On 15/11/2012 4:31 PM, Me wrote:
On 15/11/2012 2:21 p.m., Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-11-14 12:37:38 -0800, Me said:

On 15/11/2012 4:16 a.m., PeterN wrote:
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.

http://www.adorama.com/INKD800R.html...ce=rflaid63773



Note

the word, "refurbished". I suspect this means inventory which has had
the focus fixing firmware update.


...which I haven't been following very closely, but my understanding was
that as it was an AF sensor module physical alignment issue, there were
differing opinions on how successful firmware re-calibration was.
Buying a new later serial number "generally regarded as safe" D800 might
be worth the extra few hundred $ for peace of mind.
I might not be the only one thinking this - that $400 discount "refurb"
deal has been on offer from Adorama for a while, so either they've got a
huge pile of D800s to dispose of, or they're not selling very fast.
Meanwhile, there seem to be grey market D600s appearing for sale here
(NZ) at an equivalent price including tax indicating that they're being
procured (in Asia) for well below US MSRP. Perhaps there will be good
discounts on the D600 in the US after Xmas, that also coinciding with
the Canon 6d shipping.
I want either a D600 or D800, I'm a bit ambivalent about which one would
suit my needs better. I want the D800, but I know that I probably don't
need it.

Yes you do and don't be afraid to get the 800E