Monthly Archives: March 2012

Amazon now shipping Nikon D800 pre-orders

By [NR] admin | Published: March 23, 2012

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“.

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Nikon D800 tested at DxOMark, gets the #1 spot

By [NR] admin | Published: March 23, 2012

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:

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The patent for the upcoming Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1.8G full frame lens is now online

By [NR] admin | Published: March 23, 2012

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 […]

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Nikon D800 updates

By [NR] admin | Published: March 22, 2012

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 […]

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Nikon D800 shipping to NPS members in the US

By [NR] admin | Published: March 21, 2012

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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First Nikon D800 cameras delivered in Japan and Europe

By [NR] admin | Published: March 21, 2012

The first Nikon D800 cameras were delivered in Japan and Europe today. Nikon Australia is expected to have the D800 in stores tomorrow (March 22): No word when shipping will start in the US. Amazon sent out emails to existing pre-orders that they will receive the first D800 shipment on March 23, 2012:

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Nikon D4 tested at DxOMark, gets second best overall score

By [NR] admin | Published: March 20, 2012

DxOMark published their test results for the Nikon D4 camera. The D4 automatically took the #2 spot, based on overall test score and just 2 points after the PhaseOne IQ180 digital back. Another interesting aspect is that the Nikon D3s got a better low-light ISO score than the new D4.

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Nikon D800 price drops £300 on Amazon UK

By [NR] admin | Published: March 19, 2012

Here it is again – the price of the Nikon D800 dropped £300 (around $480) on Amazon UK. Not sure if this is a mistake or a special offer, but the same price drop happened also few days ago and then it went back to £2,399.99. Update: the Nikon D800 price on Amazon Italy also dropped […]

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