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Please share your opinions/experiences in here. Discuss everything from cameras, accessories, format, media, printing, editing and anything that you could think of relating to cameras.

Users, please report your camera model and also the accessories you have.

Format: [camera(model)/memory card brand +size/accessories/]

Example: Fujifilm FinePix S7000/Kingston Elite Pro CF 1024MB card/Sunpak 888AFZ flash/12 x Sanyo AA 2500mAh Batteries/3rd party camera bag

This post has been edited by calvin_gsc: Apr 17 2006, 08:30 PM

Reserved for user list.

calvin_gsc - Fujifilm FinePix S7000/Kingston Elite Pro CF 1024MB card/Sunpak 888AFZ flash/6 x Sanyo AA 2500mAh Batteries/4 x Sanyo AA 2300mAh Batteries/4 x Energizer AA 2300mAh Batteries/3rd party camera bag

goldfries - Fujifilm FinePix S7000/Kingston 256MB CF card/<i can't remember what name external flash that i got but never used........yet>/4x Sony 2100mAH battery / 4x GP 2000mAH battery

albnok - Fujifilm Digital Q1 (internal 8MB)/2 x 2300mAh GP batteries

kennyL1692 - Fujifilm FinePix F11/Olympus 512MB XD Picture Card Type M

stalkie - Fujifilm FinePix F11/Olympus 1GB XD Picture Card Type M

This list will not be update anymore. Sorry.

This post has been edited by calvin_gsc: Mar 6 2007, 11:04 PM

Not a Fuji user, but I'm just wondering if anyone is lucky enough to have access to an S3 Pro. I'd really love to borrow/rent that stuff for a weekend or two to taste for myself what that baby can do!

On a side note, Fuji has, IMPO (personal opinion), the best colour rendition I've seen on digital cameras/SLRs. Their experience with film and processing certainly shows even in the digital age.

currently, i am in the middle of deciding to get the Fuji s9500 or Pana Fz30, hope s9500 users can show up and voice up some opinions. esp its long zoom and pic quality

s9500 is a good camera but too bad no IS.

S7000 drains battery like silly, especially when you do a lot of manual focusing.

What's IS?


I have been using S7000 for almost 1.5 years. I believe it doesn't have any battery problem.

I started using it with 4 x 2300 mAh AA Sanyo batteries. I didn't have problems back then. Now, I am using 2500mAh AA Sanyo batteries. Still no problem. I use manual focus with an external hot shoe flash unit and also a 1024MB Kingston Elite Pro CF card. Still it doesn't drain my batteries. I can take a lot of shots with it.

I think the unit you used had problems, send it back for warranty.

Image Stabalizer

IS = Image Stabilizer

eh note - i didn't say it has battery problem. i'm just saying battery runs out fast when you do a lot of manual focusing.

sure. i can snap a lot of shots too, but like i said i find the battery drains fast when doing a lot of manual focusing.

EDITED : i've met another user that complained the same thing, different camera, different people, different everything - cept for the model.

anyway, it is very subjective. how you do your focusing, using EVF / LCD. many factors involved.

i never took note on how many shots i get to do with 1 full charge, but i could use it quite a while before i need a new set of battery - but yes, my stand remains that if manual focusing a lot it really drains, notice how the focusing is mechanism driven.

some more my definition and yours (like 'a lot' or 'drain fast') could be different.




anyway i do face this though........
http://www.digi-darkroom.com/archive/index.php/t-5755.html

have a read. it's like i have a fully charged battery put inside and leave it for some time. then i try to use it like some time later - i can't even power up.

but the camera is usually OK if the CF is not inside.


Fuji 12th Jan 2004-

Digital Cameras and Accessories

Fujifilm FinePix S7000 Zoom: possible power adjustment required for cameras manufactured prior to 15 December 2003

Release Date: 12 January 2004


Fujifilm today announced that a number of early FinePix S7000 Zoom digital cameras may experience battery power depletion when used with some CompactFlash(tm) memory cards.

