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07-12-2005, 04:43 PM
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| | | Fuji finepix f11 for art museum photography
Hi all,
This neat little camera is allowed in places where flash photography isn't. Anybody can give me info on best place to buy it?
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07-12-2005, 04:58 PM
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| | why is this camera allowed "where flash photography isn't"??
why is it so special?
most cameras have a manual override of flash, but from my experience no one seems to know how to use it (eg signs say "no flash", but hey, there's flashes all round... then they put up signs saying "no photography" instead, cos most people obviously cant do the "no flash" thing...  ) | |
07-12-2005, 05:32 PM
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| | | How about ISO upto 1200? In a pocketable digital! | |
07-12-2005, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by angeleyes How about ISO upto 1200? In a pocketable digital! | And a sensor which is probably about 6 x 4mm - adding more noise to the already noisey ISO1200
Edit: Back to topic, have you looked at Fortress? for a ball park price figure? There's a few camera shops in the Wan Chai Computer Centre.
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07-12-2005, 05:58 PM
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| | Actually they've used the sensor from the s602/3 capable of 12 megapixel and enabled it for 7 mp. You should read www.dpreview.com for the rave reviews. Best Camera Award from EISA for 2004 (prev model:F10) | |
07-12-2005, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by angeleyes Actually they've used the sensor from the s602/3 capable of 12 megapixel and enabled it for 7 mp. You should read www.dpreview.com for the rave reviews. Best Camera Award from EISA for 2004 (prev model:F10) | that's not the point. the physical size of the sensor means that any image in low light is going to be noisy. even DSLR would require a tripod and long exposure set at 400iso to get better than ok pics in museums etc.
but yeah, try fortress, SSP etc
oh, and if u really expect to get great pics in a museum without a tripod using a compact digital and no flash... me thinks you have rose coloured glasses on your angel eyes, he he he
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07-12-2005, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by angeleyes Actually they've used the sensor from the s602/3 capable of 12 megapixel and enabled it for 7 mp. You should read www.dpreview.com for the rave reviews. Best Camera Award from EISA for 2004 (prev model:F10) | Looking at dpreview, the s602/3 is only a 3.1 megapixel camera, and the sensor is only 3.3 megapixel. I don't know where you got 12MP from...
Yes, the sensor is the same - 1/1.7" which translates to: 7.6 x 5.7mm | |
07-12-2005, 06:25 PM
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The FinePix F10 ($399) is a bit of a departure for Fuji. While it uses the SuperCCD HR sensor like many other Fuji cameras of late, it does different things with the extra data collected by the sensor. Where previous cameras using this sensor would use the SuperCCD sensor to create high resolution (12MP) images, the FinePix F10 uses it for low noise high ISO shooting. In other words, the camera can shoot at 6.3 Megapixels at ISO 1600 -- something no other point-and-shoot camera can do. Gone is the option to shoot at 12MP, though I won't miss it personally since the image quality just wasn't there. http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/fu...ix_f10-review/
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07-12-2005, 06:44 PM
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| | | ahhh yes... but what is the exposure time? too long to hold by hand, i can bet you. almost any camera can get ok shots in low light if u can keep it steady, but most compact digitals even manage to blur flash photography shots atleast 20% of the time.
then you have the horrible effect of barrel distortion from the miniscule lens, and then the out of focus periphery of the image. really, if u want ok museum shots, u need atleast an SLR, pref medium format! even with SLR and consumer lenses, the barrel distortion and loss of peripheral detail is quite noticeable...
but this is straying from your original question, just a whisker... | |
07-12-2005, 06:57 PM
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| | | Yeah, and I'd need a shift lens for the really big paintings!
Geez, here's another scenario where this babe will do good:
No flash from eyeglasses or wine glasses when you are trying to get that important wedding toast!
Glad I stoked up some interest. Maybe I'll get some feedback about actual prices before I land in HK, January-ish. But I understand that prices can get better with a larger comparison (read: check prices till you go dizzy, from mall-crawling) | | Tools | Search | | | | | Rate This Thread | | | All times are GMT +8. The time now is 10:14 AM. | |
