Any photographers? rate the camera I want to get please.

[slimdog360]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B0007GIXSI/ref=cm_cr_dp_pt/102-6647662-1647320?ie=UTF8&n=502394&s=photo
http://www.fujifilm.com.au/digital/cameras/camera.asp?id=54

Fujifilm s5600
http://www.trustedreviews.com/images/article/inline/2882-1.jpg

Ive been looking at it for about a year now and the price has dropped just enough. I can get it for about $360 Australian and cant really afford much more then that, so for the price it looks very nice.

[Roger Mudd]

Check out DPReview.com (http://www.dpreview.com). More specifically this page (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/read_opinions.asp?prodkey=fuji_finepixs5200z).They have reviews of many cameras and have a very active user forum. I can't speak directly to your choice as I use Canon gear.

[bhalash]

Hmm. I own a Canon 350D (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos350d/) myself, although I did work in an electronics store for seven years and got to play with your Fuji also. I wasn't impressed with it, truth be told - it doesn't compare favourably with a DSLR, which is a step up from this camera.

If you're serious about photography save your pennies for the 400D (http://www.dpreview.com/news/0608/06082416canoneos400drebelxti.asp), but if you're a point and shoot person, go wild.

[graigsmith]

i have a pentax *ist d (a digital SLR). about a 1100 dollar camera when i bought it. love it. The RAW files work great in gimp with the UFraw plugin. so no matter what camera you get, try to use that UFRAW plugin it's great.. but not all cameras have raw files.

[mips]

I can get it for about $360 Australian and cant really afford much more then that, so for the price it looks very nice.

Why do people not READ. The individual has a budget of AUS$360 !!!

So a dSLR is out of the question even though he might like one...

[slimdog360]

Why do people not READ. The individual has a budget of AUS$360 !!!

So a dSLR is out of the question even though he might like one...
indeed. I could probably go as high as $400, but no more, and a dslr would cost around $1000.

[mips]

Since the S602z (which I own) Fuji has not really tickled my fancy much. The F30 point n shoot is something I would buy from fuji if I was in the market for a small camera.

You might want to consider looking at the Olympus C-8080 if you can still find one. My friend has one and i like it a lot, the only possible limitation is the x5 zoom (He got it at a steal on a clearance sale, I even considered getting one.). There is even a Magnum photographer that uses multiple c-8080s in the field, look here- http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/htm/TreePf_MAG.aspx?Stat=Photographers_Portfolio&E=29YL53UIH@2
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-6468-7844

When looking at cameras it is very important to take your needs into consideration. Where is the camera going to be used most, indoors/outdoors, casual pics of friends or sports photography, do you need full manual control (apeture/shutter/iso...) etc. I find most consumer digicams perform badly in low light situations, thats why I would look at the F30 for pics of people & stuff indoors.

Tell us your intended use for the camera, maybe we can help better.

In the mean time go read some reviews over at dpreview, just be carefull when reading user reviews as you get camera brand zealots just like you get linux zealots ;)

Remember it's not all about megapixels. The glass and stuff like noise etc is also important. You can give a crappy camera to a good photographer and he would probably perform miracles with it under the right conditions.

[petersjm]

I use the Fujifilm S5000. I love the zoom and the quality, and the amount of control it gives me over the end result. It's value for money, I'd say. But... if you have the money, you might want to shell out for a Canon PowerShot S3-IS. It's got image-stabalizer which is ace, and the quality of great. Shame about the price-tag, though.

[Magnes]

When I was buying camera Fujifilm s5X00 was very popular and it's user where very pleased by it - but I don't know if it was s5600 or s5500 (the older one was better!).

[Eran]

my 2cents:
Did you go to a store / friend who owns this model and 'play' a little bit with the camera? If you haven't done so - do it before you buy. Sometimes you have to feel it in your hands and use it to see if you like it or not. You may discover that you don't like the menus and it's uncomfortable or so. Here it is mostly subjective, and I wouldn't skip this part.

Furthermore - go to dpreview.com as recommended above (it is the best review site for digital cameras) and check user's comments about this model. Try to see not only the pros, but mainly the cons. What negative aspects does it have? When you operate the camera on the store and take some pictures, try to see if those cons do not disturb you and you still feel it comfortable to use.

[ReiKn]

I bought a used s5600 about a month ago and I've been very pleased with it. No complaints about the image quality and I really like the control it gives you at that price. The only thing I haven't liked so far is that manual focusing is not really handy. Of course with a big zoom some anti-shake system would be nice. On the other hand the s5600 has quite high still usable ISO speeds.

[petersjm]

On the other hand the s5600 has quite high still usable ISO speeds.

What *is* the ISOs of the 5600? On my 5000 I think I have 80, 100, 200 and 800 (can't think off the top of my head...)

I usually stick with 200, but will up it depending on lighting. But such is the marvels of image editing tools these days that you can take a bad shot with a bad camera in bad conditions and still make it look good!