Fujifilm has already made the required internal modifications to cameras manufactured after 15 December 2003, and is no longer supplying affected units. However, the company advises that a limited number of cameras produced prior to this date were released to the UK market and may encounter this problem.

The nature of the fault is as follows:
Where certain CompactFlash(tm) cards are used within particular S7000s (see below), the batteries may exhaust fully in approximately 18 hours, whether or not the camera is in use.

This fault does not occur when the S7000 is used with either an xD-Picture Card(tm) or a Microdrive(tm), nor does it occur in any other Fujifilm products that offer a CompactFlash(tm) storage facility, such as the FinePix S2 Pro, S602, S602 Pro or M603.

Cameras with serial numbers above 34L60001 (inclusive) were produced after 15 December 2003 and therefore will definitely not experience this battery drain problem.

In the short term, the problem can be avoided by unloading then re-loading the batteries just after the camera is switched off. The camera's power supply will then perform normally.

Fujifilm is offering a priority replacement of the part / camera on affected units. Naturally, this service is free and prioritised, and the camera will be picked up and returned by Fujifilm. Customers can telephone 01234 245383 or email fujitec@fuji.co.uk to arrange collection of the camera.

In addition, Fujifilm will be pleased to carry out an assessment on any cameras purchased outside the UK, providing that the user is resident in the UK.

Explanation of power supply depletion
Some CompactFlash(tm) cards incorporate a large capacity condenser in the card. When the camera is switched off, the camera automatically discharges the condenser, but cannot fully discharge the large capacity condenser. The remaining charge in the card automatically switches on the internal electric circuit in the camera. Therefore, even if the camera is switched off, the battery is drained of power.

Adrian Clarke, Director of Consumer Products, Fujifilm UK, commented, "Fujifilm would like to apologise to anyone affected by this problem, but would like to assure customers that the issue has been resolved quickly. We would like to thank our customers for their continued support of our products, and should there be any cause for concern regarding the FinePix S7000 Zoom, we would encourage them to call the number quoted for more information."

so yeah, i guess you're right. mine may have problem. the problem is i bought it 2nd hand last year.

here's some more to read
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0401/04011201...s7000recall.asp

This post has been edited by goldfries: Apr 18 2006, 04:14 PM

oh btw....(dowan to edit la. use new post for different stuff. )

goldfries - Fujifilm FinePix S7000/Kingston 256MB CF card/<i can't remember what name external flash that i got but never used........yet>/4x Sony 2100mAH battery / 4x GP 2000mAH battery

2100mAH 2100mAH



just love the Super Macro feature.

I use it with my EVF. Well, I am glad my camera doesn't suffer the problem you have. Maybe yours is amongst the first batch whereas mine is later. Anyway, thumbs up for another FUJIFILM and even better, a FinePix S7000 user.

hehe. quite ok la, other than the CF recharge - all i need to do is remove the CF and it's fine. i didn't know about this matter either, until we were talking about battery issues just now and so i decided to google - now the mystery is solved.

my S7000 gallery is at http://gallery.briancyc.com

unfortunately i've not uploaded my latest pics from Penang CNY trip.

I am a fan of Fujifilm's high ISOs on the F11 and S9500, which has one of the best manual zoom rings and responsive manual focus rings around, compared to say the Panasonic FZ30.



I recently acquired a Fujifilm Digital Q1 and have modded it by removing the infrared cut filter, making it a full-fledged infrared-sensitive camera. I wish I knew someone in the business of making cut glass though, because it is short-sighted now; from having a macro range of 60-120cm, its default range is now that, and it cannot focus on infinity! (It's a fixed focus camera, F3.5, ISO100-200, 1/15-1/2000.) The default non-macro mode allows flash, and the flash gives decent macro-range infrared lighting!

It didn't support my colleague's 1GB xD card.

