{"id":9651,"date":"2014-01-29T17:23:06","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T17:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=9651"},"modified":"2014-01-29T17:39:31","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T17:39:31","slug":"because-i-said-i-would%e2%80%a6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=9651","title":{"rendered":"Because I said I would\u2026.."},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m wearing a new wrist band, pictured above, and it does relate to today’s blog entry, and much more!! \u00a0The website for this not for profit organization is : \u00a0http:\/\/becauseisaidiwould.com\/<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0I encourage you to go there and look into this great site. Alex Sheen, the founder, tells the heart rending story of his relationship with his father, and his contemplation of what his father had left him after he lost him to cancer. \u00a0In short the organization encourages people to live with integrity, to not make promises we can’t or won’t keep, to live by the words, “Because I said I would”. \u00a0I gave my two sons and son-in-law wrist bands and t-shirts and the article I read on a Southwest flight that started my involvement with the organization. \u00a0I want to make the world a better place and that starts with making myself a better man, and my first step, beyond a comitmenet to my faith, \u00a0is to become the man I want to be, and live by my words!<\/p>\n

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Now because I promised to not beat the Fuji thing to death, but keep the techy members of my readership up to speed, here is the latest Fuji introduction, the X-T1<\/p>\n

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I never thought I would complain that a camera company was coming out with too many great products, to fast!! \u00a0Well in the short year and half that I have been a Fuji owner and shooter, they introduced the X100 (which I never owned), the X10 which was my first Fuji, and it was so good I could have it as my only camera, except above \u00a0ISO 400 the noise just wasn’t good enough for available light work! \u00a0Next I bought the X-E1 and it was incredible, shockingly low noise, and wonderful files, second only to the D800! \u00a0That was the beginning of my love affair with the Fuji X-system! \u00a0I upgraded from the X-E1 to the X-E2 a much improved model all this within a year!! \u00a0I added the incredible X100s my carry around and travel camera whey want to go super light. \u00a0Finally I broke down and bought the original big boy, (only slightly larger) X-Pro 1, which I love as well. \u00a0 I was sure my next purchase would be in 2015 when the X-Pro 2 is likely to arrive, but Fui threw me a curve, a big juicy one, they introduced this new SLR like X-T1. \u00a0None of this would matter if the Fujinon lens line was not so superlative. \u00a0I now own virtually everything they have made (so far) and every single lens has been one of the sharpest of that given focal length I’ve ver used.<\/p>\n

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So let’s take a look at the new X-T1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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What do I like about this latest body?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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1. \u00a0Much faster, bigger buffer, can shoot 8 FPS for up to 47 jpegs before it buffers out!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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2. \u00a0Very much improved EVF with great magnification and the fastest redraw in the industry. \u00a0Looks like it will make using a EVF finally almost as good as a conventional optical viewfinder with many great advantages. \u00a0Specs: 2.36 million dot OLED .77 magnification. a lag time of only 0.005 seconds that’s less than 1\/10th the current best for Fuji!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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3. \u00a0Fully sealed from water, dust, and works in super low temps. (-10 degrees)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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4. \u00a0Same Sensor and processor as my X100s and X-E2 both of which make superlative images with that sensor set. \u00a0Super high response times, and very low shutter lag.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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5. \u00a0A fold out LCD panel done right, with hardened glass, this is something I’ve wanted desperately!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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6. \u00a0Predictive AF for moving subjects that really works!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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7. \u00a0Fully encompassing Magnesium alloy body structure, one of the best I’ve ever seen. (image below)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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8. \u00a0A battery grip that improves battery life and give a vertical shutter release and additional control buttons.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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9. \u00a0While I love the form factor of the classic rangefinder cameras, I did miss the SLR type set-up and this X-T1 brings that back, but in a small, well built \u00a0body.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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10. \u00a0And finally Fuji owners finally feet the remote operation with iPhones and iPads with live view and all the remoter setting sand shooting options, tyke app is available from the \u00a0App Store.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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All in all another dent in my camera purchases savings account!!! \u00a0If that were not enough the 10-24 f4 OIS lens and the 56mm f 1.2 lens are due out in the next two months!!! \u00a0The year is starting off pretty fantastic!<\/p>\n

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Blessings,<\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/p>\n

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One Last Point!! \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>I know I will get an email later today with this question, \u00a0( ” You said you were switching to this system to save weight, but you already have bought 30 lbs. of Fuji cameras and lenses and say you will buy more. \u00a0Where is the weight savings??” ) \u00a0 So let me answer it now!<\/p>\n

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I will never be carrying more than about 15 pounds in the field for long walks or hikes. \u00a0I generally carry one body, ( with a spare in the vehicle), and just the two or three lens for the kind of work I’m doing.<\/p>\n

Here are some lens body\/lens combinations:<\/p>\n

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Travel<\/span><\/strong> (going ultra light) \u00a0Fuji X1oos only<\/p>\n

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Travel<\/strong><\/span> ( moderate system) \u00a0Fuji X-E2 \u00a018-55 & 55-200<\/p>\n

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Outdoor and Nature<\/strong><\/span> (walking or hiking) \u00a0Fuji X-E2, 14mm, 18-55, 55-200 and the 60mm Micro.<\/p>\n

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Outdoor and Nature\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(Driving to location) \u00a0Fuji X-T1, 10-24, \u00a023mm f 1.4, 18-55, 55-200 and the 60mm Micro.<\/p>\n

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Available Light Work<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0Fuji X-T1 or X-Pro-1, 14mm f 2.8, 23mm f1.4, 35mm f 1.4, & 56mm f 1.2<\/p>\n

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Americana walk around<\/span><\/strong> (like Old Car City) \u00a0Fuji X-T1, 10-24, 23mm f1.4, 18-55, 55-200 \u00a0(In a waist belt system)<\/p>\n

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Close-up Work<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0Fuji X-T1, 60mm Micro, Nikkor 200mm Micro (with a Nikon to Fuji X adapter) \u00a0Extension tubes and diopters<\/p>\n

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Hope that explains it a little better.<\/p>\n

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  I’m wearing a new wrist band, pictured above, and it does relate to today’s blog entry, and much more!! \u00a0The website for this not for profit organization is : \u00a0http:\/\/becauseisaidiwould.com\/ \u00a0I encourage you to go there and look into this great site. Alex Sheen, the founder, tells the heart rending story of his relationship […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chronicles","category-learning"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9651"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9674,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9651\/revisions\/9674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}