DP REVIEW of Nikon D6 ?

Joseph C Parisi DVM said:

Hi .

Think we will see a DP REVIEW of the new D6?

Have read some reviews not much chatter, D6 is not added to the banner of this forum ?

Just asking

Joe Parisi SWF

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It's an excellent point...and at least the title of the forum should be amended to reflect the addition of the new D6 to the Nikon FF lineup.

Now I imagine that DPR is going to be busy with all of the new mirrorless cameras from Canon, and soon Nikon and Sony. And I believe I read in another thread that DPR mentioned that they were having difficulty getting a loaner D6 to test.

So I think it will happen. It's just that the market for these high end beasts is relatively small, and most who are interested in one don't necessarily need a review to decide.

Hi.

Your point is well taken. Before I commit to the beast I would enjoy the thoughts and options of those who have handled the camera and who might be available for questions.

Joe SWF

Joseph C Parisi DVM said:

Hi.

Your point is well taken. Before I commit to the beast I would enjoy the thoughts and options of those who have handled the camera and who might be available for questions.

Joe SWF

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Understandable. Here's one report from a user on this forum:


If you have other questions you may want to reach out to him.

Here's a review many have found helpful:


A sports photographer:


Of course you have Moose Peterson, but he is a Nikon ambassador, and so for some that makes this more of a promotional piece...but others have found it helpful:


Hope this helps.

Hi

Thank you for your thoughts and comments, Will Follow up.

Joe SWF

Joseph C Parisi DVM said:

Hi .

Think we will see a DP REVIEW of the new D6?

Have read some reviews not much chatter, D6 is not added to the banner of this forum ?

Just asking

Joe Parisi SWF

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Canon 1DX III came out before D6 in February and DPR only came out with review few weeks ago. 1DX III is a lot more significant upgrade to 1DX II compared to Nikon D6 to D5 upgrade. I highly doubt you will get D6 review very soon.And most reviews out there can be trusted since reviews are coming out only from Nikon ambassadors and they all read like a commercial.

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SushiEater said:

Joseph C Parisi DVM said:

Hi .

Think we will see a DP REVIEW of the new D6?

Have read some reviews not much chatter, D6 is not added to the banner of this forum ?

Just asking

Joe Parisi SWF

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Canon 1DX III came out before D6 in February and DPR only came out with review few weeks ago. 1DX III is a lot more significant upgrade to 1DX II compared to Nikon D6 to D5 upgrade. I highly doubt you will get D6 review very soon.And most reviews out there can be trusted since reviews are coming out only from Nikon ambassadors and they all read like a commercial.

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How would they know whether a camera was a significant upgrade unless they reviewed it? Gut feel and what others are saying and then decide on a review schedule?

scokill said:

SushiEater said:

Joseph C Parisi DVM said:

Hi .

Think we will see a DP REVIEW of the new D6?

Have read some reviews not much chatter, D6 is not added to the banner of this forum ?

Just asking

Joe Parisi SWF

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Canon 1DX III came out before D6 in February and DPR only came out with review few weeks ago. 1DX III is a lot more significant upgrade to 1DX II compared to Nikon D6 to D5 upgrade. I highly doubt you will get D6 review very soon.And most reviews out there can be trusted since reviews are coming out only from Nikon ambassadors and they all read like a commercial.

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How would they know whether a camera was a significant upgrade unless they reviewed it? Gut feel and what others are saying and then decide on a review schedule?

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Yes there is judging something on a spec sheet and there is actually using it. The D810 was on paper a minor update to the D800, but in real world use was a major update. Some even said the D850 was a minor update to the D810, but of course that was wrong and again the D850 proved to be something significant.

Most that I've read re the D6 confirm this: that the all new AF system for many makes it a significant update. Most appreciate the new workflow as well: the touchscreen and its customizations, etc.

But ideally one would rent if able to in order to assess for themself.

Thoughts R Us said:

scokill said:

SushiEater said:

Joseph C Parisi DVM said:

Hi .

Think we will see a DP REVIEW of the new D6?

Have read some reviews not much chatter, D6 is not added to the banner of this forum ?

Just asking

Joe Parisi SWF

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Canon 1DX III came out before D6 in February and DPR only came out with review few weeks ago. 1DX III is a lot more significant upgrade to 1DX II compared to Nikon D6 to D5 upgrade. I highly doubt you will get D6 review very soon.And most reviews out there can be trusted since reviews are coming out only from Nikon ambassadors and they all read like a commercial.

