For the majority of the readership it may sound incredible, but it's true: I've been waiting with my transition from analogue Speigelreflex-mm photography until finally a digital SLR has come on the market that with my opinion on the benefits of Analog Photography where digital photography combined with sophisticated technology at an affordable price. In my view, does the D610 just that. In Detail:
(I) full-frame: For me it is indeed technically understandable, from a photographic point of view but hard to understand why in a digital SLR camera, a lens focal length of 24mm, for example, to produce an image result with an actual focal length of 36mm. This is exactly what, however, because of the crop factor of 1.5, the DX format (24x16 mm sensor size). For me as an analogue dinosaurs came along from the outset only a 1:. 1 transition from the so-called full-frame (FX), ie a sensor size of 36x24 mm (= former small picture) into consideration.
(Ii) Number of Pixels: An analogue small format 35mm negative film has about a resolution of 12 million pixels (= pixels). Switching to digital came for me, therefore, only at significantly higher number of pixels into consideration. The 24 million of D610 ensure this. The 36 million pixels of the D800 would be for me in terms of processing speed and computing power required too much, the 12 million of the (old) D700 eg too little. The imaging performance of the sensor of the D610 I personally feel as excellent. Large-format prints and enlargements are possible in one for me so far most of high-quality Fuji Velvia 50 slides and an unknown level of extraordinary quality.
(Iii) Viewfinder: For me personally has a DSLR camera guarantee a 100% viewfinder. Under photographic point of view, I find only 97%, which is certainly close to 100%, therefore, not acceptable, because exactly what I see, are also displayed needs - no more, no less. The D610 provides just that.
(Iv) Sensitivity: Here the DSLR demonstrated its advantages over the analogue photography mercilessly. Previously, for me with a 200 ISO film mostly at nightfall, at the latest upon entry into a church, etc. without artificial light (= Flash) circuit. It would have a film exchange or another camera with a film of higher photosensitivity been necessary to achieve under these circumstances still useful results. A tripod helped only partially. But already in the range of 400 ISO noise was often clear (= coarseness) to notice. The D610 starts photographing in such environments only. The results that are produced here, are also beyond what I could imagine as an analog (amateur) miniature photographer. The performance of the D610 I personally feel here as outstanding.
(V) Built-in flash: Some might consider the built-in flash as identification that it is precisely is an amateur camera in D610 as professionals (on your D800, D4, EOS 6D, EOS 5D Mark III etc.) either do do not require flash or - should there still required - Attach an external "real" lightning. Personally, I am decidedly different opinion: The small "integrated flash is golden There are exposure situations where not help even 3200 ISO on, when it comes to faces brightening with backlit subjects or portraits indoors in low light conditions, for example for me was.. built-in flash of the D610 a considerable selling point.
(Vi) scene modes + manual setting: This, too, is likely to again be a point of doing something (dismissively) can smile, but I am pleased. Personally, I have gained a little the impression that very intense, sometimes is also discussed very knowledgeable about technical features of individual DSLR cameras - which certainly has its place - that about but sometimes the core of photography, namely light, Momentum and Image a little too much into the background. If the D610 me in certain classic shooting situations (eg strong brightness by Sun at the booth or on snow, twilight, fast-moving subjects) submitted proven suggestions as focal length, shutter speed etc., thus facilitating me the technical side, I made this possible to a concentration the three aforementioned elements. If necessary - and there have been in the five weeks druchaus - can be manually readjusted. On that occasion, maybe a quip, which I once picked up somewhere on the net: Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light ...
(Vii) Objective: This is where the actual research work lay before purchasing the D610. About the advantages and disadvantages of fixed and zoom focal lengths is at various points in the network sufficiently and in relevant journals and been partly turn very detailed and knowledgeable discussed and written. Analogous times I had both: fixed and zoom lenses. And yes, they do exist, the differences in quality. After I had testweise borrowed a D610 with the following lenses for 2 days me before buying (Nikkor 14-24mm f / 2.8; Nikkor 16-35mm f / 2.8; Nikkor 50 mm f / 1.8; Nikkor 24-85 mm f / 3, 5 to 4.5 = kit lens and 80mm Nikkor f / 1.4) I bought me for the 24-85mm kit lens together with the 70-200mm f / 4 (The latter under the Nikon cash back action and advance not tried) decided. Reason: at 100% magnification on the computer visible to me differences when it comes to vignetting, vignetting and chromatic aberrations - in sharpness even in border areas I have in the "blind test" can perceive only very minor differences - were my personal feeling after so low ( and moreover already largely to correct annoying vignetting with the camera's internal image processing software) that clearly outweigh the benefits of the zoom lenses of fixed focal length lenses for me and my expected shooting situations: (i) unlike analog miniature cameras - in the 25 years of the so kind photographing I despite interchangeable lenses never had a dust problem - the electronic sensor of the DSLR is quite sensitive. Is changed more often (on the site of the change one has the situation and often receiving little influence due to) the higher the household means hardly be eliminated dust problem. For me unthinkable: I am for example in the desert road and defile with lens changes the sensor; (Ii) many times it has to be fast and the one-time recording situation does not allow changing lenses, but requires a focal length change. The imaging performance of the two of finally acquired my og lenses on the D610 is very good in my opinion.
CONCLUSION: my personal, subjective impression is at the D610 to an excellent and sophisticated DSLR camera that I can recommend without restriction in almost every imaginable photographic situations by just over 5 weeks of intensive use. It offers all the technical prerequisites for achieving excellent image results. Were the results screen time is not optimal, it has either to difficult external conditions (which could hardly be better with an analog camera can be managed) or located on shortcomings of the operator of the camera.
