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  | sent on 28 Ottobre 2025 Pros: Super CCD SR pro 6+6 Mpx SRII honeycomb sensor. pixelx S and R, effective dynamic range up to 400% and constant up to 800 iso, excellent color rendering without plugging shadows and burning highlights. excellent tonal passes. Ergonomic camera body shared with Nikon D200, F bayonet. Motherboard, processor and sensor developed by Fuji. Cons: Slowness in writing the buffer, noise at high ISO, chromatic tendency to magenta however correctable. Opinion: Excellent camera still at the top today in terms of dynamic range and excellent management of lights and shadows, also good color rendering of the super CCD SR which sometimes tends to magenta which can also be corrected by adjusting the fine WB as follows: in the menu: white balance / fine adjustment / AWB / pre WB, I set these values +1 towards red and -2 towards yellow: the magenta cast thus seems more contained, or almost eliminated. Not all current Raw Converters correctly read the pixels available in the file. Raf and in some cases only 6 Mpx are managed, Silkypix studio 11 standard (certainly also the 12) reads all 12 Mpx and takes into account the extended range up to 400% up to 800 iso, but to have the right detail you need to activate, in development settings, the "Resolution Plus" parameter just and only for S5 and S3 with a value between 90 and 100, this is to integrate in detail all the effective resolution available with the pixels R) . . so in fact the output jpg becomes sharp and corresponds to the resolution of 12 Mpx. In practice, the operational slowness is a bit the only flaw of this excellent camera which, however, shines in the management of the range and color rendering even in high-contrast scenes. too bad that after her a sensor with similar characteristics has not been developed. |
  | sent on 23 Maggio 2023 Pros: color rendering, jpeg, dynamic range Cons: Very slow, heavy raw Opinion: It was my first DSLR I had two weddings and it accompanied me on many trips, exceptional sensor with color rendering and dynamic range incredible not only for the times. Possibility of adjusting jpeg and those in the room in order to minimize the pp. Unfortunately it is really slow, not slow slow, after a short burst you have to wait for the buffer to drain. The management of flash light is also excellent. I still have it and sometimes I use it. |
 | sent on 14 Giugno 2022 Pros: Overall yield Cons: slow buffer writing Opinion: My S5 and D200 are fixed pairing for portraits. The D200 is better for speed, buffer and color rendering, but the S5 is appreciated for other features that make it indispensable and for this reason the two bodies integrate perfectly. The camera body is identical to that of the D200, they change 'only' the sensor, the firmware, the battery and, of course... surrender. Compared to the D200 the S5 with the standard parameters, shows a more magenta color rendering, which objectively must be corrected to have a more attractive color (but it must be said that the color parameters of the D200 are still unattainable today and we have not yet understood if it is thanks to the CCD or the firmware); on the other hand, the S5 recovers the highlights very well, and on this it has a step further than the D200. At high iso, always compared to the D200, the S5 has a 'more digital' rendering with the presence of artifacts where the D200, on the other hand, has a noise effect very similar to the grain of an analog film, but, used on black and white from 200 to 3200 iso (excellent yield at high iso) the S5 with the appropriate calibrations (film std simulation, dynamic range 400%, hard tone, std engraving) produces jpg already finished and very beautiful, which do not need any pp. And then: what is the purpose of using today machines 15 years old and moreover with few mpix and a remarkable noise? It's counterintuitive but... the S5 and D200 have peculiar characteristics that make them indispensable tools like an excellent vintage lens. As I have already written: put together they constitute a winning combination for portraits: the S5 that works fixed in B / W without paying any attention to sensitivity because even at 3200 iso (fondocorsa) the images are perfect, the D200, instead works fixed on the color always up to 3200 iso (fondocorsa), with a detail: the 'analog' grain of the D200 is far preferable in the B / W at 1250-3200 iso, but it requires a bit of PP to correct the contrasts that are otherwise quite flat, and unless you need special pictorial renderings, this makes you prefer the S5 that produces ready-made and beautiful files. Unfortunately the S5 is a 'slow' machine, made three-four shots in raw, the loading of the buffer slows down its use, so it is more suitable for reasoned shots, in essence it is not a camera for sports use (something in which the D200 excelled -at least for its period-). The images: to believe that a 2022 camera takes better photos than one of 2005-2006 is wrong, each camera has its own character, which must be known and chosen as you would choose a genre of film to achieve a certain yield. For this reason, thanks to the very particular and -perhaps- today inimitable rendering, the S5 (as well as the D200) must be evaluated, used and appreciated for the undoubtedly very original character of its images. |
