Lili
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I know I have posted one of these images before so I beg your indulgence;
Pentax K100d with 50mm f1.4 FA lens
Fujifilm Finepx S6000fd 28-300mm efl zoom
I took these images almost exactly 2 months apart and tried to match the lighting and angle.
Using both cameras here taught me some interesting lessons.
1-The Optical finder of the Pentax is much brighter and easier to compose with in birght daylight.
2-The Electronic Eye Level finder of the Fuji shows 100% of the recorded image; accurate in framing. The Pentax only like 95%, not much in numbers but huge in trying to be precise, almost enough to make up for item 1
3-The difference in sensors and jpeg engines is just as much as it was with film. I FAR prefer Fuji's handling of greens.
4-The Pentax, having a much bigger sensor, has more dynamic range. But not as much as I had expected. This is no slam on the K100d, rather it is praise for Fuji's Super HR CCD
5-Despite the excellence of the Pentax Prime, the Fuji's zoom lens is VERY close is performance.
Both cameras do very very well IMHO.
For the cash outlay, $299 for the Fuji, lens and all, versus roughly $400 for the K100D body and some $200 more for the lens; the Fuji gives simply awesome results for the money in this type of shooting.
Pentax K100d with 50mm f1.4 FA lens
Fujifilm Finepx S6000fd 28-300mm efl zoom
I took these images almost exactly 2 months apart and tried to match the lighting and angle.
Using both cameras here taught me some interesting lessons.
1-The Optical finder of the Pentax is much brighter and easier to compose with in birght daylight.
2-The Electronic Eye Level finder of the Fuji shows 100% of the recorded image; accurate in framing. The Pentax only like 95%, not much in numbers but huge in trying to be precise, almost enough to make up for item 1
3-The difference in sensors and jpeg engines is just as much as it was with film. I FAR prefer Fuji's handling of greens.
4-The Pentax, having a much bigger sensor, has more dynamic range. But not as much as I had expected. This is no slam on the K100d, rather it is praise for Fuji's Super HR CCD
5-Despite the excellence of the Pentax Prime, the Fuji's zoom lens is VERY close is performance.
Both cameras do very very well IMHO.
For the cash outlay, $299 for the Fuji, lens and all, versus roughly $400 for the K100D body and some $200 more for the lens; the Fuji gives simply awesome results for the money in this type of shooting.