This confirms what I have been saying

nickphoto123

Fujifilm FinePix S9500 - Test conclusion
Kai Thon, DIWA's test manager comments: "The FinePix S9500 is a compact package that will solve most photographic challenges from virtually any photographer, professional and amateur alike. It is also very budget-friendly, considering the price of any 28-300 mm f/2.8-4.9 zoom lens with super macro capability as close as 1 cm, not to forget the well reputed Super CCD HR image sensor with 9 Mp resolution and many professional-like features. DIWA experts found the FinePix S9500 to be a perfect assembly of imaging essentials built into a user-friendly body at a very competitive price."

Regards, Nicholas

ScottMcLeod

nickphoto123 wrote:

Fujifilm FinePix S9500 - Test conclusion
Kai Thon, DIWA's test manager comments: "The FinePix S9500 is a compact package that will solve most photographic challenges from virtually any photographer, professional and amateur alike. It is also very budget-friendly, considering the price of any 28-300 mm f/2.8-4.9 zoom lens with super macro capability as close as 1 cm, not to forget the well reputed Super CCD HR image sensor with 9 Mp resolution and many professional-like features. DIWA experts found the FinePix S9500 to be a perfect assembly of imaging essentials built into a user-friendly body at a very competitive price."

Regards, Nicholas

*grin* you sound like you keep having to justify it to yourself, not us.

The 9500 seems to be the new 828. If I needed a walkaround smaller than my 10D, I'd probably buy one. I was impressed when I tried the white box.

I think the rest of us are happy with the kits that we have.

Mitchell

Nicholas,

Why your obsession with the S9000? You have 15 posts with the name of this camera in the title. While I think it is great that you love your camera, this is not really the type of site that gets overly hung up on what gear you have. Your posts like "Flowers with my S9000" could simply be titled "Flowers".

We get it. You love your S9000. You don't need to justify your choice to the rest of us. Just take the pictures and share them.

Osprey Whisperer

:soapbox :lol4 :lol4 :lol4 :lol4 :lol4

wholenewlight

Mitchell wrote:

Why your obsession with the S9000?

Nicholas is a man who loves his camera - really loves his camera! Good for him. He's about convinced me.

For sale: Nikon D70s, lots of Nikon stuff, Lenses etc . . .

Wait, never mind. Whew, I almost did something I might later regret . . .

Keep shooting Nick!!

gsgary

Let see some sports photography from it, i have the s7000 aswell as a 10D and the s7000 is crap at sport great for landscapes

pathfinder

Image sensor size and pixel well size matters. A lot.

That is why the APS and larger sensor size cameras will continue to be favored by many photographers.

AF capture speed and shutter lag are critical factors to sports shooters and street shooters also. I'd love to have a Leica like APS sensor powered range finder digital camera, but it is not here yet I think : But I think we won't have to wait much longer.

nickphoto123

DIWA Gold ..S9000
Why is it those who never post images make personal attacks?

I post my s9000 images to share with others considering the camera.

As far as actual "usability" of a camera, my posts and review are far more valuable to those new to photography and that new photographers should not be led astray by those posters who post only their ego rather than their photography.
I believe I have been quite helpful to many readers measured by their responses to me.

This Ego group was never on Digital Grin until recently.

I will have no more of this.

Goodbye. Nicholas

Andy

nickphoto123 wrote:

I will have no more of this.

Goodbye. Nicholas

Hey Nick - don't pack up yer bags yet. We welcome all types of cameras and shooters here - but ya gotta realize that folks are free to post their feelings - and we, as posters, need to be tough enough to take it!

Hope you'll stay and contribute.

wholenewlight

nickphoto123 wrote:

I will have no more of this.
Goodbye. Nicholas

Stick around, Nicholas
Everybody's welcome in the pool.
My camera. . . your camera . . .pinhole camera. Ford, chevy, toyota. Everybody has their favorite. You've made strong claims of support of your Fuji - many valid ones. But a challenge or two never hurts. I have no doubt that you picked the right camera for your needs and others have benefited from your opinions, I'm sure.

Keep posting and keep shooting!

By the way, compared to others, this is a pretty ego-free and friendly forum to hang around in:

Other photo forums - :argue :beatwax :smack :duel :hang :whip

Dgrin - :stud :sweet :crazy :jose :smooch :slurp

Mitchell

nickphoto123 wrote:

Why is it those who never post images make personal attacks?


