Fuji = fast yea baby

[badpickev]

this just in. they used the word fast and the raw data it is fast. writes 22 12mb files in 30 seconds

"- I have been given the go to speak about the S5 and
what I know at this point

the S5 has extremely low noise all the way to 3200
I compared it to my D200 - noise filters turned off
at 1600 I was amazed how good it looks
you could use it at 800 for anything IMO
I have not printed prints - did not have time yet
(tomorrow)

compared to the D2x - even better - the D2x is not a low noise camera

moire was evident in files (dark hair) with the D2x at 1600, 3200 - and none in the S5 - same lens. light. exp. ISO
controls work fast
I love the menu color
white background with gray with black writing
red for crucial format type stuff

review of files is fast
the wide dyn raw is indeed 25 megs
burst in wide raw is 8 files - about 1.8 frames a second
take 24 seconds to load all of them to the sandisk extreme iv

reg raw 12 meg files the buffer is 19 frames (more than the jpegs??)

it will shoot 22 raw 12 meg files in 8 seconds - takes right at 30 seconds to load them all

large jpeg fine w/o wide d range - buffer says 16 frames available - but it does 21 frames in 9 seconds to fill the buffer
then took 14 seconds to load all of them to a sandisk IV

I do not feel speed will be an issue with this camera -

review is immediate - raw or jpeg - and movement between images is nearly immediate - plenty fast enough - and I have used a D2X (fast camera) for the last year.
face recognition is very cool
push it once - it zooms up on a face - close enough to check sharpness
push it agin - it goes to another face
it finds up to ten faces

when the files first views on the LCD after a shot
you can delete it then (I like that)
it goes to the previous file after you delete

I got 446 frames and used 36% of the battery
(a friend of mine got 1000 frames on the battery)-so battery life is very good
the Nikon grip works fine

AWB test I did in tungsten and flourescent the S5 was very good and the D200 was avg. to poor.
I used preset (custom) in the studio and outdoors - looks excellent.

[Latinbob]

Sounds very promising. Where did you get the info?

[Raist3d]

Originally Posted by badpickev

this just in. they used the word fast and the raw data it is fast. writes 22 12mb files in 30 seconds

That's around 8.8 megs/sec. Not bad at all. What kind of compact flash was used for this test? I have been able to get *measured* around > 10 megs/sec on the e-330 with a sandisk extreme III. I am wondering if a IV would give it 12-15 megs/sec.

I really think Olympus is at the top speeds in the market here, but 8.8 megs is fast indeed and I certainly wouldn't mind that if I had an S5.

- Raist

[badpickev]

this was from tallyns a fuji s5 tester. using an extreme iv cf card.

it is indeed promising. promising for the next fuji.

[Raist3d]

Originally Posted by badpickev

this was from tallyns a fuji s5 tester. using an extreme iv cf card.

it is indeed promising. promising for the next fuji.

I wonder how it does with an Extreme III. For an Extreme IV, that's not exactly fast, though it's certainly an improvement vs what was there before.


- Raist

[badpickev]

yes we sped up from 2.2 to 8.8

[badpickev]

this is from a user test at imaging expo in tx.

Sorry for the delay. I had the S5 in my hands for about 15 minutes, so I can only make the most general of comments.

Viewfinder is a lot better than the S3, although I like the feel of the S3 body better. Maybe it's because I'm used to it, but the S3 fits my hand better. The lens seems to crowd the grip a little on the S5. The i-ttl is of course a great feature, as is the expanded camera control over dynamic range. I did not check the brand of the compact flash media, so I can't say much about the speed or buffer. My S3 has the buffer upgrade, but the S5 seems significantly faster. Face recognition is a great feature and fast.

Certain D200 features didn't seem to be there, for example the mirror lock up feature with exposure. You can lock up the mirror but the exposure must be done separately. The D200 will lock up the mirror and after a programmed delay make the exposure in one action. This feature might be hidden somewhere in the menus, but the sales person we dealt with was unaware of it. He also said that the S5 will not take D200 batteries. The fuji staff at the booth were helpful but did not impress me as being overly knowledgeable about the S5.

To respond to the other questions: No battery grip, didn't ask. It seemed fast. No sample pix. Didn't try the flash. No external flash was available for testing.

[Latinbob]

Originally Posted by badpickev

Certain D200 features didn't seem to be there, for example the mirror lock up feature with exposure. You can lock up the mirror but the exposure must be done separately. The D200 will lock up the mirror and after a programmed delay make the exposure in one action. This feature might be hidden somewhere in the menus, but the sales person we dealt with was unaware of it. He also said that the S5 will not take D200 batteries. The fuji staff at the booth were helpful but did not impress me as being overly knowledgeable about the S5.

That is how mirror lockup works on my D200. Set it on the dial, then one press for mirror up, another press for the shutter.

It's going to be an exciting camera once it comes out. Have you heard a firm release date yet?

[cyclohexane]

The D200 and D2-series will release the shutter 30 seconds after the first touch of the shutter release when set to M-up mode. I'd assume Fuji left it as it is. Also, there is a custom function for a delay between raising the mirror and the shutter releasing, and I'd hope Fuji left that too.

[badpickev]

no firm date in feb yet but you can already pre order at adoramas and tallyns.