{"id":18209,"date":"2015-02-26T12:54:39","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T19:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicolesy.com\/?p=18209"},"modified":"2018-08-02T10:08:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T17:08:32","slug":"taking-second-chance-fuji-x-t1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicolesy.com\/2015\/02\/26\/taking-second-chance-fuji-x-t1\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking a Second Chance with the Fujifilm X-T1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not long ago, I purchased a Fujifilm X-T1.\u00a0At first, I was in love. The retro feel, knobs I could change exposure settings with (I&#8217;m not much of a fan of all-digital settings), and the fact that it was just so small made it the perfect walk-around camera. I mostly used\u00a0it at the local farmers market and to photograph my food at restaurants. It was so nice to have a camera on me but\u00a0didn&#8217;t feel like I was carrying a camera.<\/p>\n<p>Then, later in the summer, I went to Grand Teton National Park.\u00a0I brought my new Fujifilm setup along with me to see how it fared as a landscape camera. The next month, I also took it along to Moab for the same experiment. But during that trip, something happened &#8230; I wasn&#8217;t happy with the images I was getting from the Fujifilm. They were soft, and &#8220;mushy&#8221;. To this day I&#8217;m still not certain if it was a lens issue, diffraction, or something else. Either way, I couldn&#8217;t rely on the camera and started to fall out of love.<\/p>\n<p>Next week I will be traveling to Thailand to co-lead a workshop for a second time in Chiang Mai with\u00a0<a title=\"The Giving Lens\" href=\"http:\/\/thegivinglens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Giving Lens<\/a>. I originally was planning on bringing along my Canon gear, but then my good friend and colleague David duChemin posted <a title=\"To Africa with the Fuji X-T1\" href=\"http:\/\/davidduchemin.com\/2015\/02\/to-africa-with-the-fuji-x-t1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this article<\/a>, and it made me re-think about my experiences with the Fujifilm, and also my upcoming\u00a0trip to Thailand. (Curse you, David!) :)<\/p>\n<p>As much as I love my Canon gear (and I do truly love the gear and the images I can create from it), it&#8217;s just so darn heavy. Plus,\u00a0I have already been to Thailand to do this exact same trip, so I won&#8217;t\u00a0have the pressure\u00a0to create &#8220;good&#8221; photos in the same way I did on the first trip.\u00a0Also,\u00a0because it is not a landscape trip (mostly markets, people, temples, etc.),\u00a0then I may not even run into the same\u00a0issues I ran into\u00a0before if\u00a0I bring the Fujifilm along.<\/p>\n<p>So I have decided to give the Fujifilm X-T1 a second chance. My goal is to have a different experience on this trip than I had the first time around, and to (hopefully) experience it on a deeper level. Having lighter and less noticeable gear may be the perfect thing to do just that.\u00a0I will also have a second body and a few additional lenses that I have rented from <a title=\"LensRentals.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lensrentals.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LensRentals.com<\/a>, so I should have a good setup to get another test run in with this type of travel.<\/p>\n<p>If (or when) Canon ever comes out with a mirrorless camera system I will be one the firsts to jump in and try it out. And, my existing Canon gear is going nowhere (it&#8217;s still my preferred system for both food and landscape photography). But until then, I&#8217;m going to test the waters with the Fujifilm, as well as other systems (such as\u00a0Sony).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be sure to post more on my experiences during and after my trip &#8230; be sure to follow me on <a title=\"Instagram\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/nicolesy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a title=\"Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nicolesy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/nicolesy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> as well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not long ago, I purchased a Fujifilm X-T1.\u00a0At first, I was in love. 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