Advanced photographers ready to step up to a full-frame DSLR know that it's nice to save a little cash for lenses, and Nikon's new D610, which ships in late October, comes at a relatively affordable $2000 for the body only. That's $100 less than its predecessor, the D600, and significantly less than many of its competitors, including Nikon's own 36.3 megapixel D800 ($2700), the Canon EOS 5D Mark III ($3399), and Sony's Alpha SLT-A99 ($2800).
The D610 looks and feels about the same as its D600 predecessor, but with a number of significant tweaks.
While some shooters may be disappointed that the new camera does not offer GPS or Wi-Fi, the D610 is nonetheless slated to be Nikon's most affordable small format full frame camera for photographers stepping up to a full frame DSLR. It's targeted to the same audience as the D600—enthusiasts, advanced shooters, and semi pros who understand photography, love the photographic process, and recognize the advantages of a full frame sensor for depth-of-field control, wide dynamic range, superior image quality, low noise, color fidelity, and low-light performance.
Nikon D610
Because it has a full frame sensor, the D610 works with Nikon's FX format lenses. An auto or manually adjusted crop mode also accommodates the use of Nikon's DX lenses, which are designed for use with smaller APS-C sensor models.
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