Nikon offers the free IPTC Preset Manager software which requires Microsoft Silverlight. The software lets you enter IPTC presets for cameras (D4) that embed International Press Telecommunications Council information. NikonWeb offers a simple alternative program that can be downloaded for free here (Windows only):
B&H sent out this email to existing D4/D800/D800E pre-orders – the situation with D800 deliveries is improving, but this seems not to be the case with the Nikon D4/D800E:
Adobe released Lightroom v4.1 with added support for Nikon D4, D800/D800E and other recently announced cameras. The Mac version is available here. Adobe ACR 7.1 (Windows | Mac) and DNG Converter 7.1 (Windows | Mac) are also now available. New lens profiles were added for the following lenses with F mount:
Nikon released new firmware updates for their D4 and D800 full frame DSLR cameras. The major fix for the D800 is the lockup issue, other minor issues were also resolved: Nikon D800 firmware update B1.01: When a still image was captured while viewing existing images in playback mode, the monitor turned off, the memory card access lamp […]
Nikon D4 is now in stock at OneCall. This also means that they no longer have a waiting list. Update: the status now says “coming soon“.
Up till now Nikon included a free 16GB Sony XQD card and a reader (aprox. $185 value) with every D4 shipment. This seems no longer to be the case and the last Nikon D4 shipments do not include any freebies. The other bad news is that so far I have not heard about another major manufacturer to jump […]
In a statement to PDN Online, Nikon USA acknowledged the D4/D800 lockup issue that I reported a month ago (several readers and other websites have reported similar issues). Nikon is currently working on a permanent solution, in the mean time you can turn off both the ‘Highlights’ and ‘RGB Histogram’ display options in order to avoid […]
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