Fuji finepix s5000

[shiato storm]

just wondering about this one - have been musing over new camera for a while now since my old SLR packed up and died on me but not entirely convinced by digital as such...dad and bro have the fuji 602 (each - so, loads of weeks of pocket money for bro and a mere snip for my dad...!) and I'm impressed by the quality but never really handled them or had much of a go at all.

pros; can plug into computer etc. and you see instantly what you've just taken so more 'versitile' in terms of just getting what you want etc.

cons; if you're not near a computer better have a huge memory card and batteries...I'm not made of money so this is an important consideration...

i could argue it either way, just wondering if anything or anyone could convince me yes/no...its ok at £250 i recon
thoughts please

[Prodigy]

Well in my limited experience of cameras:

My Fuji Finepix 2800zoom 2MP had better image quality than my new Pentax Optio S4 4MP which cost a bomb. Fuji make fantastic cameras imo Especially if you're after image quality.

[5cupa]

umm this thread should really be in GH not bargain hunt

[Spritzup]

I sell the Fuji Finepix S5000 and it's not that great of a camera... image quality leaves something to be desired. Overall the fuji's are entry level camera's... you can get a better one.

[BUFF]

I've got a 6900z - the 602's forerunner.
Pro's - not so much that you can see your pic instantly on a PC but that you can see it instantly on the back of the camera so that you know if you got what you wanted & can take another if you didn't.

Budget on buying a second set of batteries (but iirc doesn't the 5000 take cheap standard size batteries rather than the expensive propriety ones in the 6900?).
Depending on what resolution & format you store your photos in you can get 100's of photos in a 128 or 256Mb card - 512 would be even better
& remember that you only store what you want to keep - the duffers you delete there & then.

If you can buy a new 602Z for not much more than an S5000 I would get that instead.

My next digicam



http://www.minoltaeurope.com/pe/phot...equipment.html
http://minolta.com/releases/2004/0213_03_01.html

[Zak33]

can't knock Fuji here

[Rabs]

Another vote for fuji here, I bought my gf a M603 for christmas, great camera and I love the 2 1/2" TFT screen.

[CrapshoT]

my wife got me a fuji finepix a202 camera for chrimbo and i love it
its my first camera and i found it so easy to use, you can get big memory cards
nowadays so thats no problem and ive found its quite good with battery life

[shiato storm]

right then...I'm going to save up the pennies straight away!!
and going to go down to local camera shop and have a good old look at it...

[samwise]

I don't really know what specs you want, eg a big zoom, lots of megapixels etc. But for around the same price and the same specs this olympus http://www.olympus.co.uk/consumer/di...740+ULTRA+ZOOM is pretty nice, its around £230 on the sites i have seen. Ther are loads of alternatives just have a look around the web and you,ll probably find what you want.

[shiato storm]

yeah, can't decide between going digital or getting decent SLR...

[Stoo]

Find somewhere to import the EOS 300D ("Digital Rebel") and have both

[Ravens Nest]

Just wondering has anyone used the Fuji A203 or A205 and also does anyone know of a good website that reviews digital cameras?.

Thanks for any help

[shiato storm]

hmmm...good thinking stoo...
you know of anywhere? I took a look at the Nikon D100, not their top of the range digital but it sure cuts the mustard...

I should hope so too at £1500!! (mind you that was jessops where its guarenteed to be marked up somewhat...thinking along same lines of PC World - mind you at least these people know what they're talking about I suppose...)

[joshwa]

www.imaging-resource.com reviewed the A205
www.dpreview.com is good for mainly high-end stuff
www.steves-digicams.com is good but not as analytical as the others
http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews.php has a few fujis etc.
http://www.dcresource.com/
http://www.dcviews.com/

[Ravens Nest]

Thanks josh, i'll give it a look thx