Category Archives: Nikon D4

Up to £180 cashback when you buy a Nikon D4/D800/D800E and a FX lens in the UK

After Nikon UK raised the prices of the D4 and D800, they are now offering a new cashback program (up to £180) when you purchase a D4/D800/D800E together with a new FX lens. The claim form can be found here. The eligible lenses are: AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G: £100 cashback AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G: £80 cashback AF-S 16-35mm f/4G: £75 cashback AF-S […]

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Nikon claims that the greenish D4/D800 LCD screen is more accurate than the D3s/D700

Nikon’s response on the green cast present in the D4/D800 LCD screen is that this is not a defect. According to emails from tech support, the D800/D4 LCD displays are more accurate and set to have a better colors reproduction. The display color temperatures in the older D3s/D700 models were slightly higher which made the images to […]

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Revisiting the alternative Wi-Fi solution for Nikon D4

The $30 Wi-Fi solution for Nikon D4 described in this post had one limitation – the Wi-Fi bridge did not act as an access point and needed an established Wi-Fi network in order to operate. This setup can be further improved if you use an USB solar battery charger (around $15 on eBay) and the […]

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Underwater housings for Nikon D800 and D4 cameras in the making

The first underwater housing prototypes for Nikon D800 and D4 cameras are already out and they look slick. I was told that the Hugyfot housing for D800 will cost “only” €2,850 including VAT (around $3,700). Hugyfot showed also those 3D rendering for the D4 housing at the London Dive Show:

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Another alternative $44 Wi-Fi solution for Nikon D4

This guest post describes another (see also this post) Wi-Fi solution for Nikon D4 by Nick O’Donnell: Like most of you I love spending a boat load of money on things I won’t be using very much. Yeah, right. The Nikon D4 is one heck of a camera with seemingly every capability the could stuff into […]

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A quick Nikon D3 vs. D4 high ISO comparison

This is a quick high ISO comparison between the Nikon D3 and D4 cameras – the first image above is the original (click for larger view):

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Nikon D4 and D800 cameras were designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro

I reported this rumor over a year ago – similar to previous Nikon professional cameras, the latest full frame DSLR models were also designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. You can see the D4 and D800 pages on italdesign.it.

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