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Best Lenses for the Nikon D600 DSLR Camera

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Nikon D600 is the smallest and lightest full-frameDSLR camera from Nikon. DxOMark listed the best lenses for the Nikon D600 DSLR camera. DxOMark test score for the Nikon D600 DSLR camera is 94 and came just behind the D800 and D800E according to their sensor scores.

DxOMark tested 72 different lenses with the D600 camera. The lenses are made by Nikon, and also including third parties such as Sigma, Zeiss, Tokina and Tamron.

The new Nikon D600 will bridge the gap between the top of Nikon’s line of consumer DSLR cameras and the professional DSLR cameras, bringing the FX format sensor to photographers at a launch price around $2,000.

See also : Recommended Lenses for Nikon D600 DSLR Camera

Newly developed for the Nikon D600 is the 24.3-megapixel CMOS sensor, offering an ISO range of 100-6400, extendable up to ISO 25600, claiming excellent low-light performance and low signal to noise ratio, backed by the EXPEED 3 image-processing engine, as found in the D800 and D4.

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Best Lenses for the Nikon D600 DSLR Camera

Below are the recommended lenses for Nikon D600 DSLR camera in several lens categories.

Best 50mm lenses for Nikon D600

 Lens Model  Price (in usd) DxOMark Score
Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM Nikon 499 32
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G 448 32
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D 329 32
Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T 50mm f/2 ZF2 Nikon 1280 31
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G 219 31
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D 134 28
Carl Zeiss Planar T 50mm f/1.4 ZF2 Nikon 725 25

Best 85mm – 105mm lenses for Nikon D600

 Lens Model  Price (in usd) DxOMark Score
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G 2199 40
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G 690 40
Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T 100mm f/2 ZF2 1840 36
Samyang 85mm f/1.4 Aspherique IF Nikon 328 36
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM 969 34
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF 1230 32
Nikon AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED 890 32
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D 460 31
Nikon AF DC-Nikkor 105mm f/2D 1099 31
Carl Zeiss Planar T 85mm f/1.4 ZF2 1280 29
Sigma 70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro 499 29
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM 969 28
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di MACRO 460 28
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro 640 28

Best Standart Zoom Lenses for Nikon D600

 Lens Model Price (in usd) DxOMark Score
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED 1800 27
Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD 1299 27
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4D IF 700 23
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 IF EX DG HSM 899 23
Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED 1300 22
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical [IF] 499 22
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR 599 22
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED 299 21
Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED 600 18

Best Ultra-wide Angle Prime Lenses for Nikon D600

Lens Model Price (in usd) DxOMark Score
Carl Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZF2 Nikon 1732 25
Samyang 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC Aspherical Nikon 409 25
Sigma 20mm F1.8 EX DG ASP RF Nikon 629 25
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/15 ZF.2 Nikon 2950 25
Nikon AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D 570 24
Carl Zeiss Distagon T 18mm f/3.5 ZF2 Nikon 1395 22
Sigma 14mm F2.8 EX Aspherical HSM Nikon 749 19

Best Wide Angle Prime Lenses for Nikon D600

Lens Model Price (in usd) DxOMark Score
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM A Nikon 899 37
Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC Nikon 599 34
Carl Zeiss Distagon T 35mm f/1.4 ZF2 Nikon 1843 34
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED 2200 33
Carl Zeiss Distagon T 35mm f/2 ZF2 Nikon 1005 33
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G 1797 33
Carl Zeiss Distagon T 25mm f/2 ZF.2 Nikon 1700 33
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.8G 699 32
Carl Zeiss Distagon T 28mm f/2 ZF2 Nikon 1283 29
Nikon AF Nikkor 28mm f/2.8D 280 26
Nikon AF Nikkor 35mm f/2D 365 25
Carl Zeiss Distagon T 25mm f/2.8 ZF2 Nikon 1005 22

Best Wide Angle Zoom Lenses for Nikon D600

Lens Model Price (in usd) DxOMark Score
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED 2000 28
Tokina AT-X 16-28 f/2.8 PRO FX 849 24
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR 1260 23
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED 1764 21
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5D IF-ED 610 20
Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM II 1400 17
Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG 840 17

Best Telephoto Lenses for Nikon D600

Lens Model Price (in usd) DxOMark Score
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II 2699 27
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR 1399 26
Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED 1850 25
Tamron SP AF 70-200mm F/2.8 Di LD (IF) MACRO Nikon 770 25
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG APO OS HSM Nikon 1699 24
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG APO Macro HSM II Nikon 949 24
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG APO HSM Nikon 880 23