What do you people think of the Fuji S5 pro?

[sburatorul]

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilms5pro/. what do you think about this camera? I'm curious if any of you nikonists would go with this instead of a nikon considering you would have to change the body and keep the lenses.

 

[Bifurcator]

Looks pretty good to me at $1K ~ $1.2K:

• Improved Super CCD SR Pro features an optimised low-pass filter to reduce moiré
• Newly developed RP Processor Pro features two cycles of noise reduction with a claimed reduction in noise at higher sensitivities (camera now allows shooting at ISO 3200)
• Users can now choose from up to six preset Dynamic Range settings between 100% and 400%
• Three new variations of the original film simulation mode (F1) have been added (five modes in total)
• Improved Nikon lens compatability (including manual focus AI lenses)
• RAW+ jpeg (4,256 x 2,848 pixels, 3,024 x 2,016 pixels, 2,304 x 1,536 pixels) dual-save mode
• Robust lightweight magnesium-alloy body with moisture- and dust-proof seals
• Durable shutter unit stands up to approximately 100,000 cycles
• Adoption of high-precision i-TTL flash control
• 11-point AF sensor with faster autofocusing than the FinePix S3 Pro
• Supports 1/3, 1/2, and 1 stop lens aperture control
• Shutter speed 30 sec. to 1/8000 sec, maximum flash sync speed of 1/250 sec.
• 3 levels of custom function locking with password protection
• 2.5 inch LCD with 235,000 pixels, gives 100% frame coverage.
• Colour and monochromatic 30 seconds live view function to check focusing
• Li-ion rechargeable battery
• Face Detection Technology for post image verification

Bottom of the page: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilms5pro/page19.asp

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilms5pro/page28.asp

<Shrug>

You thinking about getting one?

 

[sburatorul]

i've read the specifications many times and yes i was thinking of getting one but my question is, beside the price is there any other reason not to get a nikon? since i saw Nikon F mount written on it my confidence in it decreased suddenly, i mean why not get the real deal?

 

[notelliot]

I had one. I liked it. If I was made of money, I'd have kept it. AF was slow sometimes, and the menu was a little weird.. but I didn't buy it for sports and didn't allow much time to get used to it. I regret getting rid of it