tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post4156455643183491781..comments2024-02-12T03:21:03.402-08:00Comments on Ron Martinsen's Photography Blog: REVIEW: Nikon D600–My Favorite Nikon Ever?!!! (Part 1 of 2)ronmartblog.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06815090271742112506noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-40330814871472630912013-05-20T13:31:55.386-07:002013-05-20T13:31:55.386-07:00Thanks for your reply Ron, I have invested a lot w...Thanks for your reply Ron, I have invested a lot with Nikon glasses and it is hard for me to switch to Canon without losing $$$$. I watched dpreview forum and there are many people facing dust and oil issue. I have not hear much about it when D300, D700, D3 and D3s was released. <br />The sad part is I do not see Nikon does not fix it properly yet.wilcohttp://mycasualsnaps.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-67393034092077194232013-05-17T13:56:04.421-07:002013-05-17T13:56:04.421-07:00Wilco,
Since 2008, I've noticed that every gr...Wilco,<br /><br />Since 2008, I've noticed that every great Nikon camera has someone complaining about this problem.<br /><br />Yes, it's true that ANY Nikon model can suffer from the occasional oil spot on the sensor. I'm not sure why Nikon hasn't addressed this problem, but if you do your research you can see reports of this on the D300, D700, D3, D3s, D4, D7000, D7100, etc...<br /><br />If the notion of getting oil spots on your sensor that are hard to clean bothers you then get Eclipse and cleaning swabs or go with Canon. It seems to be a general problem often reported for the Nikon platform.<br /><br />I did see some of it with one of the Nikons I tested, I think it was the D4. I also had a student with a D7000 who had a bad case of it - I couldn't get his sensor clean it was so bad.<br /><br />Ronronmartblog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815090271742112506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-18432690101320324122013-05-17T01:32:45.563-07:002013-05-17T01:32:45.563-07:00I was set back to get D600 since many people compl...I was set back to get D600 since many people complaint oil and dust issue. Is D7100 is alternative for the time being?wilcohttp://mycasualsnaps.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-51534998209375172752013-04-10T20:23:49.523-07:002013-04-10T20:23:49.523-07:00TonyS,
Then you should read my review on the D710...TonyS,<br /><br />Then you should read <a href="http://www.ronmartblog.com/2013/04/review-nikon-d7100a-mini-d800e.html" rel="nofollow">my review on the D7100</a> that I just released this week. ;-)ronmartblog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815090271742112506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-3830066823493542742013-04-10T20:03:47.937-07:002013-04-10T20:03:47.937-07:00Dear Ron, I would be very interetsed in your comme...Dear Ron, I would be very interetsed in your comments on the D7100 per se and also how it compares to the D600 especially regarding picture quality.<br />Many thanks in anticipation.<br />Tony SteeleTonySnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-37288123200793800582013-03-28T18:05:02.042-07:002013-03-28T18:05:02.042-07:00Peter J. Osher,
Cool, I'm sure you'll enj...Peter J. Osher,<br /><br />Cool, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.<br /><br />I appreciate your visiting the blog and I know you'll love your camera. <br /><br />Since you purchased your camera from Costco instead of via the links on the blog, you should probably go to them for tips since they earned the commission on the sale.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Ronronmartblog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815090271742112506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-70213545107848914642013-03-28T13:39:54.202-07:002013-03-28T13:39:54.202-07:00Thanks Ron. Based on your review and other researc...Thanks Ron. Based on your review and other research I did I ended up buying the D600 kit from Costco. I had been using the D200 for many years, so it's refreshing to have a camera with such great features (including video). I was wondering if you had some favorite settings for point and shoot as well as landscape shots. Thanks your your help. PotoFotoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155628486388097781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-31313277653368038462012-12-19T02:37:27.071-08:002012-12-19T02:37:27.071-08:00John,
I'm so sorry I saw your post and got an...John,<br /><br />I'm so sorry I saw your post and got an answer from Nikon on 11/9, but forgot to respond. You just need to go to the Shooting menu (camera icon) > Image area > “auto DX crop off”<br />ronmartblog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815090271742112506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-89751790028977456002012-11-08T19:50:26.375-08:002012-11-08T19:50:26.375-08:00Does anyone know how to override the auto DX crop ...Does anyone know how to override the auto DX crop on the D600. I want to use a 12mm DX lens which I realize would have some vignetting but I want to crop for panoramas and the camera will not allow it . It worked on the D700 but not on the D600. Auto DX crop seems to be a new feature on this camera. For me this is very annoying.<br />John.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-10196090252381219642012-10-03T02:13:30.412-07:002012-10-03T02:13:30.412-07:00David,
