So much talk abt S3 Pro.....

arttl · 29th December 2004

..... So which CSers own 1?? Care to share any feedback from the user point of view as compared to S2? Sure someone out there owns one huh....

Quick quick!!!

PS: Just find that Fuji forum too quiet liaoz........ Sigh.......

yanyewkay · 30th December 2004

i don't own a S3pro but just an old 4900. I find it awefully quiet in here too.. why huh?

Azure · 31st December 2004

How much is one now? Am keen to get (maybe come end Jan).

espn · 31st December 2004

Originally Posted by Azure

How much is one now? Am keen to get (maybe come end Jan).

BUY BUY BUY!!!

ilurbu · 2nd January 2005

It's here already. RP : SGD3650.

Tried it on Friday, picture quality is very promising with it's wide mode dynamic range. However, when you shoot in RAW mode, the speed becomes an amazing 4 FPM (frames per minute) writing for RAW is 14 seconds. 25MB per file. Tiff conversion becomes 75MB. Anyone got terabyte server to spare?

FiveIronFrenzy · 2nd January 2005

Er... played with it last week but there are no 2nd set of dials on the grip. Very wierd. The contours feels great in my hands, both ways. It's smaller than a 10D plus grip, much lighter also. But very slow, very small buffer. Priced a tad too high.

Photominia · 5th January 2005

Originally Posted by Azure

How much is one now? Am keen to get (maybe come end Jan).

Prismatic · 5th January 2005

It's got nice colour and sharpness. Find it odd without the second aperture/shutter wheel. It's uncomfortable to press the button the button to switch between aperture and shutter values as the buttons are pretty close together due to the small size of the camera.

The vertical grip is uncomfortable, as the base of the camera is a little too thick. Heard from some shops that it isn't selling very well, probably because of the high price.

Think it's time for Fujifilm to dump their exclusiveness market ploy. Especially on the xD card thingy. It's too expensive for common sense.

munwei · 13th January 2005

Have seen it in the shops, but don't think it's selling well (probably because of the high price).

I have the S2pro, am pretty happy with it and don't have the spare cash to make the upgrade. Furthermore, the A-B comparisons between S3 and S2 -- in my view -- show only a marginal difference.

Actually, I think the market segment for the S3 could be limited -- it isn't fast or robust enuf for the pros, and it isn't cheap or compact enough for the amateurs.

Cheers!

MW

tripodman · 13th January 2005

Had mine 3 weeks now , knocked the socks off of the S2 , it's the fifth DSLR i've owned and the best , not fast it's more for portrait/landscape than action , agree about the vertical grip thats useless .
I'm on the list for the D2X that'll be for action , but the colours and exposure on the S3 are superb .

nad · 13th January 2005

Originally Posted by tripodman

Had mine 3 weeks now , knocked the socks off of the S2 , it's the fifth DSLR i've owned and the best , not fast it's more for portrait/landscape than action , agree about the vertical grip thats useless .
I'm on the list for the D2X that'll be for action , but the colours and exposure on the S3 are superb .

in your opinion, how does the S3's image quality compare with the Canon 20D?

singscott · 13th January 2005

Yap I also got my three days ago so far only good thing about it. Beautiful images. The autofocus is better then s2pro. Image quality is a knock out. I dare to say better than a lot of cameras in it's price bracket.

singscott · 13th January 2005

Originally Posted by munwei

Have seen it in the shops, but don't think it's selling well (probably because of the high price).

I have the S2pro, am pretty happy with it and don't have the spare cash to make the upgrade. Furthermore, the A-B comparisons between S3 and S2 -- in my view -- show only a marginal difference.

Actually, I think the market segment for the S3 could be limited -- it isn't fast or robust enuf for the pros, and it isn't cheap or compact enough for the amateurs.

Cheers!

MW

It really depend what you shoot. I have one and I do this for a living

tripodman · 13th January 2005

Would'nt have a clue about the Canon ,never owned one, all my lenses and Camera's are Nikon .

skyboy · 17th January 2005

Originally Posted by singscott

Yap I also got my three days ago so far only good thing about it. Beautiful images. The autofocus is better then s2pro. Image quality is a knock out. I dare to say better than a lot of cameras in it's price bracket.

