{"id":9952,"date":"2015-02-18T02:16:52","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T07:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=9952"},"modified":"2015-02-14T20:19:03","modified_gmt":"2015-02-15T01:19:03","slug":"fuji-x-t1-first-photos-with-a-new-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/fuji-x-t1-first-photos-with-a-new-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuji X-T1: First Photos with a New Tool."},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in\u00a0December and January, I borrowed Pat Yough\u2019s Fuji X-T1 and exposed a few photos.<\/p>\n

Quite a few in truth, and often more than I was expecting because I\u2019d set the motor drive to its highest setting (I call this \u2018turbo-flutter\u2019) and every time my shutter finger drifted anywhere near the shutter release I\u2019d record bursts of images.<\/p>\n

Despite this haphazard approach, I managed to make a few reasonable images, some of which I\u2019ve presented here on Tracking the Light, and rapidly convinced myself that I really needed a Fuji X-T1.<\/p>\n

Actually, I\u2019d previously experimented with Pat\u2019s Fuji X-E2 and was quite convinced I wanted one of those as well.<\/p>\n

So after weeks on contemplation and pondering, I finally ordered the camera. Now comes the hard part; learning to use it efficiently.<\/p>\n

Based on past experience, I figure it will take me about six months to really get in-tune with this new equipment.<\/p>\n

\"On<\/a>
On February 6, 2015, I visited the old New Haven Railroad station at Windsor, Connecticut where I made a selection of images with my new Fuji X-T1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Former<\/a>
Former New Haven Railroad station at Windsor, Connecticut , exposed with Fuji X-T1 with 18-135mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Former<\/a>
Former New Haven Railroad freight station at Windsor, Connecticut , exposed with Fuji X-T1 with 18-135mm lens. This was in ‘Provia’ mode, and to me, it compares quite favorably with the Fuji slide film it intends to emulate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Amtrak<\/a>
Amtrak signals at Windsor, Connecticut as photographed from the grade crossing at the station. Fuji X-T1 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Amtrak<\/a>
Amtrak train 55, the southward Vermonter approaches Windsor. I’d intended to make a sequence of the train passing, but I’d inadvertently put the X-T1 into some mode that allowed me just one frame. By the time I’d figured out what I’d done wrong, the train was approaching Hartford!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When I\u2019m out making photos, I want my manipulation of a camera to be second nature. If I\u2019m fumbling for the correct settings, or wasting time consulting camera manuals, I can\u2019t really make the best possible images.<\/p>\n

Also, every type of equipment has its strengths and weaknesses. Finding those and exploiting this camera to best advantages will take time.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I\u2019ve turned the motor drive setting down a few notches and experimented with the camera\u2019s capabilities. I\u2019m still trying to figure out the focusing options . . .<\/p>\n

\"Daylight<\/a>
Daylight photos are all very nice, but I’m fond of making photos at night. Unfortunately, this time of year this seems to result in me fuddling with camera controls using numb fingers. CSX signals at Palmer, Massachusetts on the evening of February 6, 2015. 30 second time exposure using the Fuji X-T1 on\u00a0Bogen tripod.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"30<\/a>
30 second time exposure of the old Porter 0-6-0 steam locomotive displayed in front of the Steaming Tender at Palmer, Massachusetts. Fuji X-T1 with 18-135mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"On<\/a>
On February 9, 2015, I made this view of an Irish Rail class 201 crossing the River Liffey. The 18-135mm lens was fully extended to its most extreme telephoto position. Heavy overcast require me to boost the ISO setting to 1000.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"On<\/a>
On February 10, 2015, i brought the X-T1 down to Dublin’s Heuston Station. I upped the ISO to 6400 and made a variety of hand-held views at dusk. Not bad for high-ISO.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"I<\/a>
I exposed this panned view of a LUAS tram crossing the old Kings Bridge across the River Liffey near Heuston Station. Great dynamic range for such high ISO. (6400).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Another<\/a>
Another ISO 6400 experiment at Kings Bridge in Dublin.Now the tram is blurred, but the bridge is sharp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Back in\u00a0December and January, I borrowed Pat Yough\u2019s Fuji X-T1 and exposed a few photos. Quite a few in truth, and often more than I was expecting because I\u2019d set the motor drive to its highest setting (I call this \u2018turbo-flutter\u2019) and every time my shutter finger drifted anywhere near the shutter release I\u2019d record … Continue reading Fuji X-T1: First Photos with a New Tool.<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[10,48],"tags":[3786,2573,2474,408,2572],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LUAS_Pan_Kings_Bridge_1_DSCF0141.jpg?fit=800%2C533","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-2Aw","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9952"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9952"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9968,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9952\/revisions\/9968"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}