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i don't believe gear is the most important aspect of photography
i think as long as you have a solid composition and a good story to tell it doesn't really matter
what camera you take the photograph with but with that being said gear for me at least is what gets
me out and motivates me to go out and shoot and that's primarily why i choose to shoot on a aps-c
fujifilm camera rather than a full-frame sony or canon the desire to go out and shoot is invaluable
in my opinion and that's exactly what fujifilm cameras offer me so i'm gonna take you through
some of the gear that enhances the overall shooting experience for me
all right let's start off with camera bags the main place where i hold on my gear is the brevit
jumper photo backpack i've owned this for nearly a year now and i honestly have nothing bad to say
about the backpack it's made specifically for holding your gear so it's pretty easy to organize
everything you also get compartments for a laptop or an ipad and even a place to store your tripod
this backpack is kind of pricey but i think it's well worth the money and if you get it on sale
even more so now for days where i don't want to bring the whole backpack with me i did pick
up a bag from willem and allison's long weekend drop not only do their bags look immensely cool
they're perfect for carrying gear for a minimal day the bag i picked up is able to hold all my
film and an extra camera which is perfect for days where i want to shoot both digital and film
so i definitely recommend looking into long weekend bags especially if you're in the market
for something that's smaller than a backpack but that can still hold your gear
okay let's get into the cameras that i own without a doubt my favorite camera purchase in the last
year is the fujifilm xe4 this has pretty much been my everything camera for the past year i've
used it for portraits for events for streets for documenting everyday life the compact size
of it has just always inspired me along with this camera i did also pick up a flash unit for it the
fujifilm ef x8 is not the strongest flash but it definitely gets the job done it helps make
the camera a more complete package now talking about a complete package i did recently buy the
fujifilm x100v i honestly don't know what it is about this camera i think it's just a combination
of the way that it looks and the features that it has it has just inspired me to shoot every single
day and to bring you with me everywhere i for the most part did have that with xe4
but it's honestly just on another level with the x100v it definitely does feel a lot more premium
and the way that i look at it once a fujifilm camera with a new x-trans sensor comes out
i'm going to be selling the xc4 but i'm going to be keeping the x100v that's at least what i'm
saying right now but that's currently how i feel about these two cameras and i've gotten a lot of
people asked which one i'd recommend from the two it's obviously a tough one i think the safe
choice would be the xc4 just because you're able to play around with a bunch of different lenses
which can be a really good thing for your photography but if you're not looking to purchase
any other lenses or wanting to fiddle with other lenses the x100v is definitely the way to go okay
so when i want to get my film fix which has been a lot more as of recently i owned konica xr af i was
originally in the market for a rangefinder film camera but when i got to my local camera store the
camera owner showed me this camera and was just telling me how great it is and how good the lens
that it has is i immediately fell in love with it and although i wanted something that i could have
more control over the quality of this camera is outstanding and i'm so glad i picked it up i do
also own this other point and shoot vivitar film camera but since getting the hexxr af i haven't
gotten much use out of it now this is the camera that i give to someone who wants to shoot some
film let's get more into film specifically where i store my film i picked up this kodak film canister
which holds five rolls of 35mm film it's just a good and stylish way of keeping film on you
i think i definitely enjoy shooting on sinister film socks the most but i think the main film
stock that i always have is fuji superior just because it's really cheap for a pack of three
let's get into the lenses i use on the xc4 so i own the 23mm f2 the 27mm 2.8
the 50mm f2 and the seven artisans 35mm 1.2 these focal lengths pretty much cover everything i
shoot with my photography the 50mm f2 has been my go-to portrait lens however with having shot with
faisal a couple months ago and seeing what he's able to do with longer focal lengths for history
photography i've gotten a little more open to using a longer focal length for street photography
and the seven artisans 35 mil 1.2 is just such a fun lens and it fits perfectly on the xc4 the
quality that you're getting for the price is second to none i may eventually swap it out
for the fujifilm 35mm 1.4 but for now this is covering that focal length pretty well for me
soon i'll consolidate my lenses even more by getting rid of the 23 mil
f2 and the 27 mil 2.8 because i was kind of filling that void of not having the x100v
but i wanted to include it in here in case you wanted to know which lenses i've used and which
ones i'd recommend the only other lens that i've thought about adding to my collection is the new
fujifilm 18 mil 1.4 but i'll probably try it out for a little bit before i do end up purchasing
music like i'm sure it is for most people is a big part of my everyday life and it can really
alleviate some of the stress and anxiety that can come with shooting street photography my headphone
of choice is the marshall major 5. not only do they just look really cool but the main draw for
me in getting these over any other headphones is that the battery life is around 80 hours i think
which is absolutely insane it's just nice having a piece of equipment that you don't normally have
to worry about whether it's charged or not since we're on the topic of music i have had a lot of
people ask me if i have any spotify playlists so i'm gonna leave a link in the description
to my spotify profile where i have a playlist of songs that inspire me and just hype me up
so if you've been interested in that feel free to check it out now let's get into where i edit all
of my photographs on i use lightroom on the ipad pro 12.9 inch 2020 so it's about two years old
now but honestly it doesn't skip a beat i love editing photographs on my ipad so much there's
nothing better than after a shoot going to go eat or grabbing a coffee and editing your photographs
if capture one does eventually come out with an app for ipad i will honestly probably make the
switch from lightroom to capture one but for now i love editing on the ipad so much and my whole
entire editing workflow is on lightroom so that is why i continue to use lightroom over capture one
instax printer the act of giving back to your photography is such a beautiful thing and owning
an insect printer makes that easy i own the fuji wide instax printer i did own the instax mini
but i honestly just love the larger wider polaroid print and on top of that the quality
print is much better on the instax wide version but yeah it's just really gratifying getting an
instant print of portrait or just a photograph for yourself or being able to gift it to someone
if you shoot fujifilm definitely look into picking up an instax printer
all right let's talk to fusion filters for a bit i've owned a lot of different fusion filters but
the one that i've kept is the tiffin glimmer glass one and although i use it a lot more sparingly
than i did in the past it's still fun to play around with and use in different environments
real quick let's talk about how i adapt my filters
to different lenses let's use the fuji 27mm 2.8 as an example so this lens has a filter
thread of 39. i think for most manufacturers the smallest filter size that they make is 49
so you obviously cannot use a 49 size filter on a 39 lens filter thread so you'll need to buy
a step up ring these are pretty cheap on amazon and they'll essentially allow you to use a bigger
or smaller size filter on different lenses so i have a 39 mil to 49 mil filter step-up ring
i saw all of my jpeg and raw files on these two seagate hard drives one of them is eight terabyte
the other one is two terabyte as i continue to take more photographs i'm going to have to
inevitably upgrade to something safer and larger but for now these two drives have me covered and
then what i initially store my photographs on sd cards along with an sd card holder and a usbc sd
card reader so i can edit on my ipad something also worth mentioning is that as a recently i've
been using micro sd cards for my fujifilm cameras it's just easier on the wallet buying a 128 gig
micro sd card than it is buying a regular 128 sd card but i'll only do this when i know i'm only
going to be taking photographs and am not going to be shooting video well that's pretty much my
gear the gear that i think enhances the experience for me and that makes me want to continually go
out and shoot i did also think about including video in this but that definitely has to be its
own video so maybe eventually in the future i'll get into my different camera rigs and what i enjoy
from that aspect of photography but for now thank you so much for all the love
and support i say this every video but i can't thank you guys enough for supporting me through
my power grades and my presets and just watching my videos thank you so much and yeah i'm really
happy that i get to create his videos for you all so i'll see you all in the next one
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