[sway]

I bought this camera 2 weeks ago. Yes its not a high-end camera, some say its still a point and shoot type, some website say that it is dslr, most review say it's a hybrid type (point and shoot with dslr-like features).

The main reason I've tried this out is because I am a newbie in the world of photography. I don't want to be spending a lot on something to be used just 'for practice' and feel sorry in the end for breaking it or give up because it's too complicated to understand or invest yet in different type of lenses.

Yes, finepix s2000hd has limitations in its P, S, M and C modes but I can say that it is a good camera for starters. Pros would be bored using it and maybe it wouldn't even be in the list of their camera choices. But I'd still recommend it for beginners, it just takes time to 'get the hang' of it, just like any other art- it needs practice and a lot of experimentation. Of course, one should not expect that it would give the same results as top of the line models. You'll get more to it than any other cameras with the same price. Moreso, I love it's design and the fact that it is very handy and light compared to any beginners cam.

So far, I have had mistake shots...sometimes I get a bit frustrated but when I check the EXIF data and figure out what I did wrong, reset my settings and get better pictures, i am happy because i learnt something. I don't intend to be stuck in this camera forever, once I am ready for the REAL dslr, I'd buy one. But for now, I love my s2000hd.

I always believe that camera is just an art instrument, a tool much like a paintbrush. Qualities might be high or low much like the cheap set of oil paint or the most expensive one...But the art of photography lies not on the camera but on the vision and aesthetic skills of the one pressing the shutter button- the photographer, much like the vision and the skills of a painter. I bet Leonardo Da Vinci can still paint his great Monalisa the way it is regardless of what kind of paint he used. It is just a matter of how long it would last, or how much color change it would have against time.


~sway