Fuji on the go
My family of cameras has expanded again. This time I’ve invested in a little sibling for my trusty compact system workhorse, the Fuji X-E1.
Little is the crucial world. The Fuji x100T has a fixed 23mm lens and is much lighter than its big brother. My regular camera takes up an entire backpack and doesn’t go with my everywhere.
One evening returning late from work, I got off the tram and was greeted with a stunning sunset pierced with cranes and high rises of urban Manchester. My phone camera is substandard at the best of times and couldn’t cope. I had to leave the sunset to melt away, uncaptured.
I thought it was high time to have a decent camera to slip into my work bag and be ready for those moments. Fuji has greatly pleased me for nearly six years, so I turned to them and settled on an X100T. This was a cheaper option as it’s already been succeeded by the X100F but there’s still new stock to be had.
I expected a lot of familiarity and wasn’t disappointed, but things have moved on from my X-E1 and the menus and functions took some exploration. I also had trouble getting the electronic viewfinder properly calibrated so preview and finished shot matched up.
Teething troubles aside, working with this little one is fairly simple in my preferred manual mode. The aperture control on the lens can be a bit fiddly, as I’m more used to a chunky lens to adjust. The complete absence of zoom capability is at times an issue, but you have to adapt your photography.
But it’s a nifty little operator and the initial results prove that it has Fuji pedigree that I’ve grown to love a great deal, while having a camera close by much of the time is a huge advantage.
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Great choice! I brought a brand new X100T with me on my first trip to Nigeria. Unfortunately it is now in someone else’s hands (involuntarily!) and hence my replacement X100F. Look forward to hearing what you think and better seeing the shots you make. I loved my X100T it took me back to what photography is all about….
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Thanks Andy, I’m glad your Fuji sparked such a revival for you. This new smaller model is more about portability for me. I can just sling it around my neck rather than carry round a sizeable backpack.
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I agree on the portability front, although it turned out that my original X100T turned out to be more portable than I had anticipated ;-)
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Hoodlums :(
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Also, I should have been paying attention. I was in Nigeria not Chiswick…
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Congratulations with the expansion of your beautiful family ;)
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Thank you Koos :) You can never have enough babies in my opinion.
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You’re a real family man!
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Yes. And they don’t often question my authority ;-)
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Great review, Mike. I just got the X-T2 and I am enjoying it. A whole new learning curve compared to my D800..and a lot lighter. :) I am excited about the possibilities.
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Hi Jane, thank you very much! It’s always fun getting grips with a new camera. I didn’t realise you had become a Fujinista, although is this secondary to your Nikon?
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Hi- keeping my Nikon but hope to add some Fuji lenses and go completely over. Quite a learning curve to the new system.
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Ah! A convert in the making, Jane. It must be quite an adjustment, though. It’s not the most important thing in the world, but Fujis are so much more pleasing on the eye and to hold in your hands.
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