S2, What did Fuji do???

alissa behn said:

OK, I have had my S2 for just over a week now. While I have gotten
some really nice images, I am still not sure what's up with this
camera.

I was shooting an agility trial over the weekend. I had the camera
set to 800ISO...I was mostly shooting in manual from around
1/1000-1500 at f11-16, with my prime Nikkor 70-200 2.8 lens. I was
shooting at single servo, with the focus weighted to the center,
Res was set to either 4256 or 3024 (switched, to see if that might
be the problem). I swaped the color & tone around to see if
different combos might help. The meter was center weighted. Both
Saturday & Sunday were nice SUNNY days, with few clouds in the sky
to affect pretty much nothing photographically speaking.

My problem is.....I am STILL catching movement blur! For example,
the face is sharp, but the feet are blurred, which isn't a bad
thing, but if vice versa, it's a huge problem. I know I could shoot
at much less with my S1, or on film and stop action. These dogs
were not moving faster than dogs at previous trials. I was also
having trouble getting my shots sharp, I like tack sharp images. It
seems the depth of field is off...I should have a HUGE depth of
field with such small aperture settings, but I only have a few
inches of depth. I am not sure what to think or do at this
point....Do I go back to my S1, or continue trying to deal with the
S2? I really love all the flexability the S2 has to offer. It's a
much nicer camera than the S1. Although I prefer the S1 ISO
switching to the S2.

I printed out several photos On Satuday night, to deliver on
Sunday. I also printed several other shots too, just too play
around a bit. I must say, I didn't hear a single negative word
about the photos, even though I was not 100% happy with them. As a
matter of fact, I was getting MORE compliments than ever! People
REALLY loved what they saw come out of this camera. I do have
people who think they know photography sometime challenge me for
using digital, and get very picky about my images, but not this
weekend.

I can live with some blown out highlights (S1), I can even tolerate
the cyan/green bias the S2 has, that can be fixed easy enough in
PS. But I am having issues with an unsharp image (S2).

--
Alissa
http://www.pet-personalities.com

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danilo piccioni said:

I think I could handle the jagged edges on lines and the moire, but
certanly I expect sharp images form this expensive camera.

Ciao
Danilo

http://www.danilopiccioni.com

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alissa behn said:

OK, I have had my S2 for just over a week now. While I have gotten
some really nice images, I am still not sure what's up with this
camera.

I was shooting an agility trial over the weekend. I had the camera
set to 800ISO...I was mostly shooting in manual from around
1/1000-1500 at f11-16, with my prime Nikkor 70-200 2.8 lens. I was
shooting at single servo, with the focus weighted to the center,
Res was set to either 4256 or 3024 (switched, to see if that might
be the problem). I swaped the color & tone around to see if
different combos might help. The meter was center weighted. Both
Saturday & Sunday were nice SUNNY days, with few clouds in the sky
to affect pretty much nothing photographically speaking.

My problem is.....I am STILL catching movement blur! For example,
the face is sharp, but the feet are blurred, which isn't a bad
thing, but if vice versa, it's a huge problem. I know I could shoot
at much less with my S1, or on film and stop action. These dogs
were not moving faster than dogs at previous trials. I was also
having trouble getting my shots sharp, I like tack sharp images. It
seems the depth of field is off...I should have a HUGE depth of
field with such small aperture settings, but I only have a few
inches of depth. I am not sure what to think or do at this
point....Do I go back to my S1, or continue trying to deal with the
S2? I really love all the flexability the S2 has to offer. It's a
much nicer camera than the S1. Although I prefer the S1 ISO
switching to the S2.

I printed out several photos On Satuday night, to deliver on
Sunday. I also printed several other shots too, just too play
around a bit. I must say, I didn't hear a single negative word
about the photos, even though I was not 100% happy with them. As a
matter of fact, I was getting MORE compliments than ever! People
REALLY loved what they saw come out of this camera. I do have
people who think they know photography sometime challenge me for
using digital, and get very picky about my images, but not this
weekend.

I can live with some blown out highlights (S1), I can even tolerate
the cyan/green bias the S2 has, that can be fixed easy enough in
PS. But I am having issues with an unsharp image (S2).

--
Alissa
http://www.pet-personalities.com

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alissa behn said:

OK, I have had my S2 for just over a week now. While I have gotten
some really nice images, I am still not sure what's up with this
camera.

I was shooting an agility trial over the weekend. I had the camera
set to 800ISO...I was mostly shooting in manual from around
1/1000-1500 at f11-16, with my prime Nikkor 70-200 2.8 lens. I was
shooting at single servo, with the focus weighted to the center,
Res was set to either 4256 or 3024 (switched, to see if that might
be the problem). I swaped the color & tone around to see if
different combos might help. The meter was center weighted. Both
Saturday & Sunday were nice SUNNY days, with few clouds in the sky
to affect pretty much nothing photographically speaking.

