This guest post is by Laurent Thion who shares his experiences using the Nikon D800 with Cambo X2 Pro and medium format lenses (click on images for larger view). D800 is now a great alternative to MF for studio. Nikon propose 3 Tilt and Shift lenses: 24, 45 an 85mm. The electric connection permit to use them at full aperture […]
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 […]
Apple released Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.13 that adds RAW image compatibility for the Nikon D3200 and D800E to Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’11. You can download the update from Apple’s support page.
BestBuy has listed the Nikon D800E on their website and you can now order it. I checked several different zip codes and the availability was 5-7 days (shipped to your local Best Buy store). The D800E was previously not listed on BestBuy.com. The D800 and D4 are still listed as “sold out online“. Here for […]
This is how the soon to be released Sea&Sea MDX-D800 underwater housing for Nikon D800 will look like. It should be announced this summer with a price tag slightly over $3,000. I have no other details at that point. Check also those D800 underwater housings from Ikelite, Hugyfot, Nauticam and Ikelite.
Update: Amazon UK started to contact customers with canceled D800 pre-orders to notify them that this was an error and all orders will be reinstated. Today Amazon UK started canceling D800 pre-orders because Nikon has informed them that “D800 is in restricted supply” and “no longer available“. You can read the full text of the sent […]
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 […]
After Hugyfot and Nauticam, Ikelite also announced their underwater housing for Nikon D800/D800E DSLR cameras. The MSRP is $1600 which makes it the cheapest solution compared to other manufacturers. The depth rating is 200ft (60m).
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 […]
