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With its sturdier body, better digital integration and improved imaging technology, the FinePix S5 Pro is a much more promising upgrade than its predecessor. It represents a particularly good choice for wedding and portrait photographers (including school photographers), who can take advantage of the dynamic range extensions, film simulation modes and face recognition inclusions. Other photographers may also find some of these features advantageous. ..."

... the Fujifilm S5 Pro is well suited to both portraiture and landscapes - with good dynamic range and exposure latitude - and those two subjects are the most common reasons for anyone picking up a camera, never mind a DSLR, it's got to be worthy of consideration by the serious amateur. Those switching over from a Nikon film SLR would be the most obvious candidates. Something stopped me from giving the Fujifilm S5 Pro the full five stars - always leave 'em wanting more I say - but it comes as close as any DSLR I've tested. ..."

The S5 Pro does an outstanding job of keeping noise under control. Our test images were nearly noise-free all the way out to ISO 400. Even at ISO 800, we saw only the tiniest traces of noise on our monitors when viewed at 100 percent; it didn't show up in prints at all. Noise crept up a little at ISO 1,600 but was still very well tamed and didn't adversely affect prints. ..."

Overall we find the Fuji S5 a very exciting camera. The highlight extension paired with excellent noise characteristics raise the bar for image quality and shows that not only Megapixels matter. ..."

The Fujifilm S5 Pro continues in its predecessors' tradition of providing superior dynamic range and tonal quality for specialist portrait and wedding photographers, who will be delighted with its outstanding capabilities in these areas, as well as its superb handling, build quality and performance. It's not really an ideal camera for the general consumer though, so if you're looking for a similarly-priced general-purpose DSLR you'd be better off buying the Nikon D200 instead."

There are things about this camera that drive me mad. OK, it's the menus and especially the zoom on review system. However, I absolutely love the results I get with it and the learning curve isn't too steep. ..."

The Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro’s image quality makes it a viable choice for pros and other quality-conscious photographers. Dynamic range, noise and color are all excellent. The S5's mechanicals - a Nikon D200 body, with Nikon autofocus, metering and flash – are also big assets. The drawbacks of the S2 and S3 bodies are gone. ..."

Well, there's no doubt in my mind that this is the top of the heap for wedding shooters, but it only accepts Nikon mount lenses. Sorry Canon fans. If you're currently shooting a D100, D70, D1x, S3 or S2 and are looking to move up - please do. You will be very happy. But what if you're shooting a Canon 5D? Would it really be worth it to sell off all your Canon glass for this new camera? Nope, probably not."

With its sturdier body, better digital integration The Fuji S5, like the Fuji S3 before it, has a magic trick. It has two different sets of sensors capturing the same image. Big ones that capture the basic scene, and little, point-and-shoot-sized ones that capture the highlight detail. This gives it much better dynamic range than any other camera line on the market, which is particularly valuable for people who have to get a wide range of tones in one shot — like, say, an industry that specializes in shooting a woman in a white dress standing next to a man in a black tuxedo. ..."