Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro is Fujifilm's latest attempt at the perfect camera for wedding photographers.

Pros: Extended dynamic range, Excellent noise control, Excellent color, Excellent Nikon D200 mechanicals, Nikon's great autofocus

Cons: Slow shooting, Menus are a mess, Files are huge, Battery incompatible with Nikon

Verdict: The Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro's image quality makes it a viable choice for pros and other quality-conscious photographers. Dynamic range, noise and color are all excellent. The S5's mechanicals - a Nikon D200 body, with Nikon autofocus, metering and ...

Review summary: The wedding photographer's favourite is back, with a whole new body

Verdict: The Fujifilm S5 Pro continues in its predecessors? tradition of providing superior dynamic range and tonal quality for specialist portrait and wedding photographers, who will be delighted with its outstanding capabilities in these areas, as well as ...

Review summary: Fujifilm skips a model number and presents a portrait photographer's dream

Pros: Easy to use ; extensive feature set ; film simulation ; good dynamic range ; excellent skin-tone reproduction

Cons: Slow continuous shooting ; average menu design ; interpolated output ; heavy

Verdict: A good-value digital SLR with an impressive feature set and which excels at portraiture

Review summary: The new FinePix S5 Pro replaces the popular S3 Pro adding a redesigned 12.34-megapixel sensor, a larger 2.5-inch screen, usable ISO 3200 top sensitivity and a new environmentally-sealed magnesium-alloy body.

Pros: Superb colour rendition profiles, excellent resolution, wider than average dynamic range and superb Nikon D200-based environmentally sealed body.

Cons: Lacks any built-in automatic sensor cleaning. RAW processing software is an optional extra. No compressed RAW file option.

Verdict: Ultimately, the S5 Pro impresses with its picture quality, tough body, and new features, but there simply may not be enough here to sway existing Canon or Nikon users. Despite that, the S5 Pro deserves a closer look

Review summary: Fujifilm skips a model number and presents a portrait photographer's dream