According to multiples sources, the first shipment of Nikon D4 cameras is delayed. The original date of February 16th is now pushed till March 15th, 2012. The reason for the delay seems to a be firmware bug and not a hardware issue. This appears to be a worldwide delay, not specific to a country or a region. The US press release listed the Nikon D4 availability as “late February”.
Here are several Nikon D800 and D800E pre-order options:
B&H:
Adorama:
Amazon:
Amazon Germany:
Amazon Japan:
Amazon UK:
Jessops (UK):
Nikon MB-D12 battery grip for D800 pre-order options:
more pre-order options coming soon…
If you missed on the earlier purchase options, Ritz Camera is now also taking pre-orders for the Nikon D800 and Nikon D800E cameras.
Some additional Nikon D800/D800E coverage from around the Web:
And here is the Nikon D800 promo motorcycle video with Mark Miller that was shot in Chicago. Enjoy!
“Joy Ride” behind the scene video:
The just released new firmware version 1.11 for Nikon 1 includes the following fixes (V1, J1 download links):
- An issue that sometimes caused images captured using the Speedlight SB-N5 to be over-exposed has been resolved
- When switching from framing photos in the monitor to using the electronic viewfinder, or vice versa, with focus mode set to MF (manual focus) and the display zoomed in, the camera sometimes did not function properly. This issue has been resolved (apply only to Nikon V1)
The Nikon D800 is now officially announced:
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