DigitalCameraInfo reviews the Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro and writes, “The Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro’s image quality makes it a viable choice for pros and other quality-conscious photographers. Dynamic range, noise and color are all excellent. The S5’s mechanicals – a Nikon D200 body, with Nikon autofocus, metering and flash – are also big assets. The drawbacks of the S2 and S3 bodies are gone.
The remaining drawback is speed. The shooting rate is glacial, and the camera churns away recording data for minutes at a time when it’s shooting RAW files.
How important is that drawback? It’s big. For wedding photographers, it probably means shooting with two bodies – the Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro for image quality, and maybe a Nikon D200 or a Canon 30D for the shots that won’t wait for a 30 MB file to write.”
Features include:
- 12.34 megapixels
- 11 point AF system
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Shutter speeds between 30 seconds and 1/8000 second
- Super CCD SR double pixel technology
- ISO of up to 3200
- Face detection technology
- Nikon F-mount and CompactFlash/Microdrive compatibility
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TrustedReviews reviews the Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro and writes, “The Fujifilm S5 Pro continues in its predecessors’ tradition of providing superior dynamic range and tonal quality for specialist portrait and wedding photographers, who will be delighted with its outstanding capabilities in these areas, as well as its superb handling, build quality and performance. It’s not really an ideal camera for the general consumer though, so if you’re looking for a similarly-priced general-purpose DSLR you’d be better off buying the Nikon D200 instead.”
Features include:
- 12.34 megapixels
- 11 point AF system
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Shutter speeds between 30 seconds and 1/8000 second, 12.34 effective megapixels
- Super CCD SR double pixel technology
- ISO of up to 3200
- Face detection technology
- Nikon F-mount and CompactFlash/Microdrive compatibility
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PCW reviews the Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro and writes, “For those seeking a pro-level digital SLR that is both fully featured and easy to use, the Fujifilm Finepix S5 Pro is a good-value buy. Some may baulk at the sensor technology, which does not offer true 12-megapixel performance but a result interpolated from each photosite’s dual sensors. However, for portraiture and high-contrast compositions, the camera performs very well.”
Features include:
- 12.34 megapixels
- 11 point AF system
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Shutter speeds between 30 seconds and 1/8000 second, 12.34 effective megapixels
- Super CCD SR double pixel technology
- ISO of up to 3200
- Face detection technology
- Nikon F-mount and CompactFlash/Microdrive compatibility
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ePhotozine reviews the Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro and writes, “Using the same body as the Nikon D200, the Fuji S5 obviously has to differentiate itself in other ways, and the fact that the CCD and processing engine are completely different means that the cameras do head down very different paths. The headline resolution of the S5 may seem to outstrip the D200, at 12Mp to 10Mp, but this is generated from the SuperCCD SR chip, with its fancy honeycomb design and twin-photo receptors at each photo-site of which there are only 6M. The result is that landscape photos are not as impressive with detail tending to disappear in the distance because it wasn’t there in the original image. Also, artifacts from the SuperCCD process are evident right from the start at ISO100, though noise is then well controlled.”
Features include:
- 12.34 megapixels
- 11 point AF system
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Shutter speeds between 30 seconds and 1/8000 second
- Super CCD SR double pixel technology
- ISO of up to 3200
- Face detection technology
- Nikon F-mount and CompactFlash/Microdrive compatibility
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ThinkCamera reviews the Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro and writes, “There are things about this camera that drive me mad. OK, it’s the menus and especially the zoom on review system. However, I absolutely love the results I get with it and the learning curve isn’t too steep.”
Features include:
- 12.34 megapixels
- 11 point AF system
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Shutter speeds between 30 seconds and 1/8000 second
- Super CCD SR double pixel technology
- ISO of up to 3200
- Face detection technology
- Nikon F-mount and CompactFlash/Microdrive compatibility
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Ken Rockwell has a hands on review of the Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro and he writes, “If speed is important, get the 5FPS D200 for sports. Even the Nikon D40 runs almost twice as fast as the Fuji S5’s 1.5 FPS, and the D40 is much, much faster in practice because the D40 has a bottomless shooting buffer and doesn’t hang up as images are being recorded.
If you want to shoot resolution targets, get the D200 or the Canon 5D.
If you already own a D200, get another, since the S5 works quite differently and I would go crazy with both around my neck at the same time. The colors will not match between them - pick one and stick with it.”
Features include:
- 12.34 megapixels
- 11 point AF system
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Shutter speeds between 30 seconds and 1/8000 second
- Super CCD SR double pixel technology
- ISO of up to 3200
- Face detection technology
- Nikon F-mount and CompactFlash/Microdrive compatibility
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Ryanbrenizer has reviewed the Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro and in part 2 he writes, “Overall, the S5 is kind of a weird camera. It’s extraordinary in some important ways, and frustrating in others. I’m keeping mine; I always like the oddballs.”
Features include:
- 12.34 megapixels
- 11 point AF system
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Shutter speeds between 30 seconds and 1/8000 second
- Super CCD SR double pixel technology
- ISO of up to 3200
- Face detection technology
- Nikon F-mount and CompactFlash/Microdrive compatibility
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Ryanbrenizer has reviewed the Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro and in part 1 he writes, “The Fuji S5, like the Fuji S3 before it, has a magic trick. It has two different sets of sensors capturing the same image. Big ones that capture the basic scene, and little, point-and-shoot-sized ones that capture the highlight detail. This gives it much better dynamic range than any other camera line on the market, which is particularly valuable for people who have to get a wide range of tones in one shot — like, say, an industry that specializes in shooting a woman in a white dress standing next to a man in a black tuxedo. Dynamic range can be valuable for landscapes as well, but landscape shooters tend to have the luxury of taking their time, and using filters or multiple exposures to capture a full dynamic range. That doesn’t work so well with weddings.”
Features include:
- 12.34 megapixels
- 11 point AF system
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Shutter speeds between 30 seconds and 1/8000 second
- Super CCD SR double pixel technology
- ISO of up to 3200
- Face detection technology
- Nikon F-mount and CompactFlash/Microdrive compatibility
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DigitalCameraInfo reviews the Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro and writes, “The Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro’s image quality makes it a viable choice for pros and other quality-conscious photographers. Dynamic range, noise and color are all excellent. The S5’s mechanicals – a Nikon D200 body, with Nikon autofocus, metering and flash – are also big assets. The drawbacks of the S2 and S3 bodies are gone.
