THE GARDENER

[FUJI]

I took that old Fuji s2 Pro Camera out and about this morning.....Sod's Law would see sleet and high winds, so I had to take my waterproof cover...the market wasn't as busy as usual but I did manage to give that Tank of a camera a real good work out, despite the poor light and very cold fingers.

 

This man, was tickled pink when he saw seed potatoes on sale, he is a Gardener and was wondering just who was going to buy them.

 

We chatted for a minute or two, then I explained that I was testing the camera for a friend...he readily agreed to a quick portrait:

 

I am highly delighted with the result which has been processed in my usual way....the only thing I am struggling with is how to control the White Balance...it is tending towards the Blue side out of camera and on the LCD....I just click the AUTO WB in CS3 and it puts it right.

 

I can see where to adjust it on the camera, but haven't mastered it yet............To be honest I will be sad to see the camera go:

 

I can highly reccommend the FUJI S2 Pro for anyone on a tight budget, going on the reslts in this and other recent posts.....A great kit for not much over £160.

 

The old Clunky thing forces the user to really think about what all the buttons and two menus do....a great start up camera for anyone thinking of seriousphotography on a tight budget:

 

 

Best viewed LARGE.....Click on Pic:

 

FUJI

[annie]

that's a fantastic portrait shot....

 

 

how are you gonna hand that camera over fuji....you seem to have bonded with it so well....?

[NannyFerret]

I think Fuji will be on the hunt for one for himself soon. Annie.

 

Brilliant pic as always, Fuji.

[annie]

i thought the very same myself nanny...

[NannyFerret]

i thought the very same myself nanny...

I wonder how long it will take him. 

[FUJI]

You could all hold a collection ;-)

FUJI

[NannyFerret]

You could all hold a collection ;-)

FUJI

   

[FUJI]

My hard working friend has just left with his new/ old camera, he is SO happy......I am so pleased that he was able to collect it tonight because I was getting very attached.

Seriously though, it is a heavy beast....and twice today in town, I was asked if I was Press.....someone else I asked if I could shoot a portrait asked me how much I charged.

I think I will stick to my SONY A55 and my two RAW shooting compacts.

FUJI

[Denis]

Not knowing a lot about cameras, I googled the S2. surprised that Fuji based it on a earlier Nikon body and that it takes Nikkor lenses. Were/are the two companies linked at all?

[FUJI]

Not knowing a lot about cameras, I googled the S2. surprised that Fuji based it on a earlier Nikon body and that it takes Nikkor lenses. Were/are the two companies linked at all?

It seems so, or, there must have been some licensing agreement between them, I did not that it was made in Japan which probably goes towards its potential longevity?

I can also recommend looking at the few YouTube videos, especially the one in which a Pro photographer recommends the Fuji S2 Pro as a start up for potential serious photographers on a tight budget.

I would have liked a bit longer to push it to its limits, and to discover more about it, but ....Hey Ho! ....that's life........perhaps I should trawl eBay for another every so often.

I have been wondering when manufacturing and promoting of the model ceased?

FUJI