The Fuji X-Pro1 has been officially announced the and it's pretty much the same specs as the leaked info at the weekend. It's pretty much the same size as the Leica M9 The main feature with this camera is a brand new sensor technology that lets the low-pass filter be removed and allow image quality like a full sized sensor. The Fuji Guys will fill you in on the rest.
Nikon D4
The Nikon D4 has finally been announced and it looks as though Nikon have delivered the goods again. The D800 will be next, but I'm a bit disappointed that it will have a 36mp sensor and not a 16mp like the D4. Also announced with the D4, the new Nikon 85mm f1.8G.
Fujifilm X-Pro1 Mirrorless System Camera
This is a cross post with 35mmStreet.com
News of the new Fujifilm X-Pro1 mirrorless system camera was leaked today ahead of it's January 10th announcement. It looks like the exposure compensation dial will be in the same place as the X100's but recessed down into the top plate . I have also seen photos of a pre-production unit, and it looked just like this, except it was in it's bare metal state. Notice how far to the edge of the camera the viewfinder is? That should mean you don't see as much of the lens hood that you do in the X100.
The Specs for this unit will be 16mp APS-CMOS sensor with 6 photo sites instead of the usual 4. It will also have Fuji's excellent EXR processor. The lens options will be an 18mm (27mm equivelent) f2.0, 35mm (53mm) f1.4 and a 60mm (90mm) f2.4. Looks like Fuji have left out a 35mm equivalent so not to offend it's little X100 brother. It will have a 2nd generation hybrid viewfinder that according to the French page below, will zoom. Ship date is said to be March, but I think there may be even more demand for this than the X100. I'm looking at doing quite a bit of documentary photography this year, and this camera is a dream come true. it won't replace my X100, but complement it.
Happy New Year 2012
Happy new year. I hope you all have a great 2012.
Nikon SB910 Speedlight
Nikon have released the follow-up to the SB900. The new more expensive SB910 is supposed to solve the problem of the SB900 overheating and shutting down, by slowing the re-cycle time when the flash head starts to heat-up. It's an improvement, but to me, it still means missing shots. So it's time to sell my SB900, but not to buy an SB910. I'll be buying another SB700.