Nikon D600 Officially Announced!

Posted on Sep 12, 2012 in Photography |

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Well well well, the wait is finally over folks. Nikon has officially announced their latest full-frame prosumer-grade body, the Nikon D600. I have been watching the news on this beast for quite some time now, so the specs are not anything unexpected. What really surprised me though, is the price point. At the price of $2100, I’m not sure why anyone would grab it instead of the D800/D800E. I’m somewhat disappointed, as I was going to get one of these had it been $1500 like the rumors suggested

As always, dpreview has already gotten their hands on the Nikon D600 body and taken it for a test drive. The specs are below, and you can pre-order the new body on B&H website or Amazon website.

– Price: $2100 body only on B&H and on Amazon, Body + 24-85mm VR kit: $2700 on B&H and on Amazon. (If you live in California, get the one on Amazon before they start collecting tax on Sept 15th)
– 24-Megapixel, full-frame sensor
– 100-6400 ISO (expands to 25,600)
– 1080p video @ 24/25/30, 720p @ 24/25/30/60
– 5.5fps
– 39-point AF, 7 points active at f/8
– Uncompressed, clean HDMI out
– DUAL SD card slots
– 100% viewfinder coverage
– 1/4000 max shutter speed, 150,000 shutter cycles
– 1/200 flash sync
– Same weather sealing as the D800/D800E
– 3.2″ 921,000-pixel LCD
– Built-in Flash
– Improved auto white balance
– EN-EL15 battery (Same as D7000 and D800)
– Rated to 900 shots per charge
– Wireless connection to smart phones, apps, etc. possible with WU-1b adapter
– Body weighs 760g (just over the Sony a99 weight)
– Optional MB-D14 battery grip that does not increase frame rate, but allows use of EN-EL15 battery or AAs