Picked one up today....4 left in stock

No Battery grips.....spare batteries yes

Tomorrow flying to St Thomas till Tuesday (I'm a pilot on a private jet)

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D3S, D800, D300, D2X
600mm f4
400mm f2.8
200-400mm f4
300mm f2.8,

Wow, hard to believe. Makes me want to run to Best Buy.

I didn't even think to ask about batteries. My Best Buy didn't have any grips and neither does anyone online. I am going to DIE without a grip on this thing. UGH!

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Seams strange that a store that carries cameras as a after thought would even carry a 800. The nicest camera I've seen in there is a d90.

>Seams strange that a store that carries cameras as a after
>thought would even carry a 800. The nicest camera I've seen in
>there is a d90.


I dont get either how Bestbuy got so many D800's when Camera specialty stores only got a few in ... Henry's in Canada which is a major camera store didnt even get enough D800's to be able to send to every store they have.

>Seams strange that a store that carries cameras as a after
>thought would even carry a 800. The nicest camera I've seen in
>there is a d90.

Not sure about your store, but my local Best Buy has carried the D7000 (where I bought mine), the D700, 5DMk2, 7D, and they have several "L" and Nikon ED lenses.

I think Nikon has a good relationship with Best Buy simply because they move SO MANY cameras and have such a broad reach. I was surprised to find B.B. was carrying upper end Sandisk cards both CF and SDHC.

Anyway, I"m not complaining. I have two local camera stores. One does not sell cameras at all. The other one I've not been inside since I sold my F4s to them many years ago.

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Yes, I agree, thats Nikon's way of marketing or Best Buy trying to
dominate. Id rather support my local camera dealer, but why wait weeks on a camera. I have a trip leaving today . .

I understand for consumer cameras for Best Buy but D800s??? They didn't have the D4 that I know of.

Tom MILLS
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D3S, D800, D300, D2X
600mm f4
400mm f2.8
200-400mm f4
300mm f2.8,

Usually, the Best Buys only have the cameras with kit lenses included. I bought my D90 there when no one else had any. I kept the kit lens for when I sold it a couple of years later, but I really never used the lens.

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>Usually, the Best Buys only have the cameras with kit lenses
>included. I bought my D90 there when no one else had any. I
>kept the kit lens for when I sold it a couple of years later,
>but I really never used the lens.

That's too bad. I've used my kit lens dozens of times and sold many images I was proud of. The 18-105 is a very sharp lens with easy to correct distortion. And it's still the widest lens I own.

By the way, my D800 was purchased body only yesterday at Best Buy.

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Start posting some images from your D800!

I went up to my local Best Buy today and they indeed had 3 D800's yesterday that they sold in about 2 hours. I called a couple of others and no dice. They did not get any nor do they know when they will. So it is hit and miss at Best Buy too I guess. I was not thinking that they would have any or I might have been up there yesterday...

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>Start posting some images from your D800!

LOL! That thing is prepped and zipped up in my camera bag. I have a bikini shoot this afternoon, and 2 sports shoots this weekend, so it will get a workout.

I was pleased to see that it takes the same battery as my D7000, so now I have 2 spare batteries to use while I wait on my grip for the camera.

I am looking forward to the image quality, but NOT looking forward to the pain of holding this thing this weekend.

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If we have a choice of which images you post, may I suggest the bikini images? I think that this subject matter might give us some real insight into the resolution and detail capabilities of the D800.

FYI, I am always available for assistant duties too. I am very good at holding up the modesty screens and brushing sand off of models. Its difficult work, but somehow I manage to muddle through these tasks.

Haha

DVDMike,

I have a VERY strict rule about camera assistants on bikini shoots. I never take anyone who asks.

And I am sorry to say the bikini shoot was cancelled due to inclement weather. But I'm sure you'll enjoy the sand volleyball photos.

For instance: http://goo.gl/owrx2

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