Nikon D600 vs D700 for portraits and occasional weddings
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I'm choosing between a used Nikon D700 and a new Nikon D600 for my wife's photography upgrade. She mainly shoots newborn, senior, and family portraits, and has also started doing some wedding work. Our budget is around $2,000, so these two full-frame bodies seem to be the main options. The D700 has a great reputation, but we'd likely be buying used, while the D600 would be new and include a warranty. For portrait work and occasional weddings, which body makes more sense?
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The D600 without hesitation. It is a much newer and more capable model. It is even faster and the higher resolution will let you make much larger prints.
The only studio related thing that the D600 is missing is a Sync-Port to connect sudio flashes. You can get an adapter from hot-shoe to sync-port is you like or go with wireless trigger which is very convenient.
For completeness - but it may not have much an impact on studio photography since most such images are edited anyway - the D600 has a 100% coverage viewfinder while the D700 does not, which frankly is an embarrassment for a full-frame camera but it is not the only offender.
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For this use, the D600 is generally the better buy. It’s the newer camera, offers much higher resolution, and gives you more room for cropping and making larger prints—useful for portraits and family work. It also has a 100% viewfinder, which is a nice advantage when composing.
The D700 still has a few strengths that matter in flash-heavy work: a built-in PC sync port and a slightly faster flash sync speed (1/250 vs 1/200). That can help when using strobes, especially outdoors or at weddings when you want to control bright ambient light. The D600 can still work with studio lights, but you may need a hot-shoe adapter or wireless triggers.
Burst speed is not a major differentiator here; they’re very close.
So the choice comes down to priorities: if she mainly shoots portraits and wants a newer body, warranty, and more resolution, pick the D600. If her work depends heavily on off-camera flash and maximizing sync speed, the D700 still has practical advantages despite being older and used.
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