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2012 proved a truly great year for cameras. In the wake of 2011’s devastating tsunami in Japan and flooding in Thailand, camera manufacturers released nearly two years’ worth of terrific models in 2012, all within a span of eight months.

Canon doesn’t refresh its EOS-1D line very often. This time, the world had to wait even longer than usual due to the tragedy of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the crushing tsunami it generated, and the (unrelated) flooding that rocked Thailand. And so the 18.1MP Canon EOS-1D X ($6,799, street, body only), announced back in October 2011, became available to retail buyers only in July of this year.

Canon's new lenses didn't arrive in time for the big Photokina trade show back in september, but today they have a new standard zoom and a wide angle prime, both with IS to show off.

We were a bit jealous when we saw all those robotic camera rigs working away at the 2012 Olympic Games, but today on the floor of Photokina 2012, we got to control one ourselves.