Arnab Pratim Das
Well-known member
Just a logical conclusion to the previous thread -- and as an ode to the versatile S100fs that has given me some priceless shots of our beloved Kiddo growing up.
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/post/37340298
2011's winter vacation shots was entirely on film, so the S100fs didn't see much use. Come 2012 winter, and I found out Kiddo (now 4&1/2 years) finally is a bit too agile for the S100fs' AF speed. So I relegated the S100fs to the other thing it does very well -- close-up shots of nature subjects in it's macro-shooter avatar with an MCON-35 slapped on. The Olympus E-PL1 AF speed proved adequate for shooting our active toddler. Finally, the S100fs retired from "Kiddo photography" but not before giving us some wonderful memories to cherish.
Clearly, Kiddo is intrigued by the S100fs (something he has been seeing since he was 8 months or so) and ignores my m4/3 and Nex bodies. He asserted in no unclear terms that he wants to shoot damselflies with "S100" when he grows up.
Given this is the Finepix forum, my apologies for including some portraits using non-Fuji gear. I have been getting comparable shots on the S100fs until he turned "too active". It's funny how I subconsciously try to replicate results I had previously gotten with the S100fs.
Finally, the S100fs shows no signs of aging in its present role of "convenience-macro" shooter. After my first SLR the Pentax K1000 from 24 years ago, this will probably be the next camera that I'll use until I wear it down.
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_________ Arnab P Das
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/post/37340298
2011's winter vacation shots was entirely on film, so the S100fs didn't see much use. Come 2012 winter, and I found out Kiddo (now 4&1/2 years) finally is a bit too agile for the S100fs' AF speed. So I relegated the S100fs to the other thing it does very well -- close-up shots of nature subjects in it's macro-shooter avatar with an MCON-35 slapped on. The Olympus E-PL1 AF speed proved adequate for shooting our active toddler. Finally, the S100fs retired from "Kiddo photography" but not before giving us some wonderful memories to cherish.
Clearly, Kiddo is intrigued by the S100fs (something he has been seeing since he was 8 months or so) and ignores my m4/3 and Nex bodies. He asserted in no unclear terms that he wants to shoot damselflies with "S100" when he grows up.
Given this is the Finepix forum, my apologies for including some portraits using non-Fuji gear. I have been getting comparable shots on the S100fs until he turned "too active". It's funny how I subconsciously try to replicate results I had previously gotten with the S100fs.
Finally, the S100fs shows no signs of aging in its present role of "convenience-macro" shooter. After my first SLR the Pentax K1000 from 24 years ago, this will probably be the next camera that I'll use until I wear it down.
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_________ Arnab P Das
