This looks like a brilliant camera! I think Canon did exactly the right thing here. Instead of going for "Bigger-and-Better" they just went for "Better" and I think they definitely succeeded.

The Canon Press Release:

"LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., October 18, 2011 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, is proud to introduce a completely revolutionized EOS-1D series camera, the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. As the new leader in Canon’s arsenal of professional DSLRs, the EOS-1D X will be a high-speed multimedia juggernaut replacing both the EOS-1Ds Mark III and EOS-1D Mark IV models in Canon’s lineup. Enhancing the revolutionary image quality of the EOS-1Ds and speed capabilities of the EOS-1D series, the EOS-1D X DSLR features an 18-megapixel full-frame Canon CMOS sensor, Dual DIGIC 5+ Imaging Processors, 14-bit A/D data conversion and capable of shooting an incredible 12 frames-per-second (fps).  Canon’s EOS DSLR cameras and accessories have a long-standing legacy of providing high-quality results to professionals in a wide range of markets, including sports, nature, cinematography, wedding and commercial studios. The addition of this new model will help take this tradition to a whole new level.

The question often comes up about the noise we get on the modern day camera sensors. I am always amazed at how spoilt we have become when we can now complain that the ISO3200 noise on our DSLR's are "too excessive"! Where were the days when we hardly touched the ISO400 film because of the grain?!

Whichever way you look at it though, the high ISO capabilities of our cameras makes it possible to shoot things that was previous impossible or at the very least, very difficult. But the noise! all those blue, green and pink dots all over the image…

For some reason I always seem to be on the other side of the noise conversation, so either my camera doesn't react like others, or I am blind and do not see the noise. I do believe the third option - I have a different shooting technique.

It's been a while since I have had so much fun playing with a camera as with this Fuji X100! (and I think that more or less sets the tone for the rest of this review…)

For a while now I have been looking for a smaller camera that is, non intrusive (for the times that you really want a high quality image, but can't really pull out the 5dMkII) has a sharp and wide lens (like a real f/2.8!) and has a large enough sensor to give me a quality image that I can process in the RAW converter, not just JPEGs.

The X100 more or less covers all of that and a bit more. The Sensor is about the same size as a Canon 7D, but at 12mp, the photosites themselves are pretty large (in between a 7D and 5DmkII FF sensor) at a 5.48 Pixel Pitch (7D is 4.16, 5D is 6.39) so low light performance is decent. High ISO is pretty good and usable up to about ISO1250 for commercial work… ISO1600 at a push.

A day at the beach is the best place to capture beautiful summer images but sometimes it's just not possible. Here are several  images that were from a photo shoot I did last week. Hopefully it shows you that you can do some summer images indoors and not under the hot summer sun.

This is what it looked like in the studio.