"PeterN" wrote in message
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On 11/14/2012 1:05 AM, Trevor wrote:
"PeterN" wrote in message
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According to some comparisons I read, the differences between the 600
and
the 800 are not that great. Indeed, because it has less pixels, the low
light noise level of the 600 is less than the 800.

But not when the D800 image is averaged down to the same number of
pixels!
You simply get a choice with the D800 you don't have with the D600.
Both would more than satisfy most people however.

Yep!
For me that's the tipping point in favor of the 800, plus the fact that I
can be pretty rough on my equipment. And I strongly prefer using the CF
card. (Harder to loose.)

Pity the selling price of the D800 has increased here lately so as to
make
the D600 competitive (or it wouldn't be!) Aided of course by the fact the
Canon 5D3 was more expensive, allowing Nikon to increase their price :-(




At PC Expo in NY they were selling the D800 for $2,600, really narrowing
the gap.

Over here the street price on the D800 seems to have gone up by $300-$400,
(about $3,500 USD) allowing the D600 to sell for little less than what the
D800 was selling for originally.
Most other camera's usually go down in price after the initial rush.

Trevor.