I recently had cataract surgery, and now I can see distances without glasses. Do the fuji cameras have a way to compensate for the blurry viewfinder? I was looking through the viewfinder of a Fujifilm 4250 the other day and it appeared to be out of focus. I wear glasses to read and when on the computer. I am interested in purchasing a Fujifilm s4500, but am concerned that it too would be blurry I recently had cataract surgery, and now I can see distances without glasses. Do the fuji cameras have a way to compensate for the blurry viewfinder? I was looking through the viewfinder of a... » Read More I recently had cataract surgery, and now I can see distances without glasses. Do the fuji cameras have a way to compensate for the blurry viewfinder? I was looking through the viewfinder of a Fujifilm 4250 the other day and it appeared to be out of focus. I wear glasses to read and when on the computer. I am interested in purchasing a Fujifilm s4500, but am concerned that it too would be blurry « Show Less
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As an Optometrist I state...... If the Nikon is chosen, you ONLY have a 3" framing view, no Optical Viewfinder. You will hold the camera about 17 inches from your eyes, BIFOCAL distance, the distance portion of your bifocal will NOT be clear. The FUJI will offer the Optical Viewfinder, not nearly as sharp but that is not it's purpose, it is used for FRAMING. Not that many pixels. You would use the top portion of your bifocal, the distance portion to look through the aperture. MMS
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There is a manual focus adjustment on the side next to the view finder. If you don't use it to set viewfinder focus, it's usually blurry. This feature is also identified in your camera's manual. Hope this helps!
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Good news, guys. I called Fujifilm and they're sending me a new lenscap. Turns out the girl I spoke to in the Parts Department had the same camera and knew of the problem firsthand. The camera is awesome, but I'd advise getting rechargeable batteries, because it drinks juice.
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The image should not be blurry. Have you checked to make sure there is nothing on the viewfinder area...there is a red dial that can change the focus but i wouldn't think it would be blurry even if that was off slightly.
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There is no quick answer as it depends on the computer in your camera. I have a Fuji HS20 that captures sharp colorful images until I tried adding attachable lens. The images were soft and the colors dull and muddy. The software in the camera was not able to adjust to an additional lens. I was able to return the set of lens I had ordered so with just a little trouble and some postage my experiment was painless. Make sure of the return policy before you order the lenses. Ciao, Jackie
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Mine did the same thing but pretty much all the way thru the zoom function. I sent it back and ordered the HS50EXR glad I did, zooming is real smooth, focus is faster ect. Well worth the extra cost.
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The focus is manual in still and movie. The zoom and focus are combined. You just turn the dial until you get the zoom and focus you like. It works great. We really love this camera. BTW, we have had multiple Kodak and Sony cameras and we like the Fuji camera the best. Hope this helps with your purchase.
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I don't know. I bought one from a private party and updated the firmware myself. It's pretty easy to do. Some camera dealers sell them without updated firmware and it is suggested you check Fuji's website to check for them. Its a good habit to get into especially with a new camera. I also uploaded firmware updates for my Fujifilm X-Pro Lenses, the firmware corrected the functioning in certain areas. So, if you get a Fujifilm camera be prepared to check periodically for the updates since they are always improving their products. Its a good thing Amazon sent me a email about, it reminded me to check on the Fujifilm website! I don't know. I bought one from a private party and updated the firmware myself. It's pretty easy to do. Some camera dealers sell them without updated firmware and it is suggested you check Fuji's website to check for them. Its a good habit to get into especially with a new camera. I also uploaded firmware updates for my Fujifilm X-Pro Lenses, the firmware corrected the functioning in certain areas. So, if you get a Fujifilm camera be prepared to check periodically for the updates since they are always improving their products. Its a good thing Amazon sent me a email about, it reminded me... » Read More I don't know. I bought one from a private party and updated the firmware myself. It's pretty easy to do. Some camera dealers sell them without updated firmware and it is suggested you check Fuji's website to check for them. Its a good habit to get into especially with a new camera. I also uploaded firmware updates for my Fujifilm X-Pro Lenses, the firmware corrected the functioning in certain areas. So, if you get a Fujifilm camera be prepared to check periodically for the updates since they are always improving their products. Its a good thing Amazon sent me a email about, it reminded me to check on the Fujifilm website! « Show Less
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Dear Stan,I just purchased the S10 as a replacement camera and generally love it. However, the lack of an eyelevel viewfinder is a huge drawback. I spent a week in Mexico at the beach and just couldn't for sure see what I was shooting. The good news is that I shot anyway and got some really awesome action shots of sea birds and ocean wildlife. I've learned to view from the side so I don't see a bright reflection of myself in the LCD. I'm sure it does not help that I need reading glasses (the I generally don have on outside) to see close objects so that blurs the LCD too.
