FUJIFILM FinePix X100 (23mm, f/2, 1/60 sec, ISO800)

What a title! It’s the title of a concert to celebrate the work of Johnny Cash. I admire the work of Johnny Cash and I love how Otto Lechner plays the accordion. A true master of the instrument. So I went there. Because I didn’t want to bring a big camera I decided to take my Fuji X100. I haven’t used it a lot since I bought the Fuji X-Pro 1. Recently I picked it up to shoot in a museum and that re-ignited the fire again.

FUJIFILM FinePix X100 (23mm, f/2, 1/60 sec, ISO250)
FUJIFILM FinePix X100 (23mm, f/2, 1/60 sec, ISO250)
FUJIFILM FinePix X100 (23mm, f/2, 1/60 sec, ISO500)

What a camera! Quiet and unobtrusive. And thanks to numerous firmware updates I think that AF works faster than on my X Pro-1. But that could also be the lens. The XP1 is fast with the 18mm lens but far less so with the 14mm or 35mm lens. But I missed my XP1 mainly because we did not sit in the first row. I needed to crop these shots a little to avoid “empty” space. The 35mm lens would be perfect for the group shots and the upcoming 1.2/56mm would be a dream for tighter crops.

The XP1 with this lens will challenge the best full frame DSLRs when used with a 2.8/70-200 zoom because the lens is 3 stops faster and not even a Canon 1DX or Nikon D4 has a 3 stop advantage over the XP1. This lens will make the Fuji X the perfect camera for concert and theatre photography. And for portrait photography too. I can’t wait to get it.

The concert was great and the X100 performed flawless. I used spot metering plus a minus -1 stop exposure compensation to avoid burned out highlights.

FUJIFILM FinePix X100 (23mm, f/2, 1/60 sec, ISO320)