Fast shutter speed infrared!
http://www.glaringnotebook.com/images/IMAG0153.JPG

Mixed mode (without developed, overexposed negatives, so natural light + infrared):
http://www.glaringnotebook.com/images/IMAG0156.JPG

Purely infrared (two layers of negatives, but an R72 filter will work too):
http://www.glaringnotebook.com/images/IMAG0165.JPG

Most of the time, it will get that nice purplish Canon infrared tone; however, sometimes, it may appear to have custom white balance to the leaves when nothing was set. (Refer to first infrared picture.)

EXIF data is there in the files too.

This post has been edited by albnok: Apr 19 2006, 10:57 AM

OOohhh....

This is scary.....

Anyway, can you post up your details as follows [camera(model)/memory card brand +size/accessories/]

I would, but I haven't got my xD card.

So it's just:

Fujifilm Digital Q1 (internal 8MB) with 2 2300mAh GP batteries.

Oh alright, update me when you have got your card.

Skarang nih berapa harga untuk Fuji F10?
Below RM1000 ker?

is current market Fuji xD card's speed is slower than Olympus xD card?

Does it matter so much when you're shooting JPEGs?

just want to know whether the shop owner is telling me the truth... he said that Olympus xD Type M is faster in term of speed and Olympus camera only uses Olympus xD card so he suggest me to get Olympus xD card coz can be use in Fuji digicam as well as Olympus digicam...

Anyone can confirm this statement?

First of all, it's official that the Type M series are meant to be faster. However, it's a blatant lie that Olympus cameras will only work with Olympus cards ... If he meant that you can only achieve the higher speeds on an Olympus camera with an Olympus Type M card, then no comments ...

question is - how much faster? is it significant?

According to http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_xd.asp

Hi-Speed xD-Picture Card (Type H)

In addition to outstanding reliability and storage capacity, the Type H card provides improved write speeds (up to 2x to 3x faster than previous xD cards) so photos and QuickTime® movies will be saved and formatted to the card quicker, meaning less time to wait between shots. Each Type H card also comes with a unique authorization code for OLYMPUS Master 1.4 software that when entered, enables you to use new editing features including:

* Watercolor
* Oil Painting
* Cartoon Art
* 3D photos

By adding the ART function to OLYMPUS Master 1.4 you can quickly and easily turn any photo into a unique Watercolor, a vibrant Oil Painting, fun Cartoon Art, and even convert it (including Panoramas) into a cool 3D version.

Standard xD-Picture Card (Type M)

The Type M xD-Picture Card keeps your photo, movie and other files safe and sound so you can enjoy them any way you want (viewing, sharing, slideshows, etc.) and any time. The compact size lets you carry it anywhere and because it's compatible with many reader/writers, you can download data to a computer or another device in a jiffy.

As you can see, the type H XD card is claimed to be up to 2x to 3x faster than previous xD cards.


Some forums that may interest you regarding this matter.


http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/view_to...213&forum_id=52
http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-..._id=00D5VD&tag=
http://wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12900




Try to google around for some reviews/benchmarks.

This post has been edited by calvin_gsc: Apr 22 2006, 10:48 AM

Fujifilm 95000 user, please post your review here.

Fuji F11 with 512MB XD, happy with the picture quality and battery life....but on the bad side, it's too bulky and hard-to-control menu system.

What brand is your memory card?

Fujifilm FinePix F11 + Olympus 1GB XD Picture Card Type M reporting

Congrats!

Hey dude, welcome. Added you to the list.

haha... finally got myself a F11... people look at me one kind when I took picture without flash in room light area

need to reduce my blurry picture though... hope that practise really makes one perfect

Go do some weight-lifting in the gym too!

got help wan ar?

You try lor. Every person's mileage may vary ...

Hehe, I suggest using the viewfinder always to make sure shots are more stable.

Olympus 512MB XD Picture Card Type M, more than enuf, can contain around 600 pics at 3M setting.

This post has been edited by kennyL1692: Apr 26 2006, 11:26 PM

updated your details

Just wondering guys, any news on F30 Launch? Cause thinking of getting that. Any news how much and all? Thanks!

