The long-anticipated replacement of the FinePix S3 Pro DSLR, the FinePix S5 Pro has expanded its features even further, adding new details.

DigitalCameraInfo.com have a review up on their site of the S5 Pro-

"The Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro depends on its image quality – if it’s not great, the camera doesn’t compete. That makes it difficult to reach a solid conclusion in a first impression because we can only guess about image quality. Our educated guess is that the quality will be strong enough to make the camera competitive, but that’s based on Fujifilm’s history, not on anything we experienced while handling the camera.

That said, it is great that the S5 is based on Nikon’s D200. The S2 and S3 were based on a much less capable, much more consumer-level Nikon film camera. They sorely needed better autofocus and such amenities as 1/3-EV steps on their ISO scale. The S2 had a terrible battery configuration – requiring both AA’s and CR-123’s — and when the S3 replaced that, it felt as though Fujifilm had at least stopped being self-destructive – like the friend who stopped bringing his pet ferret on blind dates. Using the D200 platform, and keeping it so much intact, Fujifilm’s newest S Pro camera has become much more compelling. They’ve done so much so well, that we have to figure that the speed problem just can’t be fixed cheaply enough yet. If it could, Fujifilm would have done it."

Fujifilm S5 Pro digital SLR features
• 12.34 MP Super CCD SR Pro
• 6.17M (R) + 6.17M (S)
• New moiré filter and improved noise suppression
• New metal casing
• Nikon lenses and iTTL flash compatible
• New exclusive Lithium Ion battery
• 2.5-inch LCD with 235.000 pixels
• Viewfinder with 95% coverage
• Viewfinder enlargement of approximately x0.94
• Price: not yet known