FujiFilm X10

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Whoa, I didn't think the X-S1 would be out until early next year. I'm pretty excited about this camera. I like that it offers a long-ish zoom for catching larger wildlife that always seems to be pretty far away. It has a bunch of features that allows me to practice my photography so that switching to a DSLR will be easy and productive. It is heavy for long multi-day hikes, but I wouldn't mind it for day hikes.

I haven't read the released specs, but I'm hoping it still uses AA batteries. Now to go read more about it…

It uses a lithium ion battery, which is unfortunate. I was hoping that they'd either still with AA's or do like Pentax and deliver it with a lithium ion battery and offer an optional AA battery holder. A battery grip might be a nice option…

That said, the battery choice isn't enough to dissuade me from this camera. All my cameras have been Fujifilm, and will continue to be with this camera. I love that it still feels and operates like a Fujifilm camera…no big changes. The build camera is way up, and they've significantly improved the manual zoom and EVF which were weak spots previously. The external mic jack is a great bonus. The metal lens body should mean that this camera will easily handle heavy lens add-ons, although the older plastic models didn't seem to have a problem. All in all, they made a big evolutionary step forward with this camera. I can easily see myself using this camera for the next 5 years, maybe even 10. I just hope there aren't any bad surprises.