Nikon has announced that the D800E DSLR will be shipping today in Japan, albeit in limited qualities at first. In a statement on Nikon Japan's website, the company says that demand has been greater than expected and apologizes for the shortfall, which means some customers with preorders will have to wait a little longer. This follows the release of the regular D800 model that launched last month in Japan with similarly insufficient stock. The D800E is a comparatively niche product - it disables the anti-aliasing filter for higher quality images in certain situations at a ¥50,000 premium ($300 in the US) - so it's easy to see Nikon underestima …

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Nikon has announced a 10 percent price rise in the UK on its forthcoming D4, D800, and D800E cameras, with the originally published (and now retracted) MSRPs being blamed on a "local internal systems error." Prospective British buyers can now expect to pay a hefty £5,289.99 for the D4, £2,599.99 for the D800, and £2,899.99 for the D800E. Nikon also says that the Irish pricing is similarly affected, but hasn't given a figure in Euros. While $300 might seem a steep difference between the D800 and D800E, £300 feels even sharper.

It's been a long wait for Nikon's newest full-frame cameras, however the company does give one piece of good news fo …

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The Nikon D800 is officially out today in Japan, with pre-orders shipping around the country and retailers hailing the full-frame camera's arrival. However, if you're not one of the lucky few it looks like you'll have trouble securing your own. Major retailers Bic Camera, Yodobashi Camera and Camera no Kitamura are all out of stock, without any estimations for when they'll be able to get in more shipments. Bic and Yodobashi both price the body at ¥298,000 (about $3,575), while Kitamura is selling for ¥268,200 ($3,217). That's a pretty big discount, but the former two retailers both operate 10 percent loyalty point schemes for cardholders, so …

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We previously heard that the Nikon D4 was set to come out in "mid-March" with the D800 following a week or two later, but if Amazon's listings are anything to go by it looks like both cameras will be available on March 20th. The retailer has placed both full-frame shooters back up for preorder, and we'd definitely advise anyone interested to go that direction - pro-level Nikon cameras are often sold out for several months after release. You'll even save 95 cents on Nikon's list price, with the 16-megapixel D4 going for $5999.00 and the D800 at $2999.00 (both in body-only form). The D800E doesn't have a release date listed, but is also availa …

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Earlier today, as part of a Q&A on Nikon France's Facebook page, the company said the D4 would be launching on March 15th, with the D800 launching a week later on March 22nd and the D800E coming on April 12th. Naturally, we wondered if those dates were for France only or if the US could expect to see Nikon's latest around the same time - Nikon let us know that the D4 will indeed be launching in the US in "mid-March," rather than in February as we heard initially. Nikon also confirmed that the D800 will follow in "late March," and the D800E in "mid-April" - this timeframe matches up with what we heard for the D800 when the camera was announce …

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After months of rumors and years of waiting, Nikon has finally announced the D800, the latest addition to the company's DSLR lineup. After some flood-induced delays, the new full-frame camera will be available in March for $2,999.95, and it's full of new features and upgrades. Rather than a lite version of the recently announced D4 like the D700 was to the D3, the D800 has a new angle: Nikon is aiming the new camera squarely at the Canon 5D Mark II, which has so far held something of a monopoly in the video world. Nikon thinks it can change that.

The D800's most eye-popping feature is its whopping 36.3-megapixel FX-format (35.9 x 24mm) sens …

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We've been hearing about the Nikon D800 in one form or another for a while now, but after a few tantalizing sneak peeks it looks like we're getting our first real look at Nikon's latest. Earlier today Brazilian site Ztop posted the press release and a set of official images for the 36.3-megapixel behemoth, and confirmed that it will be announced tomorrow. They've since since pulled them - according to a message on the site the PR agency for Nikon Brazil jumped the gun - but we can apparently expect more information when the official embargo drops later today. In the meantime, check out the images below.

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Nikon has officially discontinued its D700 and D300s cameras, listing them as such on its Japanese website. Speculation has been ramping up over the mythical D800 full-frame 36 megapixel DSLR, and the discontinuation of the predecessor D700 will only fuel that fire. The D300s cancellation is also interesting, as we haven't heard much in the way of rumor surrounding a potential prosumer successor from Nikon with an APS-C sized sensor. We might not have to wait too long for official confirmation - if either camera were to be announced, the CP+ show in Yokohama in a couple of weeks would be a pretty good place to do so.

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Nikon's German website has been updated with some fresh images this morning, which now include the just-launched D4 among its stable of professional DSLRs. Nothing unusual about that, you might think, however the D4 isn't the only debutant in the image above. A closer inspection reveals that the fourth camera from the left is not part of any of Nikon's currently announced product lines. It features the same sort of downward-slanted shutter release key as the D4, it's bulkier than the D700, has an FX label denoting a full-frame sensor, and its (admittedly unreadable) model name is written at an angle instead of Nikon's usual horizontal orient …

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