Отзывы о Фотоаппарат Nikon D610 Body

Решил перейти на полный кадр, последней использовал D7000, должен сказать с покупкой D610 разница в качестве снимков значительная. Хотел брать D600, но придя в магазин увидел обновлённую модель D610, особой разницы если честно между 600 и 610 не заметил, но продавец сказал что есть пару нюансов и посоветовал 610. Камера радует и качеством видео и детализацией картинки, имхо снимать можно даже в авто-режиме без зазрения совести, автофокус шустрый. Пока в целом очень доволен приобретением. Конечно не понятно почему в камере нет Wi-Fi модуля, он был бы очень кстати.. на фотоаппарате большое кол-во фотографий просматривать всё же неудобно.

Nikon D610 мне приобрела компания, в которой работаю. Не ожидал,...

Решил перейти на полный кадр, последней использовал D7000, должен сказать с покупкой D610 разница в качестве снимков значительная. Хотел брать D600, но придя в магазин увидел обновлённую модель D610, особой разницы если честно между 600 и 610 не заметил, но продавец сказал что...

Like many D700 owners, I had been waiting a while for a direct update of that camera, but it never came. The D800 seemed like overkill at 36MP, and the D600/610 lacked some of the pro features that the D700 had. But after a lot of research and agonizing, I decided to take a chance on the D610 and, so far, I'm really glad I did.I shoot weddings, events, and portraits professionally, and also do some freelance photojournalism. Low-light capabilities are really important to me, and the D700 has a well-earned reputation as an absolute beast in low light. I also like to use a two-body combination to avoid having to change lenses. For several years I'd been using the D700 with the 70-200 f/2.8 VRII, along with a D300S fitted with a Sigma 17-50 f/2.8. The combo served me well, but I was getting increasingly dissatisfied with the image quality on the D300S and tried to avoid going above ISO800 whenever possible. I seriously considered getting a second (used) D700 before ultimately deciding to go with the newer technology and higher megapixel count of the D610.These are my unscientific impressions, pro and con. If you need a detailed and/or technical review, there are plenty of them out there, and if you're about to spend two grand on a camera you should read them.The image quality is fantastic. Some friends described the D700 as "magical" in terms of image quality, and I agreed, but the D610 is even better. The colors and white balance seem more accurate, the tonal gradations more subtle, and while I used to think 12MP was more than enough, I can definitely see the advantage to having 24MP at my disposal. I was a little worried that the larger files would slow down my processing (I always shoot RAW), but I've got a pretty fast i7 Windows machine, and Lightroom5 works just fine. Yes, it takes longer to import and export and build previews, but the increased resolution and detail are worth the tradeoff. As one of my pro friends says, it's always better to have more megapixels than less. You can crop away or downsize if you need to, but you can't add them if they aren't there.It's a low-light beast -- just as good as, and maybe a little better than, the D700. You can shoot clean images at ISO1600 all day long; ISO3200 is no problem; and even 6400 is completely usable with a little noise-reduction in Lightroom.The autofocus system is very capable. This was one of my concerns, since the D610 uses only a 39-point system, compared to the 51 points in the D700 and other Nikons. According to the spec sheets and some reviews, the D610 wasn't supposed to perform as well in low light, but I've found to work just fine, especially when you have the AF-assist lamp activated. It's fast and accurate, especially when using the center point, which I do most of the time. It's not perfect - but my D700 isn't perfect, either. As many reviewers have said, the 39 points don't cover enough of the image area, but I haven't found this to be a serious problem.The body, while lacking some of the external controls of the D700 (and nearly identical D300S), is "pro enough" for me. It's a little smaller and lighter than either of those, but feels robust enough and comfortable in my average-sized hands, and it balances well with heavier lenses. I would prefer to have the other models' dedicated switches for focus mode and metering method, but I'm finding that I actually like the D610's position for the ISO button (bottom left on rear of the camera) better than the top position of the other two. Some users will also miss the separate AF-On button of the pro models, but you can program the D610's AE-L/AF-L switch to serve as a back-button focus if you like. Still, it's a little farther away from the command dial than the dedicated button on the other models. I'm not a big back-button focus user, so it's not a problem.This may seem like a small thing, but I love the shutter sound on the camera. It's somehow smoother or more muffled than the others, even when you're not shooting in "Quiet Mode." The D700's shutter sounds like the crack of a rifle shot in comparison.All in all, I'm very happy with the camera. I still use the D700 a lot, but with every shoot, I'm finding that I'm ending up with more and more images from the D610, which I usually pair with the very good (though also not perfect) 24-120mm f/4. If you're on the fence about the camera, just buy it.

