{"id":2695,"date":"2015-04-06T11:31:25","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T18:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steveschwarz.com\/?p=2695"},"modified":"2016-01-12T19:08:20","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T02:08:20","slug":"around-the-world-with-fuji-x-series-x-pro-x-e1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/?p=2695","title":{"rendered":"Around the World with Fuji-X series (X-Pro & X-E1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A post about camera gear. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve dreaded writing this post for fear of being ‘labelled\/classified’ as one of those camera gear – type people.<\/span><\/p>\n

This post in reply to the emails and Facebook messages lately asking what camera gear I am using while travelling around the world for 10 continuous months. I have both the Fujifilm X-series X-Pro and X-E1 cameras, and the answer to the other question. No – I am not selling my Nikon camera gear. There, two questions answered !.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those that know me, know that I have a large collection of Nikon camera gear. So – why not bring my usual Nikon gear ?. Travelling for 10 months to foreign places is the ultimate photo opportunity. By experience, I have learned to always carry two camera bodies – each body with a different lens; one body with a wide angle lens, and the other body with a telephoto lens. Having two bodies, also provides the security of a backup if one camera breaks (lesson learned). Although the D700 and with a (14-24mm \/17-35mm) wide angle lens, and (85mm \/ 70-200mm) telephoto lens combination is absolutely fantastic, I did not want to be burdened with the size and weight of all that camera gear. I wanted to travel relatively light, and not be overly noticeable as a photographer with camera gear dangling from my neck, or carried in a specialized camera bag that seems to advertise ‘steal me \/ rob me’.<\/span><\/p>\n

Based on the anticipated use during the travels; predominantly street, with some landscape and general travel documentary photography, and after researching other brands, I settled on the Fuji X system since these cameras are an excellent compromise between size, weight, features, and quality. As per usual I bought two cameras \u2013 the (at the time flagship model) X-Pro, and the X-E1. Between the X-Pro and X-E1 there are a lot of similarities; both use the same sensor (I cannot see any difference between the images taken using the X-E1 or X-Pro), both use the same battery and flash, the camera controls are almost the same, and both cameras are roughly the same size and weight (although the X-E1 is a little smaller and lighter). The biggest difference is that the X-E1 has a tiny (but effective) pop-up flash, and the X-Pro is slightly larger and has a hybrid optical\/electronic viewfinder.<\/p>\n

For lenses, I brought the Fuji 14mm f\/2.8, 18-55mm f\/2.8-4 and 55-200mm f\/3.5-4.8. I would have loved to have brought the Fujifilm 35mm f\/1.4 as well. Enroute, bought a Samyang 8mm fisheye mostly for panoramas and street photography (this lens is manual focus; whereas Fuji lenses are all fly-by-wire and re-set each time the camera is turned on\/off). Compared to the Nikon lenses, the Fuji (and Samyang) lenses are light-weight. The two cameras fit in a non-descript, black Timbuk2 saddle bag with room to spare for one extra lens, extra batteries, extra memory cards, filters, lens cleaning cloth, a water bottle, notepad and pen, water bottle, sunglasses other smaller items …and a 6-pack of beer !.
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