fuji f47fd any info?

[duff]

Hi,

As my old nikon has now bitten the dust due to a flooding incident on sunday i am looking for a new camera!

I am aware that the f30/31 has been raved about for a while but cant find any at the moment. Anyone got any opinions on the f47?

also i have wide angle lens from sea and sea which i used with an adapter on the nikon, will they fit on a fuji case?

thanks
duff

[ChristianG]

Originally Posted by duff

Hi,

As my old nikon has now bitten the dust due to a flooding incident on sunday i am looking for a new camera!

I am aware that the f30/31 has been raved about for a while but cant find any at the moment. Anyone got any opinions on the f47?

also i have wide angle lens from sea and sea which i used with an adapter on the nikon, will they fit on a fuji case?

I have no idea about the adaptor problem but the F47 was withdrawn almost as soon as it was announced. Says it all really.

So was the F50 and I don't think much of the F100 either, but I do lurve the F30/31. The good news? They're pretty well due on the used market anytime now for those savvy enough.

[KenByrne]

I think the F47 and F50 are still current in the UK. The F47 is a 9mp version of the 8mp F40 made exclusively for Currys there's also an F45 which is a blue case version made for Argos. reviews I've found rate the f40 as better than the F47 or F50 because it's got less mp and cramming more onto the same size sensor degrades the quality. I think the F30 was probably better than the F40 for the same reason. I've just bought an F40 from Amazon for £95 for surface only use. So far it appears fine to me but not really had a chance to fully test it out yet.

[David P]

I'd agree with Ken. I bought an F45 for work at a cracking price and love it (it has the same sort of "bring the results home no matter what" character that distinguishes the F30/F31. Similar performance (though not scientifically) to my F30. I've seen reviews that suggest (as you'd expect) that the F30 low light performance is better. But I'd be happy with an F40/45. The F47 is likely to be a small backwards step

[Helen]

Originally Posted by duff

Hi,

As my old nikon has now bitten the dust due to a flooding incident on sunday i am looking for a new camera!

I am aware that the f30/31 has been raved about for a while but cant find any at the moment. Anyone got any opinions on the f47?

also i have wide angle lens from sea and sea which i used with an adapter on the nikon, will they fit on a fuji case?

thanks
duff

What happened to your spare nikon Ross? I've had a quick google search and I cant find a sea and sea conversion mount that fits the fuji housing, but it looks like the lenses are bayonet mount which is what the inon lenses are, so maybe they will fit the fuji inon conversion mount?? Ive got the conversion mount for the F30 housing so you could try the lenses on it if you want before you buy anything.

I've found a couple of places that look like they still have the F31 in stock. There was a few F30's on ebay yesterday but no housings.

Fuji F31 Camera & Underwater Scuba Housing From Sub-Mission Scuba (Stoke-On-Trent)

Fuji Underwater Cameras, Fujifilm, F 31, F 50, Camera Housings, SS-120n Digital Strobe Kit, Pembrokeshire, West Wales, UK

Underwater Camera Package - Fuji F31

See you soon
Helen

[duff]

hi Helen,
yeah still got the spare but thinking it is a sign and should get a new one....well i want a new one anyway so this was a good excuse!
yeah would be great if i could try that mount with my lenses. you about thursday at the pub?

i also have found those same cameras which was why im thinking of taking the plunge with the f31 or f40.

ross

[Cussy]

Originally Posted by duff

yeah still got the spare but thinking it is a sign and should get a new one....well i want a new one anyway so this was a good excuse!

If I was you I'd weigh up the pros and cons. What will buying an f31/40 give you that the Nikon can't do. If the answer is "not a lot" then the funds would be better off spent on something else, a strobe for instance. I'd say buy something that allows you to take "different" photos, not just upgrade because everyone else seems to have a little Fuji.

We all suffer from gear lust, some more than others, and I personally have made a lot of mistakes buying kit that in all honesty wasn't needed.
Rob

PS if you've lost faith in your housing then thats a different story

[KenByrne]

I've read somewhere that the F30/31 have manual control. The F40 is auto only. It has a manual setting but that just allows you set things like the ISO not the shutter or apperture. Doesn't bother me for what I want it for but I think I'd want the control underwater.