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2002 The beginning of the first affordable digital DSLR

Started Jan 18, 2018 | Discussions thread
Eric Athroll Contributing Member • Posts: 983
Re: 2002 The beginning of the first affordable digital DSLR
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I bought a Fuji Finepix S2 Pro in early 2003 having waited 6 months for my order to be satisfied as supply was limited.

I still have this camera and still use it occasionally and with a good quality lens attached it is still capable of excellent pictures.  I always like the feel of the camera with its deeper body but the rear screen was virtually useless in terms of assessing image quality.

For me, its one major weakness was the use of 4 rechargeable AA batteries coupled with 2 CR123 batteries.  In those days rechargeable AA batteries were of quite low capacity and for me didn't provide many shots.

I keep it only because it is probably worth nothing in terms of resale or trade in, even if anyone were interested.

EricG
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