Just bought a S9500 (S9000Z)!! Some pics posted on my website

I know there are many people who are eager to know more about the new S9500. So I have also posted some photos taken by my new S9500 onto my website.

http://mcheng.com/photos/S9500test/

I have written a review on dpreview.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/read_opinion_text.asp?prodkey=fuji_finepixs9000z&opinion=28231

However, the link in the review does not show up. Anyone know how to post links onto reviews?

Hi Michael,
thank you for the useful job you did. Pics and review.
How do you think is the sharpness of the lens? Especially at 300mm.
Ty again
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Dynamic Range seems OK.

What do you think?

-Charlie

Did you take those night shots by hand? The are a bit blurred at 100%...

I think night short are best taken with a tripod or by putting the camera on a low wall or so?

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Yes the night shots were taken without a tripod. I had the camera resting on a low wall. I will try to take some more night photos this weekend and post them on.

I will also take another set of photos at different focal lengths, as some of you seems to be interested.

I just wanted to say thanks for the photos, been looking forward to some real world photos. Also you said this in your review:

"The anti-shake mode is a lie. All it seems to do is to switch to a higher ISO. (But then, you can always use a tripod)"

That is what the antishake does, ups the ISO so you can use faster shutter speed. So you are saying it is working as designed?

the bookshelf left and middle images-are they really identical-fine-80 asa? impressive dynamic range. existing available light on tripod?
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djgiron, I do not agree with you when you say anti-shake is "ups the ISO so you can use faster shutter speed".

In some Canon and Panasonic cameras, they use lenses with O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer), and in Konica Minolta there is the CCD-shift mechanism in the camera body.

I was exaggerating when I said Fujifilm "lied" because S9500 has not claimed to have anti-shake mechanism in S9500. It's just that some people was misled to think the so called "anti-blur" mode is a new anti-shake technology.

But then I think anti-shake is essential for people who takes lots of party photos, snapshots or maybe for people who let their mothers use their camera!

Coming from an ex-S7000 user (now using the D70), the S9500 is a wonderful package! I tested it out earlier at my regular shop and I must say... it's a great package. ISO 80, 28-300mm eqv range, nice solid built, mechanical zoom lens, Sync socket, and a tiltable LCD screen! All these improvements from the S7000 is simple magnificent!

Congrats for getting this wonderful camera!
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Would like to know which store you purchased the camera from in Hong Kong. Could you recommend a few camera stores I can visit when in HK. I'm from Manila

A picture can be blurred because the photographer moved the camera
while he was taking the picture or because he was taking a picture of
something that was moving at a low shutter speed.
Anti blur (= higher ISO = higher shutter speed) helps to defeat both causes
of blur. IS only helps to combat hand shake. Obviously a camera that had
both would be preferable but if you have to choose only one then anti
blur is the better choice. Most small digicams can't do higher ISO speed so
they can only offer IS.

Good point about high ISO helps handheld blur and reduce motion blur. But I think in this case anti-blur a bit of marketing hype. Too bad it does not have IS...

I like everything about this camera except for the lack of image stabilization. I have a Canon 300D. I do not like the size and weight (mostly weight) of the camera plus several lenses. I do have the 17-85IS and I know I simply cannot live without IS. (Lots of pics taken inside museums and churches or things like caves and mines, and you simply cannot get by without IS, especially if you cannot use extremely high ISO either. I can occasionally get away with a picture at 1s f4 ISO 3200 handheld, but this would be out of the question with an S9000 even if it had IS. But ISO400 f2.8 and something like 1/4s would be good. Without IS, forget it.

I have also been in several places (especially churches) where you are not allowed to use a tripod. So it is simply untrue that "you can always use a tripod".

Darn, I'm ready to go back from dslr to fixed-lens camera and out comes this beauty with good range (28-300) and with a usable ISO 400, and they "forgot" the IS. What a shame.

djgiron said:

I just wanted to say thanks for the photos, been looking forward to
some real world photos. Also you said this in your review:

"The anti-shake mode is a lie. All it seems to do is to switch to a
higher ISO. (But then, you can always use a tripod)"

That is what the antishake does, ups the ISO so you can use faster
shutter speed. So you are saying it is working as designed?

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