Mine took just a little over two weeks from Oregon to LA, CA.

Indecline, how long did it take to get your camera fixed, I am planning on sending mine in tomorrow MI to NY for the exact same problem

I can happily report that I got my D800e back this Monday from Nikon in Califorina. They repaired the 10 pin without any question, I also asked them to check the left focus and the RO stated that they checked and adjusted the focus. All repairs under warranty. Of course I had to pay for shipping and insurance to Nikon. the bad news is they send the camera back without insurance. :(

This issue just rots my socks, to spend this kind of money on a camera and have it fail in less than a month, the worse part is Nikon won't issue a recall so at this time we are at their mercy at what cause they arrive at......warranty repair or......impact damage. I hear that they try for the impact damage first, unless you hold fast against that, the problem with that is, they hold all the cards. I posted on another forum last night and I was informed that if you are in Britain the retailer is obliged to replace the camera and they deal with Nikon unfortunately it is not the way here in the good ole USA, we have to deal with Nikon.

Unfortunately the 10-pin socket in my D800 broke down too, after one use. I hope it will get repaired under warranty.

Indecline said:
My 800e has a broken 10 pin socket just like the photo above.

Hello new to the forum joined to add to the list of unfortunate's who has purchased a D800E only to have the 10 pin socket come loose in the socket after (3) short weeks of ownership. I use(d) the remote quite a bit as I have been doing a lot of night shooting with all the Christmas lights and displays of late. I have contacted the retailer (Gary Camera of Merrillville IN) who has told me that I need to contact Nikon. These guys were great in the front end, but I am sure disappointed with them now, I don't know who to be more disappointed with, Nikon or Gary Camera! Anyway I am about to send my camera into Nikon for evaluation "as they put it" I hope that they replace it as opposed to fix it, as I don't think a camera this new should experience this kind of failure. I will let you all know how it goes in the future, I imagine 3-4 weeks.

In the meantime I will have to use my stand-by 700

Serial #3008459

Mark

I just got my D800e a week ago. Yesterday I took it out and used the 10-pin connector for the first time. Today I went to plug into it again and found it was broken just like the others talked about in this thread - pushed down and off center. I'm going to send it back to the retailer, but truthfully, I'm fearful the next one won't last any better. I will definitely be more careful with it and probably won't tighten the ring. Having a 10-pin on the front instead of a connection port inside the side flap door was a big part of my decision to get the D800 over the D600. What a big disappointment and such a sinking feeling to know my new baby is broken already.

Serial number: 3010xxx

I have more RAM, but I doubt that makes a difference in this case. It's working absolutely fine. I set my RAW files to lossless compression (there's no real advantage to not have it compressed), and they don't turn out larger than 43 MB, sometimes even 37 MB, depending on how much is going on in the image.

One big advantage with the Retina MBP is also the SSD drive, it gives you a lot more speed with loading files and applications. Effectively, since I only replace my computer every 4 years, I'm now working a *lot* faster than with the 25-MB files of my previous camera and my old computer.

The computer speed is not the limiting factor in my workflow: with LR I can start editing files even while others are being imported. The limiting factor I have is sitting and thinking time. So large files are not a problem.

Yes mine broke too. I have been using those connectors in my blimps for many years with film cameras, then a D2X, D300, D700 and now D800. Never any problem before in over ten years until now. It's in the shop, and i am using a loaner (not a D800.) a friend in England has reports of this occuring in the UK.

The problem with the connector is a design flaw that until this body didn't seem to matter, which makes me think they are getting the plugs from a new source. With most connectors, such as on a coax cable, the threads are on the socket element such that screwing on the plug draws the two together. On the ten pin, the threads are on the surrounding cavity; therefore the plug can be drawn into the cavity but if for any reason it is misaligned or there is an obstruction (bent pin, jammed pinhole) the plug exerts force on the inner piece and forces it to the point of failure. I can't tell you how ugly it felt to see green circuit board in the hole! My workaround will be to attach an MC-22A to the body and leave it on, then jump the other end of the cord to a new set of connectors in the blimp, so that I am not repeatedly challenging the fitting of the plug. Annoying! But I still love my Nikons.

using this combo and it works, though don't expect the same smoothnes as with working with 25-30mb files, 60+mb files have they own heavy burden which You have to swallow.

