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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
(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 …
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 …
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 …