Trey Ratcliff is in the Smithsonian for H...David, <br /><br />Trey Ratcliff is in the Smithsonian for HDR and is one of the most famous HDR shooters in the world. When you watch his videos you'll see that 99.9% of the time he only uses 3 images to make his world famous HDR's.<br /><br />People make a big poo poo about how many bracketed exposures a camera can take, but if you use your head you'll understand that 3 is plenty most of the time. Why? Well if you shoot raw then that gives you +/- 2 EV so if I space the images 2EV apart, then those 3 RAW images cover a big enough range for almost any practical scenario. <br /><br />When I do HDR I typically only do three (even though my camera can do more) and I usually don't like more than +/- 1 EV difference because using more makes garish looking HDR images. <br /><br />FWIW, I love <a href="http://www.ronmartblog.com/2012/07/review-nik-software-hdr-efex-pro-2.html" rel="nofollow">HDR Efex Pro 2</a> for doing HDR.<br /><br />I'm not sure what you are talking about with the zoom feature. I know that I can zoom to actual size which is what I need. I haven't found any limiting factors of the D600 zoom feature in real-world use.ronmartblog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815090271742112506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-75579298741507429802012-10-02T23:30:34.067-07:002012-10-02T23:30:34.067-07:00Jim,
Adobe just released the final version of Lig...Jim,<br /><br />Adobe just released the final version of Lightroom 4.2 and it's reading the D600 NEF files, so you should actually be good to go.ronmartblog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815090271742112506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-6251486635122683322012-10-01T21:47:28.219-07:002012-10-01T21:47:28.219-07:00Ron,
Thank you for the review. I may buy a D600,...Ron, <br />Thank you for the review. I may buy a D600, but I'm wondering about it's bracketing capabilities for HDR photography. Only three frames? Have you tried creating any HDR photographs with just three frames?<br /><br />Also, is it true that the zoom feature to review images taken cannot be seen at 100% on the D600?<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193537246407750610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-33321931896963387832012-10-01T17:35:22.586-07:002012-10-01T17:35:22.586-07:00Jim,
Yes, the D600 seems a good fit for you and w...Jim,<br /><br />Yes, the D600 seems a good fit for you and what you say makes sense. Be sure to use links on my blog! :-) (I can send them if you like )<br /><br />The next update of Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw do not currently have support for the D600 which means it could be a while. They haven't released that update, so they could do a last minute addition. However, from what I see I think it will be Lightroom 4.3 before we see D600 support so that could be closer to the holiday season.ronmartblog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815090271742112506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-19722321991759573272012-10-01T17:32:58.954-07:002012-10-01T17:32:58.954-07:00Anonymous,
Some of those were very slow shutter s...Anonymous,<br /><br /><i><b>Some of those were very slow shutter speeds- did you use a tripod on any of them?</b></i><br /><br />Yes, a tripod was used on all shots where the shutter speed is less than the focal length. Keep in mind though, if the wind is blowing the trees during a long exposure they will blur which is why the river shot shows super sharp rocks but blurry trees.<br /><br />There are some shots that are in the gallery but not in the article that are a little soft because my finger accidentally switched off VR. Those are shots where the shutter speed is about the same speed as the focal length, and they are limited to only a few shots at Mt. Baker.<br /><br />I shot RAW+JPEG. RAW doesn't help you with motion blur. ;-) It's true that RAW's can be softer because the raw image has no in-camera sharpening, but most RAW processors add sharpening by default to try to match what you get with the JPEG thumbnail preview of the RAW (which is what you see on your camera's LCD, in your histogram, and when you first load the image in Lightroom before it processes the RAW).ronmartblog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815090271742112506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-62339073449076623622012-10-01T13:56:23.352-07:002012-10-01T13:56:23.352-07:00Thanks Ron for the d600 review, I am glad I did no...Thanks Ron for the d600 review, I am glad I did not take the D800 plunge (based on your advice. The d600 seems perfect for my needs, I have gotten very comfortable having a battery grip on my d7000, so I will be ordering one for the d600 along with an "L" bracket from RRS. Do you know when LR4 and PS5 will be supporting the d600? Thanks Jim FairJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12104519012871517801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826231802859523569.post-86988864940281631252012-10-01T13:03:45.455-07:002012-10-01T13:03:45.455-07:00Great write up and shots. Some of those were very ...Great write up and shots. Some of those were very slow shutter speeds- did you use a tripod on any of them? Do you think shooting .jpg vs. raw helped with sharpness at such slow speeds?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com