Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro - Expert Reviews

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

Review summary: The pictures rock ? what more do you need to know?

Pros: Pictures look FANTASTIC, dynamic range works, great build quality

Cons: Slower than a D200, menus are tricky, image zoom will drive you mad ; Price Comparison ; Fuji S5 Pro

Verdict: Yep, the one on the left was shot at 0.8 seconds, the one on the right at 1/290s (ISO and aperture were the same).  That's 8 stops of difference between the exposures

Review summary: Fujifilm's 12.5-megapixel S5 Pro digital SLR combines the extended dynamic range capabilities of Fujifilm's Super CCD SR sensor with a solid body and functions closely related to the Nikon D200.

Pros: Extended highlight detail in images, minimal chroma noise throughout ISO range, solid build

Cons: Limited frame rate/buffer when using wide D-range, slightly soft JPEGs

Verdict: With four portrait-orientated colour modes Fujifilm is clearly targeting the wedding and social photographer, and the S5 Pro's extended dynamic range will certainly help tackle the common 'black suit/white dress' exposure nightmare. But is the S5 Pro ...