Welcome to NR ideasrj.

If you look at the bottom of your post you will see an edit button which is there so you can edit your posts with double posting.

Greetings to you all !

What is the forum's opinion about teaming up Nikon D800 with Macbook Pro, 15'' Retina Display, 2.6 Ghz, 8GB Memory. Mountain Lion 10.8.2.

I consider buying Nikon D800 but came across a few comments that the large file size of D800 shall slow down the work flow. I use the above mentioned machine and would like to know if any one using the same configuration has faced any troubles in managing the RAW files of huge size as that of D800?

Appreciate the forum's feedback on this topic.

Anyone seen a V2 in stores in the United States yet?

Your V2 is definitely not normal. The V2 viewing experience should be exactly like the V1 as the screen and the EVF are the same. Return it the person or shop you bought it from immediately.

As Adam has suggested, this may not be a camera directly from a Nikon distributor. Here is what comes in the box with the body. If all was not in the box, then the box has been pilfered.
EN-EL21 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
MH-28 Battery Charger
UC-E19 USB Cable
BS-N3000 Multi Accessory Port Cover
BF-N1000 Body Cap
AN-N1000 Strap
ViewNX 2
Short Movie Creator CD
User's Manual
Reference manual CD

welcome to the forum mjlworld. have You bought Your camera from Nikon UK official distributor or have You bought it from independent importer?

Just picked up a new Nikon 1 V2 and wish I had not bothered.

In low light there is unbearable red dots all over the screen and banding bars, the colour is awful on the screen. I have compared this to my existing V1 and there is no problem there all looks clear and crisp.

The box contained no charger adapter to allow charging in the UK just a UK mains lead which cant connect to anything. What is Nikon up to?

The 10 pin connector socket has come loose on a number of cameras. Apparently the redesign of the body near the connector has reduced the clearance around the connector creating potential for problems.

I've seen one report of a 3rd party GPS device that worked with earlier cameras causing the damage. The solution for the GPS device was to grind or shave the plastic housing on the GPS device to make it fit. The Nikon GPS device works fine.

Nikon has been mixed in their response. I have seen this repaired under warranty and I have seen a charge of $225 for user damage caused by a non-Nikon accessory. The repair is easy but requires a trip to Nikon or Authorized Service.

The bill only says they replaced the connector, and i didn't ask the tech. I was just happy to get it back so quickly and free of charge. I have read of others being charged for repairs to the connector, or for repairs to fix bent pins on the cf slot on a D4, calling it misuse or impact damage, so just wanted to pick it up and go. The only thing i know for sure is it happened the one time i decided to actually screw it in instead of just pushing it, so I'm not going to tighten it anymore.

Did they say what had given way? Might be useful info to other owners who experience the same failure, and to get an idea if there is a manufacturing fault.

I'm glad that worked out, ray.

Got a call from Nikon today, my camera was ready to be picked up. Repaired the 10 pin connector, cleaned the sensor, only took 1 week, and all covered under warranty. I'm a happy camper. Hope the repair takes care of the problem, that it isn't a design flaw.

Brought my camera in to Nikon today, the tech was surprised that the connector had come loose, he said it was the first one he'd seen like that. He said the repair should take about two weeks, and "should" be covered by the warranty. I hope he's right on both counts.

To update the status of my camera.

The retailer is taking the camera back and is going to repair/replace through the warranty. While this outcome is satisfactory, it does come at a cost - 4 weeks at least without the camera and cost of shipping.

One question for me remains. If the camera is repaired will they strengthen any fault with the original part?. Replacing a faulty part with another is not going to help. Guess I will have to wait and see................

Hopefully others with the same problem have resolved this issue. I'll update again if I glean anything else regarding the fault.

Regards