Nikon 610 or Nikon D800

Photobug

They did it on the D5300 so they should be able to fix this on the D610-->D620.

cemok

Photobug, thank you for your answer but my question is: is it something which is able to fix with a software update?

Ironheart

They can't. The camera doesn't have the hardware. The stepper motor that controls the aperture is also used for the mirror, so you would have to flip the mirror down and up in order to change. This was a perfectly fine "cheat" for still photos but not somuch for video. (the D800 and others have two separate steppers).

Why would you want to do this anyway? Even though Canon can do it, it is not a smooth transition, and most film makers/cinematographers would want to edit that transition out anyway. What real filmakers use are cine lenses that have no clicks or stops in the manual aperture ring, and/or variable ND fillters to control the exposure. In particular the ND is good because it allows you to keep the DoF and shutter angle (I mean speed) constant.

cemok

Ironheart, thank you for your detailed explanation. I want this because it takes more time to change the aperture. It is not a big deal but makes me sad for a moment too.

Ironheart

Then get a lens with a manual aperture ring (non-G series). You can click away to your hearts content. Or get a variable ND and you will be happy again.

cemok

My lenses are 20mm 2.8D, 50mm 1.4G, 85mm 1.8G. Thank you for your support. I will buy a 24-70 2.8 tamron.

DaveyJ

Well cemok is right here. We shot a lot of video on Nikon DSLRs and you'd be surprised if you are trying to get the best results how COMPLICATED things get. Nikon video will keep evolving or else. The Nikon Df without video seems to have NO APPEAL to the younger crowd I know. It was a camera designed to appeal to a fairly broad batch of serious photo enthusiasts who really dislike any video capability whatsoever. What it COST to geld it down to NOT have video is unknown. I hope it sells well. Goodness knows Nikon invested heavily in it.
I predict the January Nikon launch will have video and a whole lot more. But in what camera?? AMazing the level of secrecy! It might be a camera that D610 fence sitters cannot ignore?

Ade

I predict the January Nikon launch will have video and a whole lot more. But in what camera?? AMazing the level of secrecy! It might be a camera that D610 fence sitters cannot ignore?

It looks almost certain that there will be a new pro or prosumer camera in calendar Q1 2014, likely in addition to the D3300.

FreezeAction

I've been putting the OP's question through the ringer a lot lately. I've decided on the D800 or maybe the D800E. I'd rather throw a few pixels away than come up short. I need to shoot some panoramas that can not be stitched as there is way to much movement in the images. It's either a lot of pixels or 6x17 negatives from Kodak Ektar. I found an image on Nikon.com for download taken with the new 55mm f1.4 lens and the D800. I got the image to hold together to 36x72 at 360ppi. The detail is to good in the face. For landscapes very good. Going to crop it to 24x72 so I can print and pixel peep. Yes their will be better and faster but in the meantime earnings lost waiting.....

Golf007sd

@FreezeAction: For nice pano shots you may want to consider a pano head for your tripod.

Lets start with this video to see if you find anything that might interest you.