
Nikon D4 Outed
Nikon’s D4 . It looks very impressive on the spec sheet. I like the idea of illuminated function buttons. Hopefully we can select the colour. :)
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Digital Photography Review has published an article with the views of four professional photographers about the new Nikon D4 and D800 SLRs. The photographers come from different genres of photography and are: Leon Neal (sport and news), Dan Chung (multimedia journalist), Neil Lupin (music) and Andy Sheppard (music). Overall, the reception to the new cameras is positive, and Dan Chung in particular seems to feel that the Nikons could now replace his Canons. The lack of a headphone jack and clean HDMI ...
Professionals provide views on the D4 and D800STEVE'S DIGICAMS
my nikon life

Corey Rich is one of the most recognized adventure and outdoor lifestyle visual storytellers. He recently created a stunning short film, entitled ‘Why’, which explores individuals pushing themselves to the limit.
Tasked with shooting his ultimate short film, Corey profiles luminaries in the worlds of biking, kayaking and free climbing exercising their skills against some incredible backdrops. Using the Nikon D4, here are some of the images and the film in full that he came up with.
First, Corey finds ...
Why – A film of extreme adventure by Corey Rich shot with a Nikon D4NIKONIAN
Nikonians Academy Director Mike Hagen tells us the staff is adding newest Nikon DSLRs to their workshop schedule.
Nikonians Academy adding Nikon D4 & D800 workshops, preps for Spring/Summer
NIKON RUMORS
Since I still have many readers asking me about it - those are the shipping dates for the Nikon D4 and D800/E confirmed by Nikon France in a recent Q&A sessions: "Le D4 sera commercialisé à partir du 15 mars 2012. Le D800 à partir du 22 mars et le D800E à partir du 12 [...] Nikon D4, D800/E shipping dates confirmed by Nikon FranceGIZMODO CAMERA
If you're going to lay down $6000 for the super-fast, low-light stalking Nikon D4, you might as well pony up another $900 for the WT-5 dongle that cuts the cord. Or why not string 10 D4s together? Wireless bullet time at a cost of $69,000. More »
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The van transporting the gear for the Dublin NPS roadshow was stolen on Saturday night near The Phoenix Park. The van contained equipment valued at £100,000 ($156,000) including the brand new D4 and D800 demo cameras. Her is a list of the stolen equipment with serial numbers, please spread the word: Serial number Product Name [...] Nikon NPS roadshow gear stolen worth £100k, including D4, D800ROB GALBRAITH
The president of Nikon's Sendai factory, which manufactures both the D4 and the D800, told a group of journalists last week that the company is aiming to produce 5,000 D4 bodies and 30,000 D800 bodies per month. The remarks were reported on Bernama.com, the national news agency of Malaysia, which also revealed that Nikon spent about US$100 million to repair earthquake damage to the Sendai factory last year.
Nikon reveals production goals for D4 and D800, cost of earthquake damage
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Imaging-Resource reports that the Nikon D4 delivery to the US will slip about a month. Originally scheduled for February, they are now estimating sometime in March.
I saw this latest top-of-the-line DSLR from Nikon at the CES event in Las Vegas last month. And I can say, for those who need it (and want it), it should be worth the wait.
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Slight Delay with Nikon D4joe mcnally

Hey guys, Drew here to go over a bit of the tech/production side of the Little Freddie and D4 BTS videos, the gear we used, and hopefully clear up a few questions.
First and foremost, this was definitely an amazing assignment for all of us at the studio to have been a part of. Having started working for Joe after the D3 campaign, I was excited at even the thought of being involved with a project like the D4 campaign.
Faces of Ground Zero was our first serious video effort at the studio. Though the ...
Shooting video with the Nikon D4NIKON RUMORS
Adorama has updated their Nikon D4 listing with an estimated delivery of late March, 2012: New item Available for pre-order, Delivery scheduled to start Late March 2012. You may place this on order now and it will be shipped on a first come first serve basis. We do not charge your card until we actually [...] Adorama estimates the Nikon D4 delivery as “late March 2012″F STOPPERS
Called the BEST movie camera to date, the Nikon D4 features a full HD 1080p frames per second. Not only is there a microphone in with 20 different adjustment levels, but for the first time you're able to hear the audio that you're recording. They've also included for the first time an HDMI feed out. Watch the video with James Banfield for a demonstration on the secret features of the new Nikon D4.
[Video] What You Didn’t Know About The Nikon D4
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Called the BEST movie camera to date, the Nikon D4 features a full HD 1080p frames per second. Not only is there a microphone in with 20 different adjustment levels, but for the first time you're able to hear the audio that you're recording. They've also included for the first time an HDMI feed out. Watch the video with James Banfield for a demonstration on the secret features of the new Nikon D4.
[Video] What You Didn’t Know About The Nikon D4
NIKON RUMORS
Some additional Nikon coverage from the 2012 CP+ show in Japan. All images and videos are copyrighted and belong to their respective owners. Click on images for larger view. Throughout the weekend I will be also uploading CP+ coverage from other manufacturers on PhotoRumors, check it out. The first report is from Samuel Morse - expect a detailed post on the D800E [...] Nikon at the 2012 CP+ show (pictures, D800 hands-on, D4 demo videos)NIKON RUMORS
Contrary to the information I received from multiple sources few days ago about the Nikon D4 shipment delay (which was also reported by several other websites, unless they just recycle what they read here), Amazon just sent emails to certain pre-orders with a D4 estimated arrival date of February 17 and in some cases February 21st, [...] Amazon thinks the Nikon D4 will be delivered on February 17thCINEMA5D
i thought i had issues with my eye sight, but i couldn't see a single sharp image,ROB GALBRAITH
Nikon this week has updated its NEF Codec for Windows to v1.13.0. The only stated change is the addition of support for RAW files shot with the upcoming D4 digital SLR.
Nikon D4 support added to NEF Codec for Windows
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An interesting article found on bernama.com about the production capacity of the Nikon plant in Sendai: "With the current 1,600 workers, the factory is producing one unit of camera per minute on a daytime shift with each unit of the D800 variant produced every four hours and the D4 variant every five hours." The Nikon D4 and [...] Nikon Sendai to produce 30,000 D800 and 5,000 D4 cameras per monthTECHRADAR PHOTOGRAPHY
Nikon USA has confirmed that there will be delays in the shipping of its new flagship full-frame DSLR, the D4, which was announced at the beginning of the year.Worldwide sales of the Nikon D4 were originally expected to start in mid-February, but Nikon is now expecting that this will be pushed back, closer to the middle of March.Rumours suggested that the reason for the delay was because of a firmware upgrade. Nikon is yet to comment on this, instead stating "minor production delays" from the US ...
Nikon D4 delays expected
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Here is a quick comparison between the Nikon D800 and Nikon D4 based on the specifications listed on Nikon's website: Camera NikonD800 Nikon D4 Effective Pixels 36.3 million 16.2 million Sensor Size 35.9mm x 24mm 36.0mm x 23.9mm Lens Mount Nikon F bayonet mount Nikon F bayonet mount Effective Pixels 36.3 million 16.2 million Sensor Size [...] Nikon D800 vs. D4 specs comparison