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And don't forget the Canon 1Dx. Full frame sports shooting goodness.
Pricing and Availability
The Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera is scheduled for March 2012 availability and will be sold in a body-only configuration at an estimated retail price of $6,800.00. The compact, lightweight WFT-E6A Wireless File Transmitter is scheduled to be available in March 2012 and have an estimated retail price of $600. Availability for the GP-E1 GPS receiver is expected in April 2012 with an estimated retail price of $300.
Nikon D4 a 16.2 mega pixel, professional grade full frame DSLR announced 01-06-2012 slated for a February delivery at an estimated $6000.00 Body only price.
16.2 effective mega pixel Full-Frame (36 mm × 24 mm) sensor with ISO 100–12800 (ISO 50–204800 Boost)
Nikon Expeed 3 image processor
91,000 pixel RGB metering sensor with Advanced Scene Recognition System
0.12 s start up time and 0.042 s shutter release delay.
Image sensor cleaning
Ten frames per second in continuous FX mode (eleven frames per second with auto-exposure and auto-focus disabled)
Buffer for 100 RAW or 200 JPEG frames in one burst
Built-in HDR and time lapse modes
Built-in Gbit Ethernet port for data transfers and tetherred shooting.
1080p Full HD movie mode at 24 fps worldwide and 25 or 30 depending on region,720p at 25/50 or 30/60 fps,HDMI HD video output, stereo monitor headphone out, and stereo input (3.5-mm diameter) with manual sound level control.
Kevlar/carbon fibre composite shutter with a rating of 400,000 actuations
Live View with either phase detect or improved contrast detect Auto Focus
Virtual horizon indicates in Live View mode, also available during video capture
'Active D-Lighting' with 6 settings and bracketing (adjusts metering and D-Lighting curve)
Dual card slots, one Compact Flash UDMA and one XQD Card slot (mirror, overflow, back-up, RAW on 1/JPEG on 2, Stills on 1/Movies on 2, copy)
18.1 Megapixel, Full-frame CMOS sensor
61-point AF with up to 41 cross-type AF points
Zone, Spot and AF Expansion Focusing modes
DUAL "DIGIC 5+" processors plus DIGIC 4 processor dedicated to AE functions
12fps shooting with 14fps super High Speed continuous
ISO 100 to 51,200 as standard, ISO 50 to 204,800 with expansion
100,000-pixel RGB AE sensor
+/- 5 Stop Exposure Compensation
55ms shutter lag, 36ms via 'Shortened Release Lag' Custom Function
Full HD Movie shooting with ALL-I or IPB compression
29mins 59sec clip length in Full HD Movie
Timecode setting for HD Movie shooting
Transparent LCD viewfinder with new focusing screen
8.11cm (3.2"), 1.04 million pixel Clear View II LCD Screen
Improved EOS Integrated Cleaning System (EICS)
Dual CF Card slots
Silent control touch-pad area
Full-frame CMOS sensor
You missed GadgetRick's point though... if the camera is the tool used to make money, as opposed to a way to dispose of excess income, those high priced tools are more productive and literally are an economically required asset.
Depends on whether photography is the means to an end, or the end itself.
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