Bought Nikon d600 yesterday

Turning it in tomorrow for sensor cleaning, i had really high hopes that waiting this long to buy it would prevent the problem but after just 100 or so shots i noticed spots already at f5.6. I asked the salesguy before i bought it and he said, "no no this is and old issue, your camera is a new one and that sensor problem is way back". Oh well i guess not :). Anyway im really impressed with the camera though did a iso test through the whole range and was blown away, now i just hope this issue won't bug me so much after the cleaning.

dont buy a used car from that salesman!

I don't think is oil, I bet is only dust, use a dust blower and it will be fine but later for sure you will have oil on the sensor.

My D600 shutter count is 1400 and I have just 4 or 5 small drops of oil on it.

Check the shutter count just in case they are selling you a used or returned camera.

Marcelo

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I wonder if there is anyone that doesnt have the dust issue? havent heard from anyone yet.

Bought my D600 last wednesday. Has been awefull weather since then except for one single morning when I made:



Probaly not even picture number 100, but didn't see any dust either (or maybe I'm just not looking good enough ?).

Does that answer your question :)

Hey Boushh_TFA, im sorry but i took your picture through photoshop and then Nik hdr to bring out the structure and found some spots here and there, so looks like you got a winner as well lol. I promise i didnt mess with it, ive highlighted the spots here so you can see for your self. I guess all d600 have this issue. Nice picture though, i hope a fix is coming soon.

2 D600's ...  no oil on neither ...

Some normal dust.

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Thanks, at least there are only six spots

I'll give it a quick blow and hopefully that will be the end of it !!

How long have u had em for? can i try see one of your NEF files?  thanks for the info.

One in september, one early in January and no, I have no files to share, you will have to take my word for it.

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Allright, atleast it's nice to know there are versions out there who doesnt suffer from the issue.

Seems the oil and dust issue never end.

but i still have confidence and i will get it next week.

I do not. Very clean - still.

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Good luck with that, i was about to buy one and decided not to. I just spoke with a BH sales person, and his reply was:

We cant really give an answer to that without a Nikon announcement.

Which to me traduces into: yes we know, problem is huge, but if we say something will get into issues with Nikon....

I live in Brazil so returning the camera is definitely not an option if i decide to risk it.

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Nice picture! To assess whether you have dust/oil spots it is better to shoot at f/16 rather than f/8.

Leo

I got my D600 during the promotional sale last month. I've shot about 600 images and haven't noticed dust or oil

I did not get oil till around 2,800. Others go it around 2,000 and one report was 9,000+. I would say no way of knowing till the camera hits well over 3,000. If by that point you are good I would say you should be fine. 600 is not a good indication. Nikon repair is shooting about 3,000 shots when testing some units

I also know several D600 owners who are not having a problem.  The only people posting are those who are seeing a problem, which I think is skewing perceptions...I wouldn't be surprised to discover that the vast majority of these cameras are problem-free...next week at fashion week will be the real test for my D600...my D3 still throws oil spots after three years, I guess I am used to it so I am prepared if my D600 decides to do the same.  The camera is too good a camera to only talk about the oil spots...the image quality on this camera is magnificent!!!

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It's only $2K camera what do you expect? Perfect camera?

So i turned in the camera and the saleslady called Nikon who said it shouldnt happen with new sendings of Nikon D600, but anyway they send it in for a "fix" but i will immediately test it when i get it back, if there is as much as 1 spot i can luckily cancel the purchase and get my money back.