A New Year Brings New Gear...

 I’m so glad 2020 is finally over. It certainly wasn’t much fun.

February has turned into new gear month for me. This month I’ve purchased two, that’s right, two Fuji X100 series cameras. First was the X100F and second was the X100V. They are small mirrorless APS-C cameras with a fixed 23mm f/2 lens.

There is a combined shutter speed/ISO dial on the top and an aperture ring on the lens. They both have film simulation settings that you can customize or you can create your own.

X100F

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X100V

What I really like about these cameras is the feeling that I had when I first started taking photographs 60 years ago. Simplicity. I know, there is nothing simple about a digital camera. But I find I can forget about the complexity and concentrate on the image.

I’m sill figuring out how to best set up these cameras for the style of shooting I want to do and what film simulations I think best fit my aesthetic sense. If it ever warms up I’ll get started.

Here are a few images I’ve taken. Just stuff around the house.

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“Tri-X, f/8, and be there.”