I have now used the D600 for a bit.
I actually took it with me on my recent trip to Turkey (see next post) and I have to tell you I like it very much.
Had the 24-85mm lens and it was very light compared to what I am used to (D700 + 24-70mm f/2.8). Didn't actually miss the f/2.8 which was a relieve.
It wasn't a steep learning curve either even without the WB and ISO button at the top. They are now sharing functions with the zoom buttons next to the LCD at the back of the camera body.
The twin memory card slot didn't hurt either. I had two 16GB SD cards in there and didn't have to swap with another, of course I'm not a trigger happy kinda shooter.
All in all, very happy with the purchase. I have since sold my D700 and when I brought it in to Camera Clinic for a sensor clean, I found out Nikon gave out one free sensor clean within a year of purchase.
Score!
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Nikon D600
If you've been following the photography world you would have found out by now that Nikon has just released a new full frame dSLR.
D600.
And let's get the question on everybody's mind sorted first. Yes, I am getting one.
In a nutshell it is a full frame dSLR in a weather-sealed D7000 body with Expeed 3 image processor (same as the D4 or D800).
Weight? about 250g less than my D700.
What I like:
- Weight! I've been travelling quite a bit lately and seriously, the D700 and 24-70mm f/2.8 combo has literally been breaking my back.
- Size. I know some people say D7000 feels like a toy in their hand (some even go as far as saying the shutter doesn't sound as convincing) but I don't mind at all. In fact these two changes are very welcome for me. I wish in the near future Nikon actually makes a full frame dSLR (and matching lenses) with the same ergonomics in the size of, for example, the Olympus Pen. Wishful thinking I know.
- Almost 100% viewfinder. My D700 was only 95% viewfinder which is OK but sometimes annoying when I find out there's something that I don't want creeping up at the edges of the frames.
What I don't like:
- Top left dial. I'm used to having my WB and ISO buttons there. I always shoot with A or, at times, M and I don't need any scene modes whatsoever. I might have to shoot with Auto WB and just put a limit on my ISO form now on just to make my life easier. Doesn't look like there's any functions for quickly changing the ISO.
- Still no GPS. C'mon Nikon. As of today, Canon just announced the 6D and has built-in GPS for geotagging. Why not you? I kid you not, I gave you all my love (and $$$) and this is what you give me in return, a longing for something that I think could have been easily implemented. Even point-and-shoots and smart phones have geotagging function these days.
I don't mind the 39 focus points. Some people say it's a downgrade but for my photography purposes, they do just fine. I shoot non-moving objects. I only use 1, always in the middle. Yes, that's AF-S for you. Maybe if you're doing sports or wildlife you'd miss out a bit but then again why go full frame if you're doing sports or wildlife? You should be holding on to the D300S for the crop factor right? Even with my first Nikon dSLR (D80) I didn't have any problems at all with only 11 focus points.
Megapixel count? Double the D700 which hopefully doesn't kill my already very slow PC.
When I get the camera I might give the good old 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 a try and see if I should get the VR version.
D600.
And let's get the question on everybody's mind sorted first. Yes, I am getting one.
In a nutshell it is a full frame dSLR in a weather-sealed D7000 body with Expeed 3 image processor (same as the D4 or D800).
Weight? about 250g less than my D700.
What I like:
- Weight! I've been travelling quite a bit lately and seriously, the D700 and 24-70mm f/2.8 combo has literally been breaking my back.
- Size. I know some people say D7000 feels like a toy in their hand (some even go as far as saying the shutter doesn't sound as convincing) but I don't mind at all. In fact these two changes are very welcome for me. I wish in the near future Nikon actually makes a full frame dSLR (and matching lenses) with the same ergonomics in the size of, for example, the Olympus Pen. Wishful thinking I know.
- Almost 100% viewfinder. My D700 was only 95% viewfinder which is OK but sometimes annoying when I find out there's something that I don't want creeping up at the edges of the frames.
What I don't like:
- Top left dial. I'm used to having my WB and ISO buttons there. I always shoot with A or, at times, M and I don't need any scene modes whatsoever. I might have to shoot with Auto WB and just put a limit on my ISO form now on just to make my life easier. Doesn't look like there's any functions for quickly changing the ISO.
- Still no GPS. C'mon Nikon. As of today, Canon just announced the 6D and has built-in GPS for geotagging. Why not you? I kid you not, I gave you all my love (and $$$) and this is what you give me in return, a longing for something that I think could have been easily implemented. Even point-and-shoots and smart phones have geotagging function these days.
I don't mind the 39 focus points. Some people say it's a downgrade but for my photography purposes, they do just fine. I shoot non-moving objects. I only use 1, always in the middle. Yes, that's AF-S for you. Maybe if you're doing sports or wildlife you'd miss out a bit but then again why go full frame if you're doing sports or wildlife? You should be holding on to the D300S for the crop factor right? Even with my first Nikon dSLR (D80) I didn't have any problems at all with only 11 focus points.
Megapixel count? Double the D700 which hopefully doesn't kill my already very slow PC.
When I get the camera I might give the good old 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 a try and see if I should get the VR version.
Monday, September 10, 2012
escaping winter - august edition + rants
So I just found out that Picasa Web Album can only contain 1000 pics per blog or 1GB overall for free. To make matters worse, Flickr haven't got a function to batch blog pics from their site.
So instead of posting my whole South Korea trip pics, I'm uploading a few which hopefully will represent what I came across there. For the full set of pics click here.
So instead of posting my whole South Korea trip pics, I'm uploading a few which hopefully will represent what I came across there. For the full set of pics click here.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
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