I am in the process of starting a photography business and had big decisions to make when it came to which brand and model I was going to go with for my 1st SLR. I like to be different than the masses so I was leaning towards Nikon over Canon. I was looking at purchasing the D600, but then read about the oil spot problems and decided to hold off. I couldn't justify buying the D800 for the money, but didn't want to throw my money away on the D600. With no good options left, I reluctantly decided that Canon was my only good option (although I definitely would have considered Pentax if they were producing an SLR at the time).Just as I was about to make the purchase, I saw that Nikon released the D610. I was ecstatic--thinking that timing is everything and that this might actually be the one for me. Positive reviews started flowing in--other than unhappy D600 owners. I will say that I sympathize with D600 owners because I would be mad as hell too after spending that kind of money. Needless to say, I don't rush out to buy something the day it hits the market. Especially, for $2k--I want to read a good sample of reviews first. Even though it's tough to support a company that left it's customers high and dry, I decided that this D610 was the camera for me and hoped that Nikon had learned it's lesson on the D600 so that a debacle like that doesn't happen again.On to the camera itself. I've owned it for about 2 months now and have to say I'm very pleased with the purchase.Pros:*** Picture Quality--has been phenomenal. It's amazing the level of detail 24 MP can provide. The RAW files are big--so I mostly work with the JPEGs. Make sure you have a big enough hard drive and fast enough computer to handle these files. I have the 27" iMac and it works seamlessly.*** 6 FPS--is plenty fast unless you are shooting extremely fast moving subjects*** Quiet shutter--is definitely quieter than regular shutter, but I wouldn't say it's close to silent*** Dual Memory Card Slots--huge feature--you can use the 2nd slot from backup or solely for video or 1st slot for RAW / 2nd slot for JPEG (what I use)*** Built-in Flash--I will mostly be using an external flash, but it's still a very nice feature to have in case you need it*** U1 and U2 modes--these are customized settings that you can manually program to be able to use with the flip of a switch--certainly a nice feature to save time when shooting events such as weddings, etc.***Low light photography--is exceptional. Photos end up being much brighter than they are to the naked eye--it's pretty unreal how much light this image sensor can pick up.Cons:*** As others have stated, the 39 point auto focusing system is by no means terrible, but it does "hunt" at times--especially in low light. That's one of the main extras you're paying for in the D800, D4, etc. I imagine there is much faster reliable focusing on those models. Still the focus system is good enough for my purposes.I also highly recommend using Lightroom 5 as your photo editor--it's way better than iPhoto and some of the others. And do yourself a favor--to take full advantage of this camera--invest in good glass. I have the Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 and 70-200 f/2.8 and both combine with this camera for stunning detail. If you're investing this much money in a camera, don't go cheap on the glass. I also recommend buying the battery grip, if for no other reason than the camera feels much better in the hands. I can get 4 fingers on the body instead of 3 which makes me worry a lot less about my grip slipping.And lastly, I've had no oil spot sensor problems after about 2,000 pictures. I hope this review is helpful. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have about this model. Cheers!UPDATE (03/2014): I've now owned the camera for 4 months and have taken over 4,000 pictures. There has been no dust/oil spot issues whatsoever. I continue to be extremely happy with the camera and am always discovering new settings/capabilities. I purchased the book, "Mastering the Nikon D610" by Darrell Young. It has really helped me understand the full functionality of the camera. The user's manual is not the easiest/most helpful reading material as you can imagine. I continue to get compliment after compliment about the quality of the images this camera produces (even from Canon owners of the 5DMIII and 6D). Once I decided on Nikon, I know I was torn deciding between the d800 and this camera. I feel confident in saying that this is the best bang for your buck in the current Nikon line. In fact, I like this camera so much that I've decided to purchase a 2nd one (being a wedding photographer--I need two full frame bodies).

