NEWS: New Nikon D610 Replaces the Controversial D600

Thursday, October 10, 2013

New Nikon D610 Replaces the Controversial D600

The rumored update to the Nikon D600 released. The new Nikon D610 comes with only three new features, faster continuous shooting, quiet continuous mode and an improved auto white balance. More importantly for many prospective buyers is the infamous D600's oil on the sensor issue (Service Advisory) may have been corrected with it's redesigned shutter. According to dpreview.com a resolution to the oil contamination issue can not be confirmed by Nikon but speculation by internet theorists are suggesting this is the sole reason for the new D610.

dpreview: "Internet theorists have already suggested that the D610 was created to leave the troubles of the D600 behind. And the appearance of a new model so soon after the D600's launch, with almost no changes other than a new shutter mechanism, seems to give that theory some credence."

Nikon D610 First Impressions ~ dpreview.com
Nikon D610 Overview ~ Nikon US
Nikon D610 Specifications ~ Nikon US

D600 Sensor Dust Issues ~ Roger Cicala (LensRentals.com)
Time-lapse video sheds light on D600 sensor dust problem ~ Imaging Resource

Updates:

Nikon D610's Clean Bill of Health: "We’ll keep an eye out, of course, for problems in the future, but as best I can tell (and as we all expected) the D610 does not appear to have any sensor dust problems ~ Roger Cicala (LensRentals.com)"
Nikon is replacing some D600 cameras with new D610 models ~ "I have received several reports from readers (mainly from Europe) who were able to get a new D610 camera from Nikon as a replacement for their "dirty" D600."
Nikon May be Facing a Class Action Lawsuit for D600 Camera Issues ~ "Petapixel by the way of Nikon Rumors is stating that US law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann and Bernstein is trying to gather complaints for a possible class action law suit against Nikon for issues had with the D600–the company’s entry level full frame DSLR."