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The Fuji S5 Pro, my most filmic camera

Started Jun 22, 2020 | Discussions thread
fPrime
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Re: The Fuji S5 Pro, my most filmic camera
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Spazmaster wrote:

So why did Fuji stop making these sensors and is there any other recommended cameras to try using this tech?

Fuji has never said why they stopped, but I have a good idea of what may have been involved.

Shortly after the S5 Pro was released the full frame Nikon D3 came out cutting deeply into Fuji’s wedding niche. The D3 offered a true 12MP full frame which, for resolution at least, bested the S5 Pro’s interpolated, crop 12MP. Thanks to its CMOS design the D3’s dynamic range was also much improved yielding less of a DR advantage to the S5 Pro.

If Fuji wanted to have stayed competitive back then they would have had to have developed both a full frame SuperCCD sensor and secured a third generation Nikon body to put it in. Nikon may not have been willing to release its flagship D3 body to Fuji nor may Fuji have wanted to use a DSLR that big. The combined challenge seems to have been too great. Moving forward Fuji decided to build their own bodies and stick with APS-C.

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