By and large the Nikon D600 was warmly welcomed when it was announced in September 2012. It was designed to be the natural progression for DX format users wanting to dip their toes into FX (full-frame) photography and, as well as having a control layout that sits comfortably within Nikon's...

This 24 megapixel full frame DSLR has a couple of improvements on the D600 released last year. Burst mode speed is increased from 5.5 to 6 frames per second; auto white balance has been tweaked and a Quiet Shutter Continuous mode (which is not all that quiet) has been added.

Great camera have been using it for a few days now and I am really impressed with it. I used to have a d7000 and this was the right step for me, I got this body and a tamron 24-70 2.8 lens it might not be for everyone due to the weight but for me I can't wait to get out and about with this thing.

When it comes to photography, there are two kinds of folks – the ones that are happy to click away using a phone or a point-and-shoot, and the ones that… want more. If you fall squarely in that second category, you'd most likely already own (or are looking to buy, if you can convince the wife) a...

the bleeding fast burst mode; 24.3 megapixel full-frame goodness

Weird clustering of autofocus points; noticeably noisy at expanded ISOs

As a replacement for the one-year-old Nikon D600 (Est. $1500 (body only)) , the Nikon D610 offers three new features: faster continuous shooting, a quiet continuous shooting mode option and an improved auto white balance system.

New shutter mechanism; Full-frame format sensor; Quiet continuous shooting option

Unique arrangement of external controls; Hard to read LCD screen outdoors

This is an excellent camera, arguably offering more bang-for-your-buck than any other full-frame DSLR. It doesn't have the image resolution of the D800, but it has more manageable file sizes, a faster shooting speed and two custom user modes.

The D610 is my favorite Nikon DSLR. It's the same thing as last year's D600, which was also my favorite. The D610 has the optimum resolution for FX. The D800 has too many pixels which clogs my hard drives, slows my workflow, and the D800 can't shoot as fast for the same reason.

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