If you have followed me on Light Stalking for a while, you will know that around two years ago, I sold my Fuji system and went all in on a Sony a7Rv with various lenses. The decision was not made lightly but based on both my photographic and video needs as well as lingering doubts about more recent Fuji cameras.
So why have I returned to Fujifilm? Well I haven’t, at least not on a professional basis, but I have bought a Fujifilm camera. Let me explain
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I haven’t been to a photography show for a very long time. In fact, it’s quite possible the last one was in the analogue era. I had tentative plans to visit Photokina in 2020, but we all know what happened then.
So with this year’s UK based Photography and Video show taking place in Birmingham, a significantly closer location to me than London, I decided to take the plunge and spend two days there.
YouTube is an amazing resource for photographers. Gear reviews, technique videos, and post production guides all help us along in our photographic journey. However, it wasn’t watching a YouTube video that changed my mind about vintage lenses, it was creating one. Read to find more!
As drone fliers we are used to the ever increasing regulation of our hobby/profession. So in 2025 when the UK’s CAA announced it would be changing the rules on UK drone flying, I was concerned but not surprised. However when the new rules were finally announced it wasn’t as bad as feared and in many respects it was a positive move.
The humble 85mm has long been regarded as the go to portrait lens. I have one, a Sony 85mm f/1.8, it’s my favourite lens and yet I do not use it to take portraits with.
As many of you that have followed my ramblings here at Light Stalking will know, a significant percentage of my income comes from stock, both stills but primarily video. Unlike stills, video generally needs some physical stabilisation when shooting. Even using IBIS and OIS – in body and optical stabilisation respectively, handheld video is often too shaky to make good stock video.