I just upgraded my D7000 to D610 w/24-70 f2.8 and loved them! My first forray into the world of FX. Granted that it will be my bday/xmas presents for the next 5 years and then some, but it was worth it. I have taken close to 120,000 shots with my old D80 and D7000. I thought that I have gotten some sharp pictures. I was wrong. One thing that attracted me to D610 is the fact that most functions and dials are very close to D7000. I was able to adapt to the camera without much effort. That was the deciding factor between the D610 and D800. The D610 with the help of the 24-70mm lens is allowing me to be able to take shots in low-light condition that I have not been able to do with the D7000. The D610/lens combo has allowed me to take very sharp pictures of my youngest at full speed during one of his recent soccer game. The 6 frames per second seemed very responsive. Comparing to my D7000, the D610 performs much better, producing much sharper images. So far, I have not had to use Lightroom 5.0 to correct many pictures.I have not had a chance to test the video, but then again, call me old-timer, but I use the DSLR for still pictures. I use my Sony HD video recorder for the specific purpose of recording motion! If by chance I need a quick recording of the current event, then I use the video portion of the DSLR with no expectation other than to capture the moment!There are only two regrets that I have: 1) I miss my 18-200mm DX lens, much more versatile and lighter. The zoom during a sporting event is needed, but it will have to wait until after I have recovered monetarily wise. I am, however, eyeing on the 70-300mm f4.5-5.6. That will complete the 24-70mm and 50mm 1.8 that I already have (can't afford the 70-200mm f2.8 ... had I won the mega millions on Tues ... the world of photography would have been mine!), 2) The second is letting go my four DX lenses and the D7000 which are being passed down to my son. They are in good hands with him! His "hand-me-down" D80 is being passed down even further to his younger brother.I currently own Nikon D610 as well as Canon Elph 520 point and shoot and Sony NEX-5R (not to mention my trusty Canon AE-1). I love them all. They each have their own unique strength. Btw, for those who will try to goat me into the "debate," I will respectfully decline to answer or comment. This is my review of the product that I own, how I feel about what I bought, and how THIS product has performed for ME! ... and yes ... this is my first review ... and no ... I don't spend time to review all of the items that I purchased from Amazon. It takes too much time!Update: Jan 1, 2014Took 952 shots (10.92GB), varying locations and venues, daylight to night time. The D610 performed as well as its user's ability (me). I got great shots and then some that are not so great (mostly due to low-light without a tripod). I poured over the pictures by enlarging them in Adobe Lightroom and there were NO oil spots as indicated by a couple of the reviewers. Perhaps, I am such an amateur that I don't know what an oil spot on the sensor looks like if it hits me square on the face! Now, there were four shots that have spots (water spots), but there was a light sprinkle of rain during our outing. Side-by-side with my sons' D7000 and D80, the D610's shots were sharper. My third son was using my Sony NEX-5R. In the low-light, I had the ISO up to 3200 with no noise (f2.8). The D7000 was able to keep up. The Sony NEX-5R struggled with the low light without the flash. The D80 could not stay clean that high of ISO. In the bright daylight, I like the Sony NEX-5R colors the best, then comes the D610 and then the D7000.One other interesting note that I didn't include before (due to the fact that it might cause controversy), an old friend bought the D600 about 7 months ago. I did ask him about the D600's problem(s) during my 6 month research of the D600 and the D800 (while saving up the $). To date, he has not had any. Perhaps, he is one of the lucky ones. I have seen his pictures of his daughters during their volleyball tournaments as well as his son's theatrical performances. They were very sharp even under low light conditions. He uses the 70-200mm, f2.8 lens. These pictures were reasons why I decided to upgrade from my D7000!I will update if things change with my D610. As of today, I still love my new D610. My brother-in-law looked at it last night. He is contemplating on upgrading his D700. I told him to look make sure that he gives his D700 a chance to perform first!