Can post the picture which taken by the S3pro to have a look?

Thanks
Sky

Cactus jACK · 17th January 2005

Originally Posted by skyboy

Can post the picture which taken by the S3pro to have a look?

Thanks
Sky

there's a quick pic comparision by a fellow CSers (yowch) here - http://forum.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=111508

tripodman · 18th January 2005

S3 , late in day , all auto and standard modes .

tripodman · 18th January 2005

One more , Dynamic range 2 on .

yowch · 18th January 2005

Fantastic! The details in both the highlights and the shadows! WOW!

Cactus jACK · 18th January 2005

Originally Posted by yowch

Fantastic! The details in both the highlights and the shadows! WOW!

cannot come to this thread again... else will suddently be SGD3,600 poorer after i shake off my trance!!!

(trance) ->

(wakes up with S3pro in hand) ->

(OMG) ->

($3.6k poorer) ->

(happily snapping away)

tripodman - thanks for sharing dude!!

29th December 2004	#1
arttl Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Planet PJ Posts: 1,349	So much talk abt S3 Pro..... ..... So which CSers own 1?? Care to share any feedback from the user point of view as compared to S2? Sure someone out there owns one huh.... Quick quick!!! PS: Just find that Fuji forum too quiet liaoz........ Sigh....... __________________ WWW.JONYEAP.COM

30th December 2004	#2
yanyewkay Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cons digger. Posts: 4,046	i don't own a S3pro but just an old 4900. I find it awefully quiet in here too.. why huh? __________________ “How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.” - Adolf Hitler

31st December 2004	#3
Azure Deregistered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: ClubSNAP community Posts: 2,783	How much is one now? Am keen to get (maybe come end Jan).

2nd January 2005	#5
ilurbu Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 165	It's here already. RP : SGD3650. Tried it on Friday, picture quality is very promising with it's wide mode dynamic range. However, when you shoot in RAW mode, the speed becomes an amazing 4 FPM (frames per minute) writing for RAW is 14 seconds. 25MB per file. Tiff conversion becomes 75MB. Anyone got terabyte server to spare?

2nd January 2005	#6
FiveIronFrenzy Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toa Payoh Posts: 187	Er... played with it last week but there are no 2nd set of dials on the grip. Very wierd. The contours feels great in my hands, both ways. It's smaller than a 10D plus grip, much lighter also. But very slow, very small buffer. Priced a tad too high.

5th January 2005	#8
Prismatic Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: In the void. Posts: 1,215	It's got nice colour and sharpness. Find it odd without the second aperture/shutter wheel. It's uncomfortable to press the button the button to switch between aperture and shutter values as the buttons are pretty close together due to the small size of the camera. The vertical grip is uncomfortable, as the base of the camera is a little too thick. Heard from some shops that it isn't selling very well, probably because of the high price. Think it's time for Fujifilm to dump their exclusiveness market ploy. Especially on the xD card thingy. It's too expensive for common sense.

13th January 2005	#9
munwei Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 281	Have seen it in the shops, but don't think it's selling well (probably because of the high price). I have the S2pro, am pretty happy with it and don't have the spare cash to make the upgrade. Furthermore, the A-B comparisons between S3 and S2 -- in my view -- show only a marginal difference. Actually, I think the market segment for the S3 could be limited -- it isn't fast or robust enuf for the pros, and it isn't cheap or compact enough for the amateurs. Cheers! MW

13th January 2005	#10
tripodman New Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 39	Had mine 3 weeks now , knocked the socks off of the S2 , it's the fifth DSLR i've owned and the best , not fast it's more for portrait/landscape than action , agree about the vertical grip thats useless . I'm on the list for the D2X that'll be for action , but the colours and exposure on the S3 are superb .

13th January 2005	#12
singscott Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: www.whltelightphotographer.com Posts: 1,659	Yap I also got my three days ago so far only good thing about it. Beautiful images. The autofocus is better then s2pro. Image quality is a knock out. I dare to say better than a lot of cameras in it's price bracket.

18th January 2005	#17
tripodman New Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 39	S3 , late in day , all auto and standard modes .

18th January 2005	#19
yowch Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore, Redhill Posts: 1,063	Fantastic! The details in both the highlights and the shadows! WOW!