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London, Fuji XE-1 and the underrated 18mm lens.

The Fuji 18mm lens, ofter overlooked as the 'worst' lens in the fuji X lineup, well let you tell you, this lens is awesome.

To test this lens out I though I'd head off and only use the 18mm all day, as such I recently headed to London for quick day trip and took with me the Fuji XE1, 18mm lens and a polarising filter. The filter was a quick addition as I enjoy being able to control reflections and also you loose 2 stops of light so it acts as a kind of...

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My Gear / Fuji X Series Cameras

t's about time I had a re-vamp of the 'My Gear' blog on the website, seeing as over the last year I've gone into a pure Fuji X system of X100, XE1 and XE2 plus lenses, it's time for one of those awesome shots of lots of lovely looking gear laid out over a wooden background.

If you are interested in seeing what I used to shoot then head to my original gear.

Coming from a DSLR system to Fuji has been...

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"Geek Night" / Fuji X-E1 & X100 Event Photography in Manchester

May the 4th be with you, this year on star wars day I had the great pleasure of being asked by a good friend of mine to cover an event he was putting on in Manchester. The event was a kind of Comic-Con-esque and the 4th 'Geek Night' put on by 'Niche Nights' saw a fantastic mix of Cosplayers, gamers and fans of Sci-Fi and Fantasy, it also provide fantastic subject matter for photography and as such I greatly enjoyed photographing...

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Iceland with the Fuji XE1 / Fuji Travel Photography

At last count I had visited Iceland a total of three times, the first I was an amature photographer and went with a Nikon D60 + 18-105 lens, the second I had got better and went with a D90 +24/50/135 lenses, the last time was after I fell for Fuji and went with 2 XE1's; 8mm, 18mm, 35mm, 60mm and 50-230mm lenses.

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Editorial Photography / The Wild Beer Co. for Ernest Journal

A few months ago I was commissioned for some editorial photography at a brewery in Somerset, Fuji XE1 and editors brief in hand I headed down to this incredible place with Abi from Ernest and met the guys who turned their passion...

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