Posted by NikkiT2 on May 4, 2006, at 14:09:22
And thankyou Larry for helping me narrow my options down, and give me so many other things to think about. Without you, I'm pretty sure I would have ended up with the wrong camera!
Anyway, I opted for the Fuji Finepix S9500. And its fantastic. Its very different from any camera I've used before, having always been an owner of a compact point and press, but I love the control I am learning already.
I've not been overly impressed with the LCD screen so far. I think I have been spoilt with the screen on myCasio Exilim Z500 which is stunning. I think an anti-reflection cover would help there - and in truth, today has been the first summery, sunny day of the year, and I've not used my Casio in those conditions.
But everything else about it I am loving. The ability to tilt the LCD screen has been susprisingly useful already.
The zoom control is perfect. You twist the barrel for the zoom, so you have great control over the zoom amount, and at the base of the barrell is a manual focus ring. You can have the camera set 100% to auto, but still have that bit of extra focus control which I like.I took it out today for some practice. Its going to take some getting used to, especially the fact that photography is now a two handed deal *L* Its 9megapixel at its maximum, but today I set it to 5megapixels so I could compare picture quality with my Casio. And I am impressed. The pictures are *much* sharper in full resolution, and the colour balance much better also. The zoom is to die for *grins*
Anyway, thought you might like to see the pictures I uploaded from today..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fimbrethil/sets/72057594125456545/
Expect *lots* more photos coming from me *L* I really like sharing them, which is so wierd for me, and I really hope you don't get bored of them *L*
Nikki x
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