Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://www.dpreview.com/news/0612/06120701fujis5pro.asp Found the updated link with amended data. 1.5fps / 3 fps Still not enough... :-( ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff S. Matsler" <jeffmatsler@amaonline.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT IR SLR options > Hey Mark, > > Has the S5 finally been released. I notice that review still has a > release date of "early 2007" and some of the details remain listed as > "unknown". > > I had an S2 - my first DSLR. An awesome camera with the one flaw of being > way to slow for sports photography - which is what I was using it for. > :-( Traded it in for a D1H and then a D2H. Those had awesome speed, but > the pictures were crisper from the Fuji. > > I've been waiting for the S5 specs to come out - and / or the camera > itself hit the market. It's the one camera that might convince me to buy > another Nikon DSLR. > > Jeff M > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 11:22 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT IR SLR options > > >> >> >> >> On 5/4/07 11:41 AM, "Jeff S. Matsler" <jeffmatsler@amaonline.com> typed: >> >>> If you REALLY need IR, check out the Fuji S3IR - or whatever they're >>> calling >>> it today. It's designed for crime investigators, but is sold >>> commercially. >>> It's a Nikon mount though. >>> >>> Jeff M >>> >> >> >> Here it is the Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro UVIR >> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0608/06080904fujifilms3prouvir.asp >> >> You can shoot UV IR and >> Lick the platter clean >> >> Wednesday, 9 August 2006 12:50 GMT >> >> Problem is >> We're at the S5 now. >> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06092502fujifilms5pro.asp >> >> >> A far supperior camera and mounted on a D200 nikon body one of the finist >> I've handled. I don't think a few of us are calling it our Leica D200 >> totally just in jest. >> >> >> But I'm less frustrated when I see there never was any S4. No more. >> Forever. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Mark Rabiner >> 8A/109s >> New York, NY >> >> markrabiner.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >