Glad to be reading all the content with the D600. Had Nikon shipped that camera before the D800 I would most likely have gone with it as a logical progression from my D7000. Since I have the D800 now though I will be running it as my main body for a very very long time since it is such a wonderful camera or at least my copy is. I have messed around with a few D600's at a few stores and from what I have seen it is a very very solid camera and very respectable. All those that have it enjoy and share the knowledge that you have experienced shooting with the body.

I am new to Nikon I have been an enthusiastic Photographer for 30 years or more, I love landscape photography and candid photography, just catching the moment and I am not too keen on flash photography.
I am very very pleased with my D 600 I started out with Minolta I really the liked the qualities of their lens, so progressed to a Sony A 700 with a CZ 16 85 which I really enjoyed.
The A 700 was coming to the end of life, so I changed to the A 77 I have never had so many spoiled photos, missed focus, lots of noise and more. With careful consideration I sold all my Sony kit and got the D 600 with the 24 – 85 kit lens which I am finding pretty good when stopped down, I also purchased a 50 1.8 and an 85 1.8 fantastic lenses.
It took me a little while to get used to the menu system and the where about of things, but now I am familiar with I love it. I have renewed confidence I can go out and just take pictures knowing the camera will do its stuff and the rest is down to me.
It is not too big and heavy I do some trekking hills and mountains and other walking and just hang it around my neck with no need to take it off for a rest.
I could go on an and on about its qualities, the picture quality is to me amazing, I always shoot raw mainly aperture priority and the detail it captures especially shadow detail is very impressive, I just love it.
I am also pleased I don’t have the dust problem I have carefully examined photos for dust, speck and blotches nut can’t see anything and I have had them with the Sony cameras as to be expected, but they have always cleaned.
Reading about some of the problems some are having with dust and specks, which I now understand is becoming less of a problem as the camera is used, it would not put me of buying the D 600

spraynpray said:
A good maxim is: If you don't understand the setting (yet) - don't change it!

Yes, this should be the "Thought for the Day". These cameras have thousands of possibilities and are easy to accidentally get loused up if one jet randomly tries to make adjustments without reading the manual carefully. All 500 pages...LOL

Do a two-button reset and start again. A good maxim is: If you don't understand the setting (yet) - don't change it!

pictaker said:
Check page 85 in the manual and try "remote mirror up mode". That may work.

yep. Sounds like the mirror up/remote feature is already enabled.

Also see page 79/Time. Works fine on my D600.

Check page 85 in the manual and try "remote mirror up mode". That may work.

As TTJ has stated

http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=17043

The point is that you should ask your question on that thread, not whether it is already answered. This serves to keep similar topics organized under a smaller number of threads and prevents duplication of effort.

I apologise if the isn't the time or place. I'm new here and to DSLR. I have a D600. When shooting in manual mode with the shutter set on time using the ML-L3 remote the shutter will not close. The first time I push the remote button the shutter will open. The second time I push the remote button to close the shutter it will close.....and then imediately reopen. If I push it a third, forth, fifth, sixth time it will continue to close and then reopen. The only way to close it is to shut off the camera. Do I have a faulty camera, a bad remote, or am I doing something stupid?

Thank you TTJ. I have searched the forum before posting my question. That post was discussing my question indirectly. As such the answers were not sufficient. That's why I couldnt find an answer between the lines.

Thank you though for pointing that out. I am looking for a more clarification here if possible. If not, then that's ok too.

Cheers all,

-Chris

http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=17043

existing thread on the first page yet.

I meant no disrespect. I didn't mean to waste YOUR time.

Rumors imply speculations about 'uncertain' truth. If I was asking about certain event, I might have tried your crystal ball. But I am not. I thought Nikon's rumor forum a perfect place to ask my question about possible 'uncertain' coming event! and that's why I posted my question here!

Btw, sometimes silence is gold! Or as someone has once said: (check out your crystal ball to know who)

“You should try not to talk so much, my friend. You'll sound far less stupid that way."

Xovation said:
Hey guys,

. But thought since Christmas is around the corner, might as well wait. So my question, any rumors (or facts!) about the price of d600 going down a bit for Christmas??

I have a crystal ball on my santa list. 'Will let you know what's happening on the 25th

seriously, this forum is petty good for technical question, but if any of us could predict the future, we would not be wasting our time trying to answer silly questions

Hey guys,

I've been on the look out for a d600 for few weeks now. But thought since Christmas is around the corner, might as well wait. So my question, any rumors (or facts!) about the price of d600 going down a bit for Christmas??

