No, I am not giving up shooting
with my Nikons.
Why did I get the Fujifilm X100
T?
I have been interested in the newer
mirrorless cameras from some time.
Then why recouping from my knee replacement, one of my friends went out
with me to do a little street photography—probably my favorite form of
photography. I was armed with my
normal equipment—Nikon D4 with Nikon 28-300mm lens attached. Within a few blocks, I was feeling a
little discomfort because of the weight.
At this point, he handed me his Leica M240 with a 50mm f/2 lens
attached. I immediately had more
bounce in my step. I fought with
the manual focusing the rest of the day, but did enjoy the more relaxed pace of
the shooting with the Leica, and of course, the reduced weight of the
equipment.
Although I thoroughly enjoyed
shooting with the Leica M240, I was not and am not prepared to drop $10,050
(body $7,950 and lens $2,100) to duplicate this experience. I started doing some research and soon
discovered that the Fujifilm X100 (which is a autofocus, fixed lens camera) is
a reasonable substitute for the Leica.
The picture below was taken with
Fujifilm X100 T in downtown Houston.
It is a JPEG image that was shot in black and white. I really liked the crispness and
sharpness of the image. Reminds me
of my film shooting days.
Camera settings: Fujifilm X100 T,
ISO 200, f/2 at 1/1000th of a second.
Post Processing:
Lightroom 5—added contrast
and clarity and cropped image to 4:5 ratio.
