Fujifilm FinePix S100FS user reviews
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Dr Nelmes 17 July 2008
Good: SLR-like features - all in one package
Bad: Battery life too short
Comment: Let'sfirst get the price issue out of the way. It is entirely subjective so I haven't considered this in my appraisal.
After nearly 30 years of lugging around a large and very heavy bag full of lenses and equipment I'd had enough so I was looking for everything all in one package. This is where the S100FS meets my needs perfectly. I'm no longer picking which lense to use as it's all in one. The range of features - Auto, Selective Bracketing (very useful), Fully Manual, Aperture priority, Shutter priority to name but a few leave nothing wanting for total control of shooting conditions and subject matter.
The fringing is there (as with many other manufacturers' offerings) but it is easily corrected in Photoshop Elements (earlier versions being almost given away now).
Shutter lag is virtually non-existent and, when compared to the Panasonic Lumix FZ18 and the Canon Powershot S5 IS, the digital viewfinder is streets ahead remembering that it is not an SLR!
Optically it is very good and having been a frequent user of 28mm wide angles it is one of the few bridging cameras with it as I have found in the past that 35mm isn't wide enough for me and the 400mm "other end" is more than enough.
The tilting screen is superb and the best bridging camera offering that I've seen by a long shot with images being crystal clear, even on a sunny day.
Although it has a miriad of features it is relativley easy to work through the menus and the 2 Custom settings are great for creating such things as a one-touch external flash manual mode. Just put on the flash, switch to custom 1 (or 2) and you're ready to go.
On the subject of flash, as it doesn't support dedicate flash, I can use my old Olympus-dedicated and Vivitar non-dedicated units with perfect results.
Build quality is very good and although heavy, it has a great balanced feel, unlike many other that felt and looked cheap.
If I were to loose it tomorrow would I by the same camera again? Without hesitation. To me, the perfect all-round solution has arrived.
David Yates 25 May 2008
Good: Easier to use than any DSLR and more powerful than any compact
Bad: Could not have found it sooner!!! I love it
Comment: I own the camera and can not put into words how amazing this is. My friend wasted so much money on a DSLR. He has the Nikon D60 by the way, he spent loads on the body, then lenses, and it takes him ages to change the lenses for each shot.
So when I found this I was amazed how great the quality of images were, how easy it was to quickly zoom in on anything and how amazing this looks. And yes people do stare at the camera in envy :)
Though the images dont do it as much justice as they do in real life like in the image below;
http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs26/f/2008/144/4/a/Trees_Alley_by_grenouille_enchantee.jpg
and this is scaled down.
If you are looking for a camera, any camera then buy it.