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How would they know whether a camera was a significant upgrade unless they reviewed it? Gut feel and what others are saying and then decide on a review schedule?

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Yes there is judging something on a spec sheet and there is actually using it. The D810 was on paper a minor update to the D800, but in real world use was a major update. Some even said the D850 was a minor update to the D810, but of course that was wrong and again the D850 proved to be something significant.

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Who said that, people in Canon??!

Or the same people who swore blind the D6 would have sensor stabilisation because mirrorless had it???

Thoughts R Us said:

Most that I've read re the D6 confirm this: that the all new AF system for many makes it a significant update. Most appreciate the new workflow as well: the touchscreen and its customizations, etc.

But ideally one would rent if able to in order to assess for themself.

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scokill said:

SushiEater said:

Joseph C Parisi DVM said:

Hi .

Think we will see a DP REVIEW of the new D6?

Have read some reviews not much chatter, D6 is not added to the banner of this forum ?

Just asking

Joe Parisi SWF

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Canon 1DX III came out before D6 in February and DPR only came out with review few weeks ago. 1DX III is a lot more significant upgrade to 1DX II compared to Nikon D6 to D5 upgrade. I highly doubt you will get D6 review very soon.And most reviews out there can be trusted since reviews are coming out only from Nikon ambassadors and they all read like a commercial.

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How would they know whether a camera was a significant upgrade unless they reviewed it? Gut feel and what others are saying and then decide on a review schedule?

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Canon and Nikon published specs way before camera was released. Review of the camera is only confirming what spec does. On one hand the more new features camera has the longer it takes to review. On the other hand minor revision upgrade does not warrant for a full review. And then if review takes too long it is not even worth doing it since everyone already know what the camera does.

Most whom purchase one do it without reading what others have to say about something like me.. great addition to my D5's and D850 for sure..

Hi All.

Thank you for your ideas and comments. Waiting for Amazon or B & H to get stock....Some will say its will be a long wait , But they both have the best no interest 12 month financing.

Joe SWF.

Joseph C Parisi DVM said:

Hi All.

Thank you for your ideas and comments. Waiting for Amazon or B & H to get stock....Some will say its will be a long wait , But they both have the best no interest 12 month financing.

Joe SWF.

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They are around if you really want one..I bought mine from Normans Camera in michigan along with the new 120-300 zoom. They also had 3 of the 500PF's in stock and snagged one of those also..

Joseph C Parisi DVM said:

Hi All.

Thank you for your ideas and comments. Waiting for Amazon or B & H to get stock....Some will say its will be a long wait , But they both have the best no interest 12 month financing.

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FWIW, back in 2016, I ordered my D5 from B&H on April 14, when it was still out of stock. Initially I was under the impression that it would take a couple of weeks. It was finally shipped to me on May 12. The difference in 2016 was that Nikon announced it in early January and started shipping in a month, with the Rio Summer Olympics coming up.

The difference is 2020 is that the Olympics is postponed to 2021, and a lot of professional sports are suspended due to Covid-19. Demand on the D6 cannot possibly be all that high at the moment. If you order now, I would imagine you can get it in a few weeks, but everything is slowed down by Covid-19 in these days.

LensWizard said:

Most whom purchase one do it without reading what others have to say about something like me.. great addition to my D5's and D850 for sure..

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How would you know? You don't take any pictures.

Although I agree many people buy or pre order these before reviews come out, I think Nikon made a big mistake here. Canon just announced the R5 and R6 yet they had plenty of review samples in reviewers hands in time. So we quickly are getting reviews of those cameras before we are seeing any D6 reviews! That’s ridiculous to me in 2020, Nikon missed the boat and by the time a few reviews do come, they may have missed some sales. Either way I think we can all agree Nikon seems to have it head stuck you know where, because it’s not the first time they screwed up a camera launch. Recently Nikon has failed to get other cameras into the hands of people to review in a quick time frame. All we have so far is a few Nikon Ambassadors singing a short praise tune and others like Jared Polin hating on something he’s never even tried! Or worse Ken Rockwell reviewing the D6 and 120-300mm without ever using or having either in his possession. Not saying that by now he does not have them, but he published his reviews before he had them for sure! So no honest reviews yet from reliable sources, all we know is the AF is a little better, you can customize it more in some areas and less in others. Buffer is smaller, not good, no noise improvement and WiFi, does not sound so appealing. Now I had a D6 for a few days and sent it back, elected to keep my D5, sell my backup bodies and now buy a second D5, still have a D500 too. I don’t get into a long discussion on why, but I think Nikon is really messing up. Once people like Steve Perry or Thom Hogan, Photography Life review the camera it will be more appealing. There is a lot to like, the AF system is amazing, if not the best in any DSLR ever made. For me though the D5 is already good enough or more, I’m not missing shots and if I do it’s my fault. I don’t like that Nikon is using a faster card, but the buffer is worse, I don’t like that you can’t program certain buttons the way you used to, I don’t like that the D6 still needs an accessory mounted to fire SB-5000s, but those are nitpicks. I think it’s most sad that Nikon is no longer putting cameras like the D6 into professional hands for reviews, it shows that they are either scared of what will be said or they are just incompetent and stuck in the past. These days time matters and although the D6 was announced and released way before the R5 and R6, we still have no honest reviews!

