If you own the D600 from Nikon you are probably left with 2 impressions.
The first being that it seems to be a great camera, and the second that
it sure gets dust on the sensor pretty easily.
The general consensus is that it is a flawed design involving the
shutter or the mirror box. That there is some scraping going on, and the
dust particles are actually tiny bits and pieces of the coating on the
shutter doors, or the housing that they slide into. There is also some
thought that it could come from the flapping of the mirror in the mirror
box. (I can hear Sony users laughing as they read the mirror theory.)
Lensrentals.com reported that usually about 1 in every 4 camera rentals
needs a sensor cleaning after it comes back from being rented. But not
so in the case of the D600. Every single one them needed cleaning.
Kyle Clements released a video on Youtube showing how a brand new camera
out of the box, having one lens mounted to it and never having it
removed, generated some serious dust in just the first 500 shots.
Considering that the inside was never exposed from a lens change, that
is pretty bad. You can see that video below.
Imaging Resource reached out to Nikon after the video release and asked
for a comment on the dust and showed them the video. Nikon responded
with the following....
"Measures
to reduce effects of dust or foreign matter are optimized for each
model. Therefore, the dust reduction system's internal mechanism varies
with each model," the Nikon statement reads. "If the effects of dust or
foreign matter on photographs become bothersome, customers are
encouraged to consult their local Nikon service center."
Wow... So after 500 to 1000 shots, I
should send it in for a cleaning to a Nikon Service Center? Does that
not sound a little crazy to you?
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