First; Kudos to Amazon for prompt and reliable service. Now, let's talk Nikon! I have been a Nikon shooter for over 40 years. I guess I haven't found a compelling reason to use anything else. If you are thinking of making the transition to an FX (full frame) camera, you might want to have a look at the new Nikon D610! I have been shooting with DX cameras and hadn't made the leap to FX due, entirely, to their price tags! But, as with all things digital, the prices will eventually come down.I decided on buying the FX format D610 camera because of 1) price and 2) similarity to equipment I already use. Allow me to explain. When the D7100 was released for sale back in March 2013, I pre-ordered one to backup my D300s. The D7100 turned out to be my primary camera and the D300s became my backup! When Nikon announced the D610 I discovered that it uses the same battery as the D7100. And that the controls are nearly identical to the D7100. That's what did it for me!I already owned 2 FX lenses which I've been using on my DX cameras, so the upgrade was less painful. FX lenses are expensive and the ones I already had were perfect for the D610 and the type of photos I make. Having said that, my DX lenses will work well on the D610 - which gives me the option of an auto-crop function (1.5X factor) to accommodate DX lenses.The controls are in the same location as the D7100 which made for a short learning curve on the D610. I have just started making photos with the 610 and so far, I am very happy with the results. The overall pixel dimensions are only slightly larger than the 7100 - 4016 X 6016, where the 7100 is 4000 X 6000. The real difference is the FX format is that the pixels are larger on the larger FX sensor and the file sizes are about 8 mb larger. That doesn't sound like much until you need to apply a major crop to an image - in that case, I'll take all the pixels I can get.The D610 is a speed demon! 6 high resolution RAW frames per second! A word of caution tho on FPS ratings. You need to be using an extreme SDHC card with a write speed of 94 mb/sec or faster. Not all UHS-1 rated cards are equal. You'll find them rated as UHSC-1, Class 10 with speeds ranging from 45 mb/sec to 95 mb/sec. The higher the card speed, the faster you can shoot! Amazon sells some Sony 16gb SDHC card, twin packs (2 cards) for around $35. (see my review on these cards posted elsewhere)I'll be updating this review as I make more photographs with this amazing camera. I decided to give my first impressions if it'd help someone who is debating on going to the FX format. Go for it!______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________MAY 2014 UPDATE on my D610...I have made just over 5000 images since I bought the camera 6 months ago. Guess what? I LOVE THIS CAMERA and, NO, there aren't any sensor spots which plagued the D600. Nikon solved this problem by redesigning the shutter in the D610. It's my understanding that Nikon will replace the shutter in your D600 at no charge and you'll find info on that at the NikonUSA web site. Now, back to the D610...IMHO, this is the best bang for the buck! As I mentioned in my earlier review, the D610 and the D7100 are very similar in form and function, with a couple of minor diffs. The ISO on the D610 will go down to 25 ISO and the D7100 has a minimum ISO rating of 100. Not a problem. The ISO settings button on the D610 is located one button lower than the D7100. I have recently decided to shoot using the Auto ISO setting and it works very well. The image quality is what I've grown to expect from Nikon - superb! In fact, I purchased the new Nikkor 105 f-2.8 Micro lens, which I can use on both bodies. It's the first Nikkor Micro that has VR (vibration reduction) and when I mount it on the D7100 it becomes a 157 mm f-2.8 which is great for shooting things that can do you harm and the additional distance can get you out of the way of the available light.The D610 is great camera! If you don't have a few extra thousand $ to spend on the D4s or the D800e, this is a no-brainer for getting into an FX camera.

I owned the D600 and replaced it with this D610.I had the spots on the D600 and was hopeful this model corrected that issue. More on this later.Pros:Improved and noticeably better White Balance over the D600. My in-door "people" pictures now look as good as my friends photos who use Canon 5D or 6D DSLRs. This is a great new feature.Good speed for multiple shoots--not Nikon D4s fast, but good enough for everyday things or the occasion soccer match.Scene mode allows you to take great sunset pics when you don't have time to adjust the camera. I don't use the rest of those "scene" settings so I can't comment on how good or bad they are, but most cameras have a pretty good set of these I would expect this one to also support them.Full-frame sensor (great depth of field shots using my 50mm lens).Built-in flash is great (my Canon friends are jealous) for most short barrow lenses. Use an external flash for longer lenses.Seeming better LCD color than the D600/D800, but remember that image is not the image recorded, just what is displayed on the camera's LCD so (for example) you could set the LCD to B/W in theory, if you preferred.AE-L/AF-L button can be reprogrammed to AF-ON if you're like me and like to focus and then shoot.Good photo buffer size. I can shoot 12 images in both Raw+JPEG before it starts buffering. Then get another 3 off in only a second or two. The recording-to-card speed is depended on the SD cards you're using.Cons:Slow Expeed 3 CPU. The Nikon Expeed 4 is out in the new DX format camers, this one could have used it as well. I'm guessing Expeed 4 will be in all new models this year, so if they once again update the D610 to D620 it will probably include Expeed 4 which would help (slow to start up the Menus).Would really like the AF-ON to work in conjunction with the shutter release. Here's what I mean: I would like the camera to use AF-ON when I press AF-ON. When I do not press AF-ON, I would like the shutter to work normally; meaning focus, then shoot. Today I have to toggle between these two modes. Perhaps a dedicated AF-ON button would provide this kind of feature?Recommendations:If you want an FX camera, get a D610 or if you're a megapixel freak, consider the D800/D800e. If you can wait "5 minutes" there may be an updated D800 coming out in 2014 that would probably use the Expeed 4 chip; that might be cool. While there could potentially be a D620 in 2014, I would say if you need a camera buy this one. If you don't then wait a few months and see what happens.Dust Spots: [EDIT: I forgot to include this in the original post] All DSLR cameras have spots on them. It is just that most people moving from the compact "PowerShot" or "CoolPix" to DSLR FX notice the spots for the first time. The D600 had a shutter or mechanism defect that caused particles of something (some say oil, some say dust, some say grease) to appear in photos at F8 to F22. Most notably on bluesky or snow landscape shots. I too had this issue, a friend of mine also owns a D600 and he did not experience that issue.The D610 has dust on it, already. Do I notice it at less than F8? No. Is it as severe as the D600? No way! In fact it is what I would term "normal". Meaning it is the same as you'd expect to see on the D800, D4, Canon 5D, 6D and all the DX format cameras that have a shutter. D610 is probably a bit better and certainly no worse than the "cleanest" out there. A few puffs of air with the mirror locked up and the spots are gone.[Update: Dust spots are returning after more and more photos, Nikon support notified me to send it in to someone specific rather than the general support address. "We've not seen this in this model before." said the support supervisor. So I'm sending it in. Fortunately I do not think this is oil or whatever was on the D600, it appears to be only dirty/dust particles probably from metal on metal during shutter release. I'm sure it'll be resolved.]