My problem is.....I am STILL catching movement blur! For example,
the face is sharp, but the feet are blurred, which isn't a bad
thing, but if vice versa, it's a huge problem. I know I could shoot
at much less with my S1, or on film and stop action. These dogs
were not moving faster than dogs at previous trials. I was also
having trouble getting my shots sharp, I like tack sharp images. It
seems the depth of field is off...I should have a HUGE depth of
field with such small aperture settings, but I only have a few
inches of depth. I am not sure what to think or do at this
point....Do I go back to my S1, or continue trying to deal with the
S2? I really love all the flexability the S2 has to offer. It's a
much nicer camera than the S1. Although I prefer the S1 ISO
switching to the S2.

I printed out several photos On Satuday night, to deliver on
Sunday. I also printed several other shots too, just too play
around a bit. I must say, I didn't hear a single negative word
about the photos, even though I was not 100% happy with them. As a
matter of fact, I was getting MORE compliments than ever! People
REALLY loved what they saw come out of this camera. I do have
people who think they know photography sometime challenge me for
using digital, and get very picky about my images, but not this
weekend.

I can live with some blown out highlights (S1), I can even tolerate
the cyan/green bias the S2 has, that can be fixed easy enough in
PS. But I am having issues with an unsharp image (S2).

--
Alissa
http://www.pet-personalities.com

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alissa behn said:

danilo piccioni said:

I think I could handle the jagged edges on lines and the moire, but
certanly I expect sharp images form this expensive camera.

Ciao
Danilo

http://www.danilopiccioni.com

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Hi Danilo!
I couldn't agree more!

--
Alissa
http://www.pet-personalities.com

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Ron H said:

Without providing samples, it is hard for people to give the
correct advoice on what might be wrong. Is it possible to provide a
couple pointing out what you are referring to?

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alissa behn said:

OK, I have had my S2 for just over a week now. While I have gotten
some really nice images, I am still not sure what's up with this
camera.

I was shooting an agility trial over the weekend. I had the camera
set to 800ISO...I was mostly shooting in manual from around
1/1000-1500 at f11-16, with my prime Nikkor 70-200 2.8 lens. I was
shooting at single servo, with the focus weighted to the center,
Res was set to either 4256 or 3024 (switched, to see if that might
be the problem). I swaped the color & tone around to see if
different combos might help. The meter was center weighted. Both
Saturday & Sunday were nice SUNNY days, with few clouds in the sky
to affect pretty much nothing photographically speaking.

My problem is.....I am STILL catching movement blur! For example,
the face is sharp, but the feet are blurred, which isn't a bad
thing, but if vice versa, it's a huge problem. I know I could shoot
at much less with my S1, or on film and stop action. These dogs
were not moving faster than dogs at previous trials. I was also
having trouble getting my shots sharp, I like tack sharp images. It
seems the depth of field is off...I should have a HUGE depth of
field with such small aperture settings, but I only have a few
inches of depth. I am not sure what to think or do at this
point....Do I go back to my S1, or continue trying to deal with the
S2? I really love all the flexability the S2 has to offer. It's a
much nicer camera than the S1. Although I prefer the S1 ISO
switching to the S2.

I printed out several photos On Satuday night, to deliver on
Sunday. I also printed several other shots too, just too play
around a bit. I must say, I didn't hear a single negative word
about the photos, even though I was not 100% happy with them. As a
matter of fact, I was getting MORE compliments than ever! People
REALLY loved what they saw come out of this camera. I do have
people who think they know photography sometime challenge me for
using digital, and get very picky about my images, but not this
weekend.

I can live with some blown out highlights (S1), I can even tolerate
the cyan/green bias the S2 has, that can be fixed easy enough in
PS. But I am having issues with an unsharp image (S2).

--
Alissa
http://www.pet-personalities.com

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alissa behn said:

Ron H said:

Without providing samples, it is hard for people to give the
correct advoice on what might be wrong. Is it possible to provide a
couple pointing out what you are referring to?

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Try my web site...www.pet-personalities.com

Anything with dates after July 5th were shot with the S2. The most
recent shots were from this past weekend. They are small files for
quick viewing, but I think you should be able to see what I am
talking about, maybe.

My lens is new, bought it in Feb of this year. I haven't had this
trouble with the S1. It's not just the 70-200, but all my lenses. I
don't think they all went bad at the same time....My other newest
lens that is not sharp on this camera is my 18-35 Nikkor, which I
purchased in April. I also have a 35-70 which is several years
old....like 15 at least. I have also tried my 60 Micro. You can't
tell me all my lenses are off!

