Fuji S100FS: Super Macro mode

A snail enjoying the moisture brought by tropical storm Edward... this little guy is about 1/2 inch from head to toe (!)

Fuji S100FS: Dynamic Range

Seems to me that DR is pretty good with this camera. I didn't do any direct comparison but it might be as good as my DSLR (Pentax K10D).
Image shot in raw, converted with ACR and post processed in Photoshop. Exif embedded in image.
PS: I didn't use the S100FS' extended DR feature, as it's a jpeg thing...
The Galleria - Houston, TX (as usual, click on the image to get a bigger version).

Fuji FinePix S100FS

I got myself a Fuji S100FS. As a long time DSLR guy, who likes to use prime lenses and doesn�t really enjoy electronic viewfinders, I�d never thought I would buy such a camera (a 14x zoom? Come on!). But after reading all the good reviews and feedback from users, I decided to give it a try� To keep it short, I like pretty much everything about this camera: the speed (startup time, AF and write

Pentax K10D� a year later

About this Review

Since I don�t think that the world
needs yet another K10D review or that I can (nor want to) compete with the cohorts
of highly talented and meticulous professional reviewers, I decided to focus on
what makes the K10D unique and innovative and not waste your time going after the
minute details of each and every options.
All my comments
about Image Quality are based on

Stormy Skies

Between Washington and Somerville, Texas. Stormy skies and rain showers but it was a nice day, overall. And I am glad that the Pentax K10D is weatherproof.

DA 10-17mm Fisheye: Another great lens!

I am having a blast with this fun lens. It's way more versatile that I was expecting. Indeed, a fish eye ZOOM makes lots of sense. Yes, it shows some CA and Purple Fringing, but nothing that can't be fixed in post processing.

Pentax K10D with Pentax DA 10-17mm Fish-eye. Raw processed with Adobe ACR.





Very good at close-up too...

Brazos Bend State Park

I took my K10D (with FA 31, FA 77 and DA 21) and D200 (with AF-D 80-200mm f/2.8) to Brazos Bend State Park (TX).

K10D - DA 21mm f/3.2 Limited

K10D - DA 21mm f/3.2 Limited


Nikon D200 - Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D



Nikon D200 - Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D


Nikon D200 - Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D


Nikon D200 - Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D

Cows Limited

K10D with FA 77mm Limited and DA 21mm Limited. There lenses are fantastic!

K10D + jpeg + FA 50mm f/1.4 wide open = ...

I never shoot jpeg, but I was curious to see how "bad" the jpeg mode was with the K10D. (I am being sarcastic, K10D jpeg is great).

To make things worse, I used the FA 50mm f/1.4 wide open.

You tell me ;-)

K10D 1/250 f/1.4 ISO 100 - FA 50mm f/1.4

Full image:


1:1 Crop (center)


1:1 Crop (edge)

K100D at Rocky Mountain National Park

Few pictures from today at Rocky Mountain National Park. The hike starts off at Bear Lake to ends up at Emerald Lake. Very short and easy one.



Elevation is between 9,000 and 10,000 feet and temperature was in the high 40s at Emerald lake. Not extreme at all, but I though it was worth mentioning it.





K100D shows a tremendous amount of details in the shadows. Not so great in the highlights: