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I now own four different Fujifilm finepix cameras of different ages and have owned numerous others. The S100FS is an excellent bridge camera for those of us who dont feel the need for a DSLR. I have owned many different DSLRs and to be honest I have always gone back to my Fuji bridge cameras. This one is number two out of my group only beaten by my new Fuji X-S1 which is a lot more money but the photos I would say are still on a par with the Fuji S100FS. I prefer the feel of the new X-S1 as it has a lovely rubberised coating but from what i have read you have to look after it or it will go bad on you. If you want an excellent camera with super sharp images and you can get a good condition S100FS then snap it up as it will last for ages and wont let you down whether its scenic, animals, plants, you will get some incredible shots. Oh one other thing, the controls on it are brilliant including the zoom and the super macro which allows you to get some excellent close ups. Its not a superzoom like some but if a 400mm lens wont do you then move closer to your shot as anything farther than that will never be a sharp picture due to camera shake. Do some hunting and make sure you find a good one , there are also the Fuji S200EXR which is very similar and like I said the X-S1 , all these cameras will not let you down. Fuji have worked out the bridge camera without doubt. One last thing, I have a Fujifilm finepix S9850 which is a superzoom camera but without the twist zoom lens and it is much smaller than the rest, the pictures are ok for such a cheap camera but they are nowhere near the same as my others. The lens struggles to focus fast at long lens shots unlike the S100fs which is almost immediate. Stick to the shorter lenses and get closer, it makes sense. Good luck and happy clicking. Read full review
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I love the quality of the photos - it's almost as easy to take a picture as a compact, but the results are so much better. Loads of features (I'm still learning!) It makes me want to learn to be a better photographer.
THIS CAMERA IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC IT IS SO EASY TO USE BUT HAS ALL THE FEATURES SHOULD YOU WANT TO EXPERIMENT.
I bought this camera as the next step from my Canon S3IS. I wanted a bridge camera which could take RAW picture files and had a decent zoom. I also wanted excellent image quality. I considered a number of new Fuji models but reading reviews and looking at photography forums, this model got the best feedback and was described as a classic in the Fuji range. So, I sourced mine via eBay and it has lived up to comments made. The camera feels substantial, the controls are well laid out with convenient buttons for useful functions (ISO etc). The menu system is straightforward and easy to navigate. I am mainly using manual controls but I have tried the inbuilt 'scene modes'. These include settings for subjects like portraiture and sunsets and work pretty well. Certainly a good shortcut for a novice like me, for whom exact manual settings are not yet second nature. The camera is quite heavy in use but not unduly so. Even in low light I have taken some good shots handheld, although the fully extended zoom is harder to keep still under these conditions. A tripod is worth a thought. Where this camera really wins out is in its image quality, which is truly outstanding, especially using RAW. Set to take jpeg pictures it performs well too (and certainly better than some of the previous Fuji models in this series) but RAW definitely gives it an edge.Images are crisp, sharp and superbly detailed and the tonal range of the image is very natural (unless one opts to use one of the film simulation modes available which give effects like 'Velvia' film) Not all the functions are available in RAW, including the widest picture size and the ability to set dynamic range. However these are more of an irritation than a problem. The camera does suffer from a type of chromatic aberration, which causes 'purple fringing' on subjects like tree branches against the sky. This can only be fixed in post capture processing but we have found it easy to do in Photoshop. These cameras seem to appear on eBay reasonably regularly, depending upon condition, bundled kit and the selling approach it is wise to expect to pay between £180 and £240 (Jan 2011). I paid £210.00 for mine from a seller upgrading to digital SLR, it was immaculate and with all the original items from the box.Read full review
This camera is very close to a consumer dSLR in feel and features. You can take handheld night images at very low shutter speed because of anti-shake. The same feature allows to capture shots at it's maximum zoom at again lower shutter speeds than you would expect like 1/200. Noise at 400 ISO is good for a bridge camera. It can do 3 frames per second with a very useful feature of last 7 frames. The zoom is manual so you can zoom in and out very fast if you are following action. The flip up back LCD is useful for tripod low level shot. Saves you from crawling on the floor to frame the image. But the downsides would be the weight of this camera at nearly 1kg. Also it is bulky. The AF does get picky in low light. I got this for my husband because he wanted a camera that he could take to airshows where he could zoom in for the flying parts. But zoom wide for aircraft taxing or just taking off without changing lenses. The camera also only takes 1 second to store the shot on the memory card.Read full review
