gary stepic
Veteran Member
I am already developing a love hate relationship with Fuji and I do not own any Fuji gear yet. What I love, and what is making me want to buy into a Fuji system is the lens selection and on camera controls. What I hate is there are so many good lenses and options I change my mind by the hour on the direction I want to go in when building a Fuji system.
I used to shoot a lot of events, sports, and portraits. Now I mainly want to concentrate on travel photography. Most photos will be for a travel blog and for that my Pany FZ1000 is a nice option. I want to do a few outdoor and maybe studio portraits from time to time and there is one graduation event at a college I will probably still shoot.
For the graduation the last couple of years I used my Sony a6000 and 16-70 lens, along with the Metz AF1 52 flash. The guide number for this flash is listed as 52m/170 ft. From my research it appears the Nissan i40 is a popular flash for Fuji and the guide number is stated as 131 at iso 100 and 105mm. I have seen several posts indicating a better flash system for Fuji is desired. All I want to know is if any of you with flash experience feel the Nissan will perform about as well as the Metz on a XT10 or XT1. Hopefully it will also be adequate for outdoor fill as well.
If I come across a nice landscape or something worthy of a large print I would use a tripod and do a panorama, so an Arca Swiss compatible L bracket is important to me. I did a search and saw there is a Neewr QR grip available for around $25. From the photo I saw this would work well. For the landscape photo or any potential large print photo I am thinking the 18-55 zoom could work very well because I would shoot stopped down and use the sweet spot of the lens. I have read the prime vs zoom thread, which was very interesting, and I feel if I use a tripod, stitch shots together, and shoot stopped down I should be able to produce some nice large prints (I also thought the thread about what size prints can we get, or something like that, out of 16mp was helpful). Any comments on the Neewer grip would be appreciated.
So my plan at this hour is to start out with the XT10, 10-24 and 18-55 zooms, along with the Nissan i40 flash and Neewer bracket. I could then sell my a6000 and 16-70 lens. My next step would be to buy the XT1 upgrade when it comes out and the 56 1.2 for portraits and this lens can also be used for panos and other shots where subject isolation is desired.
The 14mm, 23mm, and 100-400 would be on my radar after that. But give me another hour and this strategy could all change!
Gary
I used to shoot a lot of events, sports, and portraits. Now I mainly want to concentrate on travel photography. Most photos will be for a travel blog and for that my Pany FZ1000 is a nice option. I want to do a few outdoor and maybe studio portraits from time to time and there is one graduation event at a college I will probably still shoot.
For the graduation the last couple of years I used my Sony a6000 and 16-70 lens, along with the Metz AF1 52 flash. The guide number for this flash is listed as 52m/170 ft. From my research it appears the Nissan i40 is a popular flash for Fuji and the guide number is stated as 131 at iso 100 and 105mm. I have seen several posts indicating a better flash system for Fuji is desired. All I want to know is if any of you with flash experience feel the Nissan will perform about as well as the Metz on a XT10 or XT1. Hopefully it will also be adequate for outdoor fill as well.
If I come across a nice landscape or something worthy of a large print I would use a tripod and do a panorama, so an Arca Swiss compatible L bracket is important to me. I did a search and saw there is a Neewr QR grip available for around $25. From the photo I saw this would work well. For the landscape photo or any potential large print photo I am thinking the 18-55 zoom could work very well because I would shoot stopped down and use the sweet spot of the lens. I have read the prime vs zoom thread, which was very interesting, and I feel if I use a tripod, stitch shots together, and shoot stopped down I should be able to produce some nice large prints (I also thought the thread about what size prints can we get, or something like that, out of 16mp was helpful). Any comments on the Neewer grip would be appreciated.
So my plan at this hour is to start out with the XT10, 10-24 and 18-55 zooms, along with the Nissan i40 flash and Neewer bracket. I could then sell my a6000 and 16-70 lens. My next step would be to buy the XT1 upgrade when it comes out and the 56 1.2 for portraits and this lens can also be used for panos and other shots where subject isolation is desired.
The 14mm, 23mm, and 100-400 would be on my radar after that. But give me another hour and this strategy could all change!
Gary
