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Summary: Digital Velvia!
Review: I have owned one for 4 months now and am very pleased with it. The reviewer that claims it can't take sharp photos is an idiot (he is no doubt the problem). I have seen 30x40 prints shot with this (by Will Crockett) and they were amazing. If you love Fuji film you will love the way this camera "sees". Fuji has tuned their software and electronics to record images with that fuji look. Sure the body is plastic but I'm more interested in the quality of images and the images are simply the best.
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Summary: Excellent Digital SLR
Review: I have used many digital camera's and while the body could be designed better over all it has the best color, exposure and auto white balance over the SLR's in its catagory. In my opinion the 12 megapixel mode doesnt give you 12 megapixel quality but more like 9 megapixel quality which is far better than anything for the price.
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Summary: WOW!!! BEST PURCHASE I HAVE EVER MADE!!!!
Review: I just bought this thing from Amazon and all I can say is WOW!!!! This is probably the best purchase I have ever made. This thing is everything I ever expected and more!! It's very easy to use as well! I have bought other brands before, and this one just blows everything else out of the water! I have to say, everyone out there who is thinking of buying this, stop thinking. I bought it and I am extremely happy with it the moment I powered this thing on. YOU ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY CANNOT GO WRONG WITH THIS PURCHASE! I GUARANTEE IT!!!
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Summary: Cream Of The Crop, Best For The Price!
Review: I was using a Nikon D1 previous to purchasing the Fujifilm S2 Pro and I would have to admit that the camera body doesn't compare well to the Nikon pro bodies.
After using the S2 Pro since it's introduction and shooting everything from fashion to action rodeo images,I have to say that the image quality (Isn't that what really counts in the long run?)is top notch.For action shots I shoot in high rez JPEG and for everything else I shoot in RAW format.I feel that the 12MP Raw images are every bit as good as any that can be captured on 35mm film.
If one is not getting the image quality expected,from the Fujifilm S2Pro,perhaps they should examine the quality of the lenses used.Are they Nikon's Pro lenses? Are they after market lenses? I find that alot of complaints registered for various cameras are the result or either poor lens quality or of poor shooting technique rather than camera quality.
Without getting into the $5,000.00+ digital SLR price range,I feel that the S2Pro is the "Cream Of The Crop".
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Summary: Very good camera!
Review: It is very reliable, high quality (as all that Fuji does), produces clean , clear, wonderful images with high tone quality. Camera is easy to operate and logically constructed. I've been using this one for couple of moths and it was really joy to use. It has its drawbacks but they are few and minor. Let say they are not troubles but matter of personal taste with equipment. Definitely recommend it.
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Summary: Not a pro camera
Review: My first impression when I took this camera out of the box was that they forget to put the guts in the cheap plastic shell that holds this thing together. I've never owned a "pro" camera that is so cheaply constructed. It feels like it's ready to break at any point and will no way hold up to the beating a wedding or other pro work will subject a camera to. It doesn't get any better in use. The camera is built on a Nikon F80, a consumer body, that has been jerry rigged with electronics from Fuji. It features an itsy bitsy viewfinder that's like looking down a tunnel. The focusing screen doesn't have any split viewfinder for manual focusing, which is an absolute requirement for this thing because its autofocus system is pathetic, unreliable and simply doesn't work right. Exposure is likewise eratic. With a lot of work and a lot of luck, nice images can be produced. But if you want reliability and consistency, forget this camera. Also, don't even think about it if you want to shoot handhold below 1/125. Anything below that, and I get blurred images thanks to the lightweight body and lack of internal dampening. This is the worst body I've ever owned for camera shake problems. I have the D1H at work and can shoot at 1/15 of second with it and no blur. The Fuji would produce a fuzzy mess at that. Also, don't even think about using a cheap lens on this thing. It demands great glass. We're talking ED lenses to get "pro" results. It also wants Silent Wave motor focusing on the lenses. In short, buy this camera and you'll be facing an endless pit in which you'll toss money for batteries, cards, lenses and backup. Buying this camera made me appreciate my Nikon F4s bodies all the more.
