I noticed this post on the NikonRumors Forum – a reader is developing an open source Nikon Camera Control software. Please note that this project is at its early stage and could have bugs or not be compatible with all Nikon DSLR cameras. The current features are:
In addition to the patent of the Nikkor AF-S 28mm f/1.8G, here is some additional information on this upcoming full frame lens:
The event details are now removed from the website
Nikon Singapore posted this on their Facebook page yesterday with the headline “I am a memory maker”:
Nikon Singapore Pte Ltd
Dear NikonClubbers,
A special announcement will be made and you will get to hear it first! Register with us!
NikonClub Event Details :: Press Conference
http://www.nikonclub.com.sg/pages/eventregs.asp?id=70
10 lucky registrants will get to join us at Nikon Press Conference held on 19th April 2012, Thursday.
The Facebook post and the Nikonclub event page are now removed. This was the confirmation email sent upon registering for the event:
Hugyfot underwater housing prototype for Nikon D800
Hugyfot underwater housing prototype for Nikon D800
The first underwater housing prototypes for Nikon D800 and D4 cameras are already out and they look slick. I was told that the Hugyfot housing for D800 will cost “only” €2,850 including VAT (around $3,700). Hugyfot showed also those 3D rendering for the D4 housing at the London Dive Show:
Nikon Japan issued a statement that the D800E pre-orders/reservations have greatly exceeded the amount of produced cameras and they apologize for the inconvenience/delay. Nikon issued a similar statement for the D800 a month ago. I expect the first D800E shipments in the US to start early next week and will probably again be distributed to NPS members, unless you pre-ordered from Amazon who it seems does not skip their waiting list in order to ship NPS priority.
Nikon D800 vs. D3s and D7000 by Cary Jordan
There is no question the Nikon D800/E is a spectacular camera. But just how well does the D800 stack-up against the venerable Nikon D3s? What about in DX crop mode; how well does it fare against the D7000? We now know the new Nikon D800 has a bad case of multiple personality disorder. The D800 is several different cameras, rolled-up into one very sleek and attractive body.
Let’s examine just how well the D800 performs when down-sampled to 12.1 megapixels to match the un-defeated high-ISO king, the Nikon D3s. In addition to this comparison, we’re also going to put the Nikon D800 against the current APS-C DX crop champion, the Nikon D7000.
The D800/E is capable of achieving amazing amounts of detail at its native resolution of 36.3 million pixels. This is great for studio and landscape work or anything that warrants this kind of resolution. However, the final output doesn’t always need to be the native resolution of 36.3 MP. What we’ve found is the D800 has excellent Dynamic Range combined with excellent high-ISO noise characteristics, giving us the ability to down-sample when need-be, while retaining all of the high-frequency detail captured by the high-resolution sensor. We know that down-sampling an image helps to reduce noise (especially luminance noise), so we reap the benefits of lower noise and better detail, while retaining the D800’s excellent Dynamic Range (DR) when down-sampling. A down-sampled image that has more high-frequency detail is a better candidate for noise-reduction via software (Lightroom 4, Topaz DeNoise…etc) and can handle more aggressive noise reduction, while still retaining high-frequency detail that’s usually lost during aggressive noise-reduction.
This guest post describes another (see also this post) Wi-Fi solution for Nikon D4 by Nick O’Donnell:
Like most of you I love spending a boat load of money on things I won’t be using very much. Yeah, right. The Nikon D4 is one heck of a camera with seemingly every capability the could stuff into it, including the wireless networking abilities of the WT-5. I purchased my D4 the day they were released along with the WT-5 and it’s a great tool but not for that price. As a working pro I will get the use out of it to make it worth the $800 investment, but I periodically book events that I would like to have 3 or more cameras transmitting images to the server computer and buying extras for a couple shoots a year isn’t worth it. On the other side, photographers that might want to have fun with what it can do without putting out the cash for real thing have been looking into other options. Here’s my $44.16 solution:
