babamaru

nobody mentions 20mm f2.8D?Tiny, sharp, inexpensive.Zoom shcmoon.

Hmm I don't quite understand your point.If you shoot Raw, the color tones are entirely dependent on the processing software. Camera color profiles are simply saved as meta data and can be...

Digital cameras do not have any inherent "skin color". Please lets stop creating these nonsensical threads.You choose the skin tones, or any other tones, when developing your RAWs.You can interpret...

I want a 500 gram D600 next

I see this as simply Nikon not having the resources to design 4 high-end cameras at once, rather than some deep strategy shift.They would have released a D400 already if they could. Its coming.

Yes, literally.

Sorry, but I call BS on those comparison pics.Any other sources?

IMO it doesn't have to be mirrorless.They can make an FE-sized FF DSLR if they wanted to. The sacrifice would be just be body strength, weather sealing, AF motor, etc. And yes I would buy one.

Bah... if you like the feature, use it. Its your camera.Don't be like the people who buy a fancy leather sofa then cover it in plastic to preserve it.

Hmm I disagree.LR's has less smudging on the text and trees, better blacks and blues. And after fixing the highlights issues (see JPG version 2), I like the results *much* better than the camera...

Seems like the highlights difference comes from Active-D lighting, which LR does not attempt to replicate automatically. Auto-toning it made it closer.Colors on the elephant are still quite...

Jack, thanks for the analysis.I agree on the blown highlights and higher contrast, but not sure if that is caused by the NR or just strange LR defaults. Will investigate.However, I see...

forget m43, get a Fujifilm XE-1 m43 will soon be in trouble IMO.

D700: too heavyD800: too expensiveD600: just right

Yes you can use DX lenses, but most of the full-frame sensor area would not be used.OK as a temporary measure I guess, but you can get cheap FX lenses, like the excellent $200 50mm f1.8g

True. I didn't mean to say it sucks compared to other cameras. (though I wonder if that could be the case).

I deleted the ones in original post, but took new ones. Full size:Camera JPG Lightroom JPG

reformat both cards (in camera), try again.

As it should, but fitted to my monitor size, there is still a clear and obvious difference between camera JPGs and Lightroom JPGs at ISO 6400And believe me, I am no RAW nazi. I started this thread...

Just that, nothing else.NR +30 or so.