A new look from Fuji
05th February 2012
I have been a dedicated Canon man ever since I bought a T70 back in the 80's - thats 1980's, not a century earlier !
So you can imagine what it took for me to take the plunge for a Fujifilm X100. It looks like an old film camera with it's stylish retro design but it's all digi with just over 12 mega pixels served by a large sensor. I'm still trying to work out all it's foibles but in the meantime I always believe that the best way to learn is on the hoof. So off I went around my hometown of Leeds with the camera strapped round my neck.Lovely and light and it fits comfortably into a pocket. Just what I've been looking for especially as I increase in years and the DSLR's just get heavier to carry around.
The pick of the images I arrived home with was a shot taken in the Corn Exchange,Leeds. This is a building which was erected between 1860-3 when Queen Victoria was still a lass. It was designed by Cuthbert Broderick who is also responsible for the Town Hall and the Civic Theatre ( now the City Museum).The Corn Exchange is a lovely eggy shape with an upper gallery of shops. They all seem to be individual too which makes such a pleasant change from the 'Malls' and the 'retail parks' which all have the same national outlets and the same products on display.
Hope you like the Fuji shot, with my previous love of all things Fuji since my slide days I am hoping this will be a long and loving relationship !
So you can imagine what it took for me to take the plunge for a Fujifilm X100. It looks like an old film camera with it's stylish retro design but it's all digi with just over 12 mega pixels served by a large sensor. I'm still trying to work out all it's foibles but in the meantime I always believe that the best way to learn is on the hoof. So off I went around my hometown of Leeds with the camera strapped round my neck.Lovely and light and it fits comfortably into a pocket. Just what I've been looking for especially as I increase in years and the DSLR's just get heavier to carry around.
The pick of the images I arrived home with was a shot taken in the Corn Exchange,Leeds. This is a building which was erected between 1860-3 when Queen Victoria was still a lass. It was designed by Cuthbert Broderick who is also responsible for the Town Hall and the Civic Theatre ( now the City Museum).The Corn Exchange is a lovely eggy shape with an upper gallery of shops. They all seem to be individual too which makes such a pleasant change from the 'Malls' and the 'retail parks' which all have the same national outlets and the same products on display.
Hope you like the Fuji shot, with my previous love of all things Fuji since my slide days I am hoping this will be a long and loving relationship !
