G'day Bonjen3,May the Pixel Pixies watch over you. .
I have used the Fuji S5500 with great success in national, camera club, inter-club and public competitions over the last 2 1/2 years and I would recommend this camera to anybody. Not trying to blow my own trumpet but to see just what you CAN do with this camera take a peek here at the earlier work. The EXIF data will tell you which camera I used.: http://www.digital-photo-forum.com/...otos/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/173.
I have since moved on to a Fuji S9600 which I would recommend even more highly than the S5500.HOWEVER!.
The S5500 is now outdated and Fuji have added much better cameras to their S series arsenal. The S5700 and S6500fd are two that come to mind. Each is a quality machine.HOWEVER! (2) .
If you are even contemplating a DSLR then as great a Fuji fan as I am, I strongly recommend you save for the Nikon D40x and then save a lot more so you end up with the very best range of glass you can get to go with it..
I could not afford to buy a DSLR so I quite happily settled for the S9600, known in some circles as "The Pensioners' DSLR". 8-).
Good luck and God bless you and yours,Dennis.
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Bonjen3 wrote:.
Hi , I have been wanting to move into the slr worls for some time buthaven't had the funds. I currently have a sony cybershot dsc p200 ,which is a great little point and shoot but it's not picking up thedetail I want..
In that case, I somewhat doubt that a digicam with far fewer pixels (the Fuji)would pick up more detail. On the other hand, your friend should not mind letting you look at some photos taken by the Fuji so you can see for yourself on your own computer screeen whether they have adequate detail. You might want to borrow the camera and take the shots yourself, assuming you have a card reader that reads xD cards, or the USB cable for the Fuji. Seeing is believing. While the Fuji is not the equivalent of a dSLR, you may find that it has some desirable features that you want in a camera. It depends on whether you like the photographic output of the Fuji.
Http://www.dpreview.com/...ras=fuji_finepixs5100z%2Csony_dscp200&show=all.
I have been offered a Fugi S5500 for 50, the thing is.
Im not sure if this is a step up for me or not.Am I wasting my money,or would I be better putting that 50 in my Nikon d40x fund?.
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Fuji s5500 is also known as s5100..
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Thanks for pointing that out! thats probably why I couldn't find it in a lot of comparison threads!..
The Sony P200 should have great detail. Are you sure you have it set correctly? The Fuji 5100/5500 has far more features, but probably no better image quality..
The Nikon D40 has great image quality. No real need for the D40X if you're on a tight budget...
Thanks for your reply, and the answer is.... Im probably not setting it correctly, I am just playing around with the different settings, but the manual doesn't really explain things too well. I looked up the other cameras manual and it was very clear and written I think for people like me who are just starting out..
I find close shots of beads etc turn out a bit wishy washy and I really struggle with night time shots too. I'll just keep plugging away though, thanks..
I would recommend the D40 for any man on earth. I have it for some time and it is truly great. Besides that, I have the D200 for even longer, and beleve me I like the D40 more than D200, even if it is a lot cheaper. D40x has no real advantages in image quality and detail and I would suggest you compare the images of any camera here:http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM.
Pay attention on the ISO shots because that is the most important of all (for me)..
The fuji you mentioned is old and slow. S9100 and S6000 are fine BUT they are far from DSLR. Save up for a D40, absolute no need of D40x (only to showoff 10MP).
Luckily Nikon has always had less noise in pictures, compared to the other brand. Even Without D3 and D300. That is why I will stay with them...
Bonjen3 wrote:.
Thanks for your reply, and the answer is.... Im probably not settingit correctly, I am just playing around with the different settings,but the manual doesn't really explain things too well. I looked upthe other cameras manual and it was very clear and written I thinkfor people like me who are just starting out.I find close shots of beads etc turn out a bit wishy washy and Ireally struggle with night time shots too. I'll just keep pluggingaway though, thanks.
Does your Sony have a Macro mode? It helps with closeups, and may be a button on the camera body, a mode on the mode dial, or a menu choice. Be sure your camera is not too close to the subject to focus. Your camera may also have a mode for night shooting, too..
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