Used Fuji S2 body

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I've been offered one for $830.00 in good shape.
Should I take it or is it too outdated now?
-Rich

 

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RichA <none@none.com> writes:

> I've been offered one for $830.00 in good shape.
> Should I take it or is it too outdated now?

I don't know if that's a good price today.

I *do* know that I've had an S2 for 2.5 years now and I'm still very
pleased with it.

Depending on what you do, and what other equipment you have, it may or
may not be the right camera for you to add now; you haven't told us
anything about your needs.
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On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 01:18:42 -0500, David Dyer-Bennet <dd-b@dd-b.net>
wrote:

>RichA <none@none.com> writes:
>
>> I've been offered one for $830.00 in good shape.
>> Should I take it or is it too outdated now?
>
>I don't know if that's a good price today.
>
>I *do* know that I've had an S2 for 2.5 years now and I'm still very
>pleased with it.
>
>Depending on what you do, and what other equipment you have, it may or
>may not be the right camera for you to add now; you haven't told us
>anything about your needs.

Just general photography. I used to own Olympus gear but sold it
when digitals got going. The Fuji means Nikon lenses.
-Rich

 

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Sounds a bit expensive but other than that it's a good camera if you can
live with having to use non-rechargable batteries.

"RichA" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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> I've been offered one for $830.00 in good shape.
> Should I take it or is it too outdated now?
> -Rich

 

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On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 01:18:42 -0500, David Dyer-Bennet <dd-b@dd-b.net>
wrote:

>RichA <none@none.com> writes:
>
>> I've been offered one for $830.00 in good shape.
>> Should I take it or is it too outdated now?
>
>I don't know if that's a good price today.
>
>I *do* know that I've had an S2 for 2.5 years now and I'm still very
>pleased with it.
>
>Depending on what you do, and what other equipment you have, it may or
>may not be the right camera for you to add now; you haven't told us
>anything about your needs.

I figure if they're getting $500 used for a Canon Rebel, then the Fuji
must be worth $800.
-Rich

 

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You can use NiMh AA's for the main batteies, the non rechargeables are for
the flash aren't they?

"Jeroen Wenting" <beefjerky@hornet.beefjerky.demon.nl> wrote in message
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> Sounds a bit expensive but other than that it's a good camera if you can
> live with having to use non-rechargable batteries.
>
> "RichA" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:sloe51d7lkfd1meq7v4rshth3ukghgn6nq@4ax.com...
>> I've been offered one for $830.00 in good shape.
>> Should I take it or is it too outdated now?
>> -Rich
>
>

 

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RichA wrote:

> I've been offered one for $830.00 in good shape.
> Should I take it or is it too outdated now?
> -Rich

The S3 will be at that price in 18 months...

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"Jeroen Wenting" <beefjerky@hornet.beefjerky.demon.nl> writes:

> Sounds a bit expensive but other than that it's a good camera if you can
> live with having to use non-rechargable batteries.

What non-rechargable batteries? I use normal NiMH AAs. In fact, the
battery system *not* using any proprietary battieries was a factor in
my choosing this camera.
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"David Dyer-Bennet" <dd-b@dd-b.net> wrote in message
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> "Jeroen Wenting" <beefjerky@hornet.beefjerky.demon.nl> writes:
>
> > Sounds a bit expensive but other than that it's a good camera if you can
> > live with having to use non-rechargable batteries.
>
> What non-rechargable batteries? I use normal NiMH AAs. In fact, the
> battery system *not* using any proprietary battieries was a factor in
> my choosing this camera.
> --

The S2 requires AAs as well as CR123s. You may be confused with the S3 which
drops the requirement for the latter.

 

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Flash, AF motor, and light meter.
Only the sensor and the electronics related to that directly (CF card
reader/writer, screen) are powered by the AAs.

