Stephen
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Post by Stephen on Mar 23, 2015 16:53:00 GMT -5
From Ebay, a Fuji Fine pix S602 in working order, but also all the equipment, memory cards and a cable release, plus a case, £16 the lot. The accessories are worth more than the camera...... I already have a partly working example, which coud be cannabilised for parts if needed. Some of these earlier Bridge type camera are well specified, but lower pixel counts. It even takes proper screw in cable releases, and a metal chassis. Takes IBM microdrive as well as smart media. It also runs on a mains adaptor for indoor shots, with manual focusing....and has a proper hot shoe to fire external flash correctly. In fact the version coming is the Fuji Fine Pix S602 Pro, which added the release and external flash to the basic model. Stephen. |
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Post by philbirch on Mar 23, 2015 19:33:45 GMT -5
Looks great. Why don't makers do an old fashioned cable release facility any more? It is simple enough to do with digital. They've kept the tripod socket
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Post by SidW on Mar 24, 2015 7:58:26 GMT -5
Phil, tripod sockets are still needed, nothing's changed there. The Canon remote release also simulates the halfway position, that activates camera settings and autofocus without exposing. And many digital cameras also have remote wireless release.
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Post by Stephen on Mar 24, 2015 11:39:55 GMT -5
I have checked over the other one I have, and it works bar lines on the screen, and I think it will be worth converting it to Infra Red by removal of the protective filters over the sensor.
The Fuji Fine Pix 4900z converted easily, and it is basically the same lens assembly to remove, and comes off with about 4 screws to release. The Fuji Super sensor array is very sensitive to infra red light, and even gives good results with just a dark red infra red filter. But removing the internal filter makes it far more sensitive.
The lines on the screen may just be a bad edge connector, or cable, to te screen, I did not take it apart, but now there is a second one, further service can be done.
On the release, I agree they are fitted with electronic connection,s but it forces a further purchase, and even then the cameras in the Olympus Pen range seem to have the feature chosen by lottery or chance, no consistancy. Some have flash, some none, some have flash sockets, some none, some have releases, some none, no reasons given.....!
Although I doubt anybody paid full price the Fuji 602 Pro was nearly £900's worth!!!
Stephen
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Post by philbirch on Mar 24, 2015 18:27:41 GMT -5
...The Canon remote release also simulates the halfway position, that activates camera settings and autofocus without exposing... That could be done with a cable release. I've tried it. |
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Post by Stephen on Mar 26, 2015 14:08:56 GMT -5
The Fuji S602 Pro arrived, all OK, in almost as new condition, apart from a slight mark on the filter ring, yes is got a fliter ring! Mind you.... you have to add an adaptor tube to it to allow the filter to be in front of the lens!
Got to find a full set of four high capacity Ni-mh cells, 3000Mah are best, but I did try it out on the AC adaptor. No Cells or charger with it, which were part of the pro package, but all the other stuff, plus a soft case, are in the original box. The Data lead and a 128meg smartcard are there, although it takes the Compact Flash type as well, via a second slot. Nikon used the Compact flash as well, and I have several large capacity ones spare, as long as the Fuji will work with larger Gigabit sizes. Even includes the instruction book........and a Fuji Cable release......
Despite it's 3 meg sensor, the Fuji Super CCD produces TIFF files of 18 megabit each, which when reduced to Jpeg gives 6meg resolution... Well, that is what is claimed, ceratainly they are not as sharp as real 6meg, but they have very good colour, and sharper than 3 meg.
The truth was that Fuji had an ingeneous idea of a strange octaganol arrangement of the pixels, which gave better colour, but only gave the extra resolution by interpolation of the pattern. Mathmatically it raises the colour resolution by twice, but the B/W resolution is only 1/3 up. The 6meg claim is very optomistic!!
But it failed to work beyound about 6 meg, and it proved cheaper just to buy in sensors that were more conventional for the later models. Larger Super CCD sensors tended to pruduce Moire line patterns in dark areas, not good!
One area they seem very good on is with flowers, the smoother colour works fine. The lens is also very good, after all it was a very expensive camera, and Fuji had the max aperture of F2.8.
The reviews of the time, 2003, all praised the Video operation, the Super CCD worked well.
I will try it out over the coming Easter Weekend as my main camera and see how it goes.
Stephen.
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Post by Stephen on Mar 26, 2015 18:33:43 GMT -5
 It works on close ups, dedicated Macro option.....ASA set high by accident, shot of 9mm track HO scale steam tram, about 2 1/2th inch long. The aperture appears genuine up to F11, but no increase in depth beyond that. Full manual or Auto exposure, with manual focus as well. Until the ni-mh batteries come I will wait on outdoor shots. Stephen. |
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