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Fuji S5 Vs D700 ( people have both cameras welcome to share comments)

Started Nov 12, 2017 | Questions thread
JamieTux Veteran Member • Posts: 4,159
Re: Fuji S5 Vs D700 ( people have both cameras welcome to share comments)

I broadly agree with you and Victoria.
My work was mainly product photography though and accurate was more important than pleasing
I could create colour profiles for a shoot in Lightroom with the D700 and then run all the raw  files through that as a batch - and this made a huge difference to the look of the photos.  But I could never recreate the subtlety and pleasing highlights of the S5 Pro (jpeg or raw with their old converter)
You do need to use the cameras differently (like all cameras actually) - the Nikon is better when you expose to save the highlights and then brighten the shadows - especially in raw.  The S5Pro is better to expose for the shadows and pull the highlights back (as long as you have the right settings in camera!!)
I do remember that other guys shooting weddings at the time loved the S5 Pro as it meant that they could capture wedding dresses and dark suits without losing detail on either as a jpeg.

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