Since the original Nikon MB-D18 battery grip is still impossible to get, there are several third-party alternatives currently available for sale on eBay. There is also one listing on Amazon (Mcoplus MB-D18 battery grip) but is currently not available.
Check out also this Nikon MB-D18 with EN-EL18b battery kit currently listed for $940.85:
A reader sent me this video demonstrating how to setup a Wi-Fi connection between the D850 and an Apple iOS devices:
A friend of mine just ordered his Nikon D850 from Amazon and we were both surprised to find out that he will have his camera in 2 days (delivery estimate: Thursday, December 7th). I am not sure if this is a glitch in the system or Amazon just got a large D850 shipment that cleared all of their existing pre-orders.
If anyone is still looking for a D850, maybe it is worth trying to order one from Amazon – please post in the comments section the delivery date you got.
Check D850 availability: B&H | Adorama | Amazon | BuyDig | Cameta | Focus Camera | eBay | WEX | Jessops
Alik Griffin tested the most popular memory cards in the Nikon D850 DSLR camera: XQD, UHS-II and UHS-I SD. Here are the results:
| Memory Cards | USB 3 read | USB 3 write | Nikon D850 |
| XQD | |||
| LEXAR 2933X | 344 MB/s | 202 MB/s | 115.45 MB/s |
| SONY G 400MB/S | 330 MB/s | 188 MB/s | 113.84 MB/s |
| SONY M 150MB/S | 347 MB/s | 111 MB/s | 97.53 MB/s |
| SONY M 80MB/S | 276 MB/s | 30 MB/s | 34.72 MB/s |
| UHS-II | |||
| SONY G | 269.3 MB/s | 234.5 MB/s | 97.88 MB/s |
| DELKIN 250 | 271.4 MB/s | 231.3 MB/s | 96.48 MB/s |
| Sandisk Extreme PRO 300 | 273.9 MB/s | 238.9 MB/s | 96.30 MB/s |
| TOSHIBA Exceria PRO | 258.8 MB/s | 226.5 MB/s | 92.69 MB/s |
| LEXAR 2000X | 272.7 MB/s | 244.5 MB/s | 92.30 MB/s |
| TRANSCEND | 290.2 MB/s | 182.1 MB/s | 91.21 MB/s |
| FUJIFILM Elite II | 294.0 MB/s | 181.6 MB/s | 90.27 MB/s |
| Sandisk Extreme PRO 280 | 260.5 MB/s | 214.8 MB/s | 89.79 MB/s |
| HOODMAN Steel 2000X | 268.7 MB/s | 183.9 MB/s | 88.05 MB/s |
| ADATA V90 | 256.5 MB/s | 231.7 MB/s | 81.50 MB/s |
| SONY M | 253.2 MB/s | 91.62 MB/s | 68.34 MB/s |
| DELKIN 1900X | 273.3 MB/s | 97.3 MB/s | 66.28 MB/s |
| LEXAR 1000X | 153.4 MB/s | 84.30 MB/s | 55.25 MB/s |
| UHS-I | |||
| Sandisk Extreme PRO U3 | 98.6 MB/s | 90.8 MB/s | 65.29 MB/s |
| KINGSTON U3 | 98.1 MB/s | 90.4 MB/s | 64.75 MB/s |
| DELKIN 633X U3 | 98.3 MB/s | 88.7 MB/s | 62.39 MB/s |
| SONY U3 – old model | 96.5 MB/s | 84.5 MB/s | 58.86 MB/s |
| SAMSUNG PRO+ U3 | 97.5 MB/s | 87.3 MB/s | 58.78 MB/s |
| TRANSCEND U3 | 96.7 MB/s | 84.9 MB/s | 56.11 MB/s |
| SAMSUNG PRO U1 | 96.3 MB/s | 82.2 MB/s | 56.03 MB/s |
| SAMSUNG PRO U3 | 97.7 MB/s | 78.6 MB/s | 53.78 MB/s |
| PNY Elite U3 | 96.5 MB/s | 66.1 MB/s | 49.94 MB/s |
| Sandisk Extreme Plus U3 | 99.0 MB/s | 64.4 MB/s | 49.61 MB/s |
| SONY U3 – new model | 96.7 MB/s | 56.2 MB/s | 47.89 MB/s |
| PNY Elite U1 | 96.5 MB/s | 66.5 MB/s | 47.43 MB/s |
| LEXAR 633X U3 | 93.3 MB/s | 67.3 MB/s | 46.86 MB/s |
| Sandisk Extreme U3 | 72.43 MB/s | 54.1 MB/s | 42.69 MB/s |
| LEXAR 600X U1 | 95.4 MB/s | 64.8 MB/s | 42.04 MB/s |
| SANDISK Ultra U1 | 99.3 MB/s | 36.1 MB/s | 23.69 MB/s |
| SAMSUNG U1 Evo | 47.7 MB/s | 27.3 MB/s | 20.23 MB/s |
→ Zeiss Milvus ZF.2 4-lens bundle for Nikon F-mount now available for $6,850.
→ Nikon rebates for December: B&H | Adorama.
→ There are 5 Nikon DSLR cameras in Dpreview’s “2017 Best Cameras” listing (out of 14 cameras: 5x Nikon, 4x Sony, 3x Canon, 1x Fuji, 1x Panasonic).
→ The best lens for star photos comparison: Sigma 14mm f/1.8 Art ($1,599) vs. Rokinon 14mm f/2.4 ($999) and f/2.8 ($379)
Just released: Capture One 11, Aurora HDR 2018 1.1.1 and Franzis HDR Projects 2018
→ Just released: Capture One 11, Aurora HDR 2018 1.1.1 and Franzis HDR Projects 2018.
A while back I posted links to a recent DC.Watch interview with the team who worked on the Nikon D850 camera. Yesterday a member of the NikonGear forum posted a nice recap of the interview:
