An Expensive Upgrade

I was disappointed that the quality of the pictures did not match the increase in price. I started the digital experience with the Fuji s5000 and was hooked. Our family took hundreds of pictures (of which most reside in the computer) and were really impressed with the quality and ease of use. Of course the biggest selling point for us was the 10x optical zoom.

We chose to sell the s5000 and upgrade to the s5100 to experience 4Meg pixels assuming the quality would increase, but it didn't. After 1/2 year, I decided to sell the s5100. Rather than slowly step up (to the s5200) I chose to leap to the s9000. I had to basically start over with the accessories which drove the price even higher, but if the quality was there I felt that it would be worth it.

I was immediately impressed with the brightness in the viewfinder when shooting in low light. There were times I was almost shooting blindly with the s5100. The pictures were great (compared to the s5100) but the indoor night shots still were not as good as I was hoping, especially for the extra money that was spent. The main reason for the upgrade was to improve on the low-lighting pictures and I did not feel I was getting my money's worth. I am sure there are many other features that are great on this camera, but I chose to return it intending to try the s5200.

I have had very good experiences with the Fuji as was going to stay with them, but when I was offered the Nikon D50 with the Tamarack 15 - 200 lens and accessories for the same price as the Fuji s9000 plus accessories I switched.