I have been waiting for a few months now to buy a full frame but was waiting for an update to D610. Just got my D610 two days ago and started shooting. Picture quality is awesome and second to none. Auto focus is fast and accurate. I am very happy with the autofocus speed of this camera and it makes taking portraits so easy. I was able to shoot up to 5000 ISO with minimal noise. Shot around 800 pics so far and I do not see any issues with sensor spots so far. As it is predicted, they might have fixed the shutter and sensor dust/oil issue.Dual memory card slots is nice and I dont have to carry additional cards with me. I put 32 GB in each of the slots and is more than enough for shooting raw all day long. It is heavy compared to other DX format cameras and heavier than 7100 but feels strong and comfortable to hold using a single hand. I am planning to take advantage of the CLS system and upgrade my strobes to use nikon flashes so that I could use TTL mode all the time. Continuous shooting speed of 6f/s is not much higher than the d600, but I think it would suffice my requirements.Autofocus system is fast. One issue is that most of the 39 points are at the center of the frame. It would have been great if it had more focus points such as D7100. I think the autofocus system used in both cameras is fast but not the same. I own a couple of DX cameras. But I never expected the performance of FX in low light would be this good compared to my previous DX. If you are planning to upgrade to FX and have been thinking for a while, this is the one to get. I am still testing it and have couple of other shoots lined up. I will post more details after this weekend.One issue is that adobe lightroom does not recognize the RAW files out of this camera. We might have to use some exif tool to hack around the camera info in raw files to get them to work in lightroom. Nikon provided their software along with the camera that recognizes the RAW files of D610 but it does not compare to lightroom in functionality. Eagerly waiting for adobe to release their update so that D610 pics could be edited. I am hoping they will release the update in next few weeks as I have few shoots lined up and do not want to hack around the raw files to process them. Overall its a great camera. I do not see any issues with oil or sensor so far at 800 shots.Update:HSS sync mode on this works great with my SB-700 and I am now able to take pics in broad daylight. Battery life is great. I was able to take 600 shots in RAW and still had enough battery left for another 200 shots. I am using Exiftool to convert the pics metadata to process in lightroom. Lightroom 5.3 should fix this issue. It is already out on beta release but I am waiting for the official release. I used 35mm 1.8g DX prime lens and 24-85 FX lens on this camera. Camera automatically recognized the lens and worked in crop mode while using the DX lens. Even in crop mode, images had amazing detail and I was able to crop and still get a pretty decent picture. For all those who are familiar DX cameras, this camera is heavy and considerably heavier than the other DX models but is built like a tank. If you plan to use a tripod, this camera would require a very sturdy tripod. I used it on my old tripod ( my mistake:)) and almost dropped the camera.No sensor issues at 4000 shots so far. Picture quality is awesome even when using DX lens and after cropping.

