December 7, 2006 – The Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro DSLR will go on sale nationwide in February 2007 for a retail price of $1999, Fujifilm U.S.A. Inc. announced today. With development of the S5 announced at Photokina two months ago,
Fuji only today released pricing, availability, and an updated spec sheet.
The S5 Pro is the successor to the S3 Pro which is geared toward portrait, studio, and wedding photographers. The 6.1-megapixel (12.34 double pixel) DSLR is equipped with its Super CCD SR Pro Sensor along with
Fuji ’s new RP Processor Pro. Ideal for portraiture, the FinePix S5 Pro touts
Fuji ’s face detection system that zooms in on up to 10 faces to check for focus and sharpness.
The new Fuji S5 Pro comes engineered with a sturdy metal alloy body, built off the Nikon D200 chasse. New details include weatherproof seals on its updated design and a “robust shutter mechanism” that can withstand over 100,000 shutter cycles, according to the Fuji press release today. The S5 Pro also comes with an expanded sensitivity range of up to ISO 3200, surpassing its predecessor with a maximum of 1600 ISO on the S3.
More details on the S5 Pro can be found at http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/Fujifilm-Announces-S5-Pro-.htm.
