Hey all, first question from a newbie.
I had a Fufi Finepix 2800Z which I recently handed down through the family. This was a great little all purpose camera but did not have enough manual ability and was not upgradeable.
I wanted an all rounder camera, so an auto program was a neccessity. As is the ability to add different lens options for the specialised photography I want to experiment with.
I have now upgraded to a Fuji Finepix S5000.
My problem is this. I have a dreadful hand shake. Hey, I was born with it, it runs in the family. But, it doesn't help my photography at all.
The 2800Z didn't have a problem with it, as I wasn't doing anything specialised and the odd point and shoot pic was fine, the camera could handle that. However, this S5000 is really finding me a problem. The auto focus bounces back and forth and I get an AF failure on at least every 2nd shot. This is predominately indoors, without flash, well lit and with the tripod also. Every pic I take using zoom is a waste of time. Outdoors shooting doesn't appear to be a problem.
One of the biggest issues I have with it is the viewfinder. Shots viewed through the viewfinder appear to be crisp, yet when downloaded to my PC, are clearly out of focus.
Using the 'manual focus' (with the wide/zoom control) on the S5000 just doesn't work for me, all I get is blur and I have to spend a lot of time bouncing back and forth for the manual focus to get things right.
I am wondering if I can overcome this problem by upgrading to the manual focus S7000, or am I just not getting something right? I have sat night after night playing with settings and the only crisp clear shots I can get are at auto settings with faster shutter speeds in outdoor light or by using the action photo preset and crossing my fingers.
I don't mind shelling out the extra dollars for the S7000 with ring controlled manual focus if this will help me overcome the shakes and auto focus problem.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Wrasse