It's the Salon de la Photo this weekend. I am making a list of questions to ask the bright young things on the manufacturers stands. Anybody got any questions they want me to ask?
Here's my list of things to discover:
Nikon: How does the focussing work on the new "1" series with both phase detect and contrast detect? When does it do which?
Nikon: Which are the "weather-sealed" lenses to go with the "weather-sealed" bodies? How to define a "weather-sealed" lens? If you had to do a shoot in rain then which body/lens combination would you choose?
Nikon: Do you think that the new generation of FX lenses is really up to the definition of the latest bodies (24Mpix or even 36Mpix). Would you consider the 28-300VR to be usable by a professional with these bodies? How about the 24-120 f4?
Sony: Check out the electronic viewfinder on the 24Mpix NEX device
Any other questions? (Don't ask for the release dates on cameras, they never know..)
Afterthought:
Lowepro: Check out the new bags
Olympus: User interface on the Pen but if it doesn't have a "real" viewfinder I'm not interested
Canon: Check out the S100 compact
Nikon: Try the 40mm f2.8 macro (buy it if possible)