Posted: 9/21/2012 6:08:10 PM EDT
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Well, it was my birthday yesturday, so with that in mind, and a good excuse, I went ahead and ordered a Nikon D600 Full Frame camera from B&H. I should have it in my hands Tuesday, just in time for my Yellowstone trip starting Thursday.
I was going to wait for more reviews, but I REALLY wanted this camera for the Yellowstone trip. Right now I'll be using my Takumars with an adapter (I know there is a glass element in the adapter, but the Bower adapter has had excellent reviews). Once my bank account heals, I'll start saving for a couple of native Nikon mount lenses. I really can't wait for it to arrive. I've never shot full frame before, except on film. Shooting with an uncropped sensor is going to be a very different. Full frame, especially with a quality sensor, which the D600 has (2nd best in the world so far) is a HUGE step up from what I have been using. Just hope I can do it justice. P.S. I guess I can be classified as a "pro" now  I sold 4 prints from my last hike.
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I just got a D800 a couple of weeks ago, coming up from a D300s. Full-frame's the best way to go, IMO. With the D300s, there had been countless times I wished I had just a little more area within the frame. With the D800, I can go wider than with a crop frame, plus the larger sensor means that if I need to get in really close, I can crop WAY in if I have to and still get an acceptable picture.
I'd still love to have need a super-wide lens, though. |
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Congrats. I want to go full frame bad but cant justify the price off a d800 and afraid of a used d700. I took a quick look at the d600 and it dose seem like a great camera. I have the d300 so im in no rush but it would be nice. I want one too its not that I cant justify it (rationalize) . I just do not have the funds that will allow it. Hopefully in a couple of years when the first generation of Nikon FX cameras are being kicked to the curb I will be able to afford a used one. I am actually just now looking at a D2Xs or a D300 as I have been shooting with a D40 this whole time and before my D40 everything was shot with a Nikon F2 which I still kick my self in the ass for selling. So much so I actually bought a medium format camera so I could get higher technical quality than I can obtain from my dx sensor camera. |
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Here's just a quick high ISO shot of my dog in a very dimly lit room. I wanted to see how high the usable ISO is so I shot this at 6400 ISO using a 50mm F1.8 G lens at F2.5
This is just a jpeg with the high ISO NR off. I'm sure that the low noise in the raw file will be even better! 
D600-50mm-F1.8G-Test-1-6400-ISO by Colorado CJ, on Flickr |