FUJIFILM FinePix S2 Pro Digital Camera

Having been more than happy with the results from the Fuji S1 Pro, it was a natural progression when considering upgrade to go for an S2 Pro. The main improvements include bigger file sizes and the ability to shoot RAW format (important for my photo library submissions) and the improved ISO range over the S1 (which had a lowest setting of 320ISO versus the S2's 100 ISO). The S2 Pro control layout is very similar to the S1 with some small improvements, so came very naturally. My particular example shipped with software that only included RAW LE - I would recommend getting hold of the more powerful HyperUtility software if possible. The only slight "niggle" that I have with my example is that the onboard flash seems to only sync at 1/60th rather than the 1/125th I was hoping for. Whilst not a big deal for my shooting style it does make me wonder if the Nikon D100 might have been a better buy (flash sync is 1/180th on this). Another aspect is the battery power - you need BOTH AA's and CR123A's to power up the S2, but at least these are relatively easy to get hold of. Although early days the overall impression is a camera of good build quality that delivers the improved performance I was hoping for.