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Nikon D4, D800 & D800E Are You Ready For Yours?

Goods News! We have now completed allocations to all our back orders for the D4, D800 and D800E DSLR cameras and have a limited number of each model available for sale on a first come, first served basis. Please telephone 020 7828 4925 to place your order.

We also have stocks of the two new zoom lenses the AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR And the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR arriving today.

AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR

The AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR is a highly versatile lens with a focal length of 24-85mm, making it ideal for shooting in a wide variety of situations including landscapes, portraits and snapshots. The lens also offers an extensive set of features including vibration reduction (VR II) to provide camera shake compensation equivalent to a shutter speed increase of approximately four steps, the Silent Wave Motor (SWM) for quiet autofocus operation and two focus modes – M/A (autofocus with manual override) and M (manual). Furthermore, despite the fact that it is compact, lightweight and priced affordably, the AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR realizes images that maximizes the characteristics of high-resolution, high image quality FX-format D-SLR cameras, making it a lens that you can use regularly.

AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR Primary Features:

• A standard zoom lens with a zoom ratio of 3.5x, a focal length of 24-85mm and FX-format compatible, allowing you to enjoy shooting a wide variety of situations with just one lens
• Vibration reduction (VR II) offering camera shake compensation equivalent to a shutter-speed increase of approximately four steps
• Silent Wave Motor (SWM) for extremely quiet autofocusing
• Two focus modes, M/A (autofocus with manual override) and M (manual)
• The optical system with ED and aspherical lens elements optimal for D-SLR cameras enables sharp rendering and superior optical performance
• A size and weight that makes it very portable. Cost £519.00 inc. VAT

The world’s first interchangeable zoom lens for D-SLR cameras with the world’s highest 16.7x zoom ratio*: The AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

The AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR is a high-power zoom lens with a focal length of 18-300 mm and a zoom ratio of 16.7x, allowing a wide variety of shots from wide-angle to super telephoto with just one lens. The AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR joins the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II and the AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR to enhance the high-power zoom lens line-up. In addition to achieving a maximum reproduction ratio of 1:3.2x and the f/5.6 maximum aperture at the maximum telephoto position, it also has built-in vibration reduction (VR II), offering camera shake compensation equivalent to a shutter speed increase of approximately four steps to effectively reduce camera shake for easy telephoto shooting. By incorporating ED and aspherical lens elements, the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR offers superior optical performance through an optical system optimized for D-SLR cameras.

AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Primary Features:

• A high-power zoom lens with a focal length of 18-300 mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 27-450mm lens in 35-mm [135] format) and the world’s highest 16.7x zoom ratio.
• Maximum reproduction ratio: 1:3.2x
• Vibration reduction (VR II) offering camera shake compensation equivalent to a shutter speed increase of approximately four steps
• Achieves the f/5.6 maximum aperture at the maximum telephoto position
• Equipped with a Silent Wave Motor (SWM) for extremely quiet autofocusing
• Equipped with two focus modes, M/A and M
• The optical system with ED and aspherical lens elements optimal for D-SLR cameras enables sharp rendering and superior optical performance. Cost £849.00 inc. VAT.

*Among interchangeable lenses for D-SLR cameras (As of June 14, 2012).

The new Grays of Westminster Gazette issue 66 is now available to download here: http://bit.ly/MzIZXJ

It features two preview articles by the respected photographer, author and technical editor of Nikon Owner magazine, Simon Stafford: Peak Pace Performer on the Nikon D4 and Resolution Revelation: Nikon D800 and a whole lots more.

Finally if you have not seen it yet you might like to watch our interview with world-renowned National Geographic legend Jim Brandeburg on his experiences testing the D800 last year on YouTube: http://bit.ly/NAU9YN

If your taste is for second-hand Nikon, I think we can say we have what is probably the widest range of second-hand Nikon in the world. If you would like to visit you do not even need Aladdin’s slippers to Open Sesame!