6D Announced (sort of)

[neuroanatomist]

But then I read something about the sync speed of both this and the D600 being crippled massively. Is this to put off "professional" studio toggers from getting a cheaper full frame camera? Or a imitation technically of something else they've done to the camera?

'Massively crippled' is hyperbole. The D600 X-sync is 1/200 s, same as the 5DII. The 6D is 1/180 s, which is a whopping 1/6 stop slower than the 5DII (although you might need to set 1/2-stop increments to get that - else, it might use 1/160 which is 1/3-stop slower, not sure how it'll behave).

It's slower for the 6D because the shutter is slower (only 4.5 fps) and cheaper (only 100K durability).