Synopsis of current D800 "issues" to date .... Locked

Lets keep this updated if anything materializes ....

1. Left CAM focus issue - Manifests itself as the inability to use some (to many) of the left viewfinder focus points (of the 51 total) resulting in out of focus shots. Nikon has indirectly acknowledged (through 'Nikon employees who are not officially authorized to speak on the matter') that this was a production QC variance issue with the left CAM modules on bodies leaving the factory. There is no official word on a when the solution was implemented, its efficacy, or a serial number range on effected bodies. Bodies sent in for repair have had a hit-or-miss repair success rate. General consensus is that Nikon "stealth-fixed" this and is simply waiting for the issue to 'self-correct' as bodies are repaired or users don't ever notice it or don't care about it.

2. Green "tinting"/WB issue - Manifests itself as a distinct green tint on the rear LCD display during post-photo review - as if the WB was way off. Some folks have reported the same "tint" on actual images captured by the sensor. Some reports indicate that Nikon claims this is "normal" behavior. Some claim adjusting WB solves their issue. No word from Nikon on this officially. I have seen YouTube videos of this issue and when it exists, it is clearly not "normal".

3. Live View issue - Manifests itself as a highly pixelated display of the on screen sensor feed at or near 100% magnification during Live View - with the resulting inability to use Live View for critical focus in certain situatons (low light). This is apparently a design limitation on the Live View implementation which is compounded by the D800's feature of transposing actual aperture settings to the Live View feed. By design, the Live View feed from the sensor is interlaced (interpolated) in such a way that Live View magnification renders the display almost useless for critical focus. Google "D800 Live View issue" for details. As this is 'by design' behavior - it is unclear if Nikon will address this as a regression with a potential firmware fix (if even possible) or if it is simply a hardware limitation of the D800's processor. I suspect this was cost savings design decision and/or a compromise limitation introduced with the improved HD video processing on the D800 as the Canon 5D Mark III has no such issue.