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HS30 First impressions.
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Wellington100
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Have you considered trying another brand of tobacco for that test?
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Sunshine_boy
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Paul, please don't take me wrong, I am genuinely wondering what an XS1 owner looks for in the HS30 that he/she cannot get from the XS1 (and is worth the extra expense).
I always appreciate your frank reviews of new equipment and look fwd to your answer on this one.
Happy New Year
I always appreciate your frank reviews of new equipment and look fwd to your answer on this one.
Happy New Year
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When I bought my HS20, the zoom on that was quite stiff so I kept zooming backwards and forwards over a period of 2 weeks and it ended up quite smooth. I have just bought the XS 1 and that is what all the Fuji bridge cameras should be like as regards the smoothness of the zoom and no, I don't have any lens creep or sag.
I was just noticing that with pressure applied the zoom 'collapsed' at a rather jerky rate. Whether the force needed was heavy or light, I would hope that it would be steady. Unless, perhaps, there are different things going on INSIDE the lens along the way (lens elements moving differently than just collapsing) and that would affect how much it moves based on force applied. I didn't consider that, if it's a possibility. If it's just a straight 'collapse' as it zooms, it looks like the movement is uneven.
Having once owned what someone recently called an "archaic piece of junk" and a "dinosaur" (my old Panny FZ50) I guess I'm spoiled. I thought ALL superzooms should be silky smooth.
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I hit my Fujifilm Finepix HS30 with a sledgehammer and it brook ! Can you believe this? Fuji what are you doing ?
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Hi, do you still own both ? In case you do, could you do a ISO400 comparison shots (aperture priority mode, same scene, same aperture) ? Focal lengths 28mm, 80, 300 ?
I am a bit curious about IQ difference.
I am a bit curious about IQ difference.
PAUL TILL
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So you hit it with a hammer and it stream !!! What you smoking Peter?
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Dr. Noodle
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Paul probably likes to tape his smooth zoom lens when use the camera in a way like this... My very very smooth S100fs lens can't be stable for a long time in a position like this... anyway, I have use in the past an HS 20 and the zoom was Ok for me...
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PAUL TILL
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For that type of shooting I would use the correct accessory. http://lensband.com/ but then I can't say I've taken many shots of the floor.Spiridakis Michael wrote:
Paul probably likes to tape his smooth zoom lens when use the camera in a way like this... My very very smooth S100fs lens can't be stable for a long time in a position like this... anyway, I have use in the past an HS 20 and the zoom was Ok for me...
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If you like a camera with a stiff, notchy zoom that's fine, I don't.
Paul.
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It's nothing unusual, just the kind of babbling brook that we've come to expect from Peter.
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Dr. Noodle
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Oh.... No, I would never, never wear anything in my S100fs lens.... at least (no list...LOL..) this had to be a genuine Latex... not cheap silicon... Paul XS-1 is clearly a better camera than HS series .... but I think you overdone once again... Believe me I didn't like the HS-20 me too but for other more serious things... although as a camera is a good project...PAUL TILL wrote:
For that type of shooting I would use the correct accessory. http://lensband.com/ but then I can't say I've taken many shots of the floor.Spiridakis Michael wrote:
Paul probably likes to tape his smooth zoom lens when use the camera in a way like this... My very very smooth S100fs lens can't be stable for a long time in a position like this... anyway, I have use in the past an HS 20 and the zoom was Ok for me...
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If you like a camera with a stiff, notchy zoom that's fine, I don't.
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Unfortunately I don't have the 6500 any more. It went to a good home, some one that will use it.
Look for the thread (Bridge in action) that was started recently asking for action shots. I have a series from the 30 and two shots from the 6500 there.
Not really the best for side by side comparison but it does give an idea of the IQ.
Good luck
Look for the thread (Bridge in action) that was started recently asking for action shots. I have a series from the 30 and two shots from the 6500 there.
Not really the best for side by side comparison but it does give an idea of the IQ.
Good luck
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Shooting the floor is seriously underrated.PAUL TILL wrote:
For that type of shooting I would use the correct accessory. http://lensband.com/ but then I can't say I've taken many shots of the floor.
Regarding lensband ... I had no idea that one could make money selling wristbands as lens zoom stiffeners .... I had my own made with my web site on them ...
Works great and I even gave it away when I sold the lens ...
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For some kinds of shooting, yes. But the HS series handles strong sunlight a bit better, especially in inexperienced hands. And it has more zoom range for birders. My guess is that it shoots raw a whole lot faster too ...
Still, the S100fs was a pretty good camera for its time.
That last part is hard to parse. There were serious issues with the HS20 but as a camera, it is a good project. Do you mean that you didn't like the HS20 when it was not being a camera?
Happy New Year PT. In the spirit of the call for a more balanced critique by some I offer the following.
You made a pigs ear of using the x10, you evidenced a better measure of success with the xS1 though just as we were seeing some glimmer of better photography from you - here you are with a new camera.
I look forward to seeing some thoughtful use of this proven HS30 machine and possibly some insight on how that knowledge will be transferred when re using the better XS1.
As for the zoom issue, presumably you travel with a full carton between the ears and checked out the camera in a local store before ordering one.
You made a pigs ear of using the x10, you evidenced a better measure of success with the xS1 though just as we were seeing some glimmer of better photography from you - here you are with a new camera.
I look forward to seeing some thoughtful use of this proven HS30 machine and possibly some insight on how that knowledge will be transferred when re using the better XS1.
As for the zoom issue, presumably you travel with a full carton between the ears and checked out the camera in a local store before ordering one.
Kim Letkeman
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