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TaoTeJared said:
Primary: D800
Secondary D300 or Fuji x100 (All depends what type of work I'm doing with them.)I keep thinking of selling the D300 and get an Xpro1 system as a back-up but the AF is an issue with the x-pro.
Maybe they'll fix that in the replacement. Fuji makes some really cool cameras but boy do they have quirks from what I hear.
Then again, when you're the only camera maker that makes retro-style cameras, you really aren't competing with anyone.
D4, D90, Olympus 1030SW.....and as TTJ has talked about the X Pro-1 looks good except for the funky focus. I think the X Pro 1 replacement is a possibility and I would think this will be out quickly as Fuji is a company who will respond to the complaints about the lousy focus issues. If Nikon comes through with the D400, this will be my second and in some cases the primary when I need long, long reach.
The X Pro-1 just came out 7 months ago, I doubt we'll see a replacement till late next year or early 2014. Fuji did talk about a lower end version of the X Pro-1, which could come in the next 2-6 months.
It doesn't look like Fuji has any interest in "fixing" the focus system in their cameras. The X100 has slow AF, X10 has slow AF, and the X Pro-1 has slow AF. I think it has more to do with the fact that Fuji has been out of the game of making high performance cameras for some time, since the last one was the S5 Pro, in the 2005/2006 (D200 era). Will Fuji's AF catch up? In a few years maybe.
I've got a D800E and my 2nd camera is currently my Pentax K-5. I've been selling off my Pentax glass (very emotional) and probably the camera also to get a 2nd D800E. I did think about a D800 but I want to use two bodies (no backup) and not have to muck around with workflow differences. A D4 might be nice but out of my price range. I'm not quite used to the Nikon lens mount as I've been using K-mount lenses my whole life and just 'know' I'm gonna drop something.. 70-200 VRII, Zeiss 21.. 35/1.4G. I figure it's cheaper to just use two bodies and not risk it. Pathetic I know.
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