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Although I agree many people buy or pre order these before reviews come out, I think Nikon made a big mistake here. Canon just announced the R5 and R6 yet they had plenty of review samples in reviewers hands in time. So we quickly are getting reviews of those cameras before we are seeing any D6 reviews! That’s ridiculous to me in 2020, Nikon missed the boat and by the time a few reviews do come, they may have missed some sales. Either way I think we can all agree Nikon seems to have it head stuck you know where, because it’s not the first time they screwed up a camera launch. Recently Nikon has failed to get other cameras into the hands of people to review in a quick time frame. All we have so far is a few Nikon Ambassadors singing a short praise tune and others like Jared Polin hating on something he’s never even tried! Or worse Ken Rockwell reviewing the D6 and 120-300mm without ever using or having either in his possession. Not saying that by now he does not have them, but he published his reviews before he had them for sure!

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I don't think Ken has it. Look at his D5 review. What is the first link you see after the title?

"Sample images" Nothing under D6 title.

WildlifePhotog said:

So no honest reviews yet from reliable sources, all we know is the AF is a little better, you can customize it more in some areas and less in others. Buffer is smaller, not good, no noise improvement and WiFi, does not sound so appealing. Now I had a D6 for a few days and sent it back, elected to keep my D5, sell my backup bodies and now buy a second D5, still have a D500 too. I don’t get into a long discussion on why, but I think Nikon is really messing up. Once people like Steve Perry or Thom Hogan, Photography Life review the camera it will be more appealing. There is a lot to like, the AF system is amazing, if not the best in any DSLR ever made. For me though the D5 is already good enough or more, I’m not missing shots and if I do it’s my fault. I don’t like that Nikon is using a faster card, but the buffer is worse, I don’t like that you can’t program certain buttons the way you used to, I don’t like that the D6 still needs an accessory mounted to fire SB-5000s, but those are nitpicks. I think it’s most sad that Nikon is no longer putting cameras like the D6 into professional hands for reviews, it shows that they are either scared of what will be said or they are just incompetent and stuck in the past. These days time matters and although the D6 was announced and released way before the R5 and R6, we still have no honest reviews!

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All true.

Hi

I understand that Steve Perry my have a D6 video released this Sat. ( that’s his target date ).

Joe SWF

Joseph C Parisi DVM said:

Hi

I understand that Steve Perry my have a D6 video released this Sat. ( that’s his target date ).

Joe SWF

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Didn't he retire from singing?

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The redhat reviewer got a few things wrong: the D5 had the ability to zoom in on photos taken using the centre button of the sensor moving joystick thingy ;-)

and I guess this user hasn't discovered the Recall Settings feature added to the D5 with a firmware update, and comes standard with the D6 (that is more powerful and lets you program more things the camera changes),

And the reviewer says one of her D5's will need 'major repairs' soon because it is near 244,000 shots on the shutter. She states 300,000 shots is the shutter life expectancy, whereas Nikon says the D5 shutter is 'tested to' 400,000 shots, which I think means almost everybody will get that many shots from their shutter, and I think the AVERAGE shutter on a D5 will fail at approximately twice that number, whereas the D6 shutter I think is rated at 500,000 shots.

But very few people should worry about their shutters wearing out: I've taken over 60,000 photos with my D6 since I got it about (approximately 6 weeks ago) - and during that time I've probably taken 80,000 shots on my 3 D5's and 2 D850's - and I don't think I've broken a shutter in the last 10 years (but I broke about 9 shutters in the 8 years before that!)

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