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I'm a professional photographer and dyed in the wool Nikon guy. I switched from Olympus to Nikon when I was a photojournalist in 1988 and never looked back. So when it was time to switch to digital I was really disappointed by the poor cameras Nikon was producing (within the affordable range of D100, 200). In comes the Fuji S2...built on a Nikon F80 film body with Fuji sensor and software. I was amazed at the image quality. I was producing 20x30 inch print which were cleaner than any I'd seen from my Mamiya 645 film camera. And - this is a huge one for me - I was shooting at ISO 1600 and getting beautiful files. In fact, one of those images won an award for best wedding humor photo from WPPI! For how inexpensive these cameras are it's a good deal. Beware however that Fujifilm long ago stopped repairing these or manufacturing parts. Hope that helps. Read full review
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Fujifilm's second Pro digital camera hits the target. A 6 MP sensor that can produce a 12 MP file if you want it. A non Bayer sensor (2 green, one blue, one red for each pixel), instead a three color prism ccd, unique to this camera and its smaller cousin the finepix s7000 ( I wish I had not traded in my s7000). Later models have a higher pixel count, but a slightly different configuration for the sensor. I love the color of the shots. The camera is not menu-driven, using function buttons instead, which take some getting used to, leading to my answer about ease of use. I keep it set at 6 MP, since I like the smaller file size. I have a 24 MP camera for when I want to have max resolution and will put up with longer processing time.
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After dismal pictures from camera phone and a Sony 20 megapixel camera of the 2017 Eclipse I decided that I needed to upgrade. A DSLR gives the flexibility and quality that is needed especially for specialized images like an eclipse. With about a 125 dollar budget a new DSLR was out of the question. so after much research and reading the Fujifilm S2 Pro was chosen. It is based on the Nikon D60 body and uses Nikon lenses. The reviews from the time had it running neck and neck with the Nikon D100 camera. In the used market the Fujifilm cameras are cheaper. Pros Quality images of 6.2 or 12.4 megapixels. (it uses a technique to double the 6.2 pixels and I can't see that there is a huge difference between the 2) Good range of adjustments Lots of info online about the camera. Books from this era (2002-2003) are plentiful and cheap. Not expensive to use Uses Nikon lenses which allow you to upgrade to a newer camera body in the future. Cons Limited to 2 gigabytes of storage on Compact Flash Drives USB 1 or firewire cables Uses 2 sets of batteries No real preview mode Overall I am very pleased with the camera and the purchase. I've had people tell me that they really like my "new" camera. The condition is so good that people think a 15+ year old camera is new!Read full review
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At the time this was made the digital sensor was one of the most technologically advanced on the market. The color and overall dynamic range were, and remain, excellent. The camera had an unusual design in that it has separate batteries for the flash. It uses standard AA batteries, alkaline or rechargeable for the primary camera functions. It produces 6 megapixel .jpeg images, but can render 12 or 24 megapixel images from RAW files In Lightroom that actually print like 12 or 24. The sensor actually has 2 sets of 6 megapixel sensors, with two sensitivity levels. Focusing is fast and accurate. It uses Nikon mount lenses, but not G lenses. It is very light weight. The focusing screen is very bright and suitable for manual focus. I used one of these for many years before I jumped to a 36 megapixel Nikon. I purchased this one to give to my wife’s granddaughter. D series lenses can be found very inexpensively so it won’t cost a lot to get top quality optics for this. Well balanced and has a fast response to the shutter button. Is it as good as a more modern top line DSLR? No, but it’s closer than you would expect. Read full review
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I love this body. It's build off the N80 frame (I have one of those from my film days which is still in perfect working order as a testament of it's ruggedness). If you buy a cheap MB-16 battery grip and mod it slightly you can make your S2 run on 8 AA batteries. (you don't need to use the 123's if you don't want to - the camera will draw power to control the analog parts of the camera from the internal AA slot if the cr123 batteries are not present (but not the other way around)) Although it eats AA's for lunch, I figure I can use rechargeable batteries at home. On the road I can pick up a pack for cheap pretty much everywhere. That's the really convenient part of this system. It is sluggish when browsing though/ deleting photos as well as transferring them from the ccd to the memory card. But I can live with that, especially with the image quality. The small display is a huge plus. You can set the camera to display the image you just took for a brief moment but other than that there's not much you use it for. Most of the settings are changed using buttons on the body. This saves energy and makes adjustments a lot less of a hassle than bodies with huge displays and four buttons in which you have to go through sub-menus to do the same. Also, having the ability to use a cable release is nice. All in all, really well engineered, relatively cheap to buy, DSLR that will get you a great start (and keep you going) in photography.Read full review
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