This Ego group was never on Digital Grin until recently.

I will have no more of this.

Goodbye. Nicholas

Ugh!

Niholas, don't take these discussions so personally. This is a pretty lighthearted and friendly site. Your photography is certainly welcome and appreciated here. Just go a little lighter on the preaching about the gear. It's not just about the gear.

ScottMcLeod

wholenewlight wrote:

Stick around, Nicholas
Everybody's welcome in the pool.
My camera. . . your camera . . .pinhole camera. Ford, chevy, toyota. Everybody has their favorite. You've made strong claims of support of your Fuji - many valid ones. But a challenge or two never hurts. I have no doubt that you picked the right camera for your needs and others have benefited from your opinions, I'm sure.

Keep posting and keep shooting!

By the way, compared to others, this is a pretty ego-free and friendly forum to hang around in:

Other photo forums - :argue :beatwax :smack :duel :hang :whip

Dgrin - :stud :sweet :crazy :jose :smooch :slurp

So true!

Stay around Nick, we were just razzin ya.

That, and I don't know where the comment about people who don't post photos comes from. True I haven't posted many of my pics lately, but I absolutely LOVE posting my photos.

Seymore

nickphoto123 wrote:

Why is it those who never post images make personal attacks?

I post my s9000 images to share with others considering the camera.

Well, from my observations... you did the same things when you got the 828. It's just transparent (at least to me) some peoples insecurities. If you really need to justify the camera, it's not really to us. As was stated, most (if not all) of us are quite happy with our selections.

gsgary

Fuji missed shutter lag





Canon 10D

rutt

pathfinder wrote:

Image sensor size and pixel well size matters. A lot.

That is why the APS and larger sensor size cameras will continue to be favored by many photographers.

AF capture speed and shutter lag are critical factors to sports shooters and street shooters also. I'd love to have a Leica like APS sensor powered range finder digital camera, but it is not here yet I think : But I think we won't have to wait much longer.

Isn't this it?

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0403/04031101epsonrd1.asp
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=epson+%22r-d1%22&btnG=Search+Froogle&lmode=unknown

But would you rather have a 5D for the price?

pathfinder

rutt wrote:

Isn't this it?

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0403/04031101epsonrd1.asp
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=epson+%22r-d1%22&btnG=Search+Froogle&lmode=unknown

But would you rather have a 5D for the price?

I already own Canon lenses, what would you do??

I read the review of the RD-1 and was intrigued by it. The price did put me off though. Not sure why really, the 5D's price did not put me off, but then a full frame SLR is a lot more hardware to construct than an APS sensor range finder.

The RD-1 review is here http://luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/epson-rd1.shtml

I stand by my statement that I don't think it is really here yet, but the Epson RD-2 might just be it. Just think if it had useable ISO 3200 or 6400. Hmmm... Just the thing for more vampire shooting :

rutt

pathfinder wrote:

I stand by my statement that I don't think it is really here yet, but the Epson RD-2 might just be it. Just think if it had useable ISO 3200 or 6400. Hmmm... Just the thing for more vampire shooting :

Leica glass? I think it'd need full frame and 12+MP before it'd give the 5D a run for the money, though. I'm not sure Epson is the company to do that. Leica/Panasonic could if they wanted to (well if Panasonic wanted to.)

blackwaterstudio

I agree with the others, a P&S isn't really going to give a dSLR a run for its money. It may give other P&S's its fair share, but your trying to compare apples to oranges when you compare the two.

nickphoto123

Apples & orangs ( unfair comparison )

gsgary wrote:

Fuji missed shutter lag





Canon 10D

One should not compare a photo's focus shot by panning a subject with a photo in which the camera is steady and only the subject is moving.
For the latter there are many variables which could lead to poor focus, including a camera's shutterlag ( but not that of the S9000 in knowledgeable hands ).

Regards, Nicholas

Seymore

nickphoto123 wrote:

One should not compare a photo's focus shot by panning a subject with a photo in which the camera is steady and only the subject is moving.
For the latter there are many variables which could lead to poor focus, including a camera's shutterlag ( but not that of the S9000 in knowledgeable hands ).

Regards, Nicholas

Quite realistic. The shutter lag is what was being displayed... and it's quite a bit different between the 2 different types of cameras. gsgary had a very good example.

nickphoto123

Apples & oranges

Seymore wrote:

Quite realistic. The shutter lag is what was being displayed... and it's quite a bit different between the 2 different types of cameras. gsgary had a very good example.

