Fujifilm F200EXR (1 Viewer)

[Jason Bugay Reyes]

Hio all,

Has anyone tested this camera for digiscoping ?

Any comments ? I'm thinking of buying this camera and my old Fujifilm F31D would be a backup camera

Thanks !

 

[RJM]

I haven't had the chance to see a working display yet, but the Japanese early-adopter user reviews seem positive about its low light performance with ISO800 shots pretty clean. Actually been so pleased with the Canon SX1 super zoom recently purchased that I lost "motivation" to get to a shop and seriously evaluate the Fuji for digiscoping.

Rick

 

[Neil]

It looks like it has the same lens as the F100 which I have (28 - 140 ). Not easy to digiscope with and it needs a lot of Eye Relief. I have had some success with the Scoperonix Maxview 40 and the Kowa 25x LER eyepieces. The F100 is an excellent carry- around camera and takes very good images. The exposure is so good that when I run them through Auto Levels in CS2 it needs no adjustment. This is the only camera I have that will achieve this. Neil.

 

[iporali]

Has anyone tested this camera for digiscoping ?

If this EXR sensor technology ever appears in a camera with less than 4x zoom, it is going to be a superior digiscoping camera. The new colour filter layout and the "pixel binning" mode are IMO the best achievements in compact digicams for many years (and I am not the only one: http://www.tipa.com/english/award-details.php?iId=337&sAward=Best+Imaging+Innovation).

Best regards,

Ilkka :t:

 

[RJM]

I really wanted to like the 200EXR but from my hands on testing, the Dynamic Range mode works best while the Low Light/High ISO is not as good as Ricoh CX1's image stacking approach while still maintaining full resolution. If I were looking for new ALL AROUND pocket digicam, I think the CX1 would be it. The screen is brilliant and photos look really nice. Nice lens with fast, smooth zooming. Great menus and easy to use.

Unfortunately, both have lens that are not good for digiscoping so I am hoping the Panasonic FX150 I just ordered will be a nice companion for the Kowa. I have been wanting to try a Panasonic Leica lens for some time and this looks like a good deal at $210. Buttons are a little small but the camera's feature set is perfect. Downside is I will have to use the goofy Silkypix RAW converter.

cheers,
Rick

 

[Timedrifter]

Downside is I will have to use the goofy Silkypix RAW converter.

Err, why? You can use Adobe.

Max

 

[RJM]

Don't have "Adobe". Not buying it either.

Rick