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Summary: Photo Editor for School Yearbook's Opinion
Review: Reviews are usually worthless to people, unless the reviewers tell the readers what is they believe in wrong with the product. I will dispense the experience I recieved while using this camera for a year as the editor of a acclaimed college prep high school's yearbook. The bad: 1) The autofocus of the camera can wake the dead. If you're trying to quitely take pictures w/ autofocus, you minus well throw this camera out the window. Not only is the autofocus extremely slow compared to Canon's, but it is extremely loud. People will notice you not because of the camera, but because of the sound. It's a loud grinding of gears. If you're taking 7+ FPS (which this camera can do), the autofocus will almost ALWAYS leave you with 5 or so blurry pictures, and you will invaribly miss a good portion of the action due to the slowness of the gears. 2) It eats batteries. While it eats batteries rather quickly, it does not compare to Olympus's E10. That monster will go through 4 AAs (Fully charged, 1800 NIM-H) in less then 45 minutes, WITHOUT the flash. The S2 has a dock loader that holds 4 AAs, and a bottom loader that holds dual lithiums. Should ANY of your batteries fail, the odds are it will render the S2 inoperable. The 4 AAs run the computer in the camera, and the lithiums run the camera itself. The camera will still take pictures should the AAs fail, but without the computer, there is no way to record those pictures... My suggestions: Carry spare lithiums at all times, AND carry a battery pack, such as the ones Quantum makes. Those last for 4 hours at contiunal use, with onboard flash, using 7 FPS every 3 or so minutes. Lithiums, during peak months, we went through 4 every month or so. Meaning, the average person will probably need to change lithiums ever 2 months. However, the weight of a extra battery pack, plus a external flash, will wear you down before you know it. 3) The flash is...bad. Not much you can do about it. The flash, like many onboard flashes, highlights certain areas, creating pictures with zones of highly contrasting levels of light. Parts are very dark, while other parts are washed out. Just get a external, there's not much I can say about it. Now just some accessories that you would probably find invaluble.
1) 340 IBM microdrive OR 512 SM card
Lots of space. This camera, on medium quality produces 2 meg pictures. If you're a shutterbug, you'll find that a 128 meg card is insufficent. However, i would lean towards the SM, because they, as a general rule of thumb, record faster. I've spent 10-15 seconds waiting for 7 pictures to record. Not fun, especially during a waterpolo or soccer game. 2) rechargable batteries. Buying 4 Duracell ultras every two weeks is going to cost a arm and a leg. Just shell out $50 for 4 AAs and a good charger, perferable a 1-4 hours. It will be much cheaper in the long run. 3) 35 mm lens. Nuff' said.
4) 70-300 mm lens, nothing like a telephoto lens to make your day.
5) 28-300 mm lens. It's so nice just to carry 1 lens around.
6) Filters for your lens. I hate dirty elements, and you never want to touch them. Cleaning a filter is far easier, cheaper and less dramatic.
7) A bag, don't get a black one, nor one that says "Photography", that's asking people to steal it. heat is the enemy of electronics as well as humidity, get something that reflects as much heat and light as possible.
8) A card reader. Even though the firewire is fast, being able to physically pull your card out and move it between comptuers as you do matainece on your camera is invaluble.
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Summary: Great Pro Camera, but a battery eater
Review: The Fulifilm Finepix S2 Pro improves greatly on the S1. I shoot very heavily with this camera, several thousand photos a week and beat the hell out of it. Having the Nikon constructed N-80 body helps with it's ruggedness, but it is not as sturdy as the D1-X, however it does capture 12.1 Million MegaPixels. I recommend setting the custom white balance often when attempting to shoot in various lighting conditions to insure optimum accurate colors, otherwise colors may lean toward the red. Also, do not trust what you see in the lcd, believe the metering, the display will tend make you want to push a few stops, which is fine if that is the look you are going for, but at first I blew out alot of shots. The ability to use all of my Nikon lenses is a plus, and there are plent of features to play with, so get a big memory card.
For the price most digital SLR's cannot touch the file sizes you can get with the S2. This camera is almost perfect, except....
IT EATS BATTERIES, EAT'S 'EM! The camera takes 4 AA's in the loading tray,(which is not the strongest of plastic things I have ever seen and cannot believe that I have not broken it while rushing to trade batteries out on a shoot) and 2 $ 123 lithium ions. On a full day shoot I go through at least 2 sets of the lithiums and usually 3 with AA(I do always leave it set to LCD previewwhich can be shut off to save juice). If I use a flash or hook it to any lighting equipment, even worse. They make a fairly expensive power pack for the camera, but for the locations I work in that is not always ideal.
Final word cool Professional camera, despite the batteries, but you get more than you pay for in image resolution and picture quality.
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Summary: Prosumer Body/PRO! CCD
Review: The S2 is a great camera. This camera body is a Nikon N80 body which is a high end consumer level camera. The Nikon D100 is based on the same body. What makes this camera a Professional level camera is its CCD sensor. It is far beyond the rest of the 6 mega-pixel cameras out there. There are many hi-level pros that use this for their studio work. I would hesitate to use in a rugged enviroment (i.e. National Geographic on Location, or National Football League EndZone) because it is a plastic body. I challeng anyone to match the results in the studio with a camera that costs less than $3000.00 dollars. Check out Thom Hogan's website for a detailed review and comparison.
www.bythom.com
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Summary: Best Pro Digital Camera for the Money
Review: This camera equals and in some cases surpasses its' techincal specs. Put the right lens on, 2000 amp re-chargable batteries and a big CF card and there's little you can't do with this camera. I have large, medium and 35mm cameras. Along with the Olympus ZLR 3000, this is my favorite of the bunch. It's comparably heavy, battery-hungry and rich with features that have to be learned. But what it does- such as rendering of sharp digital photos and spot-on skin tones, it does extraordinarly well.
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