I enjoy taking pictures with my D600. I've had it for a little over a month and taken 2600 pictures. Enough time to get acquainted with most of the settings and different lens use. I hardly have to do an post productions to my pictures except for my usual straightening, minor cropping, and adding my copyright information.
I have not found any major issues with my camera. During the first few weeks it came out, there was little negative chatter about the camera. There was a lot more "Wows" and "Awesome" from those who appreciate the fine art of photography and for those moving up from DX to FX format. There's a lot to appreciate in using this camera. Kind of like taking photography to the next level.
In recent days, there's been grumblings about dust issues with the D600. Out of curiousity, I took my camera and set it the smallest aperture and shot a picture of the sky. I think I was at f/16. I looked at my LCD and sure enough I saw some dust spots. Mostly in the upper left corner. I went ahead and continued to open the aperture and took a couple more shots at f/11, f/8, f/5.6, f/4, and f/3.5. The dust spots slowly disappeared as I opened up the aperture. Wide open at f/3.5...there were no signs of the spots. I didn't notice them at f/8.
My previous camera D7000, which I still have, has the dreaded oil spots. Again, I don't notice it unless I shot at f/16 or f/22. I plan on sending that camera in for maintenance real soon as I've rolled the camera over twice.
Here are my thoughts. I did take a chance by getting this camera in the early stages when it came out. I will live with this slight issue on the D600. I rarely shoot at f/16 or f/22. That's probably why I haven't noticed any spots in my pictures. I plan on setting my camera up to do an internal cleaning when I turn on the camera. At some point, I will send my camera in to have maintenance...most likely next year. If there is a major issue with the mirror and Nikon ends up replacing a part, I will get it fixed. In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy my lovely camera and all it's beautiful capabilities.
While my brother was still in town, he and I made a trip to Georgetown and walked around the town and the University:
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| One of the beautiful buildings - Georgetown University |
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| From the inside looking out |
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| Georgetown is the place to see many lovely homes |
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| They are all so different! |
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| Many of them are going through renovations both inside and outside |
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| This exterior was beautiful |
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| We walked along the "locks" at the canal |
