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| Announced: | Feb 17, 2004 |
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Average rating:
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Opinion: This replaced my Finepix 6800z which had developed image faults. I also use a finepix S7000 as my main workhorse.
I like the controls, as they mirror the S7000 and both use XD memory. The 16:9 wide format is handy in that it saves memory (4 against 6 Meg) - but it's no wider than the standard format - just cuts of the top and bottom of the standard 4:3 image. The 4 x zoom is also very useful giving a W/A view around '32mm'. This along with the solid construction and reasonable battery life is a plus.
I bought it because it uses the twin sensor chip rather than the higher resolution 810 - and it does indeed cope with bright highlighrs well. It also has RAW which, provided you use the Fuji raw converter provides extra quality. Don't use Adobe RAW! - as it incorrectly converts the RAW data - The images then get very noisy highlights. I think Adobe ignores the second set of sensors!
See some photos on: www.petes-pics2.fotopic.net This has both 710 and 7000 images - you will be hard pressed to notice the difference (Day 4 is mostly 710 - these are also resized down for screen display).
Problems: Compared with the S7000 the images are notibly softer. So it is best used on subjects which don't need massive enlargement and/or have smooth tonal structure. It also has quite severe barrel distortion at the WA setting - which needs post correction before being used for panoramas. Interestingly the Fuji RAW LE converter does this in the conversion (Adobe RAW doesn't). A good (and better) alternative for JPG shots is 'PTLENS' which is freeware. This does the job v well.
Peter
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