Hey bro. Not sure of it lar.... Sorry.....

Anybody know what the most current prices of the S3 Pro is like in Malaysia? Both new and used ...

Ah, a fuji thread...

Has anyone seen Fuji Velvia 50 or Velvia 100 being sold in the Klang Valley?

Sorry bro, haven't seen it.

how about the fuji minilab???

Ooohhh...u guys are talking about the high end of Fujifilm cameras. Any thoughts on consumer models, like Finepix Z2? A pal of mine is suggesting me to buy that camera ( as my 1st digicam ) Opinions pls?

Cameras? I thought we were talking about film!?

My system gadgets :

Fujifilm FinePix S5600
1 X 512mb & 2 X 16mb Fujifilm xD Picture Card
8 X Sony AA 2100mAh Rechargeble Batteries
Sakure Camera Bag

Baru beli tadi... hahahaha

how much price aaar for 55 mm filter and Wide Conversion Lens ?

hye all; me using

FUJIFILM S602Z PRO
FUJIFILM WIDE ANGLE CONVERTER
SAKURE TRIPOD
512 + 256 CF

and so on so on...

No samples to show from the S5600? It's actually quite an interesting camera since it can handle RAW with a semi-decent pace ...

Bro...how much u bought the S5600?? Any pics to share with us??

Im now stil consider the FZ30, S3IS and S5600....but i dunno which one should choose...

wow, if thats the case ill take fz30

Easy to say, because the FZ30 costs so much more. But oh, the Fuji will eat the Pana alive for noise performance. 'Nuff said.

ah, yes, the noise issues... i noe about that... by the way, im a fuji user ; and im always happy about the colours produced...

For the reason of noise....i reconsider from FZ30 to others DC....If not, i will go for FZ30....

i bougth RM1500.00 cash @ lowyat at the below is the sample pic using my S5600 ...

Bro, photos look good.

Anymore photos from KLIM06? Please upload more!

Guys im curious, comparing the Fujifilm F11 with the Panasonic Lumix FX-01, which would be a better buy?

For one, im very interested with the high ISO low noise feature of the F11, which im sure, will reduce the need of using flash while taking indoor social shots. Will make the pics more natural right?

But the Lumix has a very good IS system, which will help me reduce double takings because of blurriness. Im also very interested with the 16:9 shots for lanscape as well as huge group photos.

That said, its high ISO no flash (hence faster shutter speeds) vs the lumix OIS. Which you think would be better in eliminating blurriness? (leave out the fact that the f11's pic quality would be much better )

Also, between both camera, which has better manual controls (in camparison, i know both dont have much =.=) and, can the F11 do cropped 16:9 shots at lower res?

Thanks!

High ISO helps to reduce handshake (visible as shake on object and background) and motion blur (visible as movement on object).

OIS helps to reduce handshake but cannot do anything for motion blur. You'll find a lot of motion blur in normal room lighting, and it is quite likely someone will move or half-blink.

On the FX01 landscape mode is a gimmick; at 4:3 ratio, full resolution is 2816 x 2112. At HDTV 16:9 (which is merely cropping off the top and bottom of the 16:12 which you can do in Photoshop) you get 2816 x 1584.

On the F11, you get 4:3 at 2848 x 2136 and 3:2 at 3024 x 2016, which is better, since a sensor is square-shaped, and the closer it gets to 1:1 the more resolution is squeezed out.

The F11 also has Aperture and Shutter, two invaluable manual settings which the FX01 does not have.

Woot! Really useful info there. Thanks for replying =D. Now i realised that high ISO is able to reduce motion blur too. Hmm f11 - 1, FX01 - 0.

But as for the 16:9, i've read that the FX01 is the first compact to use a real 16:9 sensor, and unlike other cameras that cropped, this takes it in real full res 16:9. In short, what i've read completely contradict what you've said . I was having the impression that on the FX01, all 4:3 shots are being cropped instead compared to 16:9 because of its 16:9 sensor .

