Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is my 5th Nikon DSLR and probably the most impressive one yet. It's fast to focus and great on batteries.

You really can't get any better than this! Best full frame camera for under $1500. Easy to use. Dx lenses work without adapters unlike other brands. I love the optional wifi attachment "WU-1b"

Start your entry into the full frame world of photography with the Nikon D610. Great value and it will grow as your creativity and talents grow. The quality of the images is wonderful.

The first full frame camera I got and I'm loving it.

I've had the Nikon D610 for about a month now and I do really like it. But I don't love it. After years of internal debate and another year of saving every nickel and dime I was able to scrounge up enough to make the jump from the D90 to the D610. So enough with the backstory... The Feel- The camera is a good size but like all Nikons I feel they lack in ergonomics compared to cannons (which feel more natural in your hands). Nice weight but not overly bulky. Adjustments- For the most part the button and menu options and locations are pretty intuitive. I do wish that Nikon had a button to adjust ISO faster (but that's just nitpicking). I shoot 99.95% of my shots in Manual so being able to adjust on the fly is important. Images- I always shoot in RAW (a must) and with this camera I was able to take a lot of under exposed shots and make they useable. It works very well in lower light. I would say images up to 800 ISO are still usable. The falloff on low aperture shots is very smooth and looks fantastic (compared to a crop frame). Odd and Ends- the double SD card slots is great (especially when you shoot RAW). The strap is cheap (okay I know this is really nitpicking but for $2k the dang strap should be of a higher quality). On camera flash- nice to have (the Cannon 6D does not) but I never use it- EVER! I have two Yongnuo speed lights I keep in my bag (FYI for $75 you can't beat it- buy like two of them). Overall- like I said in the beginning, I like it (a lot) but I don't love it. But for the cost- you get a really nice camera.

Bought this camera (body only) for 1499.99 i wanted to move up from the d7000 and it was probably the best decision i've made. everything about this camera is solid. all the buttons feel good. picture quality is amazing for a beginner full frame camera. get good glass if you want good pictures. tried shooting with a canon and it just did not feel right in my hands. Nikon is definitely the way to go. overall 5/5 if you're saving up i would definitely recommend getting this camera . if you have the money and willing to spend more get the d750 or d810 they are amazing cameras as well.

I don't usually write product reviews, but I feel like there are a lot of people who may need a little encouragement before deciding to purchase this camera. Reading through this product page can certainly drive one crazy trying to filter through actual reviews and the bitter remarks about D600s and sensor debris. I owned a D600 and it did have problems with oil spots on the sensor. I understand that not all D600s have this problem, but mine did, even after it was refurbished by Nikon. For those of you who have a D600 with no problems, you lucked out and have no reason to upgrade to the D610. For those who DID have problems with a D600 and are feeling apprehensive, come on over to the D610. I'm happy with mine. And finally, for those who have not owned either camera and are wondering if it is a camera worthy of purchase, maybe you're considering going from DX to FX, I highly recommend it. I also own a D7000, which I love, but I wanted to make the jump to an FX body. The D600 was the natural choice for me with its "affordable" price and overall fantastic performance. Oil issues aside, I really liked the D600. And since the D610 is virtually identical in specifications I know it will perform amazingly. I do a lot of long exposure photographs of stars out in the desert. The low-light capabilities of this camera have been nothing short of impressive. The amount of noise in the images at higher ISOs (1600 and 3200) has been dramatically reduced from the shots I was taking with the D7000. My other focus is wildlife photography, for which I will still primarily use my D7000, but the D610's 6fps burst rate is a really nice feature in case some Bar-Tailed Godwit(rare bird) flies by while I'm taking some seascape shots.

This camera is easy to use and great for beginners and even for pro-sumers. The Nikon D610 does not have any dust issues as reported on it's predecessor Nikon D600. The Nikon D610 takes great pictures. It has several scene modes that are pre-set settings for most situations. The night scene settings takes outstanding photographs at night by just a touch of a button. The dusk to dawn settings are takes unbelievably great scene photograph of sunset or sunrise. The controls are pretty much the same as the Nikon D80 I have which I like very much. For those who owns Nikon cameras in the like of D80, D90, D7000 will have no trouble learning the settings of the Nikon D610. It is also great that the Nikon D610 accepts two SD memory cards. This feature is so handy as I save my still photographs in one memory card while I save the video in another memory card. The Nikon D610 have raw pictures capability that allows you to capture a lossless image that can be later adjusted using your personal computer. The Nikon D610 has a fast shutter and quieter than my Canon 60D. At first I was thinking of Nikon D800E but the Nikon D610 costs about $1000 less. I was glad I opted for the Nikon D610 because for the price of a Nikon D800E body only, I now have a Nikon 28-300mm AVR lens together with the Nikon D610 body.