 | sent on 10 Settembre 2018 Pros: CCD sensor, spectacular complexion, very natural colors, delicate tonal passages, excellent dynamic range Cons: High ISO, menu can be improved, display. Opinion: Bought, sold and then repurchased again. Those who try this sensor are unlikely to give up because the performance in portraits is something different from modern CMOS but also from past CCDs. Although I have the habit of shooting in raw, the S5 churn out the already ready and very workable JPEG, visually better than the raw with a "flat" setting. There is a program that manages the S and R pixels separately for an even more accurate file management making editing even more enjoyable. In the flaws I can not list the slowness of operations in all its forms, because those who buy a reflex like that does not do it to photograph sport, its field is the portraiture and it is there that makes the difference. For me a full 9 |
 | sent on 21 Marzo 2018 Pros: magnificent photos. Recover colors in a surprising way. Professional body (but not tropicalized) Cons: no burst, you can see noise already at 800 ISO. The original software is obsolete for new PCs, and there are additional files for Lightroom and Photoshop that can interpret RAW files only with difficulty. Opinion: I state that I do not consider a limit that the s5Pro face photo "targati" 12 Mpixels (in fact 6 MegaPixel "pumped"). RnFor me the 3MPixel photos that you download Win10 at startup are already so beautiful, and among other things I look at an exceptional 6Mpixel screen (xps13) !! rn____rnHe made night photos from tripod and I recovered stars and magnificent colors. rnConfrontata with d500 (photo at home, 200 iso) using a Nikkor 18-200 (optics not optimal) is still a little less clear in detail. rnThe dynamic range of the S5Pro is better than the d500 for me. For a close-up I prefer Fuji, even using a 35mm prime. In this case it is significantly less detailed, but the photo is the most beautiful in the colors. |
 | sent on 25 Gennaio 2018 Pros: CCD sensor, ergonomics, body solidity, Mount F Cons: General operational slowness Opinion: Purchased with 24,000 shots, it gives emotions after many years. Sought and bought with, in mind, a precise mission to assign them: the meditated portrait - thanks to the qualities of its sensor -. Associated with Sigma 85 1.4 Art proves perfectly at ease (even if you can only shoot at f / 1.4), waiting for the Nikkor 50 1.2. Slow in writing and in 'AF but who owns it ... or knows what squeezes in his hands or, probably, he found it in a box from his uncle. If you find it at a fair price (paid € 300 with 50 1.8D), do not miss it. |
 | sent on 15 Ottobre 2016 Pros: Sturdy, well-built, high color rendering and flesh tones, possibility to use all the Nikon lenses, including those of 40 years ago. Cons: Size of the display insufficient to give the idea of ??the picture taken. overweight, rumorisità shooting. Opinion: I wanted to buy a used body but practically new (14,000 shots) to take off on a whim, given the positive reviews of users and have not regretted. The biggest flaw, that none of the advertisers found, in my opinion, just the dimensone of the display and the low light, especially in pienarn light that does not allow a correttarn exposure assessment of rnfoto reproduced. Despite all the rnricomprerei, it is a product rnsenza time, a true icon. rnPurtroppo I also noticed that during the night rnfoto some, several, pixels are burned, leaving white dots on blacks funds, such as the sky or dark parts, albeit irrelevant defect that day, requires corrections in postproduction. |
 | sent on 14 Agosto 2016 Pros: color gamut, made of white gorgeous with the absence of burned areas, unequaled tonal depth, underestimated resolution, absence of noise in the night pictures up to 400 ISO, wealth of information in the details. Cons: Slowness and weight. Opinion: I own this camera since 2007 (the year 2016) and, having tried many of the latest generation of curiosity, so far I would not change with any, even with full frame ... you're probably wondering why rightly. I'll explain it; before taking this camera, I came from the Nikon f6 that I used with Provia 100F or 400F and sporadic use of a 4x5 'shen-hao always used with Provia 100F.rnBene, the images coming out of this camera have nothing to envy to these films ... the fuji has specially developed this type of SuperCCD which has characteristics as those to be designed, as well as taking as a reference the human eye, also that of the technology to silver halide of their films fuji slides . I can assure you, shooting on a tripod night pictures at 100 ISO, you can draw out of this camera unrivaled quality for typical characteristics of its Super CCD technology! Just want to talk about this ... this sensor is now out of production, eqT his regrets to me not a little, thinking of a subsequent replacement for the s5 with super CCD and a fullframe from (eg.) 24 or 36mpx. It was the last of a generation of CCD spectacular ... if you notice there is no digital camera that uses a CCD but now all come with CMOS ... this is because the CMOS consumes less batteries and costs less in its production ... but the CCD brings out a higher quality ... it is no coincidence that scanners use CCD and not the cmos. Anyway associated optics high quality boys have a camera that is still afraid! My 100x70 prints are in the Art Galleries. I not sell it mai.rn |