I purchased this camera to get into the FX format. My current camera is the D7000 (that I love too). My previous camera was the Nikon D80. Before that I owned various Nikon film cameras, that I no longer use.I sympathize with those that purchased the D600, and I am just as pissed off about Nikon's lack of customer loyalty by not providing a remedy for the D600 fiasco. My recommendation to those that still have the Nikon warranty and their state laws allow it, to claim 'lemon' law for the camera after the 3 sensor cleaning attempts from the Nikon customer service and the re-occurrence of the spot issue after the cleaning has been performed.I tested my D610 for the sensor spots by shooting at F22 as soon as it came out of the box. My camera does NOT have the issue. The sensor appears to be squeaky clean - first out of the box, and then after the many test shots.I was considering the Canon 5D Mark III because of the D600 fiasco. Since I am a long-time (decades) Nikon camera user, I have a collection of lenses and that tipped the scale for me towards the Nkon D610 given the multiple reviews that informed me that this camera does not seem to suffer from the sensor spots issues. I also considered the Sony A7 (and A7R), as well as the Nikon D800. Sony was ruled out for the same reason as the Canon. Although, I was intrigued by the smaller form factor in a full frame package. However, the current lack of body-specific lenses for the A7 was another reason I wound up eliminating the Sony. Since the lenses that fit the body currently were not designed to be physically smaller to match the body size. The D800 was too much camera for my needs and was too slow for my most frequent use cases - sports/action photograhy. I did not want to deal with the size of the files coming from the D800 (I typically shoot RAW to be able to post-process). I also considered getting the D7100. If I did not own the D7000 already, I would probably have settled for that. However great the D7100 features are, that camera is not significantly different from the D7000 for my needs, tipping the scale towards the D610 (since I wanted a full frame camera in the first place).The D610, for me, represents the best value for my purposes. Part of me wishes that I could have the budget to invest into the Canon lens market and purchased the 5D M3 just to keep solidarity with the D600 customers who have been treated very unfairly by Nikon. Unfortunately, at this time I can not. Given the opportunity in the future, I will likely move away from Nikon. For that reason, I took away one star from an otherwise great camera.

If you own a D600, and have an issue with spots on your images, search the internet for "Technical Service Advisory for Nikon D600". Nikon is replacing all of the defective shutters.I have had the D610 since Oct 22 and I am very impressed with everything about this camera. This is my first FX format camera and I love it. A friend of mine has the the D600 and he has never had an issue with oil on the sensor so I was never worried about it with the D610. I purchased through Amazon and the packing was awesome, just make sure someone is home to sign for it : ) . I own the Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG, Nikon 50mm f/1.8D, the Nikon 85mm f/1.8G, and the Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8. Nikon SB-600 flash works with it fine. It does have a DX crop mode that you can use on a non DX lens, might help with the the long end of a zoom for sports to make a 200mm equal to a 300mm. Nice big viewfinder image helps me with focus issues I had on the D90. I loved the D90 but the D610 is on a different level. I use this for high school and college sports, orchestra and band. The quiet shutter mode has helped with the indoor events.After using it this weekend, I have noticed that there is a big improvement with low light focus on the Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8/D610 over the D90. It did not "hunt" like with the D90, I think because it could find contrast easier. I tried shooting in the shadows, even though it found contrast in very low light it was not always in focus but did not hunt all over - and it was a usable shot instead of no shot. It correctly did not auto select DX with the Tamron. With the D610 the "70" end of the 70-200 is now much more usable. Essentially with the D90 I was carrying a 105-300 lens. Now I don't need to bring a second lens if I can stand 5 or 6 feet back to get waist to head coverage shots. I did not notice color or corner issues in the shots I got, I was expecting to see problems.Shooting an indoor swim meet I noticed the corners where very sharp with no perception of light fall off. There was no focus hunting at all, and I took over 100 shots. Because of the higher resolution of the D610, I was able to crop to get a lot closer to the subject. For sports this combo is awesome, use the 3D mode for auto focus.The Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG is amazing. I will probably use this lens most of the time. The only lens I will need to take along with is the Nikon 85mm f/1.8G . Between the two lens and switching to "DX" mode, I will have essentially 35, 50(dx crop), 85 and 127(dx crop) in primes with me.I hope this helps someone switching from DX to FX.

I was pretty happy with my DX-format D7100 (in the past I've also had a D7000, D90, D80, D70 and before that a Kodak 14N Nikon-mount full-frame camera) but had also looked forward to going back to full-frame when it became a little more affordable. Finally tried a "refurbished" D600 (before Nikon announced they were AT LAST going to address the problems with that model) but the sensor had dozens of oil spots right out of the box, so I returned it, coughed up the extra $$ and got a D610. I could not be happier, sometimes wondering if this might be the last digital camera upgrade I'll need (well, at least for 2-3 years!) I got it with the 18-35mm lens and am extremely impressed with sharpness/acuity as well as camera handling. There seems to be a "depth" to my images now I didn't see so much with the D7100 (usually with a very good 16-85mm on it.) The dynamic range seems greater than the D7100 had (I can't quote specs on this, just saying I noticed a real-world difference in Lightroom right away.) I cannot imagine why I'd need more resolution (say, a D800) for the work I do, which includes the occasional 24x36-inch print of landscapes, which look fantastic IMHO. At least some of the credit here should perhaps go to the 18-35FX lens, which probably outshines the 16-85DX in equivalent situations.We all know by now that Nikon has been very short-sighted in their handling of the D600 debacle. Nikon Japan and their US service departments are totally out of touch with their customer base in my view, simply awful to their customers, see Thom Hogan articles for more. But this particular camera hits the mark, for me at least. I have been increasingly tempted to go over to Canon like a couple of my buddies have done but will hang in there and hope Nikon sees the light, their recent offer of a fix/replace for the D600 is a small step in the right direction but way too late.

