Such nice light coming in from the window and what a nice window, tall, with light coming in from above. And a pale, neutral colour on the wall. What is not to like as a setup?
This was in the Van Gogh Museum and I was sitting on a bench next to this woman. She took out her phone and started to sketch from the photo on it and she was absorbed in what she was doing and I took the shot from very close. The spiky hair seemed like it would make a good shot.
A man in a gallery, wearing a black jacket and jeans. His hands are behind his back, one hand clasping the other wrist.
In his free hand he is holding an iPhone with the camera on and pointed at the back of his trainers, which are black with white soles.
The man is looking at a painting of a man in a red coat, painted by Rembrandt in 1633. The walls of the gallery are red with a pale grey skirting board.
High up on the wall is a security camera.
Fuji X-T50
I took all of these photos and the earlier ones from Holland with the Fuji X-T50 with 35mm f2 lens, and I grew to like it as the holiday wore on because I started to like what came out of the camera.
To begin with I was shooting big scenes that were too far away to really show what the camera can do. Then as I was reviewing the shots in the camera I began to see what was working.
I got the camera specifically as a carry-around and travel camera. I couldn’t put up with using my GRIII for everything because without a viewfinder I am shooting blind – or at least with less certainty.
In terms of image quality the X-T50 is of course ‘better’ than the GRIII because it has more pixels. But really it is just different.
Except I have to give it to the Fuji. For the shots that work, I like it more and already after just a few weeks I have developed a good feeling for it and am becoming attached to it as a tool.
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