FUJIFILM X-Pro1 (35mm, f/4, 1/950 sec, ISO200)

I just came back from a two week business trip in South East Asia. As mentioned in my previous post it was my first time in Asia and I was deeply impressed. Everything is colorful and full of life. Even though I just visited the big cities ( Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Bangkok, Manila and Jarkata ) I got a first idea about Asia. I sure will return.

What did I bring: My Fuji X Pro-1 plus 3 primes: 2.8/14mm, 2.0/18mm and 1.4/35mm. 2 spare batteries, 32 GB SD card. My Sony RX100 but only as a spare camera if there is a problem with the Fuji. My 10 inch MacBookAir.

For the X Pro-1 and lenses I used the ThinkTank Retrospective 5 camera bag. A very small and unobstrusive bag that was still big enough to let me stow away 2 smart phones, passport and wallet. This bag helps to keep a low profile and this is what you want as a foreigner in a big city. I still was the pink elephant though: White and tall.

I took 2364 images in total. RAW plus JPEG fine ( or 72 GB of data )

• 1886 with the 14mm lens I just got the weekend before my trip.
• 350 with the 35mm and just
• 65 images with the 18mm
• 113 images I took with the Sony RX100

I didn’t expect the 14mm to be my one and only lens but in Asia it really worked. Beside the great field of view the lens has another big advantage: a very useful MF option which allows zone focusing. More about it in my next posts.