This is an initial review of this kit - be mindful this was after one day (7hrs) of making it a point to go out and take practice shots and to better familiarize myself with Nikon. Bear in mind that others that are coming from a Sony might find this more helpful or anyone who has never used a Nikon.I am coming from 7yrs of using Sony Alpha (700 & 77)and the reason I changed was the noise performance on Sony's is dreadful.Now, I can see the weight being an issue from hand-holding this all day (same I used to do with the Sony). The grip in comparison is smaller so there isnt the same comfort level when walking or moving about. I did this throughout the day but I was more aware of my grip then normal.There are a ton of features/options on this camera so that takes some time to understand them and find the right mix. I was a big fan of the in camera enhancement on the Sony for vividness but have yet to dial that in on the Nikon.At the moment I am not a fan of the selection method for such things as ISO, WB & Metering - the need to perform this with dual buttons is cumbersome and tedious.I can also say from when the moment that you take a picture, it saves to the memory card and is ready for viewing - the Nikon is much slower then the Sony.All in all I am neutral at the moment on this purchase - in the back of my mind I am wondering if the Canon 6D would have been a better choice. Time will tellPS - I did forget to mention that it appears as if I already might have spots on the sensor...I am not as forgiving on products as the cost increase so at the $3K range - not pleased.**UPDATE 4/6/14**Ok, I am uploading two pictures from a series of tests that now unfortunately make my decision to send this product back. Plane and simple - when a consumer makes a purchase in any dollar range let alone the $3K mark I expect a level of quality and even more so on a model that should have had corrections for certain defects.

I have the D610 since December 14 2013, and I wanted to wait for some time and after a few thousands pictures before I'd write the review.I owned 2 D600s that I loved for the image quality and its features but they had the dust/oil problem - I managed to sell them and I bought the D610, that I can confirm does not have the oil issue. The D610 behaves as the D600 that I consider a great camera and one of the best on the market.For the people that are complaining in this thread about the D600 and Nikon customer service, I must also say that my experience with the Nikon NY service center has been more than satisfactory - they have been very professional and helpful when I sent the D600s for the shutter replacement; After the shutter replacement, the D600s did not present oil on the sensor.With the D610 I decided to do the following test to make sure that if there was dust on the sensor it was not generated by the camera.The camera arrived with a clean sensor, so I mounted a prime lens (50 mm F/1.8) and I made about 500 shots without changing the lens; then I checked again taking a white picture at f22/ISO 100 and the sensor was still clean as the first "check" picture.Then I changed the lens and I mounted a zoom lens (28-300mm) and shot a few hundred pictures before I checked the sensor that a this time had a few dust spots (~10) spots - they had the same pattern of the D600 on the left top corner and also at the bottom right corner of the picture - I continued to shoot other 500 pictures before I checked again and at this time the sensor had about 40 spots also at the right upper corner.At this point I cleaned the sensor using a dry method (not wet, needed if it was oil) and I was able to fully remove all the dust/spots from the sensor.After the cleaning I mounted the prime lens and I shot again about 500 pictures before checking the sensor that was still clean.From my experience, the dust appears to find a way from the zoom to the sensor, even if I'm very careful making sure that the zoom is clean inside - the dust may cluster to the corners because of the whirl generated by the mirror.

