Fuji S5 Pro in 2018... Madness?

Bernie Ess wrote:

Giovanni_1968 wrote:

besides the intrinsic qualities of a CCD vs a C-MOS

I just recently bought myself a used S5pro and - more out of nostalgy - an S2pro. I still have an S3pro. All three delivered me excellent (!) pictures with almost magic colors.

I believe it is almost excluded that Fuji - or any other manufacturer - will restart to develop CCDs. Their development virtually stopped around 2005 or 06. I guess the manufacturing lines have dissappeared, as has research, and the expertise, as universally it is considered that cmos are the better alternative. Or is it only cheaper to make?

I will - when I have time - make some side to side shootings with my S3/S5 and my X-H1or X-T3 to find out how close the new ones can get to the output of the old sensors.

Do you know anything more specific about what makes the CCD files different from cmos?

Yes it will be interesting to see comparisons of fuji s5 with the newer fuji cameras. you can take several shots including some portraits ( because s5 is famous for the skin color too. About the sensor some information i found  " Fuji's Super CCD SR Pro imaging sensor dedicates two photodetectors to each captured pixel. In the S5 Pro, there are 6.17 million of what Fuji calls "S-pixels," which are larger than their corresponding R-pixels and have a higher sensitivity to light. There are also 6.17 million R-pixels, which have a lower sensitivity to light and are better suited to record highlights. Data from both types of pixel is combined during image processing to extend the dynamic range--the range of brightness values in your scene, from the brightest highlight to the darkest shadow, that you can capture with discernable detail in your image. Most of the benefit of Fuji's sensor can be seen in increased highlight detail. To the untrained eye, the difference will be subtle, but if you've been annoyed by blown highlights in the past, this may help you. As with the live preview, studio shooters will likely appreciate this more than most sports shooters would. There are five levels of dynamic range expansion available in the S5 Pro. If you turn expansion off, the camera turns off the R-pixels and uses only the S-pixels to capture images"