Earlier this year, we fell in love with the Nikon D800 . How could you not? It's a 36.6-megapixel hulk of a professional camera. But not everyone has $3500 to spend on a camera. The Nikon D600 sounds like an ideal compromise: the camera you can still afford with many of the professional specs you...

There appears to be a move towards increasing the number of camera models with full frame (ie 24x36mm) sensors. Sony, for one, has even released a fixed mirror DSLR model with a full frame sensor.

no vari-angle screen

[...]This is an awesome camera, got mine a few days ago and cant be more impressed. When taking into consideration the intended customer and the price point, there isn't a better camera on the market today, so if this camera meets your needs, buy one without reservation. [...

very pleased with the quality of photographs, lens is really good.

Can Nikon put a foot wrong in the D-SLR business at the moment? We're not so much talking about a renaissance any more as a belle epoch. The list of recent home runs is truly impressive – D4, D800/800E, D3200 and now the D600 (with, we're reliably informed, more to come).

Nikon D600 Review The D7000 goes FX Add a comment or send Thom feedback on this article. The surprise in Nikon's 2012 FX onslaught was the D600, announced just prior to Photokina and only about six months after the D4/D800/D800E.

Consumer DX user upgrading to FX : get the D600; It's what you're used to, on steroids; Sure, 36mp sounds like bragging rights, but short of being really good at handling your camera during photography and having great lenses, you're not going to see much bump from what you would see with the D600.

Consumer DX user upgrading to FX : get the D600; It's what you're used to, on steroids; Sure, 36mp sounds like bragging rights, but short of being really good at handling your camera during photography and having great lenses, you're not going to see much bump from what you would see with the D600.

This camera is so good that we would say if you are thinking of buying a D800 or 5D Mark III , take a look at the D600 . is more than a small professional camera for amateurs : it is a different tool . It is more efficient DSLR . And that is what most people need.

My primary zoom is the $1700 Nikon 24-70 2.8. I have a lot more to learn about this lens...but out of the box this lens performed GREAT! No...it won't replace my primary lens...but if I bought this one first, I'm not sure I would have bothered with an upgrade.

Good focus speed Crisp Images Lightweight

Other than the fact that it's not built like a tank?

This full-frame VR II lens has a stunning optical performance. How highly did it score on test?

I have used this many times in the last three weeks and am happy with the results as far as sharpness, clarity and VR so far. I shoot landscape so I am almost always at f/7-f/13. And at $397 I can't see getting anything better.