The fun begins…..

As I write this blog entry the UPS truck is on it’s way through out Corbin dropping off packages, and one will arrive on my doorstep later today.  It will contain the new Fuji X-T1!  I’m very excited about this camera as it is the evolution of what I fell in love with over a year and half ago.  If you are one of those folks that are sick of haring about my love for the X System, why don’t you take a week off,  Sherlene and I are flying to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands Saturday morning and I will be testing the new camera all next week in what I hope will be a warmer environment that Kentucky!!!

Very Quick History Lesson (for those that may not have read this in the past):  In 2011 I had rotator cuff surgery on my right shoulder.  It turned out to be complicated surgery, with lots of after surgery trauma, and a long healing process.  During the recovery I had to use less gear, as carrying my former system was just not possible.  During the recovery time, I started looking for a small, mirror less camera of good enough quality to use until I could get back to using my large, heavy,  Nikon full frame cameras and lenses.  I tried a number of different cameras, but each and every one fell short in some area or another, and then Fuji came out with the X-10.  I picked one up and fell in love with it.  It was made really well, felt substantial without being a burdensome to carry. It was
“Old School” like me and it was a pleasure to use! The zoom lens was a good range and tack sharp, and surprisingly fast compared to the other cameras in it’s price range, (it was actually a hundred dollars higher than competitive cameras but well worth it.)  Long story short, I love with it and made images that shocked even me with such an inexpensive camera!

Later I returned to the Doctor to have my shoulder checked,  he said my left shoulder was suffering over use because of the issues with my right shoulder.  He said unless you want to have another repair, I had to stop carrying a 25 pound camera bag!!  What to do?  Since I loved everything about the little Fuji X-10 I decided to try the new Fuji X-E1 and I loved it even more than the X-10.  So now I still own all my classic Nikon gear, but it is just to heavy to deal with and my new Fuji cameras, now up to 4 bodies and 8 lenses, are serving me, and my shoulder extremely well!

Since the new X-T1 has the same sensor as the X-E2 I don’t expect the images to appear much different, but the viewfinder and body build are very different, and I can’t wait to way in on how they work in the field!

So stay tuned, if this interests you, and over the next week I hope to post a lot of images from the X-T1!!

Blessings,

the pilgrim