The Fuji S5 Pro, my most filmic camera

I'm a relative newcomer to this camera and I was drawn to it by the remarks made on this and other forums regarding its film like qualities.  Admittedly, harsh sunlight is not an everyday problem here in Scotland... but I agree the way in which it renders highlights is unlike any other digital camera I have used.  I think the Nikon D810, from what I'm told, has similar characteristics but I can't justify the cost of one of those.

Much is made of the lack of resolution and sharpness of the sensor, a product of a strong AA filter apparently, but I haven't found it wanting at all - and I have a Sigma DPM to compare it with.  I don't have a huge portfolio yet but here's a couple of my attempts:

Of course the other issue that will put many modern day photographers off this camera is how sloooooow it is, but to repeat, I have a DPM...

What is a frustration is the necessity of using Hyper Utility 3 which is absolutely essential to get the best out of the raw files - it seems at first that ACR does a reasonable job but it isn't as good as the Fuji software, just more convenient.  Having said that, I've shot jpegs side by side with raw and most of the time there's little to be gained.  Fuji do have some magic dust when it comes to in camera processing.

Finally, why oh why didn't fuji make the s5pro battery the same as in the D200?  I have a D200 and others that used the ubiquitous EN-el3 or whatever it is called, so I have a host of these batteries which are useless in the s5pro.  I find like the D200 the s5 is quite power hungry so spare batteries are a must.

I am actually looking forward to using this camera in the Winter where I hope it might work well on the subtleties of white on white landscapes.  Though a bit of harsh sunlight would be very welcome at the moment..