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Fuji S5 Pro - is good for used 'till today times (like hobby)?

Started Sep 17, 2021 | Discussions thread
Parry Johnson
Parry Johnson Senior Member • Posts: 2,366
Re: Fuji S5 Pro - is good for used 'till today times (like hobby)?

This is an interesting thread.  I had a Fuji S2 before getting a D200, which I used to do weddings.  Both those cameras are only good until about ISO 800.

I also had the S5 when the local store was blowing them out for less than half the regular detail price.  It was much slower than the D200 (2 fps down from 3 fps if using auto dynamic range vs 5fps), and the batteries weren't cheap (as they're slightly different from the Nikon ones.  The workaround here is to find the grip and use AAs.

12MP used to be good, but almost every Nikon made since about 2009 will beat it in almost every way.  JPGs from the J5 were good, but the best quality is from raw files -- the problem here is that those Fuji raw files are not so easy to convert,  especially with older software at that time.  I was much happier with my D300 and D300S, so soon sold the S5 and never looked back.

So, for hobby or occasional use, the S5 would do fine, with some caveats.

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