I love this camera and got it at a great price. The camera takes great pictures but some times the corners are soft. I use it for portraits and head shots and it performs great with the 85 1.8 and 70-200 2.8(Sigma). The body is small for a full frame but its a great start if you want to shoot FF. Crops are great for sports/wildlife, but FF is so superior in portraits, weddings and head-shots.

I started off with a D90 years ago and decided to upgrade to a full frame camera. I mostly shoot indoors with natural light and wanted a camera that could take in more light. I got the body only, stay away from the kit lens. I started buying some of the older model, used 2.8 lens for now and have been very happy with them. I can see myself upgrading to a d810 soon for the lower iso performance since most of my photos are portraits of my daughter. This camera does struggle a little bit focusing in low light, especially with using the commander mode to set off off camera flashes.

After many years of using 35-mm film SLR's, I bought a Nikon D40 and, later, a D3300. Some nice photos were taken with both of those DX cameras, but, as a dyed-in-the-wool 35-mm film camera person, I felt something was missing. The full-frame D610 has largely brought back a familiar 35-mm look to my photos. I really like this camera. I feel more like I am shooting with a 35-mm camera on steroids. (I occasionally still shoot film for old times' sake.) The camera feels good in my hands, and the photo quality is top-notch. Even though I considered a more expensive Nikon, I am very happy with the D610. For my purposes, the D610 is a great fit.

I love my new D610! The photo quality is perfection. Honestly, it's even pretty great on Auto mode. I bought the 50mm 1.4 to go along with it and I am extremely happy with this purchase. If you're trying to decide between crop and FF, go with FF - and the 610 is definitely the best value for FF on the market right now. You won't regret it!

At around $1900 this FX (Full-Frame) body offers all the features of the $5500 Nikon D4 at a fraction of the price. It even has a 24 MP sensor, while the D4 is still a 15MP! The only thing holding this back from being a true "professional" body is the lack of dedicated buttons for things like image size or ISO. All of those features are there, but you might need to dig them out from a maze of menus on the LCD screen. But, as someone that isn't making a living off this rig, I'll gladly dig a little through menus to get the feature I want than pay $3000 extra to get a dedicated button. I love this camera body! The AF is fast a true. I've previously owned a Nikon D90 and D70. I've played with the D4, and the D300. For someone wanting to get into true FF FX lenses, this is the body to get. Don't sweat the D800/D800e. It's another $1000, and the extra mega pixels (it's 36MP) is wasted unless you have $2000-5000 glass to shoot through. Get this body, and pair it with the very inexpensively priced Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 G lens. You'll get amazing portraits, and beautiful bokeh at f2.2 or lower. I also own the Nikkor 24-85mm kit lens, which is not terrible, and a good to poor quality Nikkor 70-300mm G. The 50mm is the sharpest of the lot. Stop it to around f4, and it's sharp as a tack. Just picked up a Tokina 16-28mm Pro AT-X for some ultra-wide angle shots, and this D610 is doing a great job controlling chromatic aberration. Again, it's the best DSLR I've even owned. It was a huge step up from the DX format D70 and D90. And I don't envy my brother-in-laws D800e, because he doesn't have the glass to make the 36MP sensor shine. SO he's getting images that look like mine, at larger file size. What a waste.

This camera takes beautiful pictures. The 24-85mm lens that comes with it is very good. Most of my pictures are taken with this lens. I just moved up from a DX format camera, and this 24MP camera is so much crisper with a lot more information to work with. It works wonderful in low light. I personally feel that this camera will be all I will need way into the future. I highly recommend this camera to anyone.

This rig is a huge step up from the Canon EOS XTi that I was previously shooting with. Absolutely love the full-frame sensor and the fact that I don't have to start doing advanced math to figure out my actual focal length like you do with a crop-frame sensor (50mm is 50mm). Excellent images. Good ISO range without introducing a ton of noise. I'm still getting used to it and everything it can do, but so far so good. I found the conversion from Canon to Nikon to be pretty easy, just had a few times where I instinctively pressed in one spot when meaning to manipulate a different setting.

Great image quality and good battery life. And got it on sale.

i love this camera! It's great and really delivers great and amazing shots for a incredible price!

I already have Canon 6D but I'm really a Nikon guy so I was looking for a Full Frame camera that will fit my budget and my shooting styles, and it's either D610 or D750 so I went for D610 because it was $500 off that time! I am satisfied with this camera. the sad part is, I forgot to buy a Geek Squad protection :( Friends, when buying gadgets in Best Buy, don't forget to buy Geek Squad protection!

I've only had it for less than a month.. But very easy to use and fantastic pictures

Great camera, outstanding pic quality. If you are coming from a Dxxxx you will find the D610 heavy and well constructed. Buttons well distributed, you don't have to go to the menu to change something.