If you were ever wondering what is the cost of the Nikon D800/D800E cameras to a dealer in the US, this price list will show you that the D800 costs $2,699.96 and the D800E costs $2,969.96. As usual, the margin on the accessories is much higher – aprox. 40%.
With the new Nikon pricing policy, don’t expect to see any discounts on the D800/D800E/D4 cameras.
Nikon USA now has the 20 pages Nikon D800 | D800E Technical Guide available for download. The guide includes samples and covers the basic camera functionality.
Since I still have many readers asking me about it – those are the shipping dates for the Nikon D4 and D800/E confirmed by Nikon France in a recent Q&A sessions:
“Le D4 sera commercialisé à partir du 15 mars 2012. Le D800 à partir du 22 mars et le D800E à partir du 12 avril.”
Translation: “The D4 will be sold from March 15, 2012. The D800 from March 22 and D800E from April 12.”
Those dates match the previously reported estimates from Amazon, Adorama and B&H (D800 and D800E dates).
The Nikkor AF-S 85mm f/1.8G lens ($499.95) that was announced with the D4 is currently shipping to dealers in the US. I expect shipping to existing pre-orders to start by the end of this week.
Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.8G lens MTF chart and lens/construction design:
I received an update from Amazon and now my D800 shipping date has changed to March 20, 2012 (I ordered mine few seconds after they started accepting pre-orders):
The van transporting the gear for the Dublin NPS roadshow was stolen on Saturday night near The Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland. The van contained Nikon equipment valued at £100,000 ($156,000) including the brand new D4 and D800 demo cameras.
Her is a list of the stolen equipment with serial numbers, please spread the word:
The current DX camera line according to Nikon Europe
In addition to the D4 and D800, Nikon will announce three more DSLR cameras in 2012. I believe that the new cameras will all be DX models – my vote goes for Nikon D3100, D7000 and D300s replacements.
In terms of lenses, I am confident about at least two new DX products:
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