tonysturn
Active member
I have been (and I still am) an avid fan of the fujifilm HS20.
For over six months now, I found it to be a great camera and done all I needed,(that was once I discovered the manual mode).
But people move on, and I think I'd gone just about as far as I could with it,and I wanted something with just a bit more IQ without giving up the versatility of the superzoom and the full manual control.
Well I think Fuji must have heard me .. Enter the X-S1..
I received mine yesterday and at the moment I'm "happy man".
It's more or less still the HS20, "but on speed",
all the shortcomings (or quirks as I call them) of the hs20 seem to have been sorted,
the viewfinder, (now great)
the burst mode ( now continuous, and it can also use100 ISO,(not limited to 200 minimum like before)
the slow focusing, (much faster now)
the slow write speed if you used burst mode ( much faster ,not a problem)
The image quality (noticeably more refined)
you can also use the full '12mp' so you have that extra crop factor
more IS0's to choose from in manual mode
and there are many things I've probably forgot to mention (will try to update as they come to mind)
Well I only got it yesterday, and I'm still getting to grips with it (the buttons and switches in different places)
but you can see a few pics I've taken at this link
So far it's all good, and no negatives ...
Tonysturn ..
For over six months now, I found it to be a great camera and done all I needed,(that was once I discovered the manual mode).
But people move on, and I think I'd gone just about as far as I could with it,and I wanted something with just a bit more IQ without giving up the versatility of the superzoom and the full manual control.
Well I think Fuji must have heard me .. Enter the X-S1..
I received mine yesterday and at the moment I'm "happy man".
It's more or less still the HS20, "but on speed",
all the shortcomings (or quirks as I call them) of the hs20 seem to have been sorted,
the viewfinder, (now great)
the burst mode ( now continuous, and it can also use100 ISO,(not limited to 200 minimum like before)
the slow focusing, (much faster now)
the slow write speed if you used burst mode ( much faster ,not a problem)
The image quality (noticeably more refined)
you can also use the full '12mp' so you have that extra crop factor
more IS0's to choose from in manual mode
and there are many things I've probably forgot to mention (will try to update as they come to mind)
Well I only got it yesterday, and I'm still getting to grips with it (the buttons and switches in different places)
but you can see a few pics I've taken at this link
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So far it's all good, and no negatives ...
Tonysturn ..