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Fujifilm S5 Pro

Started Nov 16, 2020 | Discussions thread
Ringwraith69
Ringwraith69 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,407
Re: Fujifilm S5 Pro
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I wish I still had mine...

As far as Fuji goes, I started out with an S3 Pro. Loved the IQ but that camera was so slow. Slow in AF, slow in writing images to the card, slow in operatin the menu. And it was not the most battery friendly camera, either.

When I replaced it with an S5, a whole new world opened up for me. It had the (then) superior AF and ergonomics of Nikon's D200 and it's IQ was truly unique. I guess for skin tones it still has not really been matched by anything else, not even after 14 years. But I traded it in for cameras with more advanced AF en particularly better low light performance.

However, looking back I regret I didn't keep the S5. I miss the unique, film like color rendition and for portraits and landscape, where you don't need lightning fast AF and can control light, it still would be an awesome camera. I've even been looking at gettin a used S5, but most samples I found were either ridiculously overpriced or trashed to breaking point. So I guess that's not meant to happen. I'll have to make do with the many happy memories!

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