New Nikon Now Known

It is pretty daunting to see an entire room full of West Australian professional photographers staring intently at a screen and not complaining about the images...you see in this case it was a sales presentation by Julie Kimpton  from Nikon Australia for the new D4 and D800 camera bodies. There they all stood, in the darkness, and watched and listened politely. Oh, that it should be this way all the time.

Julie brought demonstrator bodies, so people weren't allowed to take files away, but that didn't stop the troops from firing them off like machine guns when it came to hands-on time. And they were greatly impressed by the results - Nikon have really changed the rules of great resolution with the new D800 and the low-light performance of the D4 is legendary. Both cameras, of course, have full professional build quality.

Julie had a great presentation about the improved professional performance of the camera bodies in video work - apparently the electronics processing lifts the image quality and removes distortion caused by movement. Combine this with the best Nikon glass and you are in the Hollywood class.

Ready for my close-up now, Mr. De Mille....

When do we see the cameras? Sauls sez the D800 next week, the D4 in about a month's time, and the D800E in late April. We shall trumpet and holler when they reach the shop, never fear.