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

Maybe, I don't think exotic glass would make much difference to me. I enjoy using different bodies more than I would enjoy using exotic glass. I hardly ever shoot at f2 and lower. If I did want to I can use my 50mm f1.4, or my 35mm f1.8 or my 85mm f1.8 or my 105mm f2 DC or my 135mm f2 DC. But have not been shooting portraits lately. I don't like too shallow a depth of field because to me the bokeh is not worth the lack of DOF on the primary subject if often costs.

Sometimes you keep things because you enjoy and value them, not because you really need them or use them to their full capabilities. I have a 12 year old Porsche 911 which I love to drive but I have to drive it about 20mph over the speed limit around here to even start to enjoy what it can do. That can get risky as to losing your license because the more you do it the greater the chance of getting caught. I will never get near driving it at 90% of what it can do. Top speed is 177mph but the highest I have taken it is 130mph. But I will keep it and enjoy it even though I could drive just as well with less of a car. I also have a 21 year old Mazda Miata I keep and enjoy driving at about 10mph over the speed limit where the Porsche is still too much held back from it's potential. The Miata has a lower maximum potential so you can enjoy approaching its limits at safer speeds. Those two cars have very different characteristics but both are very enjoyable to drive. And then I have an old Ford van I keep just because it can haul things which cannot fit into the Porsche and Miata. It is interesting to me to switch between different cars with different responses just as it is interesting to me to switch between different Nikon bodies with different characteristics. But my need to get from point A to point B could be served with one vehicle just as my photographic needs could be served by one "high end" DX body or by one "low end" FX body and I could sell about two thirds of my lenses. To each his own. Other than feeling the size of the body is too small for a person's particular hands, I find it hard to believe any more than 10% of Nikon DSLR users would find the 24mp DX 600 sensor and body "inadequate" for their use. To me the D4 and D800 are specialists cameras which offer speed, durability and resolution few people need.

donaldejose said:
Yes, very happy: an absolutely terrific camera at a great price. Don't really see the need for the D800 I also have (but I am keeping it anyway because it is just so awesome you have to give it great respect even though you don't really need or use its full potential!). The D600 has more than enough resolution, so much lighter weight than the D800 and it is not too small for my hands (I am only 5'7"). The only D600 problem has been the dust and oil on the sensor. I have cleaned it twice now. Hope they stop appearing.

My personal opinion is that the D600 is "good enough" for almost all FX shooters and the coming D7200 will be "good enough" for almost all DX shooters. Only the few specialists in the top 10% of shooters will need a D4, D800 or D400. Just my opinion. But I have to admit I sure "want" a D4 and D400 also. I very much enjoy playing with different cameras and seeing what I can produce with them. I just took my D7000 and my D90 "out for a spin." You can evaluate some of the photos on my flicker account and note whether or not a certain photo I took with my D90 would have been better if I had taken it with my D800. I think not for any reasonable size print or display on a monitor. You can judge for yourself whether or not you think the body used made much difference in images displayed full size on your monitor: http://www.flickr.com/photos/76080384@N03/

You'd be better off selling off most of your cameras and using the money to buy some exotic glass. Considering that you clearly don't care that much for your D800 and seem very content with your D600, it seems terribly unusual to keep the D800 when it sees little to no use and you admit yourself that your needs are drastically exceeded by the camera.

I'm completely satisfied. I agree with aslightdelay about the color palette being a little bit different. It seems to have the same slightly green tint that people complain about on the D800 but it's an easy fix in post.

As far as handling, as long as you can deal with the AF point coverage being small, you wont have a complaint coming from the 7000. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have and happy shooting!

In a word: Yes.

In terms of ergonomics, you'll notice very little difference between the 7000 and the 600. In terms of performance... maybe it's just me, but I find that the color palette on the 600's a tad different -- maybe a little warmer -- on the 600 than it was on my 7000 (and with the exception of the 18-105, I'm using the same exact lenses on one that I'd used on the other, so it's not that). It's taken some getting used to not having the built-in crop, but I'm not a big wildlife shooter, so that hasn't been a big deal. I've had the same issue with dust spots that everyone else seems to be having, but aside from that, I'm quite happy with it.

Yes, very happy: an absolutely terrific camera at a great price. Don't really see the need for the D800 I also have (but I am keeping it anyway because it is just so awesome you have to give it great respect even though you don't really need or use its full potential!). The D600 has more than enough resolution, so much lighter weight than the D800 and it is not too small for my hands (I am only 5'7"). The only D600 problem has been the dust and oil on the sensor. I have cleaned it twice now. Hope they stop appearing.

My personal opinion is that the D600 is "good enough" for almost all FX shooters and the coming D7200 will be "good enough" for almost all DX shooters. Only the few specialists in the top 10% of shooters will need a D4, D800 or D400. Just my opinion. But I have to admit I sure "want" a D4 and D400 also. I very much enjoy playing with different cameras and seeing what I can produce with them. I just took my D7000 and my D90 "out for a spin." You can evaluate some of the photos on my flicker account and note whether or not a certain photo I took with my D90 would have been better if I had taken it with my D800. I think not for any reasonable size print or display on a monitor. You can judge for yourself whether or not you think the body used made much difference in images displayed full size on your monitor: http://www.flickr.com/photos/76080384@N03/

A lot of people come to the forums to complain or figure out solutions to their problems. Not saying that is a horrible thing but I want to know who is happy with their D600 purchase, and why.

I just sold a d7k for the D600 and it will be coming in tomorrow. Pretty pumped about it actually and just talked to B&H to receive my $100 instant rebate since I ordered it last week.