"Pete D" <no@email.com> wrote in message
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> You can use NiMh AA's for the main batteies, the non rechargeables are for
> the flash aren't they?
>
> "Jeroen Wenting" <beefjerky@hornet.beefjerky.demon.nl> wrote in message
> news:115erjbip8t997f@corp.supernews.com...
> > Sounds a bit expensive but other than that it's a good camera if you can
> > live with having to use non-rechargable batteries.
> >
> > "RichA" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> > news:sloe51d7lkfd1meq7v4rshth3ukghgn6nq@4ax.com...
> >> I've been offered one for $830.00 in good shape.
> >> Should I take it or is it too outdated now?
> >> -Rich
> >
> >
>
>

 

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Jeroen Wenting wrote:
>
> Flash, AF motor, and light meter.
> Only the sensor and the electronics related to that directly (CF card
> reader/writer, screen) are powered by the AAs.

actually, that is not true. i do not know why you think that.
you should get one, and try it.

the only thing that does not work
with the CR123 out is the built in flash.

>
> "Pete D" <no@email.com> wrote in message
> news:vXO5e.5108$5F3.1806@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > You can use NiMh AA's for the main batteies, the non rechargeables are for
> > the flash aren't they?
> >
> > "Jeroen Wenting" <beefjerky@hornet.beefjerky.demon.nl> wrote in message
> > news:115erjbip8t997f@corp.supernews.com...
> > > Sounds a bit expensive but other than that it's a good camera if you can
> > > live with having to use non-rechargable batteries.
> > >
> > > "RichA" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> > > news:sloe51d7lkfd1meq7v4rshth3ukghgn6nq@4ax.com...
> > >> I've been offered one for $830.00 in good shape.
> > >> Should I take it or is it too outdated now?
> > >> -Rich
> > >
> > >
> >
> >

 

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"Jeroen Wenting" <beefjerky@hornet.beefjerky.demon.nl> writes:

> "David Dyer-Bennet" <dd-b@dd-b.net> wrote in message
> news:m2oecn1afp.fsf@gw.dd-b.net...
>> "Jeroen Wenting" <beefjerky@hornet.beefjerky.demon.nl> writes:
>>
>> > Sounds a bit expensive but other than that it's a good camera if you can
>> > live with having to use non-rechargable batteries.
>>
>> What non-rechargable batteries? I use normal NiMH AAs. In fact, the
>> battery system *not* using any proprietary battieries was a factor in
>> my choosing this camera.
>
> The S2 requires AAs as well as CR123s. You may be confused with the S3 which
> drops the requirement for the latter.

I've owned an S2 since the end of 2002. I've never handled, let alone
owned, an S3. So I'm pretty sure I'm not confused.

The S2 does not in fact require the CR123As; it works fine without
them, except for the builtin flash (which is small, weak, and
inflexible; can't tilt up to bounce for example). So I find the flash
no loss.

And you can, if you wish, buy rechargeable CR123As, though I haven't,
and hence haven't actually tried them in my S2. See
<http/www.thomas-distributing.com/delkin-rcr-123a-rechargeable-charger.htm>.
(They're pretty expensive, and I'd need two sets of two and two
chargers to be at all happy; so I just skip the CR123As, or use
ordinary ones if I actually need the built-in flash for anything.)
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"Jeroen Wenting" <beefjerky@hornet.beefjerky.demon.nl> writes:

> Flash, AF motor, and light meter.
> Only the sensor and the electronics related to that directly (CF card
> reader/writer, screen) are powered by the AAs.

The S2 body works fine without the CR123As. I use it that way most of
the time, for thousands of photographs in the last few years. The
only thing you lose is the built-in flash, which I hardly ever use (I
use an SB-80DX quite a lot, though).

> "Pete D" <no@email.com> wrote in message
> news:vXO5e.5108$5F3.1806@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> You can use NiMh AA's for the main batteies, the non rechargeables are for
>> the flash aren't they?
>>
>> "Jeroen Wenting" <beefjerky@hornet.beefjerky.demon.nl> wrote in message
>> news:115erjbip8t997f@corp.supernews.com...
>> > Sounds a bit expensive but other than that it's a good camera if you can
>> > live with having to use non-rechargable batteries.
>> >
>> > "RichA" <none@none.com> wrote in message
>> > news:sloe51d7lkfd1meq7v4rshth3ukghgn6nq@4ax.com...
>> >> I've been offered one for $830.00 in good shape.
>> >> Should I take it or is it too outdated now?
>> >> -Rich
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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