And for the Aperture and Shutter, i read too that you cant get full control over the settings. Just the options of changing ISO, exposure, white balance, etc, but not the aperture and shutter speed settings themselves. Well i might've read wrong =.=''. Enlighten me

Thanks again for your time =D

Hi,

From what I have read, I believe the first compact to use a real 16:9 sensor is the LX01, which production has been discontinued, and not the FX01 The FX01 does not have a true 16:9 sensor, hence the panaromic pics are actually cropped as what you had originally expected.

As for the manual control for aperture and shutter, it is available in F11 (which is an improved version of F10), but not in F10.

Hope this helps, please correct me if I'm wrong though

Also, Panasonic's current implementation of high ISO is quite sucky and looks upsampled and blurry compared to Canon's ISO800 and Fuji's ISO1600.

I got my resolutions from http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06021404panasonicfx01.asp so even if it was 4:3 being cropped, 4:3 still has more pixels per picture!

It's the Panasonic LX1 that can do this:
3840 x 2160 (16:9)
3248 x 2160 (3:2) - the 3:2 is cropped!

It also has full manual capability! Sadly, it's limited to ISO400.

For consumer digicams:

Auto - can only set Flash on/off and timer
Program - can set ISO, White Balance, and finally EV. It picks Shutter and Aperture automatically based on ISO and EV.
Aperture - can set ISO, White Balance, EV and Aperture, picking Shutter based on Aperture, ISO and EV.
Shutter - can set ISO, White Balance, EV and Shutter, picking Aperture based on Shutter, ISO and EV.
Manual - can set ISO, White Balance, Shutter and Aperture. EV cannot be set as it is a combination of ISO, Shutter and Aperture. The camera will warn you if it thinks the exposure is wrong, but it won't persist and fix your settings for you.

In cameras without manual exposure modes (Aperture, Shutter, Manual) the Program mode above is known as Manual. However, some Sonys have Program and Manual, but without Shutter and Aperture.

This post has been edited by albnok: Jun 8 2006, 03:18 PM

Thanks for the heads up =D. In that case, i think im leaning more towards the F11, but im beginning to like the F30, because of its extra modes (not as much for its ISO3200) like the flash and without flash 2 in 1 shots. Very useful

how much is a finepix z2? i need some small things for my gf

Any news on the F30 launching date ? I might get one.

Thanks.

Go taiwan buy Zhao Yun.

Thinking to take F11 or wait untill F30 launched, anybody have an idea how much this F30 will be?
thanks...

Don't buy the F11 if you can wait for F30. F30 is going to be launch tomorrow at Singapore, according to Fujifilm Singapore. You know once it is in Singapore, you don't have to wait long for it to reach our shore.

Yesterday went to Fujifilm shop at bkt jambul penang, they said if i want F30 i need to oder. asking them about the price, it will be below than RM1.6k, i think i should wait it in market around 1-2 month b4 take it. to get a better price....

ya, price should be cheaper than f11
around 1150-1200

if u all cant wait, its RM1.7k shipped to malaysia including 512MB xD and free shipping =D

i've tried asking a few shops if they know F30 is coming or not... but they don't seems like they know there's such model... let's hope is cheaper than RM1,600 then i'll be very happy...

Btw, i'm also intrested to Panasonic FZ7 as my second choice. in term of picture quality can this FZ7 beat F30? FZ7 also hv manual focus, but it got lot of noise at high ISO speed.

The Fujifilm S9500 would beat the FZ7 in terms of noise. The F30 is not an ultrazoom but the noise is much better. Also, FZ7's ISO800 and ISO1600 look blotchy and look like a 200% blow up thanks to noise removal in the camera.

I saw some reviews saying that FZ30's ISO quite terrible, it has been an issue even at ISO200 something like that. not sure.

Please correct me, if i am wrong ...

So, if lets say you all gonna choose, which one you all gonna choose? The S9500 or FZ30?

