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Originally Posted by AKgeoSkier
I've just seen a lot of people complaining about the "cheap, plasticy" body of the D7000. Methinks they've never actually held one and just assume that anything smaller than the old full-size bodies is the same as a D3xxx/D5xxx.
I have to admit that I liked the way my old D200 felt in my hands better than the D7000. It had a much larger buffer, too. Other than that the D7000 blows it away.
So, ironically, I am now an owner of a D600. Went into the local shop yesterday looking to see what they had in the used section, and they had a stack of D600's sitting there. Asked to look at one, and long story short, now it's in my bag. It's a real good feeling body. Compared next to a D7000, it's a touch bigger, but not too noticeable, but noticeably smaller and lighter than my D700. Tried it with my AF 300mm F/4 ( a notoriously slow focusing lens), and to my surprise, it actually has a faster built in focus drive than the D700. Will try to get it out this week and see how it handles, but at this point, it looks like a solid upgrade.
I went ahead and bought the 70-300VR with it as it was $200 off of a $600 lens.
Loving my D600. By far the best camera I have owned and I have really just touched the surface of what it can do . I will try to figure out how to post higher quality pics and upload them
This. I wanted high ISO performance and got it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ski to Be
Took this snapshot the other night at 6400 ISO to see what it would do. I'll be heading out this weekend to get me some Milky Way. D90 took good care of me for a long time, but this camera's in a whole different league. 6400 ISO would have been a noisy pile of shit with the D90.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8316/8...7538af1c_z.jpg
high res image here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/outabou...n/photostream/
Wow. 6400. Wow.
Pretty damn impressive OB, can't wait to see more from the 600. From other samples I've seen you're going to love it!
I fiddled with one in our local shop and am still on the fence as I mainly shoot wildlife and like the cropper for that.
I'm dying for a D600 myself. I shoot a D3s as my main body, so I wouldn't see performance gains other than resolution, but it'd be so awesome to have a camera that uses my full-frame lenses and doesn't mean a huge quality compromise but which will save me a ton of size and weight when shooting casually or travelling. Sadly $2k for a "casual" camera isn't really in the cards.
ISO 25600. Minimal processing, just a single darkframe and adjustment with teh curves tool.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8179/8...5f49dda8_c.jpg
Amazing shot. How long was your shutter?
Looks just like a shot from my old D2X. Except that was sensor noise and not stars!
But seriously, stunning shot. Must've been a pretty quick exposure considering the lack of motion blur on the chairs and cable. Really makes me want to try some astrophoto stuff, maybe I'll bring my gear up to the observatory in El Dorado sometime soon.
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Originally Posted by Ski to Be