tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19052243.post116001055020729626..comments2023-07-03T06:55:47.687-07:00Comments on Derrel's Photography Blog: The Fuji S5 Pro Fuss is Very Entertaining Reading.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19052243.post-19660719389910778502010-06-24T09:34:48.411-07:002010-06-24T09:34:48.411-07:00It's mid 2010 now , and there doesn't seem...It's mid 2010 now , and there doesn't seem to be much , if any, difference , between the S2 , S3 and S5 models in hindsight of all the fuss back then . <br />If anything a good secondhand Fuji S2 Pro , not much used , might be the best buy for any amateur looking for a digital SLR capable of shooting weddings, portraits or landscapes. <br /><br />Certainly for weddings the S2 Pro will team up with a Metz 45 CL hammerhead sdaving you hundreds - the S3 and S5 won't . <br /><br />Whichever one you decide upon - and they are still second only to the Nikon D3S for Dynamic Range in DXOmark rankings - make sure to have a backup as they might just 'nod' for a shot , one that doesn't matter anyway , but they always revive almost immediately , same as any other DSLR I guess . <br /><br />One presumes you are doing your important wedding shots on film Medium Format , one hopes ! ( if you have any time for your client ) . <br /><br />The heaviness and handling of these models aids steadiness so there is not much need for VR - I've never used it on the S2 , found no need to . The standard Nikkor 35-70 f3.3-4.5 ( that only Ken Rockwell hates ) can be got cheap and is always on my S2 - even for product photography , and it is GOOD !<br /><br />As I don't ever use the pop-up flash , all I ever need to drive my S2 are four AA's , no two-sets of batteries needed at all - no need to carry a spare set as that kiosk in the middle of the Kalahari will have them : I hope it doesn't turn out to be a mirage as the S2 dies suddenly and without warning when its set of AA's run out . <br /><br />( Otherwise Ken Rockwell is usually right ) . <br /><br />Michael McGrath<br />Pro Photog<br />Kilkenny City<br />Ireland .Katie Cahillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589385552723431803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19052243.post-1166978285565561942006-12-24T08:38:00.000-08:002006-12-24T08:38:00.000-08:00Simply an excellent overview of Fuji's DSLR past, ...Simply an excellent overview of Fuji's DSLR past, present and possible future. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19052243.post-1166951251581592822006-12-24T01:07:00.000-08:002006-12-24T01:07:00.000-08:00Bla-Bla... Bla... Burp... Bla-Bla...Enough already...Bla-Bla... Bla... Burp... Bla-Bla...Enough already. S5 will be a working instrument, for a working Pro, just like it's predecessors. It'll surely have some quirks, it'll surely have some strengths, like any other camera, from any other manufacturer.<BR/>It'll surely cut production times thanks to OOC IQ, it surely does have just about the right price, it is surely not your average shitbox-with-a-lens-sold-for-under-$1K.<BR/>Ignorant dilettantes may, or may not buy this camera, but surely may fret as usual. Who cares?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19052243.post-1166837786223859722006-12-22T17:36:00.000-08:002006-12-22T17:36:00.000-08:00The S5 will be another radical camera from Fuji.The S5 will be another radical camera from Fuji.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19052243.post-1164848999806536122006-11-29T17:09:00.000-08:002006-11-29T17:09:00.000-08:00By far the best review/market analysis for the S5 ...By far the best review/market analysis for the S5 I have read.<BR/>As a modest enthusiast, I am not in the position of buying such a beast, but I definitively would put aside a couple of megapixels when comparing it with other cameras.Don KeyShothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00731517241922819618noreply@blogger.com