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I have the Fujifilm 23mm and really like it, but it I had just one lens, I would select the 35mm because in the 35mm film format, this would have the same angle of view as a 52.5mm lens. The standard lens for the film cameras was a 50mm to 55mm lens. This provided a more natural perspective to the human eye. Wide angle lens. like the Fuji 23mm, somewhat distort the view making things further away than they actually are. The 35mm will also give you are better head and shoulder shot. When shooting the landscape, the 23mm will give you a broader view, but the details of the Grand Canyon will be lost. Both lenses are optically very good. Both are fast - f1/4, but the 35mm is $300 less! I have the Fujifilm 23mm and really like it, but it I had just one lens, I would select the 35mm because in the 35mm film format, this would have the same angle of view as a 52.5mm lens. The standard lens for the film cameras was a 50mm to 55mm lens. This provided a more natural perspective to the human eye. Wide angle lens. like the Fuji 23mm, somewhat distort the view making things further away than they actually are. The 35mm will also give you are better head and shoulder shot. When shooting the landscape, the 23mm will give you a broader view, but the details of the Grand Canyon will... » Read More I have the Fujifilm 23mm and really like it, but it I had just one lens, I would select the 35mm because in the 35mm film format, this would have the same angle of view as a 52.5mm lens. The standard lens for the film cameras was a 50mm to 55mm lens. This provided a more natural perspective to the human eye. Wide angle lens. like the Fuji 23mm, somewhat distort the view making things further away than they actually are. The 35mm will also give you are better head and shoulder shot. When shooting the landscape, the 23mm will give you a broader view, but the details of the Grand Canyon will be lost. Both lenses are optically very good. Both are fast - f1/4, but the 35mm is $300 less! « Show Less
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When we first got ours we had the same problem with clarity and had searched all through the menu options with the blurry image trying to find it. The plastic part around the lens is what you use to focus the image. The first time it felt like that wouldn't move but if you keep at it gently it will work and then you won't have any problems moving forward. Once you fix the clarity you can read the menu better to adjust the image size. Good luck.
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If your camera supports peak focus as some mirrorless digital cameras offer. This is a manual focus lens and the quality of glass is poor at f/2 thru f/1.4; chromatic aberration. And this could effect peak focus cameras.
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I looked at a ton of options, and at the end of the day I tried the Fuji and have been very happy with it's performance. The only thing that has been a bother is the fact that when you zoom, the speed of the camera is reduced, so when fully zoomed your F-stop if somewhere around 5.6... Other than that, the picture quality, clarity, and performance has been great! And in terms of size, I've carried this all over in my pocket hardly noticing it was there! Defintely a great deal overall! - Hope this helps! - Jeff
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Chromatic Aberration causes blurry pictures. I have been using this lens for over 4 months and I didn't take any blurry pictures. But also I have been using this only for indoor portrait photos since I bought it. So I am not sure what would be the result outside with nature pictures and more complicated backgrounds. Now I am also curious about this problem too. :-/
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I wondered if there were better LCDs out there for outside photos than on my last two cameras (Fujis). Anyway, I am gravitating toward a slightly larger camera with a nice optical zoom. On the high end, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35, and on the low end the Fuji S1500. These cameras tend to have viewfinders, but I need to do a lot more research before I make a final decision.
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I bought this accessory kit a few months ago when I first started off in photography.. I was looking for something inexpensive to go with my kit lenses that would boost what they could capture.. When they arrived, I connected them and found out that they were nothing more than pieces of glass.. There is no magnification or anything.. I'd recommend that you don't buy any of these.. Save your money and buy Nikon lenses.. I just bought a 50mm 1.8G from Best Buy for $199 and it is amazing.. I did tell the seller that they were nothing but glad and they refunded my purchase with no hesitation so I'm assuming they knew they were glass.. Hope this helps.. I bought this accessory kit a few months ago when I first started off in photography.. I was looking for something inexpensive to go with my kit lenses that would boost what they could capture.. When they arrived, I connected them and found out that they were nothing more than pieces of glass.. There is no magnification or anything.. I'd recommend that you don't buy any of these.. Save your money and buy Nikon lenses.. I just bought a 50mm 1.8G from Best Buy for $199 and it is amazing.. I did tell the seller that they were nothing but glad and they refunded my purchase with no hesitation so... » Read More I bought this accessory kit a few months ago when I first started off in photography.. I was looking for something inexpensive to go with my kit lenses that would boost what they could capture.. When they arrived, I connected them and found out that they were nothing more than pieces of glass.. There is no magnification or anything.. I'd recommend that you don't buy any of these.. Save your money and buy Nikon lenses.. I just bought a 50mm 1.8G from Best Buy for $199 and it is amazing.. I did tell the seller that they were nothing but glad and they refunded my purchase with no hesitation so I'm assuming they knew they were glass.. Hope this helps.. « Show Less
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You are definitely not alone in wanting a viewfinder. I am at the age where I need reading glasses and thus, if I am using the camera, I need to have glasses handy so I can see the LCD. This is very frustrating. And I am purchasing a camera with a high optical zoom feature primarily so I can use it outdoors, for nature shots. So having the LCD wash out in the bright light is also going to be frustrating.