I am hoping that the collective knowledge and or experience of the members here on talk photography may be able to enlighten me 
I currently own a Fuji S5 pro, a great camera and does many things well, very well indeed but is also somewhat frustrating at times. Times like when I am attempting to get a decent pic of the dogs, kids or anything fast moving.
It is however great at skin tones, landscapes and slower moving obejects, infact very very good.
My question is, do I sell the Fuji and move over to a Nikon D300?? will the D300 still deliver stunning landscapes, people portraits etc whilst scratching that "speed" bug that suddenly seems to have crept up on me??
I know that one of my major personal issues is that I can achieve sharper images with higher ISO settings BUT the lack of detail is a real bone of contention for me
no doubt a key reason for this is the fact that fuji position the S5 as a 12 million pixel camera when it actually is a 6MP camera that delivers results that are usually very good but sometimes lacking in detail.
To summarise:
1. Will I notice a huge difference between 6MP & 12MP? (I used to own a Canon 400d which was 10MP and it did seem sharper than the Fuji)
2. Is the Nikon D300 a good "all round" camera in terms of low light, speed, focusing, landscapes etc
3. what am I missing - is this a stupid question and I should have taken the leap ages ago?
4. Do the benefits that the D300 is capable of delivering out perform the Fujis trump cards of skin tones and dynamic range??
It has taken me a while to get to the point where I am questioning whether the Fuji is right for me mainly due to the fact that I am wanting to capture a little more action in my shots. The Fuji can do this but it is often due to good luck than judgement
As an example it can capture images like this:
but it's poor FPS means you are taking 3 or 4 sets of the same type of "moment" in order to capture that mid-air shot
another example:
Took me blooming ages to get this and even then it was only OK and once you start cropping it you end up with a soft image due to the pixel count......
So is it the camera or would some more expensive / faster glass be a better option??
Apologies for my ramblings but any input would be greatly appreciated
Cheers
Paul
I currently own a Fuji S5 pro, a great camera and does many things well, very well indeed but is also somewhat frustrating at times. Times like when I am attempting to get a decent pic of the dogs, kids or anything fast moving.
It is however great at skin tones, landscapes and slower moving obejects, infact very very good.
My question is, do I sell the Fuji and move over to a Nikon D300?? will the D300 still deliver stunning landscapes, people portraits etc whilst scratching that "speed" bug that suddenly seems to have crept up on me??
I know that one of my major personal issues is that I can achieve sharper images with higher ISO settings BUT the lack of detail is a real bone of contention for me
no doubt a key reason for this is the fact that fuji position the S5 as a 12 million pixel camera when it actually is a 6MP camera that delivers results that are usually very good but sometimes lacking in detail.To summarise:
1. Will I notice a huge difference between 6MP & 12MP? (I used to own a Canon 400d which was 10MP and it did seem sharper than the Fuji)
2. Is the Nikon D300 a good "all round" camera in terms of low light, speed, focusing, landscapes etc
3. what am I missing - is this a stupid question and I should have taken the leap ages ago?
4. Do the benefits that the D300 is capable of delivering out perform the Fujis trump cards of skin tones and dynamic range??
It has taken me a while to get to the point where I am questioning whether the Fuji is right for me mainly due to the fact that I am wanting to capture a little more action in my shots. The Fuji can do this but it is often due to good luck than judgement
As an example it can capture images like this:
but it's poor FPS means you are taking 3 or 4 sets of the same type of "moment" in order to capture that mid-air shot
another example:
Took me blooming ages to get this and even then it was only OK and once you start cropping it you end up with a soft image due to the pixel count......
So is it the camera or would some more expensive / faster glass be a better option??
Apologies for my ramblings but any input would be greatly appreciated
Cheers
Paul
