Rumors: Nikon D800s camera preliminary specifications

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Here is the first set of rumored specifications for the Nikon D800s DSLR camera:

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The Nikon lens only rebates will expire this week and will not be extended

Nikon-lens-rebates-March-2014The current Nikon US instant lens only rebates are set to expire on March 29th and they will not be extended again (the lens only rebates are available for only two months to boost sales before the end of Nikon’s financial year).

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The regular Nikon DSLR body + lens rebates will also expire on March 29th. I believe those savings will be extended.

Few other recent price drops (not sure if they will be extended next month):

Adorama offers the same Nikon lens rebates. Amazon also updated their prices to reflect the new lens rebates.

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Yes, the new Nikon NX-D software is made by Silkypix

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A quick update on my last NX-D post: yes, the Nikon NX-D software is indeed made by Silkypix. Using a hex editor, a reader found “Ichikawa Soft Laboratory SILKYPIX” in one of the Capture NX-D files named CNXD.dll.

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Weekly Nikon news flash #256

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→ Samsung announced a new mirrorless camera system with 1″ sensor (just like the Nikon 1).

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→ New book: Nikon Df Experience.

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→ DxO Optics Pro v9.1.4 released with Nikon D4s support.

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→ Nikon expects 20% growth in the DSLR camera segment in India. This year Nikon has 55% of the DSLR market share in that country.

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A short piece on the already officially discontinued Nikon D4 camera

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Two years and three months after the official announcement, the Nikon D4 camera is now officially listed as discontinued on Nikon Japan website:

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Few D4 cameras are still available on Amazon.

Here is a short piece on the Nikon D4 written by a reader (ww.facebook.com/VillagerJim):

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The unknown – traveling Central Asia by Alex Kühni

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Alex Kühni shares his experience and photos from Central Asia:

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Photographing festivals by Steve Davey

Masked Cham Dancers being photographed by a Buddhist monk, Korzo
Black Hat Dancers at the Korzok Gustor, Lake Tsomoriri, Ladakh,
Crowd of Changpa Nomads watching the Korzok Gustor, Lake Tsomori
This “Photographing Festivals” post is by Steve Davey (click on images for larger view):

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