From Nikon DSLRs to Fuji X cameras ~ Reflections on the X-T1 |
Alexander Leaman

My first proper camera was a Nikon FM. Just a silver Nikon with a 1.8 50mm lens. That’s what I could afford and all I could manage for my formative years as a student photographer. It’s a beautiful camera and really put me at the heart of photography with it’s simplicity and magical mechanical reliability. And the lens was a joy. I loved that camera and it became a crutch for me along with the ever honest and reliable Tri-X black and white film. In fact it was years before I would fall in love with another camera enough to make a move to a more automated world of the Canon EOS system – my weapon of choice was now an EOS 3. I felt like I was charting on my FM, but marching on with the times…….

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