Don't think so. When the price settles down it is going to come in not far off what the Canon 5DMK2 is selling for - if there is a Camera it is going to kill off it will be that one.
Canon really do need to step up their game in my opinion.
D600 with full fat AF system!
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Don't think so. When the price settles down it is going to come in not far off what the Canon 5DMK2 is selling for - if there is a Camera it is going to kill off it will be that one.
Canon really do need to step up their game in my opinion.
Soldato
"At $2099/£1955"
Bend over and take that, exchange rate.
Bend over and take that, exchange rate.
The D600 is mostly D800 but I think there is enough differences. You want the best AF system money can buy for the Nikon system, buy the D800/D4. You want the highest res sensor money can buy for a DSLR, buy the D800. Landscape shooters although more than happy with 24Mp will have a preference for the d800, unless the DR of the D600 is 1-2 stops more. Likewise studio work, architecture, macro, etc. Wildlife and sports will mostly favour the D800 for pixel density and AF system.
The choices will come down to budget for many people. A big thing in the D800's favoue for crop user upgrades is that they maintain their pixel density so if they have shelled out a load of money for a 70-200 or 300mm f/4.0 they get the same or better results from the D800. People upgrading from a D7000 to a D600 will loose a lot of resolving power for telephoto work without some very expensive lens upgrades. E.g., A D7k owner with a 300mm f/4.0 will probably be looking hard at a 500mm f/4.0 to push their nature work forwards or buy an equally expensive 300mm f/2.8 and set of TCs.
E.g. I have a 12MP DX sensor camera and use a 30mm f/4.0 with 1.xTC and I find I am still a little short on reach, the D800 will give me noticeably more details on my osprey and bald eagle photos for the same lens setup, the D600 will give me less so it is just not an option wihtout bying a 500mm f/4.0 upfront. ultimately I will buy a 500mm f/4.0 but I don't want to do that the same time as a =>2 grand body and certainly cannot afford it for a couple of years.
Yeah, the 5DMKII and even MKIII are much more in danger of loosing sales to the D600 than the D800. There is no comparison between the mkII and the D600, and the MKIII's main strength will be its AF system, not that the D600 is bad at all.
1/4000 stops me buying the D600. I'll just wait longer and get either 2x D800 or 1x D800 + 1x D800E or 2x D800E (probably 2x D800E).
I was planning to upgrade my camera's in December with a an extra wedding commission that I might get and that wasn't planned for. But instead I think I will use that money to take a photography trip to a small island in Thailand.
All D800 bodies shipped in the last couple of months have been fine and the number of D800 bodies affected by the calibration issue before that were far, far smaller than the internet would let you believe. People like Thom Hogan tried to get people to properly test their D800 purchases but 90% of people claiming to have left AF issue were incapable of properly conducting the test and many of the issues were unrelated such as miscalibrated lenses, focus shifts, DoF issues, field curvature, misaligned targets, misaligned lens elements, standard phase detection issues, diffraction limits, vibration blur, etc. etc.
There was a thread on DPreview and the same thing, almost everyone claiming to have the left AF issue had a flawed test setup or experienced other standard effects like lens calibration issues.
For sure there is a real problem but it is now where near as wide spread as you might think from the whining of internet amateurs buying their first high res FF body. Nikon should have made an official statement and offered proper testing for free and perhaps thrown in a memory card or something for anyone affected.
Caporegime
There's no probably, you know the D800E is the one for you, otherwise knowing that AA filter is there probably drive you up the wall
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Im stoked by this finally being announced! i sold on my D700 a few months back preped!
But i must say the price is much steeper than expecting... which is a shame
I wish i just went for the D800 while i had the chance as the price's are pretty damn close!
But i must say the price is much steeper than expecting... which is a shame
I wish i just went for the D800 while i had the chance as the price's are pretty damn close!
Already the #1 selling camera item on amazon US:
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-...lectronics/502394/ref=zg_bs_unv_e_2_3017941_2
#2 is the Gopro.
So I doubt the price is putting people off this side of he pond. On a related not I have consistently noticed the D800 to be much higher up amazon sales rank than the 5DMKIII. Would love to see accurate sales figures.
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-...lectronics/502394/ref=zg_bs_unv_e_2_3017941_2
#2 is the Gopro.
So I doubt the price is putting people off this side of he pond. On a related not I have consistently noticed the D800 to be much higher up amazon sales rank than the 5DMKIII. Would love to see accurate sales figures.
Associate
Yep, I thought my D700's price would hit a low point but might improve at tad if the D600 remains that high.
I'll get my order in soon for D800 and keep the D700 as backup or for burst mode shots!
There's no probably, you know the D800E is the one for you, otherwise knowing that AA filter is there probably drive you up the wall
Your so right Lol.. Damn OCD...
Soldato
Its disgusting that thats roughly £1300 at that price. UK gets shafted as usual.
Soldato
$ £ all the same right? Well might as well be.
Caporegime
Is that before sales tax? Which is applied at checkout?
Not to internet purchases and some states don't have any sales tax anyway (e.g. here in Oregon). Sales tax is 5-7% in general but you don't pay these when purchasing online, this contributes to the lower online prices and the decline of real shops.
Caporegime
I see
Soldato
I though this was something they are cracking down on? Amazon have started charging sales tax for online purchases in CA?
^^^
CA probably needs to as it's bankrupt.
CA probably needs to as it's bankrupt.
Soldato
RRP = recommended retail price. That only means something if it is actually sold at that price. For businesses like Nikon (and Canon) that have poor control over their distribution it really is irrelevant other than to flag a price to the consumer that they might want to look for the produce a little cheaper.
The only people that pay RRP are those that choose not to research or those that by accident happen to pay that amount. Either way they're few and far between. The RRP is nonsense - nothing more than a marketing indicator of where the manufacturer believes their product should be positioned.