Category Archives: Nikon D800

The end of the D800 and D4 pre-orders wait time

By [NR] admin | Published: July 25, 2012

The end of the pre-orders wait time is near: Amazon currently has both the Nikon D800 and D4 in stock. This means that they no longer have a waiting list. I expect other stores also to fulfill their pre-orders soon.

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Phottix BG-D800 battery grip for Nikon D800/E now available

By [NR] admin | Published: July 24, 2012

Phottix now has their new BG-D800 battery grip for Nikon D800/D800E DSLR cameras available for sale ($145): “Phottix Premium Series BG-D800 Battery Grip for Nikon D800 DSLR features AF/On button, command dials, vertical shutter button and multifunction controller. The BG-D800 holds 8 AA batteries or 1 EL-EL15 battery in the included trays.

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Fake MB-D12 battery grips for the D800: are they worth it?

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

Embedded is a video review on the fake battery grips for the Nikon D800 DSLR that can be purchased from Amazon – the Pixel version is $100 and the Meike copy costs around $70. For comparison, the original Nikon MB-D12 is priced at $400.

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Confirmed: Nikon has a fix for the D800/D800E left focusing issue

By [NR] admin | Published: July 17, 2012

Ming Thein reported on his blog that his D800E left focusing problem was fixed by NPS: “Just got my D800E back from NPS. Apparently, the cause of the focusing problem in all cases is some inaccurate calibration data entered during the alignment/ calibration process. I was told it’s basically a case of hooking the camera up […]

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Guest post: birds of prey in a studio environment with the Nikon D800

By [NR] admin | Published: July 9, 2012

I have scheduled several guest posts for this week. Nikon related news/rumors will pick up at the end of July when we will start approaching the pre-Photokina announcement time. The first guest post is from Steven Hyatt who had the chance to photofraph birds of prey in a studio environment with the Nikon D800 and Nikkor 200-400mm f/4 VRII […]

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Nikon D800 now in stock on Amazon Germany

By [NR] admin | Published: July 9, 2012

For all German readers: Amazon.de currently has the Nikon D800 in stock.

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This month’s Nikon instant rebates include D4, D800/E, 24-70mm and 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: July 2, 2012

After months of having only DX equipment in the US Nikon instant rebate program, we finally have some discounts on full frame gear: Save $200 when you purchase the Nikon D4 with Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G or 70-200mm f/2.8G lens Save $200 when you purchase the Nikon D800 with Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G or 70-200mm f/2.8G lens Save $200 […]

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