{"id":9947,"date":"2015-02-14T02:29:09","date_gmt":"2015-02-14T07:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=9947"},"modified":"2015-02-14T05:50:11","modified_gmt":"2015-02-14T10:50:11","slug":"on-the-roll-with-a-fuji-x-t1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/on-the-roll-with-a-fuji-x-t1\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Roll with a Fuji X-T1"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an ideal world, my new camera would arrive on a fine summer morning and I\u2019d have nothing more important to do than to spend days and weeks to play with it unhindered. No joy.<\/p>\n

I had to dig a trench through a snow drift more than two feet deep so that UPS could deliver my camera, and this was the second or third revised scheduled delivery, as repeated weather events had conspired to postpone my camera\u2019s arrival.<\/p>\n

\"Here<\/a>
Here it is; my Fuji X-T1 with 18-135mm lens. Now to embrace the learning curve!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019ve been working on no less than three (four really) book projects, all competing for my time and attention. And, in the middle of all this I had to prepare for a trans-Atlantic crossing, which was advanced with little warning owing to more snow.<\/p>\n

Jetlag hates me, or loves me, I don\u2019t know which, but crossing five time zones leaves me bewildered, disoriented, and tired. Great time to make photos with a new camera . . .<\/p>\n

\"My<\/a>
My Fuji X-T1 as viewed with my Lumix LX-7.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I pressed the shutter release; nothing happened. I turned the camera on and everything was dark. What\u2019s this switch for? Why won\u2019t\u00a0the camera\u00a0focus? Why does it have a double exposure mode? How to do I change the focus mode? Eight layers of menus! You must be joking?<\/p>\n

This might take a while . . .<\/p>\n

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