My Camera Gear

The Fujifilm X-T1 is a hall of fame camera for me. I absolutely love it and it’s probably tied with the GFX 50R as being my favorite camera I’ve ever used. It produces gorgeous images and is incredibly fun to use.

I absolutely love my X100T. Not only is it gorgeous, but it’s fun to use, very small, and provides excellent image quality (it uses the same sensor as the X-T1). It’s pretty much a “do all” camera for me and gets used a majority of the time these days. It sports a fixed 23mm f/2 lens and is a great focal length for documenting my kids, travel and watches. I’ve owned the original X100, X100S and now the X100T. I have to say, the ‘T’is my favorite iteration. Other than adding that beautiful tilt screen from the X100V, there really isn’t anything I would change.

The 56mm f/1.2 R is a BEAST of a lens. It’s incredibly sharp and with a big 1.2 aperture, it lets in a lot of light and can provide great shallow depth of field if I want it.

If I could write a love letter to one lens, this might be it; the Rokinon 12mm f/2. For me at least, this is a treasure! it’s a great “go-to” ultra wide angle lens. It’s manual focus only, but with focus peaking, it’s a breeze! It’s a well made lens that has a great feeling focusing and aperture ring. The image quality is excellent and it’s SUPER sharp. This particular focal length is very versatile in my opinion and I use it for a lot of applications. It’s small, light, good quality and CHEAP. You can routinely find them brand new for under $300.

The Fuji 60mm f/2.4 Macro is one of Fuji’s very first lenses for the X-mount. It doesn’t get a whole lot of use from me as I don’t do a whole lot of macro work, BUT I was able to get it used for super cheap, so I decided to pick it up for the rare times I wanted/needed something to get me very close to a subject. It can also be a good portrait option as I’ve discovered. However, for portraits, I’m still inclined to reach for my beloved 56mm. It’s a very slow focusing lens, but if using it for it’s intended purpose (macro’s and portraits) it shouldn’t be a big deal.

The Fuji 16mm 2.8 (not pictured) is my go-to lens for real estate photography nowadays. For a long time it was the 10-24mm, but I’ve since sold that and use just the 16mm for the odd real estate job that comes my way.