Nikon Suggest Patience Amid Shortage of Nikon D800

Nikon D800

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It appears that customers who have ordered the Nikon D800 will have to wait a little bit longer as the demand for the DSLR has resulted to the shortage in the supply ofthe high-end camera.

According to the UK marketing manager of Nikon, Jeremy Gilbert, consumers have started to order the Nikon D800 following its announcement in the market. There was no time following the announcement of the high-end DSLR that consumers were still thinking about acquiring the device.

Although the situation resulted to the current shortage of the Nikon D800 supply, the company is obviously benefitting from it. For the moment, the demand for the camera is higher compared to the inventory of the company, which is currently unable to increase the production level of the DSLR.

It will be necessary for consumers to exercise more patience since the company will not compromise on the quality of the Nikon D800.

The Nikon D800, which will feature a 36-megapixel sensor, was initially introduced by thecompany last February.  Following its introduction, a systems error was discovered which resulted to a lower price tag of the device.

The company later increased the price tag of the Nikon D800 by around $300, which resulted to criticisms from a number of consumers. However the company still honored the price for the cameras that were pre-ordered before its price was adjusted. But the current shortage in the supply of the Nikon D800 resulted to some changes in the release date for the device along with the Nikon D4.

The company initially revealed that around 30,000 units of the Nikon D800 will be produced every month together with around 5,000 units of the Nikon D4.

Nikon Announces 36MP DSLR, the Nikon D800

Nikon D800

Following the announcement of the full-frame flagship DSLR of Nikon, the D4, the company has revealed another full-frame camera, the D800.

The upcoming camera may have some similarities as the D4, but it also has some significant differences including the smaller design and the absence of Ethernet connectivity. The D800 also features a 36MP CMOS image sensor that is more than a twice the resolution of the D4, which only has a 16MP resolution.

A number of the features on the D4 are also found on the D800 including the HDMI video output that is uncompressed and the RGB Matrix 3 meter that has 91,000 pixels. The camera is also capable of recoding QuickTime videos and the image sensor has the capability of supporting ISO 100 up to ISO6400 although it can even reach to around ISO 25600 that can be used during an rather lowlight situation.

The D4 and the D800 both utilize a 51-point autofocus system which can be used on lenses that have an aperture of f/8 and during low lighting situations. However the D800 comes with a pair of memory cards slots. The first is for the Compact Flash Card while the second support SXC.

The F-mount DX and FX lenses of Nikon are compatible with the D800. The crop mode is used by the camera each time DX lenses are used giving users 15.4MP images but would allow it to capture five frames per second compared to the FX mode which offers four frames per second.

Another variant of the D800 will also be offered by Nikon, the D800E, which removes low-pass filters and enhances of the capability of the camera in recording fine details in the images. However there is a possibility that moiré patterns may be formed particularly if it is used in photographing some types of fabrics. The sharp capture capabilities will also appeal to landscape photographers.

The Nikon D800 is expected to be released by March a price tag of $3,000 while the D800E will e released by April with a price tag of $3,300.