Category Archives: Nikon D800

Guest post: Underwater Nikon D800 pictures from diving in Puerto Rico

I’m Marc Pagani, and I’m an adventure travel, portrait, live music, and wedding photographer based in New Orleans. My most recent book, “Fearless Photographer: Travel”, came out this past November 9th and can be found online and in local bookstores. Last week, I had my 4th shoot in 2 years in Puerto Rico, this time […]

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Nikon D800/D800E price drop on December 15th?

The latest rumors suggests that Nikon will reduce the price of the D800/D800E DSLR cameras in the US on December 15th, 2012. I am not talking about an instant saving when you buy a body and a lens, but a direct price drop  – just like the D600. I was told that Nikon is making […]

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Eye-Fi cards now compatible with the Nikon D800 camera

Quick update for all Wi-Fi cards fans: in their latest firmware release v5.0018 Eye-Fi resolved the compatibility issue with Nikon D800/D800E cameras. FYI: Transcend recently announced their own 16GB and 32GB Wi-Fi enables SD memory cards.

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Upcoming “Beautiful Horror Movie” to demonstrate the capabilities of the Nikon D800

Nikon Attracts Hollywood Talent for its “Beautiful Horror Movie” Program Director Guillermo Arriaga and Cinematographer Janusz Kaminski Create Short Horror Film with the D800 and NIKKOR Lenses MELVILLE, N.Y. – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the launch of its “Beautiful Horror Movie,” a challenge posed to two of the world’s top filmmakers to define the moment when […]

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Nikon WU-1a wireless mobile adapter hacked to work with the Nikon D800

Joe Fitz was able to hack the Nikon WU-1a wireless mobile adapter and make it work with the Nikon D800 camera. The Nikon WU-1a was designed to work only with the D3200. Recently, Nikon released also the WU-1b that is compatible with the D600 and Nikon 1 V2. More details on the Joe’s project can be found in this […]

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Upcoming firmware updates for Nikon D600 and D800

Nikon is currently working on new firmware updates for the D600 and D800 cameras. The D600 update will contain a fix for the Live View aperture bug (currently you cannot change the aperture in Live View during video). The D800 update will fix the focus priority bug (with AF-ON in Live View changing the aperture causes the screen to […]

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Refurbished Nikon D800 cameras now available for $2499.95

Adorama now has a limited number of refurbished Nikon D800 DSLR cameras for sale at $2,499.95 ($500 less than the original price of $2,999). Refurbished products include 90 days Nikon warranty. Additional two years extended warranty can be purchased for $79.95. Update: Cameta Camera also has refurbished Nikon D800 cameras for $2,549.95.

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Nikon US no longer supports the D800E? I don’t think so.

Photographyblog just published a report that the D800E could be “no longer supported” by Nikon US. The article quotes a response from Nikon support who told a photographer interested in purchasing the camera that the D800E is no longer supported by Nikon: “they are not going to stock or make anymore”. I seriously doubt that the Nikon D800E will no longer […]

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