The prints off the S2 aren't as bad as they appear on the screen,
but they just don't seem right. It's hard to say exactly what's
going on with them, except they seem to be soft in focus, and DoF
seems wrong for the aperture they were shot at. I am not shooting
static images, all that I shoot is moving, but I have not had this
trouble before, which is what concerns me. Don't get me wrong...I
have somehow gotten some really nice images, but mostly I'm getting
soft pics.
--
Alissa
http://www.pet-personalities.com

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Raul said:

Alissa,
At the sizes you have in your site it is not possible to appreciate
your problem. In any case it does not make much sense that the
camera may
outfocus part of the frame.

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Raul said:

Is the weight of the S2 different to what you where using before?
Can it be that the balance with your lenses is quite different?

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Raul said:

Regards
Raul

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Peter said:

alissa behn said:

OK, I have had my S2 for just over a week now. While I have gotten
some really nice images, I am still not sure what's up with this
camera.

I was shooting an agility trial over the weekend. I had the camera
set to 800ISO...I was mostly shooting in manual from around
1/1000-1500 at f11-16, with my prime Nikkor 70-200 2.8 lens. I was
shooting at single servo, with the focus weighted to the center,
Res was set to either 4256 or 3024 (switched, to see if that might
be the problem). I swaped the color & tone around to see if
different combos might help. The meter was center weighted. Both
Saturday & Sunday were nice SUNNY days, with few clouds in the sky
to affect pretty much nothing photographically speaking.

My problem is.....I am STILL catching movement blur! For example,
the face is sharp, but the feet are blurred, which isn't a bad
thing, but if vice versa, it's a huge problem. I know I could shoot
at much less with my S1, or on film and stop action. These dogs
were not moving faster than dogs at previous trials. I was also
having trouble getting my shots sharp, I like tack sharp images. It
seems the depth of field is off...I should have a HUGE depth of
field with such small aperture settings, but I only have a few
inches of depth. I am not sure what to think or do at this
point....Do I go back to my S1, or continue trying to deal with the
S2? I really love all the flexability the S2 has to offer. It's a
much nicer camera than the S1. Although I prefer the S1 ISO
switching to the S2.

I printed out several photos On Satuday night, to deliver on
Sunday. I also printed several other shots too, just too play
around a bit. I must say, I didn't hear a single negative word
about the photos, even though I was not 100% happy with them. As a
matter of fact, I was getting MORE compliments than ever! People
REALLY loved what they saw come out of this camera. I do have
people who think they know photography sometime challenge me for
using digital, and get very picky about my images, but not this
weekend.

I can live with some blown out highlights (S1), I can even tolerate
the cyan/green bias the S2 has, that can be fixed easy enough in
PS. But I am having issues with an unsharp image (S2).

--
Alissa
http://www.pet-personalities.com

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danilo piccioni said:

I'm really scared.
I think I could handle the jagged edges on lines and the moire, but
certanly I expect sharp images form this expensive camera.

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Jim DeLuco said:

Peter said:

alissa behn said:

OK, I have had my S2 for just over a week now. While I have gotten
some really nice images, I am still not sure what's up with this
camera.

I was shooting an agility trial over the weekend. I had the camera
set to 800ISO...I was mostly shooting in manual from around
1/1000-1500 at f11-16, with my prime Nikkor 70-200 2.8 lens. I was
shooting at single servo, with the focus weighted to the center,
Res was set to either 4256 or 3024 (switched, to see if that might
be the problem). I swaped the color & tone around to see if
different combos might help. The meter was center weighted. Both
Saturday & Sunday were nice SUNNY days, with few clouds in the sky
to affect pretty much nothing photographically speaking.

My problem is.....I am STILL catching movement blur! For example,
the face is sharp, but the feet are blurred, which isn't a bad
thing, but if vice versa, it's a huge problem. I know I could shoot
at much less with my S1, or on film and stop action. These dogs
were not moving faster than dogs at previous trials. I was also
having trouble getting my shots sharp, I like tack sharp images. It
seems the depth of field is off...I should have a HUGE depth of
field with such small aperture settings, but I only have a few
inches of depth. I am not sure what to think or do at this
point....Do I go back to my S1, or continue trying to deal with the
S2? I really love all the flexability the S2 has to offer. It's a
much nicer camera than the S1. Although I prefer the S1 ISO
switching to the S2.

I printed out several photos On Satuday night, to deliver on
Sunday. I also printed several other shots too, just too play
around a bit. I must say, I didn't hear a single negative word
about the photos, even though I was not 100% happy with them. As a
matter of fact, I was getting MORE compliments than ever! People
REALLY loved what they saw come out of this camera. I do have
people who think they know photography sometime challenge me for
using digital, and get very picky about my images, but not this
weekend.

