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S3 / S5 pro colors in X range ?

Started Oct 28, 2016 | Discussions thread
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Tariag
Tariag Contributing Member • Posts: 939
S3 / S5 pro colors in X range ?

Hi all,

I have been a long time S2, S3 and S5 pro shooter. I have sold all that a long time ago, have since tried many different cameras but never found their special skin tones again...
(Well honestly I found similar skin tones with a Hasselblad but it's not at all the same price nor the same involvement in time and workflow, so it's off topic for now)

I tried the first X cameras with lots of expectations, but even if they had above average skin tones, they were IMHO still far away from the old Super-CCD.
While I'm on the whole very happy with my current gear (Olympus - see my gear list), I sometimes miss the S5... I just came upon a serie of shootings I did like 7 years ago, and while resolution is a little low, skin tones are just incredibly perfect and made me nostalgic.

So my questions are:

  1. Have the latest X bodies changed/improved their rendering? I think it is sensor-technology-dependant, but I still wanted to ask you, specialists, if you think that with current Fuji cameras it is possible to get the same skin tones as "before".
  2. If not, does it make sense to get a used S5 today?

Thank you

Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro Nikon 1 S2
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