I have used quite a few different cameras in my time, but it wasn't until I made the change from a Canon 5D MKII to a humble Fuji X100 Limited Edition model that I realised that the fun aspect of taking pictures had been missing in my photography up until then. I had heard so many photographers say pretty much the same thing after using the X100, but I never thought for one minute it would affect me in quite the same way. But it did I'm pleased to say! That little camera felt so comfortable in my hands that I soon forgot about the heavy Canon camera with superb but heavy L series lenses that were now past history.
So there was I, after many a sleepless night trying to justify the letting go of my quality Canon Full Frame - 5 years spent with the 5D Classic and two years with the MKII. Trembling at the thought of parting with such a large and hard earned kit I needed to pluck up the courage from somewhere. But I did, and finally I made the decision and sold the Full Frame kit and purchased the Fuji X100 LE. I am not a novice, but I never realised that it would take me a good few months, and the ditching of all my previous bad photographic habits, to finally get the best from that tiny little beast of a camera. It demanded a lot from me, that I knew the camera thoroughly from tip to toe before it would give up to me all that I wanted from it. But once I had established a good working relationship with it, it never let me down, not even once. This was no point-and-shoot camera mind you! My Canon cameras were so forgiving it was like I never had to think beyond the initial settings, everything worked instantly without question and I could hit the target first time round. But my Fuji camera never let me forget that I had to do all the thinking before it would come up with the goodies.
My genre is now 'Street Photography" and that's why I use Fuji. Fuji gives the enthusiast and the pro the kind of cameras they need to do the job with. And they do it at an affordable price. I have since purchased the XPro1 which I now love as much as any camera I have owned. It's not perfect, but neither am I. Fuji cameras do slow me down and make me think just that little bit more about what I am doing. And that can only be a good thing for me. So it's onwards and upwards from now on I suppose!
So there was I, after many a sleepless night trying to justify the letting go of my quality Canon Full Frame - 5 years spent with the 5D Classic and two years with the MKII. Trembling at the thought of parting with such a large and hard earned kit I needed to pluck up the courage from somewhere. But I did, and finally I made the decision and sold the Full Frame kit and purchased the Fuji X100 LE. I am not a novice, but I never realised that it would take me a good few months, and the ditching of all my previous bad photographic habits, to finally get the best from that tiny little beast of a camera. It demanded a lot from me, that I knew the camera thoroughly from tip to toe before it would give up to me all that I wanted from it. But once I had established a good working relationship with it, it never let me down, not even once. This was no point-and-shoot camera mind you! My Canon cameras were so forgiving it was like I never had to think beyond the initial settings, everything worked instantly without question and I could hit the target first time round. But my Fuji camera never let me forget that I had to do all the thinking before it would come up with the goodies.
My genre is now 'Street Photography" and that's why I use Fuji. Fuji gives the enthusiast and the pro the kind of cameras they need to do the job with. And they do it at an affordable price. I have since purchased the XPro1 which I now love as much as any camera I have owned. It's not perfect, but neither am I. Fuji cameras do slow me down and make me think just that little bit more about what I am doing. And that can only be a good thing for me. So it's onwards and upwards from now on I suppose!