faith in this rumor.

 

[RobDickinson]

Nikon has a 'new' FX kit lens out so I think its true. $2000-2200 RRP I think, same as the outgoing 5d2 price.

 

[ElFenix]

35mm

 

[Anubis]

Truly affordable FX would be great, but even at $1500 it's still too rich for my blood. So, I remain in DX land. Perhaps someday...

if it came out at 1500 i would sell my D7K and all my DX lenses and get one

 

[RampantAndroid]

if it came out at 1500 i would sell my D7K and all my DX lenses and get one

...what? The D7000 is already a great base, what on earth are you doing that a budget FX base would bring to the table, other than a cheap way to justify the FX lenses?

 

[radhak]

...what? The D7000 is already a great base, what on earth are you doing that a budget FX base would bring to the table, other than a cheap way to justify the FX lenses?

This.

Apart from an irrepressible urge to be full-frame, going from a top level DX to entry level FF does not seem like an 'upgrade'. If anywhere true, this new camera could serve as a backup FF for some pros, or a learning tool for others aspiring to be pros.

 

[SecurityTheatre]

This.

Apart from an irrepressible urge to be full-frame, going from a top level DX to entry level FF does not seem like an 'upgrade'. If anywhere true, this new camera could serve as a backup FF for some pros, or a learning tool for others aspiring to be pros.

It really depends on the price and sensor and features, etc.

If the D600 has features comparable to the D300 and D700, then it's no "entry level" setup. Even if you are "entering" into FX, it will be superior to the D7000 in many regards. I could see the D600 being a "merger" between those two lines, leading to essentially a D700 replacement, while the D800 holds a much higher pricepoint.

Features-wise, I would expect it to be at least comparable to the D300, which is to say it has more features than a D7000.

For example, the D7000 has an "entry level" bracketing mode, limiting you to 3 frames. Most professional HDR shooters swear by 5 or 7 frames, which is very challenging to do on a D7000.

However, on the the D300,700 and D3, D4, etc, you can specify any number of frames (up to 9) with a wide variety of EV compensation values. This is a critical feature for people doing a lot of landscape and HDR work.

The D7000 is also missing a dedicated AF-On button (without losing the AF-L capability) and the DOF preview (without losing the FN button). This is important to many sports shooters and weddings, etc.

It's also missing the more solid all-magnesium body and weather seals of the Dx00 series.

Additionally, the ergonomics of the D7000 are following the consumer-line, with the spinner dial to set exposure modes. I find that it gets flipped out of place quite often while being carried on my hip during a day of shooting, and that sucks! I strongly prefer the D300/D7000/D3/D4 method of using a button combination to change exposure modes.

It's not that the D7000 is bad, but there certainly are features (in addition to the FX sensor) that might be useful to one person or another.

 

[Anubis]

yea that basically summed it up nicely

 

[radhak]

It really depends on the price and sensor and features, etc.

...

And you are right - good post there, sums up a wish-list rather nicely.

 

[twistedlogic]

...what? The D7000 is already a great base, what on earth are you doing that a budget FX base would bring to the table, other than a cheap way to justify the FX lenses?

Or as I've heard FF user rave about, the much larger VF.

They say once you look through a FF VF that looking through ASP-C is like looking through a dark tunnel.

 

[JohnnyRebel]

...what? The D7000 is already a great base, what on earth are you doing that a budget FX base would bring to the table, other than a cheap way to justify the FX lenses?

The feel I get from the rumors and photos is that the D600 will pretty much be a FF D7000.

JR

 

[RobDickinson]

Or as I've heard FF user rave about, the much larger VF.

They say once you look through a FF VF that looking through ASP-C is like looking through a dark tunnel.

Overall I prefer the 7d's viewfinder ( 100% view, transmissive LCD etc) over the 5d2's viewfinder (98% view) even though there is more 'area' on the 5d2.

 

[kami]

As someone who is still in love with his D700, the D600 intrigues me...but basically it sounds like a D7000 with a full-frame sensor. Despite extra megapixels it would probably be a downgrade in terms of ergonomics and general usability (having to dig through menus instead of having buttons for some stuff..can't be avoided when you shrink the body that much).

I resisted the D800 urge, I'll resist this one too probably.

 

[Syborg1211]

As someone who is still in love with his D700, the D600 intrigues me...but basically it sounds like a D7000 with a full-frame sensor. Despite extra megapixels it would probably be a downgrade in terms of ergonomics and general usability (having to dig through menus instead of having buttons for some stuff..can't be avoided when you shrink the body that much).

I resisted the D800 urge, I'll resist this one too probably.

Isn't that the point of the D600? I think they're specifically targeting D7000 or lower users that want to go full frame. The D600 isn't meant to take away from D700 or D800 sales, which is indicated in the name D600.

 

[JohnnyRebel]

Isn't that the point of the D600? I think they're specifically targeting D7000 or lower users that want to go full frame. The D600 isn't meant to take away from D700 or D800 sales, which is indicated in the name D600.

Yes, I think you're right. I might get one. I have lenses from the 'ol F4, plus I have a couple of FF lenses I bought to use on the D7000. I figure that I am the target demographic.

JR