Big Images and Small Cameras in the City | Mark Schueler

I’m not sure I need too many reminders about why I have enjoyed the switch to a Fuji sys­tem so much. I have out­lined many of the rea­sons in pre­vi­ous posts, and now I find myself in Brook­lyn to shoot Read more …

More Thoughts on the Fuji X-E1 | Mark Schueler

A lit­tle while ago, I spent some qual­ity time com­par­ing the Fuji X-E1 to the newer X-E2. I tried to give an hon­est appraisal of both cam­eras, point­ing out where the X-E2 had leapt for­ward, and where it still fell short. In that com­par­i­son, I praised the X-E1 for its excel­lent value, i…

Broken Record, Needle Stuck | Mark Schueler

In my last blog post, I went back through some ~2 megapixel pho­tos from my hon­ey­moon in 2004. Since then, I have con­tin­ued to mine older pho­tographs from my hard drive, and they have con­tin­ued to make me think about the rela­tion­ships between our equip­ment and our cre­ativ­ity. It is a …

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Fujinon 56 f/1.2 First Impressions: Bokeh with a Side of Bokeh! |
Mark Schueler

After a two-month long post-pre-order wait, I finally have my Fuji­non XF 56mm f/1.2 R… I have barely had time to shoot with it, and am look­ing for­ward to a head­shot ses­sion tomor­row morn­ing and then a wed­ding next week Read more …

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Heavy Cream: In Search of Bokeh with the
Fujinon XF 18-55 f/2.8-4 OIS | Mark Schueler

Some­where along the line, I decided that the ideal every­day Fuji kit for me was either the X-E1 or X-E2, the Fuji­non 18mm f/2 XF R, the Fuji­non 35mm f/1.4 XF R, and the Fuji­non XF 18–55 f/2.8–4 R LM Read more …

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Of Fog and Sun | Mark Schueler

It doesn’t happen often, but every once in awhile, I get the opportunity to go out and photograph, unfettered by job or child or worry. Free to focus on whatever I find, I can slowly suss out themes, motifs, and Read more …

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X-E1 vs. X-E2… since you asked | Mark Schueler

Yeah, this is a gear post. Some folks have asked me recently about the Fuji­film X-E1 vs. the X-E2, and so here’s my way of respond­ing. I was going to just move past talk­ing about the gear for awhile since Read more …

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(re)Married | Mark Schueler

Dawn and Robert have been mar­ried for ten years, and finally had the wed­ding they’d always wanted. Durham fix­tures who I have had the good for­tune to get to know over the past few years, Dawn and Robert are incred­i­bly Read more …

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Wherefore, Fuji? Ch-ch-ch-changes with the X-E2 | Mark Schueler

My dad’s expres­sion here pretty much sums up my feel­ings about the new Fuji X-E2, which I just got in my hands today. I am being hyper­bolic, but I’ll explain myself. And no, I am not unhappy with the camera–in Read more …

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Continuing the Love Affair – A Practical Review of the Fujifilm X-E1 |
Mark Schueler

It’s hard to know where to start. For one, I don’t love writ­ing reviews, with lots of tech­ni­cal infor­ma­tion and 100% crops and stuff like that. For another, this cam­era has been out for awhile now, and I don’t know Read more …