Fujifilm X100F Street Photography
The Fujifilm X100F is an almost perfect camera for street photography. This is my second of Fujifilm's X100 series of aps-c mirrorless rangefinder style cameras and is one of my favourite of all digital cameras I have ever used. I have owned and used many dslrs since the days when the Nikon F80-based Fuji Finepix S1 Pro changed the world of professional social photography back in 2001.
For me, the purchase of a new digital camera is primarily a commercial decision, based on my needs to earn my living and I view them as the tools of my trade. Very seldom do I invest any kind of emotional attachment to a digital camera, unlike the Fuji, Hasselblad, Leica and Nikon medium format and 35mm film cameras I still use for my personal projects. In my professional life, a digital camera has to be a reliable and functional necessity and I usually give little thought to the camera as an object of wanting over needing on my part.
Discreet & Silent
The Fujifilm X100F is a discreet and virtually silent camera, perfectly suited to many photographic journeys from landscape and travel to documentary photography. As time has gone on, I also find I am using the X100F more often as a tertiary wedding photography camera. The output is the equal of the brace of Fujifilm X-T2 cameras that I use with fast prime lenses. I had the opportunity to try out the X100F just prior to it's launch and I wrote about my experiences from the very brief 3-4 hours
I had with the Fujifilm X100F here.
Anticipation
Film cameras can be a good way to learn and improve as a photographer, for many reasons. Anyone who has ever used a slow manual camera will recognise the importance of honing a sense of anticipation. Being restricted to one opportunity to nail the shot is a great inducement to pay attention to your surroundings and plan ahead.
With the X100F, planning ahead does have benefits. It is not a speed machine by any means, but if you can't nail the shot at 5fps maybe it's time to do something else! When you can see a developing scenario in your minds eye, the X100F will get you there. It just needs a little familiarity-based pre-planning.
We did it with non motor driven film cameras and we can certainly do it with a Fujifilm X100F and the camera's continuous shooting is a strong asset in making that decisive moment count.
Transients
The Fujifilm X100F has become my primary digital street photography camera. However, I do use a number of film cameras for street photography. As a firm advocate of variety, I also enjoy using my Nikon FE, Agfa Isolette iii, Yashica T5 and Leica MP cameras for street photography.
Images are always better than words, a new website devoted entirely to my street photography is being constructed and this will be launched soon. In the meantime, take a look at my street photography only Instagram feed: @transientland
The Fujifilm X100F is an almost perfect camera for street photography. This is my second of Fujifilm's X100 series of aps-c mirrorless rangefinder style cameras and is one of my favourite of all digital cameras I have ever used. I have owned and used many dslrs since the days when the Nikon F80-based Fuji Finepix S1 Pro changed the world of professional social photography back in 2001.
For me, the purchase of a new digital camera is primarily a commercial decision, based on my needs to earn my living and I view them as the tools of my trade. Very seldom do I invest any kind of emotional attachment to a digital camera, unlike the Fuji, Hasselblad, Leica and Nikon medium format and 35mm film cameras I still use for my personal projects. In my professional life, a digital camera has to be a reliable and functional necessity and I usually give little thought to the camera as an object of wanting over needing on my part.
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| Herzog & de Meuron Staircase at the Tate Modern Gallery, London |
Discreet & Silent
The Fujifilm X100F is a discreet and virtually silent camera, perfectly suited to many photographic journeys from landscape and travel to documentary photography. As time has gone on, I also find I am using the X100F more often as a tertiary wedding photography camera. The output is the equal of the brace of Fujifilm X-T2 cameras that I use with fast prime lenses. I had the opportunity to try out the X100F just prior to it's launch and I wrote about my experiences from the very brief 3-4 hours
I had with the Fujifilm X100F here.
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| Adelphi Terrace |
Film cameras can be a good way to learn and improve as a photographer, for many reasons. Anyone who has ever used a slow manual camera will recognise the importance of honing a sense of anticipation. Being restricted to one opportunity to nail the shot is a great inducement to pay attention to your surroundings and plan ahead.
With the X100F, planning ahead does have benefits. It is not a speed machine by any means, but if you can't nail the shot at 5fps maybe it's time to do something else! When you can see a developing scenario in your minds eye, the X100F will get you there. It just needs a little familiarity-based pre-planning.
We did it with non motor driven film cameras and we can certainly do it with a Fujifilm X100F and the camera's continuous shooting is a strong asset in making that decisive moment count.
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| Charing Cross, London |
Transients
The Fujifilm X100F has become my primary digital street photography camera. However, I do use a number of film cameras for street photography. As a firm advocate of variety, I also enjoy using my Nikon FE, Agfa Isolette iii, Yashica T5 and Leica MP cameras for street photography.
Images are always better than words, a new website devoted entirely to my street photography is being constructed and this will be launched soon. In the meantime, take a look at my street photography only Instagram feed: @transientland
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| Waterloo Bridge ***** |
