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There are bound to be many happy photographers waking up today to the long-awaited announcement of the D800 and D800E this morning. Yesterday we eagerly attended Nikon’s pre-launch preview event and were lucky enough to get our hands on this very exciting new camera.

If you already use a D3s (or D3) you’ll feel right at home with the D4. It’s like an old friend, but one that’s been to the gym. There are subtle differences in the layout and overall form factor, and in fact it was explained to me that there are only three things shared between the older D3s and the new D4; the physical sensor size, the F mount and the 100% viewfinder coverage. Everything else has been redesigned.

Last year, the staff here at Wex had a competition running to shoot the best photo of a ‘W’ and you can see some of our results in the image above. So, we want to extend the challenge to you! How would you fancy a brand new Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR camera with 15-85mm IS USM Lens worth £2,399.99? That’s what we’ll be giving away to the person who takes our favourite ‘W’ photo.

This morning Canon have announced their new flagship professional digital SLR – the EOS 1DX. This launch sees the amalgamation of their 1D and 1Ds lines and brings with it an “unparalleled combination of speed, resolution and image quality”.

After the introduction of the first mirrorless Interchangeable lens camera (ILC) in 2008, its popularity has increased immensely in the photographic market. On Wednesday 21stSeptember 2011, Nikon launched its own range of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras – The Nikon 1 V1 and Nikon 1 J1!

This morning Canon have announced the launch of their new advanced compact camera – the Canon PowerShot S100 – the replacement of the highly-acclaimed S95. Over 11 months have passed since the Canon S95 was released, so it was only a matter of time before Canon bought out its shiny new replacement.

So is it the perfect travel lens? It certain crams in all you’d normally need – with some icing on top as it has more than excellent reach – 300mm equivalent used to be ‘long’ so the 405mm the Tamron offers is a very useful bonus.

We sat down with professional photographer and former BBC producer Sue Flood, who worked on the award-winning series The Blue Planet to find out more about her photography in some of the coldest places on Earth…Plus we have a signed copy of her book up for grabs!

This morning (7th Feb) Canon have announced the introduction of TWO new digital SLR cameras into their EOS line-up. I was invited to Canon UK’s HQ in Woodhatch to see what the new models would be and, more importantly, have a little play with them.

We were trying to work out who the 60D is aimed at and judging by what weʼve seen so far, quite a wide range. Sounds like more of a conclusion than a mid-review statement, but it needs quantifying long before we get to the end piece. I think this is where Canon have been quite clever, the 60D is accessible from all angles and from all levels, whether you’re moving up, buying a main or even a second body.