FUJIFILM X-Pro1 (14mm, f/4, 1/30 sec, ISO640)

After a very special dinner in an Indian, vegetarian restaurant I thought it would be wise to ask the gods for help. I ate fresh made naan bread with some very spicy dips. I asked my colleague to taste it first and than she told me about the amount I should out on my bread. This tough little lady eats chilly as I eat cucumber. But I gained some respect that night. Maybe it helped that I asked for support from above. I had no problems ( well almost ) next day.

FUJIFILM X-Pro1 (35mm, f/1.4, 1/125 sec, ISO1250)
FUJIFILM X-Pro1 (14mm, f/4, 1/30 sec, ISO1250)
  FUJIFILM X-Pro1 (35mm, f/2, 1/50 sec, ISO400)

Though the X Pro-1 is excellent when it comes to high ISO shooting it is still better to shoot at the lowest ISO possible. In this set of images you can clearly see that nothing beats a fast lens. The 35mm lens is 2 stops brighter than the 14mm lens. It allows to shoot at ISO 500 instead of ISO 2000 and that is not meaningless even on the X Pro-1. Image stabilization would give you a 3 stop advantage but the zoom is 3 to 4 stops slower than the 35mm. The advantage is gone and there is still no way to stop action with a 3 to 4 times longer shutter speed. I really like the 2.8/14mm and I’m glad I got it but if there has been a 2.0/16mm alternative ( same size of course ) I would have chosen it instead. Nothing beats lens speed.

FUJIFILM X-Pro1 (14mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec, ISO2000)
FUJIFILM X-Pro1 (35mm, f/1.4, 1/50 sec, ISO500)

Sometimes it is very important to put the size of something into context with something everybody knows. If I take the picture of a big waterfall I make sure that I also put at least one person beside it to give the viewer a reference. In the case with the monkey god I have chosen both: some people plus the temple behind it and to enhance it’s size I cut it’s upper half off.

FUJIFILM X-Pro1 (35mm, f/1.4, 1/50 sec, ISO640)
FUJIFILM X-Pro1 (14mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec, ISO2000)