Fujifilm X100T: first contact

Yesterday I was in downtown, working first time with my new camera. Nothing special. I just needed to test it.

Getting back to street photography the way I like it is priceless. Finally using manual focus - finally using zone focusing. It may seem like a small thing, but it isn’t. This is the main reason why I decided to buy this camera. I need this, an experience as close as possible to shooting with my film rangefinder, for street photography.

The photos you see here are all SOOC. In exactly one week, I’m setting off on my Día de Muertos expedition, and I’ll be using this camera a lot, in this exact way. I just need to focus on the photos I want to bring back. Nothing is left to post-production. Something I will inevitably have to do with my Canon 5D. But the approach I’ve chosen is this: no color for the journey. I just need to think in black and white, and being able to see in black and white through the X100T’s viewfinder certainly helps.

I am happy with my choice: although many Leica users attend my workshops, many of the participants are actually Fujifilm photographers, some even ask me in advance whether I shoot with a Fujifilm camera. This gave me pause for thought in the past, but it is certainly not the primary reason for my decision to return to using a camera of this type. However, I am aware that every choice I make has repercussions on my role as a photocoach.

Returning to the approach I used yesterday: focus zones, but also supported by the instantaneous AF provided by back-button focusing (BBF). In this way I count with a hybrid system to focus because by not having the distance scale on the lens, I find often that adjusting with the bbf allows me to be ready when I need to re-focus.

I shot in M, with ISO AUTO 200-6400. There is nothing more to say here. I think is time to share the photos.