Finepix S7000

I have been using the S7000 for two and a half years and have gotten excellent results with it. Though there is a RAW mode (contrary to what the OP said), I shoot most of my pics in 12mp fine soft jpeg and get excellent prints from them, often with no more post-processing than to crop the pic. Fuji seems to have an excellent jpeg engine in both their digicams and their DSLRs. Since the S7000 is no longer in production I would recommend one of it\'s decendants in the S9xxx line.
Clyde Atkinson

In reply to the questions about tripods and heads.
I am useing a carbon-fiber Monfrotto tripod with the
Acratech ballhead.
The tripod is light enough to carry and the ballhead
holds the scope and camera very nicely. The stiffness
of the tripod is noticeable over other tripods I have used. There is less vibration in the wind.
The smaller weight makes it worth every extra penny
in cost. Have not priced them lately.

I am upgrading my scope and am about to buy a replacement. I was also about to buy another camera but I too would be interested in knowing what eyepiece,tripod & adapter you used, please?

Thanks for posting this thread. I too own a Fuji S7000 but then got into birding and photography but came dismayed when the reviews said the lens would cause too much vignetting. I had the chance to compare scopes recently and loved the Nikon 82ED and had come to the conclusion I needed to replace my Fuji S7000 when digiscoping.
So now I will go ahead and purchase this scope and try this camera/scope combination. Could you please answer the following questions?
Due to the weight what Tripod and head do you use?
What eyepiece for the scope?
What scopetronix adaptor?

I love this camera. I use it with a Nikon 82ED scope and a scopetronix adapter and have been digiscoping for a year with this setup. There is a small amount of vignetting in the corners but a small crop fixes the problem when needed.
The camera accepts a cable release for the shutter and has a quick focus that gives very sharp detail.
As a stand alone camera it has good feel and balance. The macro close-up setting is very accurate and produces striking close-up shots. The pop up flash is one of the best I have used. The camera accepts AA batteries and has a good battery life. It is well constructed and can take a lot of abuse. I dropped mine on concrete off a tripod.
I have owned and used a dozen digital cameras in my work and I think the S7000 compares well with any of them.