The Umsteiger camera for veteran photo enthusiasts - first impression

The Umsteiger camera for veteran photo enthusiasts - first impression

FujiFilm FinePix S1500 Digital Camera (10 Megapixel, 12x opt. Zoom, 2.7 '' display, image stabilizer) (Electronics)

Customer Review

Man becomes more comfortable with age. The eyesight diminishes. In order for the refractive error, what went wrong for the manual focus at large focal lengths increases. After 40 years of analogue photography in small and medium format now the transition to a digital camera. First, I've been practicing a simple copy. Then it was considered long, what it should be for a guy. The decision was made on the Fuji FinePix S 1500 to select an attractive price and the possibility not only on the TFT screen, but also on the viewfinder on the subject, justified the decision. I have worked in the early years of my life with the photographer 9x12 plate camera, incl. The sun protection cloth. The sometimes one wishes at the TFT display. But at the Fuji FinePix S 1500, it is very bright and the snow in sunny weather still was a work on. Nevertheless, I work a lot with the viewfinder. The camera is firmly in your hand and also allows longer exposures without camera shake. Very pleasant while the large extent of the zoom function of the lens. Image sections can be selected so perfect. The handling of the camera leaves nothing to be desired.

By contrast, it is essential to study the instructions recommended. As tempting as the automatic exposure or aperture setting is, in large differences in brightness, the image is very headstrong controlled by the automatic system. This is noticeable even in backlight. Whoever consciously desires a particular setting of the light conditions off the automatic, needs to work through the menu to manually make the desired settings. Things worth taking the time and with camera in one hand and to experiment in this manual in the other hand. Then the handles sit in an emergency and the image is quickly in the "box". Very useful here is the opportunity before the final "footprints" on the trigger to look at the future image. This twofold pressure point adjustment is very important. What I'm missing, because you realize the "old" rabbit, is the cable release for long exposures. But you can make do with the self-timer and also gets as vibration-free tripod.

Also quite vibration-free, compared to the video camera, where I once tried me 20 years ago it was the rotated freehand video clip for tracking a missile Sylvester. Now we must make no great demands on the image quality of such movies, the bright colors of bursting rocket overdriven completely the CCD sensor, which is not surprising even when the lighting conditions. Under normal light, however, short scenes can be well documented, even if the lighting conditions are not optimal.

Battery life seemed not too long. But the need for an even longer investigation, also has not yet the use of batteries tested. Also could not yet be sufficiently tested the image quality on photo paper, because in the short testing time was only of local printers. The however, showed a very good image quality and distortion by the optics were not watching. But that does not say so much. The image transmission takes place without problems via USB port. In the further processing could be by means of the program "Gimp 2.6x" a wealth of variations create, as in the darkroom technique is difficult, or almost impossible to achieve. In case of extreme differences in brightness, or editing "underexposed" shooting some "graininess", but in bright areas is reflected in high Vergößerungen still extensive color fidelity. The same motive with the automatic makes the darker contours significantly brighter come to light, but the light areas are greatly outshines. A "grain" is not observed.

Therefore is in any case recommended several photos of the same theme to "shoot" with different settings. It is definitely worthwhile to the automatic, or to renounce the "motive bell".

Now, because this camera was on the Christmas table, at the moment only a first impression can be given again. This camera is recommended every photo enthusiast who wants to hold not only family events in the picture, but will also have his delight in landscape photography. The handiness and weight springs to mind, always take this camera. The old camera backpack with space for camera body, two telephoto lenses and a wide angle lens can now rest in the storeroom.

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