The latest rumors suggests that Nikon will reduce the price of the D800/D800E DSLR cameras in the US on December 15th, 2012. I am not talking about an instant saving when you buy a body and a lens, but a direct price drop - just like the D600. I was told that Nikon is making [...]
Quick update for all Wi-Fi cards fans: in their latest firmware release v5.0018 Eye-Fi resolved the compatibility issue with Nikon D800/D800E cameras. FYI: Transcend recently announced their own 16GB and 32GB Wi-Fi enables SD memory cards.
Nikon Attracts Hollywood Talent for its “Beautiful Horror Movie” Program Director Guillermo Arriaga and Cinematographer Janusz Kaminski Create Short Horror Film with the D800 and NIKKOR Lenses MELVILLE, N.Y. – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the launch of its “Beautiful Horror Movie,” a challenge posed to two of the world’s top filmmakers to define the moment when [...]
Joe Fitz was able to hack the Nikon WU-1a wireless mobile adapter and make it work with the Nikon D800 camera. The Nikon WU-1a was designed to work only with the D3200. Recently, Nikon released also the WU-1b that is compatible with the D600 and Nikon 1 V2. More details on the Joe’s project can be found in this [...]
Nikon is currently working on new firmware updates for the D600 and D800 cameras. The D600 update will contain a fix for the Live View aperture bug (currently you cannot change the aperture in Live View during video). The D800 update will fix the focus priority bug (with AF-ON in Live View changing the aperture causes the screen to [...]
Adorama now has a limited number of refurbished Nikon D800 DSLR cameras for sale at $2,499.95 ($500 less than the original price of $2,999). Refurbished products include 90 days Nikon warranty. Additional two years extended warranty can be purchased for $79.95. Update: Cameta Camera also has refurbished Nikon D800 cameras for $2,549.95.
Photographyblog just published a report that the D800E could be “no longer supported” by Nikon US. The article quotes a response from Nikon support who told a photographer interested in purchasing the camera that the D800E is no longer supported by Nikon: “they are not going to stock or make anymore”. I seriously doubt that the Nikon D800E will no longer [...]
Since Nikon introduced their new pricing policy in October 2011, it is really hard to find any good deals on Nikon gear since all retailers are now forced to sell equipment at the same price point. One exception from the rule is that stores can offer bundles valued up to 10% of the price of the product [...]
