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Fuji XT-1 – Initial Thoughts and Impressions | Steve Galloway

I have had a Fuji XT-1 for nearly 3 weeks now, and have to admit to being completely swept off my feet with this camera. I am a gadget lover, but never try to let the work I do be influenced too heavily by what gear i do or do not have. Wanting to work more location lighting , and not being able to afford portables strobe solutions, I learned how to make the most from small flashes i did have with Chinese import soft boxes. Then as skill, experience and finance available rose, upgrades were made. But the Fuji XT-1…well…that has changed my direction as a photographer. Its not so much the results that are having an affect, yes the fuji jpegs are lovely (never been so frustrated at not being able to use lightroom), but its more the form of the camera that revolutionized the way I’m shooting now. First things first though. I use a Nikon D800. Its a bit of a beast. Its heavy after some use, the lenses are heavy, the file sizes are humongous, but its my perfect camera, a great studio camera, high resolution in a well known and loved Nikon format, that pairs effortlessly with all my best glass, with great video function. But as a work camera, it comes out of the bag as and when a job is needing done, not necessarily when I want to take an image. The Fuji XT-1 is light, super light. It weighs nothing in my bag even with the two primes that i have – the 35mm and the 18mm primes.  It fits nicely in the hand to carry around without it being obtrusive. Which means I always have it on me, which in turn means I always have a camera to hand to create images in a RAW format at a really good resolution. So now I’m back to constantly looking for and creating images……

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