My question is how long do the AA batteries last? Roy Inman
From: Robert Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:18:37 +0000 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Photos for Publications --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com> , 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. ___________________________________________________ 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. ___________________________________________________ > 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 > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
