As always, best takeaway is in the beer stands.
Seriously though:
- Sony A900, for dramatically changing the price level of the DSLR market. Canon followed with the 5DII, but that must have been planned far in advance.
- Canon 5DII, for its video capabilities. A friend of mine who is a pro nature videographer is all over it. It's a start of something new.
- Leica S2 is of course high-profile but I doubt it will have any major impact on the market in general. Leica will follow its time-honored tradition and price itself out of anything but a microscopic market. However other DSLR manufacturers might follow Leica's lead here, which is the real importance of the S2.
- m4/3, for its potential. Bodies and lenses must materialize for it to be a real contender.
- Leica Noctilux-M: Really a niche product, but by bringing out a new Noctilux Leica kind of reminds the market of what photography really is about.
All in all, dramatic changes to the market have been initiated these last few weeks, all benefitting the photographer.