Perhaps you are unaware of the following:

When panning a subject your autufocus points are on the subject for a longer period than when your camera is still and your subject is moving.

You can not use these different examples as a test of a camer'as shutterlag. If he was panning with the S9000 the image would probably be in focus. And if the Canon was held still, the question would be would its shutter lag capture the subject.

Regards, Nicholas

ScottMcLeod

nickphoto123 wrote:

Perhaps you are unaware of the following:

When panning a subject your autufocus points are on the subject for a longer period than when your camera is still and your subject is moving.

You can not use these different examples as a test of a camer'as shutterlag. If he was panning with the S9000 the image would probably be in focus. And if the Canon was held still, the question would be would its shutter lag capture the subject.

Regards, Nicholas

Actually, technically, the first photo taken by the fuji would be *more* likely to be in focus, as the camera's pan would reverse at the apex of the corner, providing a moment where the camera and bikes are in zero-motion.

And no, if the canon was held still, the "shutter-lag" as you put it, wouldn't capture the subject, but if the shutter-SPEED was up high enough, it would.

I think we're all arguing about incorrect terms here.

nickphoto123

That's what I said

ScottMcLeod wrote:

Actually, technically, the first photo taken by the fuji would be *more* likely to be in focus, as the camera's pan would reverse at the apex of the corner, providing a moment where the camera and bikes are in zero-motion.

And no, if the canon was held still, the "shutter-lag" as you put it, wouldn't capture the subject, but if the shutter-SPEED was up high enough, it would.

I think we're all arguing about incorrect terms here.

Apples & Oranges.

gus

I have no idea what the argument is about...think i will start again.

Osprey Whisperer

Humungus wrote:

I have no idea what the argument is about...think i will start again.

Mine's bigger than your's.

ScottMcLeod

nickphoto123 wrote:

Apples & Oranges.

What the hell kind of reply is that?

blackwaterstudio

ScottMcLeod wrote:

What the hell kind of reply is that?

Its a last ditch efford to try to settle in his mind that his S9000 is better then our dSLR

ScottMcLeod

jdsphotography wrote:

Its a last ditch efford to try to settle in his mind that his S9000 is better then our dSLR

Yeah, not to mention rude.

This thread's dead. Can a mod delete it please?

Harryb

ScottMcLeod wrote:

Yeah, not to mention rude.

This thread's dead. Can a mod delete it please?

I gotta tell you that I have quickly reviewed the posts in this thread and what I see is Nick posting a positive comment about his camera and then getting "jumped on".

I disagreed with Nick earlier about the S9500 being a "DSLR killer" but I didn't see him proclaiming its superiority over any other camera in this thread. He seems like a person happy with his camera. Perhap some stuff from earlier threads were carried over to this one. If that's the case it wasn't Nick who was doing it.

Instead of having a mod delete it (I am tempted to delete all the responses to the initial post) why don't we discuss the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the camera (every camera has them you know) in way that's respectful to each other's feelings and in a way that's constructive.

ScottMcLeod

Harryb wrote:

I gotta tell you that I have quickly reviewed the posts in this thread and what I see is Nick posting a positive comment about his camera and then getting "jumped on".

I disagreed with Nick earlier about the S9500 being a "DSLR killer" but I didn't see him proclaiming its superiority over any other camera in this thread. He seems like a person happy with his camera. Perhap some stuff from earlier threads were carried over to this one. If that's the case it wasn't Nick who was doing it.

Instead of having a mod delete it (I am tempted to delete all the responses to the initial post) why don't we discuss the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the camera (every camera has them you know) in way that's respectful to each other's feelings and in a way that's constructive.

Whatever works. From previous forum-modding, it used to be easier to just nuke the thread and let the poster re-post it, with the knowledge that people would discuss rationally, rather than lash out.

I'll start with my 10D though:

Strengths:
9-frame RAW buffer.
Magnesium body
Silent shutter

Weaknesses:
1.6x crop
Noise (though better than comparable nikon)
slow write speed (so the 9 frames take forever to empty)

Overall, I'd rather have a 5D. It'll be my next purchase, except some (more) good glass.

I'd kill for a good deal on a 16-35 f/2.8

... oh, and I wish canon would bring back the silent shutter that the 10D and the Elan 7NE had.

wholenewlight

this thread has become . . .

:deadhorse

of course, I guess I'm guilty of still reading it.