Let me first say that I own and have used a D600 for 7 months now, and since that product is going away, I haven't had any serious dust/oil issues, and this the exact same camera without those issues, I felt is was fair to review it here. Certainly more fair than the other D600 owners who flamed this new version in other reviews below. To be clear, I don't own the D610 also, but have put the D600 (same exact camera/sensor, but with different shutter) through the paces.I moved up to full-frame after using a Nikon D5100 APS-c camera for a few years. First trip out with it was to Zion NP and the Grand Canyon. The controls are easy to use and certainly a step up for me having more buttons on camera with direct access to ISO, WB, and more. As others have and will mention, the RAW image quality just blows you away. Even after 7 months, when I import files into my MacBook, I still can't believe how good the dynamic range, detail, and colors are. Furthermore, if you really want to play with the images in Aperture/LR, it's amazing how far you can stretch them without degrading the image quality. Lifting shadows or dimming highlights if necessary expands the already great DR. The Sony sensors that Nikon has been using in here and in others really are the best on the market right now. I can't imagine needing anything more than 24 megapixels unless I were a pro making wall-sized prints.Since I wasn't heavily vested in the Nikon system before, and had used and enjoyed Canon cameras in the past, I took several months debating between the D600/610 and the Canon 6D. The Nikon seemed like a clear winner but was still hesitant because of the dust/oil issue (and Canon does have a nice lens offering). Now that the shutter has been replaced in the D610, I really think it's no contest. Unless you're heavily vested in Canon glass, the D610 is the way to go. The 100% viewfinder coverage really seals the deal. After using 95% coverage in my old D5100 (the 6D is 97%), I couldn't stand 'guessing' at what was going to be in the edges of the frame and really didn't want to have to live with that again in a $2k camera.I bought a new 18-35G lens with mine which has been great too. It is unfortunate Nikon has kind of screwed many of the D600 owners by not originally addressing the dust issue, but for what it is the D600/610 is an absolutely phenomenal camera.

I purchased the Nikon D600 when it first came out and THANKFULLY returned it when the dust/oil began to pop up on the sensor. I feel horrible for anyone that kept the D600 and now has a faulty camera out of warranty that has (essentially) been decommissioned from Nikon as a faulty product they don't want to fix. Thus the D610: a Nikon D600 with no dust and oil issues.For those who didn't get caught up in the D600 disaster, the D610 is a great camera in almost all aspects. For photographers, it offers great performance and features in a full frame camera. For videographers, you may want to skip the D610 as you can't change the aperture while recording or in live view making changing your exposure just about impossible. It's a bummer because the quality was very good but this made it unusable for me. Back to photographs, I'm in awe by the amount of dynamic range in the camera (shooting RAW) and love dual SD card slots and the heavy duty body (although it has a more plastic feel than the Canon 7D). It is a great all around camera and I love the photo quality I am able to achieve. It feels and operates more like a pro camera than the Canon 6D and has a good (but not unbelievable) AF system.However, a DSLR is more than just a camera because you are buying an ecosystem. You will be investing in a company with lenses, batteries, bodies, and will likely be sticking with that company for a long time for future cameras as you will be stuck with proprietary gear. As a result I have a difficult time recommending the D610 for those not already stuck in Nikon gear. The D610 is a great camera in many respects but Nikon has fumbled the ball big time and failed to stand up to a widespread product defect that I had. Nikon is a professional brand and a pro needs to be able to rely on their equipment and the brand behind it to fix/solve every issue. Thankfully my D800 has not had as many issues (though has had some that Nikon will not address) but I can no longer recommend the D610 for anyone not stuck with Nikon at this point. For those heavily invested in Nikon gear, The D610 is a great camera but I would not rely on it for a long term investment. I believe the price will drop heavily in the next 12 months and I don't think the issue is over yet.

A LOT of research lead me to this camera, I chose this over the D800 to get the two user modes. I'm picking up photography after 30 years away, and I wanted a good FX format. The first camera came, and I could not get the viewfinder to come in focus. I thought I just didn't know how to work the viewfinder - and I shot 300 frames before I figured out the diopter didn't work.So, I returned it (AMZN did a good job here, though I had to do the shipping myself). Second camera shows up the next day. First thing I did was unbox it, power it on with a lens, and you guessed right - same problem. It went right back in the box - I didn't shoot a single frame - and I'll return it when AMZN and I work out the how (the first camera hasn't even made it back to them yet).But what prompts my review here, is that the online research indicates this is a very, very common problem, which includes the D800. My measure of "common problem" was finding more than five other instances like mine where I was shipped two consecutive cameras with the same problem. That's either manufacturing problems or it's poorly engineered and gets broken in shipping.You can find out what a working diopter looks like by searching on YouTube for "Nikon D610 Diopter". I should have shot some video of what a broken version looks like, since I've had two of them, but suffice to say that on the first camera - I didn't even know there was a status line at the bottom of the viewfinder with the speed/fstop etc.This WAS the right camera for me - if the viewfinder worked, I'd recommend it with five stars. But it doesn't. The most upsetting thing, is the loss of my time to figure this all out. Without Nikon admitting there is a problem - I'm off the Nikon gear. And it was the perfect Camera for me.