Nikon d600 liveview
The Nikon D600 can shoot at 5.5 frames per second, which is pretty impressive, considering the fact that it has to process 24 megapixels of information. I definitely have to resort to exposure compensation more on the D600, which is expected. My Nikon D800E meters pretty much spot on whatever I throw at it and I rarely have to dial exposure compensation to get what I want. However, the metering system is definitely not as good as the newer metering system used on the D800/D4 cameras. Most photographs of my kids came out properly exposed and did not need additional tweaking.
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Looks like Nikon might have tweaked the D600 a little, because I do not see the same exposure problem anymore. As I have pointed out in my Nikon D7000 Review, the metering system on the D7000 tended to overexpose images, especially when photographing people. Unlike the Nikon D4 and the D800 that have a brand new and sophisticated 3D Color Matrix Meter III exposure metering system with a 91,000-pixel RGB sensor, the Nikon D600 comes with an older and simpler 3D Color Matrix Meter II system with a 2,016-pixel RGB sensor – the same one used on the Nikon D7000. So if you cannot afford to get the 24-120mm VR, you might want to get the 24-85mm VR kit lens and some or all of the primes I mentioned above. However, it does an OK job on the D600 and it comes discounted when purchased as a kit. As for the kit Nikon 24-85mm VR lens, personally, I would not buy it because I would not want to use it on my Nikon D800E.
#Nikon d600 liveview manual
There are many more budget lens choices out there, including some of the older Nikon AF-D and manual focus lenses for a wide range of photography. All these are superb value lenses that I highly recommend. And if I wanted to get a zoom, I would buy the Nikon 24-120mm f/4G VR. If I were to decide what three lenses to buy first for the D600, I would go with: Nikon 28mm f/1.8G (for wide angle/landscapes), Nikon 50mm f/1.8G (for everyday photography) and Nikon 85mm f/1.8G (for portraiture).
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Sure you will lose the zoom versatility, but that prime will make you a better photographer. Good FX lenses do not have to be expensive – instead of using a mediocre Nikon 18-200mm superzoom, get a 50mm prime and you will be much happier. While DX lenses work on FX cameras, shooting in DX mode is a waste – you are throwing away more than half of the data! It is like putting a cap on a Ferrari so that it does not go over 30 mph on a 60 mph highway. If you own DX lenses, now might be a good time to get rid of them, unless you are keeping your DX camera as a backup. While the D600 definitely has plenty of resolution, you should not be concerned about lens performance, since I found many lenses (including many budget options) to work extremely well on it. Many of our readers that either bought the Nikon D600 or are planning to buy one, have been asking about what lens(es) to get for it.