The first article about the Nikon D4 appeared briefly online today. The article was dated January 10, 2012 - this may be the actual release date to the public. The January 6th press event could just be to introduce the camera to the press. I cannot publish the entire article, but here are some interesting new specs (the initial Nikon D4 specs were correct with the exception of the ISO range):

Nikon D4 will have substantially lighter body

body Available in February

Suggested retail price: $6,000

The ISO range is listed again as 100 to 102,400 , expandable to 50 to 204,800. Those were the original D4 specs I published back in December but then I had to correct them. I guess I was wrong in my correction.

, expandable to 50 to 204,800. Those were the original D4 specs I published back in December but then I had to correct them. I guess I was wrong in my correction. 91,000-pixel RGB metering sensor

RGB metering sensor Face detection /recognition

/recognition 100% viewfinder coverage (obviously)

viewfinder coverage (obviously) Illuminated function buttons

function buttons Dedicated video button

Includes H.264 B frame compression

compression Contrast detect AF in movie recording

Low-pass filter for video recording

for video recording Smooth aperture feature for video recording

feature for video recording Nikon D4 is not produced in Thailand

The price of the new Nikkor AF-S 85mm f/1.8G lens will be $500.

As expected, the Nikon D800 will not be announced now since it was not mentioned in the article.