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airlaw Gold Member Nikonian since 23rd Sep 2002Mon 28-Jan-13 04:52 PM
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"Anyone Purchase a D800/D800e in the last 60 days?"


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If you have purchased the D800 or D800e in the last 60 days, please tell us about the left focus issue. Do you have it?

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OldITGeek Silver Member Nikonian since 21st Jul 2011Tue 29-Jan-13 01:08 AM
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#1. "RE: Anyone Purchase a D800/D800e in the last 60 days?"
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Mississauga, CA
          

Bought a D800E las weekend.
Ser no. 5002xxx

Have not official tested it, don't know how.

But not seeing any issues with focussing on left side.

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kamputty Gold Member Nikonian since 04th Jan 2007Tue 29-Jan-13 02:25 AM
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#3. "RE: Anyone Purchase a D800/D800e in the last 60 days?"
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#1. put camera on tripod
#2. Use the widest fasted lens you have (ie. 24/2.8 etc)
#3. Point to something like a brickwall etc
#4. Using the viewfinder, move the focus to the desired test focus point
#5. Change to Live view, the focus point will be the same
#6. Take photo using live view using live view auto focus
#7. Change to view finder, focus on same spot (should be there already) using view finder auto focus, take photo
#8. compare the two photos. Should be mostly the same. Viola!
#9. Repeat for other focus points.

I did this very thing with all 51 points to show Nikon that I did indeed mess up my Nikon when i dropped it.

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backpacker24 Silver Member Nikonian since 26th Dec 2003Tue 29-Jan-13 01:34 AM
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#2. "RE: Anyone Purchase a D800/D800e in the last 60 days?"
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Nevada, US
          

No problem with mine.

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ttoolan Silver Member Nikonian since 29th Aug 2007Tue 29-Jan-13 06:48 AM
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#4. "RE: Anyone Purchase a D800/D800e in the last 60 days?"
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Sacramento, US
          

Bought my D800E before Christmas and I don't have any problems. Serial # 3010XXX

Tom
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gvk Silver Member Nikonian since 16th Feb 2006Tue 29-Jan-13 01:05 PM
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#5. "RE: Anyone Purchase a D800/D800e in the last 60 days?"
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Yorktown Heights, US
          

No problems with another recently purchased D800E, SN 301xxxx.

Gerry

  
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jdh8 Gold Member Nikonian since 20th Mar 2007Tue 29-Jan-13 08:41 PM
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#6. "RE: Anyone Purchase a D800/D800e in the last 60 days?"
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Buckley, US
          

I received my D800E 5 days ago, SER# 300XXXX, no "left side" focus issues.

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airlaw Gold Member Nikonian since 23rd Sep 2002Thu 31-Jan-13 10:35 AM
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#7. "RE: Anyone Purchase a D800/D800e in the last 60 days?"
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Seattle, US
          

Thanks to all of you who stepped up with information on your new camera. Maybe Nikon has solved the QC problem.i'd like to continue hearing from new 800/800e owners.

Thanks again

Kit

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b702sc Registered since 23rd Dec 2012Sun 03-Feb-13 12:44 PM
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#8. "RE: Anyone Purchase a D800/D800e in the last 60 days?"
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I picked up a D800 in mid-December and I am very pleased. No left focusing issue that I note. I am still learning all of the capabilities, but this camera appears rock solid and I am pretty picky. Unlike the ill-fated D600, Nikon appears to be shipping a decent D800.

I took the D800 to a museum the other day that had a thing against flash photography. No problem. I took many photos on a tripod. The lighting did not really matter. I moved the focus point all over the map. Of the 80 shots or so, I came away with one that looked soft and I believe it was some diffraction because of shooting at F/11.

  
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leonardevens Silver Member Nikonian since 22nd May 2011Mon 04-Feb-13 09:21 PM
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#9. "RE: Anyone Purchase a D800/D800e in the last 60 days?"
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I purchased my D800 about two weeks ago. I followed Thom Hogan's directions to check to see if I had the problem. It is possible there was a slight difference, but all the views were very close. I'm pretty sure I don't have the problem as Thom describes it.

Leonard Evens
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Leonard62 Gold Member Nikonian since 15th Mar 2009Tue 05-Feb-13 12:27 AM
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#10. "RE: Anyone Purchase a D800/D800e in the last 60 days?"
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My D800 was delivered February 1st from a New York super store. Serial # 304xxxx. No focusing issues.

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