Fuji vs Nashville……
I’ve been in Nashville, Tennessee all week with our Third Annual Nashville/Ricky Skaggs Americana Workshop. Country Music/Bluegrass Legend (14 rimes Grammy Winner!) Ricky Skaggs is also an accomplished photographer and good friend and he and I, plus Jim Begley and John “Snake” Barrett, and Nick Coury, run this annual workshop during Nashville’s Bluegrass Month. While we have been shooting the many fantastic locations around Nashville, I’ve been giving the X-System lenses a workout and thought I might share some of the images from this weeks shoot!
Tonight the entire group will go to Ricky and Kentucky Thunders concert at the Historic Ryman Theatre, images from that tomorrow!
At Marathon Motorworks we always shoot the decorative tool door at the Motor works offices. Fuji X-T1 with the 16-55.
While shooting in Antique Archaeology we had a chance to capture some great old Americana pieces, below the Nashville Neon Radio sign with the Electra-Voice Mic in the foreground, Shot with the X-T1 and the wonderful, close focusing new 16mm f 1.4 shot at f 2.8!
The brass cash register begs to be shot with the 16-55 and then treated to a dose of Topaz Spicify for a mock HDR effect.
While roaming around the Antique Archaeology Store I found a great Cheap Trick guitar and shirt that made a great out of focus background or another EV mic, one of my favorites, I have a Shure 55 ohm y desk in my office! Shot with eh fabulous 90mm f 2 at f 2.
I can’t pass up Neon and this sign in Antique Archaeology was just to neat! X-T1 and he 16-55
A friend of Ricky’s had a wonderful old General Store and massive antique toy collection, so we spent a couple of hours enjoying and shooting this great collection! Below a shelf of children’s books form the 1930’s and 40’s. Fuji X-T1 and 18-135 lens.
Being a pilot, I love toy airplanes and have a very large collection of my own, this one was to good to pass up! X-T1 and the 18-135 lens
In the General Store I found an old Tom’s Peanuts rack just a sit would have been in the 1950’s, XT-1 and the 18-135 shot wide open at f 5.6.
One of our favorite locations was a massive private car collection housed on a beautiful farm down in Brentwood. These exhaust ports from a Classic Auburn were too good to good to pass up! X-T1 and the 16-55.
Since my grandchildren call Sherelene Nana I had to shoot this mock diner at the car museum for her! X-T1 and the 16-55.
The three images below of car Americana were all shot with the X-T1 with the 18-135, my favorite walk around lens!
Lastly at visit to the Centennial Park Gardens the 90mm f 2 showed of it’s wonderful Bokeh on these flowers!
I love shooting the Fuji X- System because of its; great build quality, light weight and fabulous glass!
More to come!
Blessings,
the pilgrim
In case you were wondering, Nicky Coury, Ricky Skaggs, “Snake”Barrett, and I are all Fuji shooters! Jim will, likely, join us soon!!!!! All images shot with film simulation mode Velvia, Provia (Standard) and Black & White with a red filter.
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Bill,
One question that has been gnawing at me is as I contemplate moving to a mirrorless camera I’ve been comparing the Sony A7 and he Fuji ZT1. I haven’t shot with a full frame camera but have always believed that a full frame sensor will give you better low light performance. Since you are a straight shooter I have to ask if you had it to do over again today which system would you choose and why? They are about the same weight, price and Zeiss vs Fuji lenses may give a slight advantage to Zeiss but am not sure. I don’t want to start a war, just doing my research on my way to retirement.
Rick
Rick,
I have a D3s and a Df which both have awesome low light high ISO performance. I recently got an X-t1 and in my experience, the low light performance of the XT-1 is right up there with those 2. The only reason I hang on to my Nikons is for shooting sports.
For sports you are in the right place for now, but Fuji is gaining!
Dear Rick,
I would do Fuji X-System again. The lenses are superior to anything else I’ve used, including
Zeiss. The Sony is an excellent camera, I just find I wok better with a camera that is more retro in design. You can’t make a mistake either way, good luck!
Bill,
Thanks for responding and sorry I didn’t get back to this sooner. Still going back and forth. I’ve got about 14 months until I retire and carrying less weight is a very attractive option.
If I can save enough maybe I’ll meet you at a workshop soon. The Smokey Mountain workshops look great and my wife and I like that area and would like a good excuse to get back there.
Rick
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Love the people shots! Oh wait, no attractive rednecks? Maybe you’ll find some at Skaggs’ performance. Just ask Ricky. Or he’ll be happy to pose for you.
In fact, he did for our students!