Nikon D600 @ Costco

**jatrax** · 11-30-2012, 04:13 PM

Stopped by Costco this morning and I was stunned to see an entire pallet of D600 2 lens kits. Priced at $2,895.00usd. I picked up the box and started to put it into the cart before sanity returned.

They did have a display model that I got to play with briefly. A few comments from just a quick examination.

Shutter is sweet, almost silent with a real professional thump
Grip is a little too big for my hand, just did not fit like the k-5
Oddly the grip was too short and I found my little finger curling under; battery grip would help
Solid well built feel to everything though I found it too big for my taste it really was not as bad as I expected.

**OrangeKx** · 11-30-2012, 05:33 PM

Ya, I was goofing around with one at our Costco too. Feels big and heavy.

**jatrax** · 11-30-2012, 05:45 PM

I was more overwhelmed by the difference in market presence between Nikon and Pentax than I was by the camera.

I have NEVER seen a single Pentax dslr camera in a brick and mortar store. And Nikon can dump PALLETS of their new full frame model at close to $3,000 a box into Costco. They also had a pallet of D5100 (I think that's the model #) as well as a full plate of other models on display.

The camera itself was as you say big and heavy. Almost clunky I guess but I had only a few moments to play around with it. IMHO Pentax has better ergonomics. But it really doesn't matter unless they can put cameras on shelves in stores. I think the saddest part is that when you pick up a k-x, k-r, k-30 or k-5 it feels right, and they just plain sell themselves. But if the average Joe or Jane cannot pick it up to see how it feels then they will continue to buy what they can pick up: Canikon or maybe Fuji or Sony.

If I was not a fully committed Pentaxian I would be sorely tempted by the D600. It is not up to Pentax standards for ergonomics but it is close. And if you did not have the Pentax camera to compare to then you would assume the D600 was very good. Actually I am a committed Pentaxian and I was still sorely tempted...........

LFLee · 11-30-2012, 06:03 PM

Can you put in your memory card and try it out?

**jatrax** · 11-30-2012, 06:06 PM

Originally posted by LFLee

Can you put in your memory card and try it out?

I did not look, no card with me. Though if I had thought about it I would have bought one to try it out. Well maybe, my wife was in a hurry and playing with a Nikon camera was not on her schedule.

**OrangeKx** · 11-30-2012, 06:08 PM

I was looking at the cameras the other day at Costco, and thinking back, if you put a blue K-30 in there it would stand more than any Nikon or Cannon for sure. A yellow K-01 would have people stopping and blocking the aisle (like the stupid food stuff does). If I remember right, there isn't even a P&S Pentax there.

**paulh** · 11-30-2012, 06:13 PM

Originally posted by jatrax

I have NEVER seen a single Pentax dslr camera in a brick and mortar store. And Nikon can dump PALLETS of their new full frame model at close to $3,000 a box into Costco.

I just let that sink in...really incredible when you think about it.

LFLee · 11-30-2012, 06:42 PM

Originally posted by jatrax

I did not look, no card with me. Though if I had thought about it I would have bought one to try it out. Well maybe, my wife was in a hurry and playing with a Nikon camera was not on her schedule.

Nice, so no one prevent you to put a card in to try...

Will do that when I get a chance to visit Costco!

jogiba · 11-30-2012, 07:05 PM

Nikon D600 Full Frame DSLR Camera 2 Lens Bundle

**interested_observer** · 11-30-2012, 07:40 PM

I have said a couple of times, that if Pentax would put something like the K30 single or dual lens kit in a Costco and a retiree Pentax shooter to answer questions over a weekend, I think it would be a success. A while back Pentax through an Ad agency were looking for folks to do a similar thing in about 10 cities, and I read a couple of days ago that the same thing was occurring up in Canada.

What if Pentax could sell a pallet of K30 in each Costco over a month or so?

**OrangeKx** · 11-30-2012, 07:44 PM

Maybe we all write to Costco (corporate) asking about the odds of them putting a K-something in their stores.

**OrangeKx** · 11-30-2012, 07:47 PM

Costco contact info. Customer Service

RS

**OrangeKx** · 11-30-2012, 08:00 PM

I wrote to them about both DSLR's and possibly the all-weather P&S line. Feel free to do the same.

rawr · 11-30-2012, 08:27 PM

The efficient way Nikon is handling marketing, as well as production and distribution, of the D600 is impressive.

Obviously it all eclipses Pentax's efforts (in the USA at least), but I think Canon (including the new 6D, which is only now turning up in stores) is also coming under a tremendous amount of market pressure from Nikon at the moment. Lots of Canon folk seem to be looking at Nikon now.

Laurentiu Cristofor · 11-30-2012, 09:05 PM

The D600 shows that FF has become affordable and available as a consumer product. But it's a bulky DSLR, so I have no interest in it beyond the change it announces.

But what impressed me more than seeing the D600 at Costco was seeing a Samsung NX 1000 there as well. If Samsung can do it, why shouldn't Ricoh?