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| sent on 23 Gennaio 2016 Pros: professional body with seals against dust and moisture, Super CCD sensor, ISO held, dynamic range, film simulation and negative Fuji, live view, GPS support. Cons: Operating relative slowness, burst unusable, not great battery life. Opinion: Taken recently, after 10 years after its introduction. Even today in 2016, produces beautiful photographs to be left stunned, in some incomparable verses (especially the press). We start from the body: it is the same as the Nikon D200 so strong and solid, no frills and with all the keys where they serve. Coming from D80, the first time taken over by the feeling of not hold a camera, but a working tool. The sensor: Super CCD 6Mpx type S + 6 megapixel type R, for a total of 12 Mpx; designed by imitating the behavior of the human eye (rods and cones) by the color rendering and very interesting dynamic range. The iso estate is really good up to 2000, although the noise reduction function is not exactly the best. Other interesting features are the Fuji Film Simulation of 5 types, live view (although uncomfortable), GPS support via cable Nikon MC-35 or compatible, and the curious barcode support (for industrial areas). A reflex born for the study but excellent in all areas, except for the photographsports because slow burst. If you find one under 100,000 shots and in good condition, take it with your eyes closed! |
 | sent on 17 Dicembre 2014 Pros: Color rendering and unmatched dynamics, strength of the tank, reliability on the job, multiple shots, functions HDR inserted with a button, simulating analog films Fuji from negative professional slides. Cons: Weight, slow burst, writing on the board (RAW + JPG). Opinion: A camera for the extraordinary beauty of the pictures it produces. In architectural photography, portraits and street photography ambientati, the coupled-S5 PRO + Sigma 10-20mm is deadly and has no rivals, including tilt & shift. A camera and unrepeatable serious, from which I never would separate. Too bad that Fuji has stopped a production that, with today's technologies, would give a hard time to reflex increasingly super expensive, which have monopolized the professional market but that road is not worth that half of what they cost. |
 | sent on 18 Febbraio 2014 Pros: Outstanding Super CCD sensor from the superb color rendering, excellent camera body robust and reliable, mounts all nikon lenses also manual focus. Cons: Burst not exciting; excessive slowness in the registration of the RAF; small display. Opinion: After using it for several years before I sold it to move to the Nikon D90, the D700 and then finally to the latest Fuji (X100, X100S and XE2). Want to know how it ended up? ... I bought back because I could not stand senza.rnBisogna try to realize what brings out this old camera now, not to mention the press where, in my humble opinion, I assure you that only a few rivali.rnPeccato Fujifilm has abandoned the project of the Super CCD sensor with extraordinary qualities for both color rendering for dynamic range. It is true that it does not shine at high ISO, but it is also true that produces a grain type film, with almost no color noise, which to me garba molto.rnAdesso I only S5 coupled with the Tamron 17-50 and Sb 800 and live happy, try it! |
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 | sent on 30 Gennaio 2014 Pros: Quality of Jpeg files (and also lightweight), Super CCD sensor still unmatched as yield (also from modern Fuji X series), the only sensor that amazes me along with the Foveon mounted on the Sigma, robust machine body (the same as the nikon D200), Nikon F graft, durability battery is sometimes higher than the one declared Cons: a little slow in recording especially of raw, battery life if not used frequently, is not Full Frame Opinion: Just take a look at the images that have been posted below to realize the quality, the surrender of the complexion for which it is proverbial, and it is not one of those legends that create a particular aura around certain objects enhancing them more than that Are... it's reality. The AF is quite fast and precise and the optical fleet exterminated as it uses, like previous models, the Nikon F graft. automation at the top of the agenda. The recording of the images is a bit slow but I have never had any problems about it. The gust is 2ftg per century. It's not a sports shooting machine. But other than that he does everything else very well. The high iso seal is very good, better than the competition of its time, although sometimes the filtering of noise to sensitivities type 2000-3200 iso slaps a bit the details. But you can select a smaller filter that is also ideal for astronomical shooting. If you do not rush and look for quality and yield of the superior complexion, this is machine is for you. Battery life obviously varies a lot depending on the condition and frequency of use. Using it every day for work, I got to do 600 shots, 200 more than those declared!! To this day I don't know what to replace it with. Unfortunately, it was the last Fujifilm DSLR, and especially the latest device equipped with the Super CCD sensor in aps-c format. |
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