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Equipment
Camera Body:
Fujifilm X-pro1
Lens:
Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4
Other Items:
Fujifilm X-pro1 Assist Grip
After much research, we bought
Fujifilm's X-pro1 last year when it first came out. We had looked into getting
Nikon's D700 or the
Canon EOS 5D Mark II but wondered if we should go ahead and purchase a
Nikon D800 or
Canon 5D Mark III instead.
We knew those cameras would make a great improvement in our photography capabilities but also didn't want to limit what we photograph the most --- our sweet children. By buying those other heavier camera bodies, we thought we wouldn't be inclined to take pictures as much.
Though still a hefty investment for our family, we opted to invest in
Fujifilm's Xpro-1 camera as well as their 3 newly-released lenses:
35mm,
18mm, and
60mm. Fuji's great price point for nice lenses and a lightweight photography system matched what we wanted for our travels as a family.
We wanted to invest in a camera that would not only allow us to
continue taking pictures of our precious moments together as a family
but also give us greater capability for professional work or extra
income.
Not only was the
X-pro1 such a great
choice for image quality, but we were also pleased with how lightweight
the camera was. We took pictures of just about everything since using
the camera was very convenient to use.
We had a short few weeks before we would move overseas from Guam to
Florida and making stops in Saipan, back in Guam, briefly in Japan, then
on to Georgia and other places before settling in Florida.
In
those short few months not only did we use the the
X-pro1 in Guam,
Saipan, Georgia, and Florida but also were able to make stops in
Louisiana and a trip to Texas and Arkansas.
There are so many advantages as well as disadvantages of using the X-pro1 but by far the advantages outweighed it's quirks.
Overall we've found that the
X-pro1 has been a great family digital camera for us. But we've found that we shoot manually most of the time. Though this camera system works for us as a family, the X-pro1
would not be a great family camera for photographers who want to shoot on automatic modes most of the time or take pictures with a shot-gun mentality.
It makes it challenging and fun because we use our brains. At the same time, there could be a lot of improvements in the next X-pro1 system so that some important shots won't be missed.
When shooting photos with the
X-pro1 we're always learning about what settings work best for different types of light and scenes. It helps us to study the mixture of aperture choices, ISO and shutter speed settings. We thought we would share a glimpse of what we have learned and are learning with this unique camera system so that you could learn too.