S9500 definitely; its ISO400 is decent and can go up to ISO1600. Its manual focus ring is a lot more responsive. The FZ30's ring is very laggy and manual focus ring is quite unusable especially when zooming in. You have to see it to know what I mean.

The S9500 uses 4 AA batteries. Its zoom range is not as far as the FZ30's but still practical because it also does wide angle at 28mm.

The S9500 does not have OIS but makes up for it with high ISO (in most cases I'd rather have faster shutter speeds.)

The review of S9500 is out. Kindly visit dpreview.com

Am i repeating?

This post has been edited by uchan: Jun 22 2006, 01:27 AM

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=273180
he's selling the F30 for RM1250 0.o
cheaper than the F11 which is at Rm1350 0.o

wow... that is quite cheap based on its performance... don't you think?

The mykamera in Sri Petaling Endah Parade is selling the FUJI S9500 RM2199 (FOC 1GB CF Card)

Is this price worthly?

i'm interested with S9500, but its still using 5th gen sccd, i wonder when will be the nex refresh to S9500 with the newer sccd 6...

....

I am very worried everytime when I read this line in the Bulk forums :-

Note: Full amount is needed to be deposited in order for the order to be processed. If there is a cancelation after the order is made, there would be no refund! Please take note.

No, thank you. I am rather wait for the F30.

Thanks for the heads up.

lol well he has to buy the item from HQ, so that 50% is to prevent buyer ffk ma . a seller has to protect himself. but i trust him, since i know him personally

Tumpang tanya..

In good weather condition, comparing outdoor picture quality, which will produce better results?

F30 or TZ 1 / FX 01

Let's discount the 10x zoom advantage of the TZ 1 for the moment.

thats a good price.. lyp selling rm 23xx!

have some friend offer me s7000 with standard accesories at rm 900. Is it worth it to take this used s7000?

thanks in advance

s7000 is basically a 3-year-before product

hey all the F30 is out in Malaysia already...
just saw it in 1 Utama... Foto Shangri-La...
they're selling for RM 1360 with 512MB memory...
i didn't ask for more details though...
but the camera itself is quite light...
... gonna buy it soon... hopefully...

i saw it in fotoshangri-la last week ...... jsut cannot imagine how come the price is cheaper than my F11 which i bought back in Feb..... hmm......
but i m really satisfied with my cam. it's a good buy.

just 1 complaint bout F11 , the color sometimes does not come out as vibrant as it should be.

want to ask other F11 users too , do you guys experience some prob with focusing while zooming/???? i tend to get blur image. Although i half pressed the shuttle button all the time but still cannot get a clear pics at times..

I have a F11 and satisfied with it the only thing which bother me is the picture taken tends to make people, especially the face, fatter...

I guess you could add me to the list

Main Camera: FinePix S5500 - Fujifilm H512MB xD Memory Card - 8x Sanyo Ni-MH Battery
Camera: FinePix A500 - Fujifilm 512MB xD Memory Card - 4x Sanyo Ni-MH 2500 Battery

Dint know this thread exist!!

I guess you've never done business before. Im sure if you have to pay the full amount to get the item out, you'll want some kind of deposit. Right? But again, i don't blame anyone.. I guess thats how it goes!

This post has been edited by me0wSter: Jul 5 2006, 08:39 PM

Anyone knows what the best price is for a 5600z? Might need to help some people get one some time soon. Thanks!

You can check out my thread! I guess i cant offer prices which are outside but i do offer you top notch stuff and great after sales service!

did u mean s5600? bintang @ lyp offer rm 1260

Impressive performance of F30

http://lonneki.free.fr/f30/pages/test%20is...20vs%20fuji.htm

Dont know how true this is but if it is, its good!

Just saw this. This one also i can help you with. Pls PM me with what you want and its quantitiy!

This post has been edited by me0wSter: Jul 5 2006, 11:28 PM

http://www.fujifilm.com.my/eprint/CAM_maindigital.htm

the F30 can be found in the official Fujifilm site in malaysia d...