Nikon factory in Thailand before the flooding (credit: Bangkokbiznews)
and after the flooding (credit: Noppatjak)
I guess some [NR] followers have not read my previous posts or just failed to realize the seriousness of the situation in Thailand which was probably the reason for the Nikon D800 announcement delay. You cannot really blame Nikon or [NR] for that. Here is a quick recap of my posts from the past few weeks:
October 3, 2011:
I initially did not post this online, but after receiving some additional info I can now confirm with a 99% probability only the name “D800″ and the sensor size of 36MP.
Stay tuned, it has begun! If the specs are out, expect announcement before the end of the year (I would say 30-60 days from now).
October 9, 2011:
This is the list of “confirmed” specs for the Nikon D800. My confidence on those is above 90%:
- The name will be Nikon D800
- 36MP sensor
- 100% viewfinder coverage
- Improved AF with face recognition – the D800 will still have 51 points AF point
- Dual memory card slots (still not sure if they will be SD, CF or both)
- USB 3.0
- ISO range: 100 – 6400, ISO LO @ 50 and ISO HI-2 @ 25600
- The screen will be larger than 3 inches
- The D800 will not have built-in GPS
- Expeed 3 processor
- There will be two different D800 versions/models, one with the antialiasing filter removed
October 17, 2011:
October 26th is 9 days away and so far I have not received any information on any scheduled Nikon press events for next week. It will be highly unusual for Nikon to announce the D800 without any major press gathering – maybe they have chosen this path to prevent any leaks.
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