As I get older, I feel the world tends to spin faster and there’s no way of slowing it down. During my first few minutes of waking up, I can hardly determine if it’s a Tuesday or a Saturday. With technology moving so fast, sometimes I wonder if it is beneficial or detrimental to the human existence and experience. Enough with the poetic shit and get on with it. Ever since I have pursued photography as a career the past year or so, I feel that I have been losing touch of what got me into taking pictures in the first place; one word, 3 letters: FUN. It should be fun. I’m sure most of us get caught up in the current trends and what’s the newest tech out there. With that feeling in mind and looking at my own photography, I had to really take a step back and think…what the fuck am I doing?
Recently, I picked up a Fujifilm X-E2s. Now you’re probably thinking this guy is totally contradicting himself. But hold on a minute, I’ve been searching the market for a camera that I can carry everyday for quite sometime now. Something that’s low key, won’t break the bank, and won’t feel like I’m on the job. I picked up the X-E2s (body only) for $350 it’s not a bad find; considering that the newest version of it, the X-E3, will run you 1K (body only). I don’t claim to be a techy, in fact far from it, but I know for a fact that my recent pick up is more than capable to do a myriad of things that I enjoy shooting. I played around with the camera’s different film simulations, giving each photo a unique look. With Instagram filters and many other post-processing programs, we tend to underestimate and forget to appreciate how each individual camera can produce their own unique photographs.
Have fun with it
X-E2s with the 23mm f1.4
It might not have the latest bells and whistles, but it offers a good time.
To test out the X-E2s, I paired it with my trusty 23mm f1.4 and went along with my sister and her friend to LA. I’ll let the photos speak for itself. We can talk about the ergonomics of it, and be nitpicky about all the technology, but honestly it’s a digital camera that is more than capable. For myself, it gave back the feeling of fun, the feeling of taking photos with an old style camera, but at the same time still has the punch of the new world. Overall, I had a great time taking photographs throughout the day with the X-E2s and it will stay in my camera collection for a long time.
Stay cool. Have fun. Keep on keepin’ on.
Notes:
- Don’t be afraid to take shitty photos, that’s the only way to learn.
- What’s a shitty photo anyway?
- One person’s shitty photo is another’s perfect photo.
