I see what you mean.
One wonders how many people like me have bought the Fuji/Sony etc. digicams
because there's no real DSLR around the £300 mark. You can get a real [entry
level] DSLR for around £400. Maybe that's the motive behind the new D40?
Allan
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>From: ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: Fuji S9500 and Canon 300D Digital Cameras
>Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:33:14 -0500
>
>
>Well, you might want to read Simon's conclusions before considering
>the S9500 a replacement for the 300D:
>
>http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilms9000/page15.asp
>
>ScottGee1
>
>On 11/21/06, Allan Mee <bigalsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> > I actually went into the camera shop today and compared the 'looks' of
>an
> > actual Fuji S9500 Digital camera wth a Nikon D50 and Canon 400D (by
>looking
> > at them in their glass cases). The Fuji S9500 is just a tad smaller
>(maybe a
> > cm or so) than a D50 and would certainly 'look' the job on top of a
>tripod.
> > It's my friend's S3100/3500 that's sooo diminutive that it would be a
>joke
> > to try to use. The Fuji S9500 has a hotshoe for external flash too - and
>I
> > can afford it cash!
> > I rang the shop where I'm getting the Canon from (to see if I could go
>and
> > collect it) - they say it will take up to a week to arrive and that they
> > will ring me when it arrives???
> > If they mess me about I'll just go out and buy a Fuji S9500 from Curry's
>- I
> > felt like just buying one today and getting it all over with. As far as
>I
> > can see, the only 'fault' with the Fuji S9500 is that it has a fixed
>lens.
> > But the 28-300mm (compared with Canon's 28-80mm) plus 3 more megapixels
>does
> > make it a very tempting proposition. In addition, the Fuji S9500 can
>make
> > short movies at up to 30 FPS at VGA resolutions (NOT that I'm looking to
> > make any movies - but it could be useful to have a few secs of movie
> > sometimes, to accompany the shots of/at a wedding, say). I didn't
>actually
> > play with the camera because I might have said 'blow the Canon' and just
> > bought it. I suspect the camera shop I'm getting my Canon from
>(hopefully)
> > will have both cameras and I'll be able to have a play with, and good
>chat
> > about, both. The Fuji S9500 really is a handsome beast of a digicam and
>I'm
> > sure that only knowledgeable 'photographers' would know its a not a full
> > DSLR. It would quickly pay for itself (I hope) doing portraiture -
>although
> > the thought of maybe one day accidently scratching the lens or dropping
>the
> > thing worries me. I thik if Fuji gave it a bayonet mount with
> > interchangable lenses (and kept it at more or less its current price)
>they
> > really would have a entry level DSLR to challenge Nikon and Canon for
>entry
> > level digital photographers. I can't see Fuji rushing to do that and
>maybe
> > risking losing out their S-series pro DSLRs to it though.
> > Allan
>
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