Having used a Nikon D1 and a D70 as well I will be comparing this camera to them in regards to my experience.
I bought this camera used in November of 2007 as a backup.
At first I was excited about the "Super CCD" but leary of its dubious claims and questioned the quality of the camera body.
Being based on the Nikon N80/F80 The camera feels a bit plastically and hollow. BUT I find that it's still VERY comfortable to hold. More so than my D1. The camera is a little narrower than the D1 and a bit smaller in my hand. I like the little thumb spot.
The 2 Battery Issue that everyone complains about is really moot because this can be easily fixed.
I simply bought a battery grip for a Nikon N80/F80 and modified it to fix the S2, It was quite easy and there are a few write-ups online that describe it.
Now it runs completely on 8 NIMH AA's and goes forever.
Focus could be faster.\
Continuous shooting could be faster.
I mean it's just basically an old film camera converted to a digital so you can't really ask for to much.
NOISE can be bad at any ISO, shoot RAW only.
Long exposures get really noisy.
Overall, I really like it. It's got a connection for a traditional cable release how cool is that!!. But like anything, it's only good for so long.
It's not really a 12mp camera, it may "produce" a 12mp image but the resolution and sharpness do not dictate a 12mp image.
time to upgrade.
Problems:
Batteries not an issue, just buy MB-18 and fit it to S2pro.
Noisy at even iso 160 in the shadow areas, in certain mixed lighting areas.
slow, clunky, colors are ok. But not amazing like everyone would like to spam.
Hot pixels.
I bought this camera used in November of 2007 as a backup.
At first I was excited about the "Super CCD" but leary of its dubious claims and questioned the quality of the camera body.
Being based on the Nikon N80/F80 The camera feels a bit plastically and hollow. BUT I find that it's still VERY comfortable to hold. More so than my D1. The camera is a little narrower than the D1 and a bit smaller in my hand. I like the little thumb spot.
The 2 Battery Issue that everyone complains about is really moot because this can be easily fixed.
I simply bought a battery grip for a Nikon N80/F80 and modified it to fix the S2, It was quite easy and there are a few write-ups online that describe it.
Now it runs completely on 8 NIMH AA's and goes forever.
Focus could be faster.\
Continuous shooting could be faster.
I mean it's just basically an old film camera converted to a digital so you can't really ask for to much.
NOISE can be bad at any ISO, shoot RAW only.
Long exposures get really noisy.
Overall, I really like it. It's got a connection for a traditional cable release how cool is that!!. But like anything, it's only good for so long.
It's not really a 12mp camera, it may "produce" a 12mp image but the resolution and sharpness do not dictate a 12mp image.
time to upgrade.
Problems:
Batteries not an issue, just buy MB-18 and fit it to S2pro.
Noisy at even iso 160 in the shadow areas, in certain mixed lighting areas.
slow, clunky, colors are ok. But not amazing like everyone would like to spam.
Hot pixels.
