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Fuji blows It
Can you believe Fuji is coming out with a 9MP S9000 Point and Shoot
(claiming to be a DSLR) with the 35mm EQV of a 28mm to 300mm lens that has NO image stabilization. Sounds like they missed the boat. |
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On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:07:41 GMT, measekite
wrote: Can you believe Fuji is coming out with a 9MP S9000 Point and Shoot (claiming to be a DSLR) with the 35mm EQV of a 28mm to 300mm lens that has NO image stabilization. Sounds like they missed the boat. Their idea apparently is that the higher sensitivity of their sensor compensates, so they don't need it. Sad, really. For one, it remains very much to be seen that their sensor is three stops better than the point and shoot competition - from what I have read and understood, a gain of between one and two stops is more likely. But the reasoning is patently silly for another reason. If they had included image stabilisation, they would have had a camera with an unique selling point, instead of having a camera where óne good point supposedly compensates for what really is today is a deficiency among other long-range zoom digital cameras. Maybe Fuji should concentrate om making sensors, and selling them to other camera makers. Imagine a Panasonic FZ-30 with Fuji's new sensor in it let's call it the FZ-35. If it really is those three stops better, with no loss of resolution, it would leave precious little reason for most people ever to acquire a DSLR. On second thought, I'd like to see Fuji's bouncable built-in flash in this FZ-35 too, to be really satisfied. Jan Böhme Korrekta personuppgifter är att betrakta som journalistik. Felaktigheter utgör naturligtvis skönlitteratur. |
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Jan Böhme wrote: On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:07:41 GMT, measekite wrote: Can you believe Fuji is coming out with a 9MP S9000 Point and Shoot (claiming to be a DSLR) with the 35mm EQV of a 28mm to 300mm lens that has NO image stabilization. Sounds like they missed the boat. Their idea apparently is that the higher sensitivity of their sensor compensates, so they don't need it. How can higher sensitivity making up for camera shake? A faster shutter speed only helps out a little. Besides, you may want to control depth of field with shutter speeds. Sad, really. For one, it remains very much to be seen that their sensor is three stops better than the point and shoot competition - from what I have read and understood, a gain of between one and two stops is more likely. But the reasoning is patently silly for another reason. If they had included image stabilisation, they would have had a camera with an unique selling point, instead of having a camera where óne good point supposedly compensates for what really is today is a deficiency among other long-range zoom digital cameras. Maybe Fuji should concentrate om making sensors, and selling them to other camera makers. Imagine a Panasonic FZ-30 with Fuji's new sensor in it let's call it the FZ-35. If it really is those three stops better, with no loss of resolution, it would leave precious little reason for most people ever to acquire a DSLR. Using many different lenses. On second thought, I'd like to see Fuji's bouncable built-in flash in this FZ-35 too, to be really satisfied. Jan Böhme Korrekta personuppgifter är att betrakta som journalistik. Felaktigheter utgör naturligtvis skönlitteratur. |
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On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:00:31 GMT, measekite
wrote: Jan Böhme wrote: On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:07:41 GMT, measekite wrote: Can you believe Fuji is coming out with a 9MP S9000 Point and Shoot (claiming to be a DSLR) with the 35mm EQV of a 28mm to 300mm lens that has NO image stabilization. Sounds like they missed the boat. Their idea apparently is that the higher sensitivity of their sensor compensates, so they don't need it. How can higher sensitivity making up for camera shake? A faster shutter speed only helps out a little. How are you thinking here? A good image stabilisation is generally considered to allow about three stops slower shutter speed on a still subject. Thus, if you are have tree stops higher useful sensitivty, then you can go three stops faster in shutter speed, and then you can take _all_ the pictures you can take with image stabilisation, and then some, because faster shutter speed of course also works for moving subjects, where OIS is utterly powerless. If you, however, have both a better sensor and OIS, then you're in a diffferent league again, and would have a product with unique selling points. Besides, you may want to control depth of field with shutter speeds. I obviously was too brief. Fuji's sensor doesn't have a higher baseline sensitivity. What it is claimed to have is a higher range of useful sensititities, a bit more lik a DSLR sensor. So you don't lose your 100 ISO. You just get a useful 400 ISO (or, if we are to believe the hype, even a useful 800 ISO) to go with it. Jan Böhme Korrekta personuppgifter är att betrakta som journalistik. Felaktigheter utgör naturligtvis skönlitteratur. |
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Jan Böhme wrote: On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:00:31 GMT, measekite wrote: Jan Böhme wrote: On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:07:41 GMT, measekite wrote: Can you believe Fuji is coming out with a 9MP S9000 Point and Shoot (claiming to be a DSLR) with the 35mm EQV of a 28mm to 300mm lens that has NO image stabilization. Sounds like they missed the boat. Their idea apparently is that the higher sensitivity of their sensor compensates, so they don't need it. How can higher sensitivity making up for camera shake? A faster shutter speed only helps out a little. How are you thinking here? A good image stabilisation is generally considered to allow about three stops slower shutter speed on a still subject. Thus, if you are have tree stops higher useful sensitivty, then you can go three stops faster in shutter speed, and then you can take _all_ the pictures you can take with image stabilisation, and then some, because faster shutter speed of course also works for moving subjects, where OIS is utterly powerless. If you, however, have both a better sensor and OIS, then you're in a diffferent league again, and would have a product with unique selling points. Besides, you may want to control depth of field with shutter speeds. I obviously was too brief. Fuji's sensor doesn't have a higher baseline sensitivity. What it is claimed to have is a higher range of useful sensititities, a bit more lik a DSLR sensor. So you don't lose your 100 ISO. You just get a useful 400 ISO (or, if we are to believe the hype, even a useful 800 ISO) to go with it. You use DOF control when you are forced to go to a higher shutter speed if you do not need it. IS works better for creativity. Jan Böhme Korrekta personuppgifter är att betrakta som journalistik. Felaktigheter utgör naturligtvis skönlitteratur. |
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