Sony revealed new S Series XQD memory cards that are now officially faster than Compact Flash with transfer speeds of 168MB/s. The Nikon D4 is currently the only camera that uses the new XQD standard. Till now D4 owners could purchase only 16GB and 32GB H Series XQD cards that have maximum read/write speed of 125MB/s.
Today’s in-stock updates – Nikon D800 is currently in stock at: Samy’s Camera BestBuy OneCall Cameta Camera Amazon US Amazon DE Amazon UK Jessops (UK) Nikon D800E is now in stock at BestBuy. Nikon D4 is currently in stock at: Amazon J&R OneCall Cameta Camera Samy’s Camera Jessops (UK)
BestBuy has the Nikon D4 in stock right now (with free shipping). The estimate arrival time is 1 day.
Nikon offers the free IPTC Preset Manager software which requires Microsoft Silverlight. The software lets you enter IPTC presets for cameras (D4) that embed International Press Telecommunications Council information. NikonWeb offers a simple alternative program that can be downloaded for free here (Windows only):
B&H sent out this email to existing D4/D800/D800E pre-orders – the situation with D800 deliveries is improving, but this seems not to be the case with the Nikon D4/D800E:
Adobe released Lightroom v4.1 with added support for Nikon D4, D800/D800E and other recently announced cameras. The Mac version is available here. Adobe ACR 7.1 (Windows | Mac) and DNG Converter 7.1 (Windows | Mac) are also now available. New lens profiles were added for the following lenses with F mount:
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