Hi Bob,
As several of you have mentioned the Fuji cameras are very good
units. My first camera was the S-1, with the S-2 coming later, Fuji
goofed with the S-3, so I went with the Nikon D2X because I needed
faster processing speed. Most of you guys won't need that. My personal
opinion is that the Fuji lower end cameras will beat their Nikon
competition as well as many others--Sony, Canon etc. On the other hand
they all seem to be fine cameras and most have only slight differences.
Basically, I would look for as much manual control as possible, the
ability to shoot RAW, and the MP count. Other items like hot shoes,
grips, memory card type and camera software become personal opinion.
When it comes to aperature, I'm not exactly sure why a camera would
have a f/8 aperature. Most consumer cameras with zoom lenses have a
variable wide open aperature. For instance the lens might be a 2.8 at
28mm but changes to a F/4.5 at 85mm. This keeps the lens light and
cheap. Hi end pro lenses generally have a constant aperature--I have a
12-24 lens that is F/4 throughout it's range. Another lens is a 28-105
with a 2.8 speed. These are both fairly expensive, heavy but great
lenses.
When you mention the 10X zoom, I believe you are talking an
electronic factor and not a physical zoom lens. There is a big
difference. We don't use any electronic zoom factors other than to
resize the image for final reproduction size.
Hope that helps
Bob Werre
Robert Nicholson wrote:
> I have a question for Bob Werre and any others with a photographic
> mind; why are digital camera makers so reluctant to specify the
> aperture range on their point and shoot cameras?
>
> I have a Fuji S5200 (5.2MP) digital camera that goes from F3.2 to F8,
> thanks to info from Fuji's web site. Of course, I had already
> discovered that myself while using it.
>
> I note, again from Fuji's web site, that their S9000-S9100 has an
> aperture range that goes to F11. KEH has these used in the $300 - $350
> dollar range. Would the price be worth it to get one extra F-stop, to
> say nothing of the hot shoe for flash, which the S5200 does not have?
>
> I like these cameras specifically for the 10X zoom feature.
>
> Bob Nicholson
>
>
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