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The RAW power of the S5PRO

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mistermejia Veteran Member • Posts: 3,340
The RAW power of the S5PRO
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Man!  For the last couple of weeks i thought of selling my S5 to collect funds for either the Canon 6D or the Fuji X-E2, but folks, i have COMPLETELY made up my mind and i will not be selling this puppy!

I have posted two photos bellow to show you why.  One photo is from the 6MP fuji X10, and the other from the 6MP S5.  After seeing the output from the X10, and previously having owned the nikon D7000, i can almost be 99% sure that no other camera can match the RAW power output of the S5 regarding skin tones.  You can try to get "close" and you can spend hours with different software, just as i have by editing these two photos in lightroom, but the difference is just there, period.  If you can't see the difference on the chicks and the lips, they you are just plain blind   i took these under plenty of natural light from windows behind me.

The bottom line is that i will no longer sell my S5 to get the 6D, so i guess the canon is out of the question because i can't afford it.  What i will be doing is buying the X-E2 mainly for the low light capability, but i won't be expecting ANY current CMOS sensor to match the skin tones of the S5 PRO.  Thank you and i hope you enjoy the (non scientific) comparison.

Fuji X10 RAW:

S5 PRO RAW:

 mistermejia's gear list:mistermejia's gear list
Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro Fujifilm X-E1 Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm F1.8G Tamron SP AF 70-200mm F/2.8 Di LD (IF) MACRO Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 R +6 more
Canon EOS 6D Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro Fujifilm X10 Fujifilm X-E2 Nikon D7000
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