Fuji S5 Pro in 2018... Madness?

bobogdan78 wrote:

rwbaron wrote:

Fuji's metering is calibrated to protect highlights and that is all. The highlight recovery from a raw file from most current APS C cameras using Sony's 24 MP sensor is similar based on identical exposure at capture.

A digital sensor does not have the characteristics of a film curve.

Bob

Sorry but I think you're wrong, can you try this with a 24mp sony sensor?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/carpeicthus/450812330/

Are you aware that the Fuji X-Trans 16, 24 and 26 MP sensors are made by Sony but with the X-Trans CFA instead of Bayer? They're pretty much the same base silicon that's in other cameras using the Sony sensor such as Sony, Nikon, Pentax and others. They all have approximately the same raw dynamic range which is what's important.

So yes, you could do the same with a Sony, Nikon, etc. 24 MP Sony sensor.

Bob

edit;

I responded in haste earlier trying to get out the door and didn't look closely enough at the link. I see now that you linked a 12 year old post showing highlight recovery from a grossly overexposed S5 file.

I think you're missing the bigger picture which is the overall dynamic range of the sensor. As tested by Bill Claff and posted by another member above the 24 MP Sony sensor enjoys a 2 ~ 3 stop advantage in DR compared to the S5 dependent on ISO. You may have impressive recovery of highlights with the S5 but you're paying for it in the shadows. My hunch is an underexposed S5 file would look noisy with patterns (banding) if lifted to a pleasing brightness.

The overall DR capability of the sensor is what's important for difficult lighting. One just has to know how to expose at capture to obtain the desired results. I'll take the added 2+ stops of DR of the current 24 MP Sony based sensors hands down.

Bob