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About a year ago, Nikon introduced the D600, the first sub-$2,000 full-frame dSLR to hit the market. Unfortunately, there were some issues that subsequently surfaced, like a problem with dust and oil spots many people believe (but Nikon will not confirm) was caused by the shutter mechanism that a large number of owners complained about and some frustrating limitations for strobists. With this update, Nikon’s implicitly addressing the former problem with a completely new shutter mechanism, but flash photographers hoping for an improvement on the latter are doomed to disappointment. On the upside, if you’ve been waiting for a price drop on the D600 (and are willing to roll the dice on the oil spills), this is your moment. Although Nikon wouldn’t say what the drop would be, it did confirm that we’d likely see one.
The new shutter is rated for the same number of cycles as previously — 150,000 — but now enables a slightly improved burst of 6 frames per second (from 5.5fps), and adds a new quiet-shutter continuous-shooting mode of up to 3fps. Nikon has also tweaked the white balance, for theoretically better results under artificial light and brighter blue skies. In portrait mode, the company claims more natural skin tones and improved facial depth of field by incorporating contrast information.
As with the D600, the D610 will launch at $1,995.95 for the body-only version and one with the 24-85mm f3.5-4.5 lens for $2,599.95. The company is also offering two other kits, one with the 38-300mm f3.5-5.6 lens plus 32GB card and large bag for $3.049.95, and a $3,249.95 dual-lens kit with the 24-85mm and 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 lenses plus the WU-1b Wireless Mobile Adapter, 32GB card, and a small bag. We can expect to see them all in late October.
New shutter in Nikon D610 might fix oil-on-sensor issue of D600
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