Not quite as cute and sexy as I hoped- kinda clunky and sleek. The Fujifilm X-Pro 1 will go for approx $1,800 w/normal lens, a wide and short tele around $800 each- which means a 20mm equivalent would be well over a grand. It's cropped sensor supposedly surpasses full frame equivalents!
Meanwhile, it didn't take a helluva lot to make this smaller, lighter Nikon D800 look considerably better than its butt fugly D700 predecessor! Bottomline, can't afford either- my everyday FG & "special occasion" F100 will continue to see me through. A guy could do worse...
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Hey I love my D700! It's very cute in a strange way.
Eric- that's what I say about my FG!
I too have been caught drooling over machines recently. The D4 looks ridiculous. Canon's new cinema line too. But, if I wasn't saving for a D800 I'd go for the X-pro. I bought Fuji's x100 last year as a carry around digital compact and have been blown away by the image quality. Can't shoot sports or events with it when the PR stick you 200ft from the action but for almost everything else these days I can (and have) used the Fuji. Damn. So many interesting posts on your blog Stan and I find myself commenting on this. What have I become..!
Tom- just last night, I was obsessing about getting a Fujifilm X10! Do I really need one, hell no... but it's just so damn cute! The one thing I really like about digital is being able to change aspect ratios- I should invest in one of those just announced Canon G cameras (with the bigger sensor), but it's so butt ugly to begin with and then I saw the lens hood they now make for it and I almost screamed in fright! And if I had the new D800, I could use my Nikon glass- but what I really, really want is that new Fuji X-Pro which I also can't afford and doesn't even have the 20 equivalent I want!
So I'll just keep on keeping on with what I got. They're finally making some tempting, interesting shit though!
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