On Thursday the 16th of February both enthusiasts and professionals of the extended south-east Queensland photography scene arrived our level 1 CameraPro lighting showroom to attend the first hands-on showcase of the pre-production models of the Nikon D800 and one of the first on the D4 in Australia.

With attendance pushing close to 60 patrons, there was a warm sense of excitement to be one of the first of the Australian public to handle and test the cameras.

The D800 mid-exposure.

“We are very excited to present this exclusive opportunity to our amazing customers” said Jesse Hunter, director of CameraPro. “The turn out was overwhelmingly positive, I am very pleased we were able to provide our customers with an experience they are unable to get elsewhere.”

“Cutting edge does not come to Brisbane very often. How did you guys do it?” Asked one client, very excited to get hands on with these such sought-after cameras.

The event was held in our newly opened level 1 CameraPro showroom, located at 180 Queen St, Brisbane, setup to exhibit an extensive range of Professional studio lighting, Medium Format cameras, and large format printing for QLD professionals.

The D800 is Nikon’s long awaited solution to the landscape, fashion, architectural and commercial photography scenes – proudly boasting an incredible 36.6 Megapixel Fx sensor housed in a new, smaller lighter and more ergonomic housing. All-the-while the Nikon D800′s faster, bigger brother – the D4, provides users with phenomenal image quality, ISO sensitivity (up to 18,00 nativley) and a barrage of new features including: the new XQD memory format, Ethernet connectivity, in-built wireless capabilities, and an unmatched burst rate of 10fps.

We iare taking pre-orders of both the D800 and D4 with a deposit of $300 and $500 respectively, first shipments are expect late march/early April. You can do so by placing your order through the CameraPro website, by calling us on 07 3333 2900 or visiting us in-store.

D800 Pricing is $3425 incl GST, with the D800E coming in at $3695 incl GST. D4 pricing is expected to be announced very soon.