The UK may not be the only country to raise the price of the Nikon D4 and D800 cameras. There is a good chance that this will happen also in at least one more European country (maybe Norway?). For now this is just a rumor, but I was told that Nikon D4 orders has been […]
Pixiq reported today that Nikon UK increased the price of the Nikon D4 by £500 and the D800 by £200, with immediate effect. The information is based on an email sent from a Nikon UK general manager. The previous pricing was described as a “systems error”. Currently the Nikon D800 is listed for £2,399.00 £2,599.00 at Amazon and […]
Amazon sent out email notifications today that they are shipping the Nikon D800 to existing pre-orders. The first deliveries are expected on Monday. On their website, the D800 is listed as “usually ships within 1 to 3 months“.
After the Nikon D4 got the second best DxOMark overal score on Tuesday, today there is a new king – the Nikon D800 is now the #1 rated camera – it even got a higher score than the Phase One IQ180 digital back. The detailed stats are available on DxoMark, here are few screenshots:
Patent application 20120069440 is for the upcoming Nikkor AF-S 28mm f/1.8G full frame lens. I have no exact announcement date yet, but I believe this lens will be introduced in 2012. The patent contains several different calculations and one of them is for 28mm f/1.8: f = 28.08 (focal length) FNO = 1.84 (aperture) 2ω = 76.4° (filed of view) Y = 21.6 […]
I was lucky to get a D800 from BestBuy today. Check your local store – they may have some in stock. My Amazon order is still in a “not yet shipped” state (pre-ordered at 1:07 am the night of the announcement). Some readers already received shipping dates from Amazon. Many small dealers in the US […]
NPS members in the US who pre-ordered the D800, received an email notification today that their cameras are being shipped. The process will be the same as with the D4 – all NPS reservations will be filled first and then the remaining cameras will be shipped to “regular” pre-orders. As far as I know Amazon doesn’t […]
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