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

Started Nov 12, 2017 | Questions thread
fPrime
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Re: Fuji S5 Vs D700 ( people have both cameras welcome to share comments)
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I have both an S5 Pro and a D700, both of which I'll never sell because I enjoy the color I get out of them.  To this day I still prefer the colors of the S5 Pro over any of Fuji's mirrorless bodies.

The S5 is my default camera for shooting at high noon in bright sunlight when I want rich CCD colors without highlight clipping.  There are other CCD cameras that have an equally appealing color richness (like the D200, D40, and D60), but they have limited dynamic range.

Where the S5 has limitations for me is mainly in high-ISO, natural-light photography.  That's where the CMOS-based D700 leaps ahead in in it's ability to focus and shoot action up to a very useable ISO 6400.  Lastly, the D700 also has higher resolution than the S5 Pro (which must interpolate to reach 12MP output) and can produce shallower DOF by virtue of its full frame sensor.

Are the D700's colors as good as the S5 Pro?  Certainly not in SOOC JPEG.  They are closer in RAW with good processing.  My recommendation is learn to use both cameras within their respective sweet spots before you decide to let go of either.  You may well find you prefer to keep all of them. 

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