help with Nikon D800: I bought a used one from a camera shop and thought the box contained all that would have come with a new one. The manual is in Spanish (should have noticed that).

iampewter Loc: Bason, TX

I bought a used one from a camera shop and thought the box contained all that would have come with a new one. The manual is in Spanish (should have noticed that). On the bottom of the camera, there is a connection, just to the right of the battery compartment, which is without a cover. Is there supposed to be a cover? I cant tell from the pictures. Thanks for the help.

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

I believe that is a connection for the optional battery grip. it is a rubber "boot".

twillsol Loc: St. Louis, MO

iampewter wrote:

I bought a used one from a camera shop and thought the box contained all that would have come with a new one. The manual is in Spanish (should have noticed that). On the bottom of the camera, there is a connection, just to the right of the battery compartment, which is without a cover. Is there supposed to be a cover? I cant tell from the pictures. Thanks for the help.

It should have a rubber cover on it. The owner must have removed it and had a vertical grip attached. The vertical grip has a place on it to put the rubber cover, I bet the original owner has it. I would check with the store where you purchased it.

wolfman

iampewter wrote:

I bought a used one from a camera shop and thought the box contained all that would have come with a new one. The manual is in Spanish (should have noticed that). On the bottom of the camera, there is a connection, just to the right of the battery compartment, which is without a cover. Is there supposed to be a cover? I cant tell from the pictures. Thanks for the help.

It sounds like the cover for the connection used for the optional grip is missing, and yes, it should have a cover. If I were you, I'd return it and buy one from a reputable Nikon authorized dealer. It could also be a "gray market" model which means Nikon USA will not touch it.

Bob

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

iampewter wrote:

I bought a used one from a camera shop and thought the box contained all that would have come with a new one. The manual is in Spanish (should have noticed that). On the bottom of the camera, there is a connection, just to the right of the battery compartment, which is without a cover. Is there supposed to be a cover? I can't tell from the pictures. Thanks for the help.

And people say we should support our local camera shops.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

wolfman wrote:

It sounds like the cover for the connection used for the optional grip is missing, and yes, it should have a cover. If I were you, I'd return it and buy one from a reputable Nikon authorized dealer. It could also be a "gray market" model which means Nikon USA will not touch it.

Bob

If you go to the Nikon site and try to register it, a non-USA model will result in a notice about an invalid serial number. That's how I found out that I had bought a gray market D90.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

The user manual in English:

http://cdn-10.nikon-cdn.com/pdf/manuals/dslr/D800_EN.pdf

iampewter Loc: Bason, TX

Thank you for all the information. I did purchase from Nikon authorized dealer and was able to register the camera with Nikon. I called Nikon and was able to order the cover. Thanks for the link Linda. I am sure it will be much more informative than a manual in Spanish. Merry Christmas to all.

iampewter Loc: Bason, TX

Local camera shop for me is 85 miles away, so no quick trip back to the store for me, ha ha

twillsol Loc: St. Louis, MO

iampewter wrote:

Thank you for all the information. I did purchase from Nikon authorized dealer and was able to register the camera with Nikon. I called Nikon and was able to order the cover. Thanks for the link Linda. I am sure it will be much more informative than a manual in Spanish. Merry Christmas to all.

Glad it worked out for you, take lots of photos, you will love that camera.

Richard HZ Loc: Indiana, US

twillsol wrote:

It should have a rubber cover on it. The owner must have removed it and had a vertical grip attached. The vertical grip has a place on it to put the rubber cover, I bet the original owner has it. I would check with the store where you purchased it.

This is probably what happened. I put mine into a small storage on the battery grip when I installed the grip. Another place is probably in the original box. You may need to check it.

smith934 Loc: Huntsville, Alabama

jerryc41 wrote:

And people say we should support our local camera shops.

How does any part of the OP indicate we shouldn't support our local shops?

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

iampewter wrote:

I bought a used one from a camera shop and thought the box contained all that would have come with a new one. The manual is in Spanish (should have noticed that). On the bottom of the camera, there is a connection, just to the right of the battery compartment, which is without a cover. Is there supposed to be a cover? I cant tell from the pictures. Thanks for the help.

The manual in English is just about as useful as the Spanish version you have. Do yourself a favor and go buy David Busch's book on the D800/D800E. It will get you much closer to setting up and using your D800 than the OEM instructions will. I like the color photos of all the screens with detail about how to set up each area to your advantage.

jfn007 Loc: Close to the middle of nowhere.

Nikon's instruction books are a pain in the caboose. I would buy this book:

David Busch's Nikon D800/D800E Guide to Digital SLR Photography (David Busch's Digital Photography Guides)

I have his books for my Nikon D5300 and Nikon D7000.

jkoar Loc: The Gunks, NY

Call Adorama and see if you can purchase the little rubber cover. Sometimes they have these parts.

By the way ... great camera!