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The cost of a Fuji S2 Pro went from $1350 street price to $1850 in less than 3 months!!

Its a helluva camera. But...

Aint. Nuthin. Changed. Not a GOTTDAMNED thing about it is new and improved.

That difference is about the cost of a good Nikkor zoom lens!

A Nikon D-100 , a very, very similiar camera to the Fuji, is about $1200.

Im gonna haveta re-think this.
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http://www.dpreview.com/news/0312/03120403microsoftisfat.asp

Microsoft now wants a piece of every compact flash still camera memory card made, effective immediately.

Why? Because the camera and memory card makers made the mistake of formatting the card in a format that could be easily read by windows.

Even though not all the patents have even been GRANTED to Microsoft yet.

Oddly enough, its not just Microsoft trying to jack and control every revenue source it can find...

This is another example of what happens when lawyers have a hand in any process.