11eV is due to the special SR Pro sensor. Interesting technology. If you don't need high resolution this looks very interesting. Are they all Nikon lens mounts?
6 megapixels, nikon D200 with a Fuji sensor. Given that according to DPReview the D700 has a 5 stop RAW highlight headroom I'm not sure just how relevant this camera is any more to any but jpg shooters with low resolution requirements.
That said Fuji colour really is as good as you would expect from the people making the fuji pro films, the S line of cameras always had incredible facial colours.
Beni, that claim (dpreview's) is complete BS. 1 stop—maybe up to 2, but 5? Nonsense. I use the D700 every week for interiors; it's good, but not that good!
I have my third S5 Pro and it is my favourite camera. yes, it can be used with confidence for work, and many wedding photogs make their rent from one (or two). Skin colour is second to none, in my personal experience. Files are stupidly parge, though, if you use the extended DR (~40Mb!). Nonetheless, I love this camera. cheers, KL
Go over to dpreview (fijifilm SLR thread); plenty of images there. I am on the road, so can't post any but, believe me, images are sharp enough to cut you, if you use good lenses.
Kenrockwell's review trashes the camera completely... DPreview gives a low score for image quality... So... Is this camera really worth its money or just a Fuji flop?...
I would like to see some images taken with this camera that really show evidence of superior image quality...
The S5 (and the other Fuji DSLR's) will never win any pixel peeping contests, but having used an S3 for three years, and several other DSLR's during that time, I've found that there's no alternative for my kind of photography (portraits, candids, industrial), so I've paid a deposit for one, and will pick it up next week.
The Fuji's excel in DR, tonality and colours in a way that always pleases me, and saves me lots of post processing. It will never be my only camera (but it could have been if I didn't make a living out of this), but it's such a joy to use that I will miss it the day it's worn out, which is the situation for my S3 that has been loved to death.
Kenrockwell's review trashes the camera completely... DPreview gives a low score for image quality...
srui, Ken trashes it, as I recall, for its handling---and it is slower than the D200, but completely usable, and noe of the dp reviers are photographers---so what do *you* think?
I have owned, and made money from, all the modern DSLRs; the S5 produces the best JPEGS out of the camera bar none. Someone posted images on the previous page, and I recommended the Fuji forum on dpreview---why do't you look and report back?
I have seen and processed some of the DPreview samples. Very nice, sharpen up very well. Great colors. Excellent ISO800, good ISO1600/3200.
I also took a look at a raw file that I managed to find from digital outback. Brutal RAW headroom with no noise what so ever... I thought that my 40D had a good RAW headroom, but not like this...
I guess what I'm looking for is a side by side comparison in a real life situation, but I couldn't find any... Except the one from Ken...
Kit Laughlin wrote:
Beni, that claim (dpreview's) is complete BS. 1 stop—maybe up to 2, but 5? Nonsense. I use the D700 every week for interiors; it's good, but not that good!
I have my third S5 Pro and it is my favourite camera. yes, it can be used with confidence for work, and many wedding photogs make their rent from one (or two). Skin colour is second to none, in my personal experience. Files are stupidly parge, though, if you use the extended DR (~40Mb!). Nonetheless, I love this camera. cheers, KL
Cummon, my 5D has more than that (RAW of course) (3 stops once) and sample shots I did with the D700 were even better when overexposed and pulled back. Not talking about the file as a whole but you can pull back overexposure a huge amount and still retain the midtones/shadows which I think is what they were talking about.