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Sunday 9 September 2012

Fuji X100 for Wedding Photographers

Yesterday I brought my Fuji X100 on a wedding shoot to compliment my Dslr.
Ok firstly let get a question out of the way that will be on your mind if your a wedding photographer. Will the Fuji X100 replace my Dslr? The answer in my case is no! My D7000 is my main wedding camera and I can be sure that it will not be replaced. However for reportage/photojournalism whatever you want to call it, the Fuji is an amazing tool. The thing doesn't make a sound!!! And because of the size of it I found I was able to take photos that were not possible with a larger camera. People seemed to be much more relaxed and unaware even when I was right next to them. Even the staff at the reception kept offering me food and drinks because they assumed I was a guest. I must also mention how horrible the viewfinder seemed on my dslr after using the Fuji for most of the day. I have to say that the x100 is a pleasure to use and I would never bring my dslr as a camera of choice to any other event other than a wedding. So if the X100 is so good then why do I need the dslr? Well as well as the reportage stuff I do there is a requirement for some group shots. The lense on the Fuji is fixed. I need to take those group shots as quickly as possible and sometimes I have no idea how wide I'm going to have to go in order to get everyone in the shot. You may suggest I get the wide angle conversion lense. This isn't going to be good enough as I need speed from one focal length to another for the various group sizes. The same goes for my posed shots of couples. I need to go from close up shot to wide to waist up, all within seconds. Time is everything on a wedding day and I need those posed shots done and dusted to give me time to do the photojournalist type work. And at that point I will be running around with the Fuji capturing great moments. Back to the amazing viewfinder and why it's important. When I look through the viewfinder on the Fuji I can see everything so clearly and this enables me to get that decisive moment as to when I should press the button. I don't really use the electronic viewfinder much, but I do allow it to play the image through the eyepiece as soon as I've taken a shot. I find this an amazing tool. Now you don't have to fiddle on looking at the back of the camera to see if your shot is great. Instead you know if you have or haven't got that perfect shot you wanted. No guarding the back screen from sunlight as you try to see what you've taken. The main thing I've found about the X100 is that it just begs to be used!! And I can safely say that this is my favourite camera I have ever used at any point film or digital. It's hard to explain but this camera has a feeling to it that can't be explained in writing. The only way you will know is if you had a loan of one for a couple of weeks. It's got quirks you will overcome! No camera is perfect. If you've been thinking of buying a Fuji X100 for a while and your worried about the fixed lense then don't worry. It's a perfect standard lense!!! You may as well get rid of your dslr if your not a wedding photographer or need a variable zoom for other similar professional situations. Your dslr will gather dust if not!!!

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