The Online Photographer has a new column which discusses the “Most Desirable Cameras on the Planet”. Counting down from 11 to 1, Mike Johnston presents and discusses eleven cameras that he deems desirable for different reasons.

Part 1 (the 11th-most desirable camera on the planate) was on the new PhaseOne IQ180 80-megapixel medium format digital back, whose image quality apparently challenges high-resolution scans of 8×10″ large format film.

Part 2, published yesterday, discusses the Nikon D3x, Nikon’s top-of-the-line, state-of-the-art, ultimate professional high-end full-frame “Hunka hunka burnin’ hunk” (TOP) DSLR.

If you’d like to read some moth-watering articles full of gearheadedness, make sure not to miss out this series.