I can live with some blown out highlights (S1), I can even tolerate
the cyan/green bias the S2 has, that can be fixed easy enough in
PS. But I am having issues with an unsharp image (S2).

--
Alissa
http://www.pet-personalities.com

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--
Also, review the frame data to see if the settings are what you
thought they were. It could be that the camera is not setting the
lens as you thought it was.

Jim DeLuco
DeLuco Photography
http://www.delucophoto.com

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alissa behn said:

OK, I have had my S2 for just over a week now. While I have gotten
some really nice images, I am still not sure what's up with this
camera.

I was shooting an agility trial over the weekend. I had the camera
set to 800ISO...I was mostly shooting in manual from around
1/1000-1500 at f11-16, with my prime Nikkor 70-200 2.8 lens. I was
shooting at single servo, with the focus weighted to the center,
Res was set to either 4256 or 3024 (switched, to see if that might
be the problem). I swaped the color & tone around to see if
different combos might help. The meter was center weighted. Both
Saturday & Sunday were nice SUNNY days, with few clouds in the sky
to affect pretty much nothing photographically speaking.

My problem is.....I am STILL catching movement blur! For example,
the face is sharp, but the feet are blurred, which isn't a bad
thing, but if vice versa, it's a huge problem. I know I could shoot
at much less with my S1, or on film and stop action. These dogs
were not moving faster than dogs at previous trials. I was also
having trouble getting my shots sharp, I like tack sharp images. It
seems the depth of field is off...I should have a HUGE depth of
field with such small aperture settings, but I only have a few
inches of depth. I am not sure what to think or do at this
point....Do I go back to my S1, or continue trying to deal with the
S2? I really love all the flexability the S2 has to offer. It's a
much nicer camera than the S1. Although I prefer the S1 ISO
switching to the S2.

I printed out several photos On Satuday night, to deliver on
Sunday. I also printed several other shots too, just too play
around a bit. I must say, I didn't hear a single negative word
about the photos, even though I was not 100% happy with them. As a
matter of fact, I was getting MORE compliments than ever! People
REALLY loved what they saw come out of this camera. I do have
people who think they know photography sometime challenge me for
using digital, and get very picky about my images, but not this
weekend.

I can live with some blown out highlights (S1), I can even tolerate
the cyan/green bias the S2 has, that can be fixed easy enough in
PS. But I am having issues with an unsharp image (S2).

--
Alissa
http://www.pet-personalities.com

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Jim DeLuco said:

--
Also, review the frame data to see if the settings are what you
thought they were. It could be that the camera is not setting the
lens as you thought it was.

Jim DeLuco
DeLuco Photography
http://www.delucophoto.com

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Ed F said:

Alissa,

One thought is trying one of the auto exposure modes (S/A/P) only
to try to isolate the pblm. Otherwise, I'd call Fuji. It maybe
your camera is faulty.

I'll try manual on my S2 this afternoon with my Nikkor 80-200 at my
daughter's horse riding lessons. I'll let you know what I find
tomorrow. (Maybe I'll send an example). I'll try around
1/1000-1500 at f11-16.

Ed F

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alissa behn said:

Ed F said:

Alissa,

One thought is trying one of the auto exposure modes (S/A/P) only
to try to isolate the pblm. Otherwise, I'd call Fuji. It maybe
your camera is faulty.

I'll try manual on my S2 this afternoon with my Nikkor 80-200 at my
daughter's horse riding lessons. I'll let you know what I find
tomorrow. (Maybe I'll send an example). I'll try around
1/1000-1500 at f11-16.

Ed F

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Thanks Ed!
I'll be interested to see how your images come out.

I was mostly shooting in manual....But I was also going to program
as well, to see if it was just the wrong mode, or if I'd get better
results from one to the other. Everything seems about the same. I
also have the in camera sharpening turned on, as I always did in
the S1.

It seems that If I just hit Auto Levels in PS7, It fixes the color
cast nicely....At least on screen. I'll see how they print out in a
while. I normally tweek the levels myself, but I got lazy! My
printer is still packed up. I have been working on getting orders
formatted, so I can just print them out later.

You guys are GREAT! Thanks for all your help & concern!
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Alissa
http://www.pet-personalities.com

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John Isgren said:

Alissa,

Try this: put camera on manual, set a shutter speed of 1-2s and an
aperture of f/16 -f/22.

Push the shutter release and then look into the lens to see that
the aperature is really closing down. You could have a problem
with the electrical contacts on the body.

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Member said:

Maybe you shoud check the Kodak 760 for sharp pictures right out of
the camera

Radu Grozescu
Corporate & Editorial Photography
http://www.RaduGrozescu.com

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