Making informed choice between Nikon D610 and D800

Making informed choice between Nikon D610 and D800

There are a lot of D600 and D800 reviews. There are some
comparative reviews too, but few go in depth. I have tried to
accumulate a lot of information to decide this for myself. It
may be useful for you as well. I have not evaluated video
features as both are good enough for rare video use.

Unknown which is better or too weak evidence
There could be differences in mirror slap.
Viewfinder screen is worse in D600 for manual focusing? Stated in Ming Thein D600 review
AF is more “solid” in D600? Stated in Ming Thein D600 review

AF coverage

Following picture shows approximate overlay of D90, D600/D610 and D800 viewfinders with AF coverage. Each camera has its color.


Another approximate AF coverage comparison of D610 vs. D800 which I have created based on PDF manuals:

Updated with D750: Above approximate AF coverage comparison of D610 (red) vs. D800 (blue) vs. D750 (green) which I have created based on PDF manuals:

In this youtube video by DigitalRev Tv you can see both viewfinders (around 6:20) – I tried to align them and result did correspond to image above.
Some other comparisons: in post here there is this animated comparison.
Actual picture of D600 viewfinder with AF coverage displayed can be seen also in this review.

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