I am in Australia, and the cheapest (brand new with Australia-based warranty) is about $1900! But regardless of any exact figure, do prices for Nikon usually drop during Christmas?

I've slowly been accumulating spots on my D600 sensor, but these haven't been a major issue unless i'm taking shots of a uniform background.

Today though, about 10k actuations in my mirror seems jammed or locked and isn't raising properly/fully when shooting. Using the "lock mirror up" sometimes gets it about halfway and sometimes not at all. Bummer.

Its under warranty and I'll take it in tomorrow, but for a 6 week old camera that hasn't been knocked around it's frustrating -- but serves me right for being an early adopter, i guess.

Posting here as it seems potentially related to the the mirror box issues that are referenced earlier in this thread as a likely cause of dust/oil. Or i could just have a dud, or have accidentally dinged it without noticing.

Proudgeek has it exactly, some Nikon apprentice likes to munch his lunch on the assembly line and is a bit of a messy eater when he gets to the salad dressing......
Robin

On my D4, about 10,000 where as I cleaned about 70 spots off and I have not seen any oil spots since then and I am at nearly 17,000 clicks. It looks like this issue is being resolved... to the benefit of those who have a D600....

proudgeek said:
Funny that the person to whom the dpreviewer spoke said it was "lubricant but not oil." In this case, what's the difference? They're not using salad dressing.

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I continue to wait. I've got to believe that eventually this will be resolved.

Graphite is one commonly used lubricant that is not oil.

See the main blog. It looks like 3K activations will shake off most of the "stuff" and you are good to go after that.

I have had both the dust spots and a few oil spots on my D600 sensor. You can see the difference under magnification. Those dark black spots are dust (or shavings from an uncleaned internal part) while the browner larger spots are drops of oil or lubricant which must be flinging off the mirror.

Funny that the person to whom the dpreviewer spoke said it was "lubricant but not oil." In this case, what's the difference? They're not using salad dressing.

I'm certainly not an engineer, but you've got to figure that a highly engineered component, like a shutter curtain, would need some kind of oil/lubricant in order to ensure 150,000 or so actuations.

Perhaps some engineer somewhere miscalculated how the lubrication system would work and that a splatter is being created? Perhaps the reservoir in which the lubricant is stored has a leak or disperses too much lubricant per actuation? It seems that, based on that report, that Nikon is "getting it" and is in the process of dealing with the issue. It's actually the most encouraging thing I've read in terms of an interaction between Nikon and a D600 user.

I continue to wait. I've got to believe that eventually this will be resolved.

My current feeling about my D600 is that it is not dust. Initially I was able to get some dust off with a blower that was on the sensor from the factory. Now, after only 300 clicks, I have spots on the sensor that won't come off with blowing. I have a suspicion that they are oil. I've sent my D600 body in to Nikon for repair.

I thought the general consensus was that the dust is generated by a problem with the shutter design or manufacture not being right? Of course that could be internet fact...

Thom Hogan posted an interesting comment on the D600 "dust" issue. He thinks it may not be "dust" at all but some shavings left over from drilling some holes during assembly on a part that was not properly cleaned after the drilling. Many people are doing the drilling and just one or more are not properly cleaning up after the drilling to remove all the shavings or filings. That would account for some bodies having the issue and others not having it like the D800 left focus issue. That would actually be good news because Nikon will fix it on the assembly line (maybe they already have) and if it is an internal source of "dust" than it will eventually be eliminated with repeat cleanings. It would be great if it is not some sort of design flaw in the camera such that dust is being sucked in with use because that would be a constantly recurring problem. I have cleaned my D600 sensor twice now in just under 1,000 exposures. Less "dust" the second cleaning. Maybe that will be the end of it.

Thanks for the reply msmoto, you are a respected member of this forum and have provided helpful advice to many of us, including me.

I have heard the "oil change in a new care" analogy in many forums. I want to make sure that everyone knows that this is not a fair comparison. My sensor had image-wrecking amounts of spots after just 200 clicks and even more after 300 clicks. This isn't routine maintenance that a responsible owner should expect, it is a problem.

I hope this problem can be easily remedied. As a matter of fact I am expecting that it will be. However, it is frustrating to hear that Nikon had similar problems with a significant number of D7000 and D800 bodies. This shouldn't happen to a third line for them. I hope Nikon finds a fix and remedies the situation for those of us having this problem and does not replicate this problem in future camera lines.

On a related note, I have found it incredibly frustrating to see other photography/nikon community members attacking those of us with this camera issue. It is very apparent in this thread = http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/post/50354207 That poor Swiss person, why does he deserve to be attacked? It is really poor form to attack the victim.