I own a Fuji 6900z, which uses the second generation Super CCD. The 6900z had a standard 3.1Mp CCD and give an interpolated image of just a bit over 6 Mp. However, I tend not to shoot in the 6Mp mode as for most of my shots, there is no real advantage in quality that I can see. I rarely make anything beyond an 8x10, so the 3Mp resolution is generally enough. The advantage I see to using the 6Mp mode comes in when you need to crop and enlarge a photo in Photoshop. I use Genuine Fractals and I've found the 6 Mp mode give GF plenty of data to work with when setting up a cropped and enlarged shot. Beyond that, there is not much advantage to 6Mp...unless you want to brag about your megapixels!!
Actually, most reviewers equate the resolution in the 6Mp mode to be equivalent to about 4 to 4.5 Mp in quality....so you guessttimataion of 8 Mp effective resolution is probably about on the mark. John PS -- One really nice thing I've found with Fuji's Super CCD is the colors are pretty darned good.....most photos need very littlle color correction work and many times are very good straight out of the camera. That's nice if you want to print off a couple of quick shots from your media card at the local digital kiosk. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 7:26 AM Subject: RE: New Pro Fuji > pixels). The file size is around 12 million pixels (definition 2). I > would say that whilst the real resolution of SuperCCd is exaggerated, > you do get around 1.4x more usable information, so I would expect the S2 > to come in at just under 8 megapixels. > > Even if you ignore the whole Super CCD controversy, a 6 million pixel > SLR for £2700 is pretty interesting. Kinda makes the MZ-d(V2) seem > outta date already dont it? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rob Brigham > > Sent: 30 January 2002 11:11 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: New Pro Fuji > > > > > > Fuji are still using APS sized CCDs. We will see about Contax... > > > > Interesting that the S2Pro has "6.17 million effective pixels > > delivers a > > massive 12 million pixel image". Presumably this means that it is an > > effective, effective 12MegaPixel camera! I wonder what the real pixel > > count is? Just like marketing to quote 12Million by interpolating the > > interpolation. In theory they could just as easily quote an infinite > > mega pixel count by including genuine fractals! > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mike Johnston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 30 January 2002 05:14 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: New Pro Fuji > > > > > > > > > Big news--Fuji have introduced a 6.17 megapixel "Super CCD > > > III" camera based > > > on the Nikon N80 that allegedly offers real improvements in > > > sensitivity to > > > the equivalent of ISO 1600 with little noise. Check it out: > > > > > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0201/02013003fujifilms2pro.asp > > > > > > --Mike > > > > > > > > > "Photography is simple. The only complicated thing is keeping > > > it simple." > > > (Ken Archer) > > > > > > * * * > > > Find out about Mike Johnston's unique photography newsletter, > > > "The 37th > > > Frame," at http://www.37thframe.com. > > > - > > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