11-30-2012, 04:13 PM	#1
jatrax Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington Cascades Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,991	Nikon D600 @ Costco Stopped by Costco this morning and I was stunned to see an entire pallet of D600 2 lens kits. Priced at $2,895.00usd. I picked up the box and started to put it into the cart before sanity returned. They did have a display model that I got to play with briefly. A few comments from just a quick examination. Shutter is sweet, almost silent with a real professional thump Grip is a little too big for my hand, just did not fit like the k-5 Oddly the grip was too short and I found my little finger curling under; battery grip would help Solid well built feel to everything though I found it too big for my taste it really was not as bad as I expected.

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11-30-2012, 05:33 PM	#2
OrangeKx Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Vancouver, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 817	Ya, I was goofing around with one at our Costco too. Feels big and heavy.

11-30-2012, 05:45 PM	#3
jatrax Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington Cascades Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,991 Original Poster	I was more overwhelmed by the difference in market presence between Nikon and Pentax than I was by the camera. I have NEVER seen a single Pentax dslr camera in a brick and mortar store. And Nikon can dump PALLETS of their new full frame model at close to $3,000 a box into Costco. They also had a pallet of D5100 (I think that's the model #) as well as a full plate of other models on display. The camera itself was as you say big and heavy. Almost clunky I guess but I had only a few moments to play around with it. IMHO Pentax has better ergonomics. But it really doesn't matter unless they can put cameras on shelves in stores. I think the saddest part is that when you pick up a k-x, k-r, k-30 or k-5 it feels right, and they just plain sell themselves. But if the average Joe or Jane cannot pick it up to see how it feels then they will continue to buy what they can pick up: Canikon or maybe Fuji or Sony. If I was not a fully committed Pentaxian I would be sorely tempted by the D600. It is not up to Pentax standards for ergonomics but it is close. And if you did not have the Pentax camera to compare to then you would assume the D600 was very good. Actually I am a committed Pentaxian and I was still sorely tempted...........

11-30-2012, 06:03 PM	#4
LFLee Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southern California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,292	Can you put in your memory card and try it out?

11-30-2012, 06:06 PM	#5
jatrax Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington Cascades Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,991 Original Poster	Originally posted by LFLee Can you put in your memory card and try it out? I did not look, no card with me. Though if I had thought about it I would have bought one to try it out. Well maybe, my wife was in a hurry and playing with a Nikon camera was not on her schedule.

11-30-2012, 06:08 PM	#6
OrangeKx Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Vancouver, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 817	I was looking at the cameras the other day at Costco, and thinking back, if you put a blue K-30 in there it would stand more than any Nikon or Cannon for sure. A yellow K-01 would have people stopping and blocking the aisle (like the stupid food stuff does). If I remember right, there isn't even a P&S Pentax there.

11-30-2012, 06:13 PM	#7
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,273	Originally posted by jatrax I have NEVER seen a single Pentax dslr camera in a brick and mortar store. And Nikon can dump PALLETS of their new full frame model at close to $3,000 a box into Costco. I just let that sink in...really incredible when you think about it.

11-30-2012, 06:42 PM	#8
LFLee Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southern California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,292	Originally posted by jatrax I did not look, no card with me. Though if I had thought about it I would have bought one to try it out. Well maybe, my wife was in a hurry and playing with a Nikon camera was not on her schedule. Nice, so no one prevent you to put a card in to try... Will do that when I get a chance to visit Costco!

11-30-2012, 07:05 PM	#9
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491	Nikon D600 Full Frame DSLR Camera 2 Lens Bundle

11-30-2012, 07:40 PM	#10
interested_observer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tumbleweed, Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,707	I have said a couple of times, that if Pentax would put something like the K30 single or dual lens kit in a Costco and a retiree Pentax shooter to answer questions over a weekend, I think it would be a success. A while back Pentax through an Ad agency were looking for folks to do a similar thing in about 10 cities, and I read a couple of days ago that the same thing was occurring up in Canada. What if Pentax could sell a pallet of K30 in each Costco over a month or so?

11-30-2012, 07:44 PM	#11
OrangeKx Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Vancouver, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 817	Maybe we all write to Costco (corporate) asking about the odds of them putting a K-something in their stores.

11-30-2012, 07:47 PM	#12
OrangeKx Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Vancouver, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 817	Costco contact info. Customer Service RS

11-30-2012, 08:00 PM	#13
OrangeKx Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Vancouver, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 817	I wrote to them about both DSLR's and possibly the all-weather P&S line. Feel free to do the same.

11-30-2012, 08:27 PM	#14
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	The efficient way Nikon is handling marketing, as well as production and distribution, of the D600 is impressive. Obviously it all eclipses Pentax's efforts (in the USA at least), but I think Canon (including the new 6D, which is only now turning up in stores) is also coming under a tremendous amount of market pressure from Nikon at the moment. Lots of Canon folk seem to be looking at Nikon now.

11-30-2012, 09:05 PM	#15
Laurentiu Cristofor Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: WA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,055	The D600 shows that FF has become affordable and available as a consumer product. But it's a bulky DSLR, so I have no interest in it beyond the change it announces. But what impressed me more than seeing the D600 at Costco was seeing a Samsung NX 1000 there as well. If Samsung can do it, why shouldn't Ricoh?