--- In [email protected], Bob Werre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Bob,
> As several of you have mentioned the Fuji cameras are very good
> units...My personal opinion is that the Fuji lower end cameras will
beat their Nikon competition as well as many others--Sony, Canon etc.
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I am very pleased with my Fuji S5200. I think Bill Lane hit the nail
on the head with the Fuji, though - it uses relatively inexpensive and
readily available AA batteries.
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> 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 ______________________________________
The F8 aperture figure comes from the Fuji website, as well as the
camera readout itself. The zoom is a physical zoom, the 35mm
equivalent being 28 - 380mm. From there, the electronic zoom can bring
objects in even closer.
My knowledge of things digital could fit on the point of a pin with
room to spare. I have never mastered film to my satisfaction.
Anyway, apparently the Fuji S9000/S9200 features a 35mm equivalent
aperture of F11, according to the Fuji website. I was wondering if the
depth of field of F11 over F8 would be significant enough to consider
an S9000/S9200 to replace my S5200.
On the other hand, I ran a couple of rolls of 120 film through my
Yashicamats recently and got re-acquainted with just how much fun
photography can be. Kinda like setting up a 4x8 loop and running a
train as opposed to trying [unsuccessfully] to build the World's
Greatest Model Railroad.
Bob Nicholson
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> 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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