More Nikon D600 specs

Some new Nikon D600 specs in addition to what I reported two week ago (new specs are on top, marked in bold):

  • 39 AF points (with an option of 11 AF points)
  • 5 fps (same as the D700, the D800 has 4fps)
  • 2 SD card slots with Eye-fi support
  • Build-in retouching images functionality
  • Built-in flash with sync speed of 1/250s
  • Two user settings: U1 and U2
  • Fn button

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Sea&Sea MDX-D800: another underwater housing for Nikon D800 coming soon

This is how the soon to be released Sea&Sea MDX-D800 underwater housing for Nikon D800 will look like. It should be announced this summer with a price tag slightly over $3,000. I have no other details at that point.

Check also those D800 underwater housings from IkeliteHugyfotNauticam and Ikelite.

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Nikkor 6mm f/2.8 fisheye lens mounted on a Nikon D800 (video)


This exotic Nikkor 6mm f/2.8 lens can actually see behind itself. Watch this video for more information:

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Nikon 1 J1 and V1 firmware update v1.12

Today Nikon announced new firmware update for the mirrorless J1 and V1 cameras. The only fix in this update is for an issue that caused some frames to be duplicated in slow-motion movies recorded at a frame rate setting of 1200 fps.

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Adobe released Camera Raw 7.1 release candidate with Nikon D4/D800 support

With the release of Photoshop CS6, today Adobe announced also Camera Raw 7.1 release candidate with support for:

  • Nikon D4
  • Nikon D800
  • Nikon D800E
  • Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED
  • Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D
  • Tokina AT-X 107 AF DX Fish-Eye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 (Nikon mount)
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Weekly Nikon news flash #161

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Amazon UK started canceling Nikon D800 pre-orders due to “restricted supply from the manufacturer” *updated*

Update: Amazon UK started to contact customers with canceled D800 pre-orders to notify them that this was an error and all orders will be reinstated.

Today Amazon UK started canceling D800 pre-orders because Nikon has informed them that “D800 is in restricted supply” and “no longer available“. You can read the full text of the sent emails at the [NR] forum. This is even more annoying for people who pre-ordered their D800 before the UK price increase. Amazon may also have a legal reason to cancel unfulfilled pre-orders after 90 days – I read somewhere that if a seller cannot deliver the purchased goods in 90 days, the contract is void (maybe someone with a legal background can clarify that).

Other retailers have also sent emails about D800 shortages, but have not canceled any pre-orders yet:

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