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FUJIFILM X-T3 Packed with an extensive and impressive features list, the X-T3 is a class-leading camera that’s designed to deliver high performance whatever the situation. Its heart is the world-renowned back-side illuminated 26.1-megapixel X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor. Its native ISO range is 160-12,800, and even at the top speeds image quality is clean, richly detailed and colours are lifelike.

MANNEQUIN BODYPARTS, BATH Fujifilm X-T3, XF23mm f/2 R WR, manual, 1/150sec at f/8 and ISO 1250

FUJIFILM XF23MM F/2 R WR Ideal as a walkaround lens, this compact wide-angle is great to use with silent AF, thanks to a stepping motor and the f/2 maximum aperture to help you tackle low-light conditions. It’s also rugged, made from premium materials, and is weather- and dust-resistant.

BRISTOL LOCKS CLOSE-UP Fujifilm X-T3, manual, 1/250sec at f/8 and ISO 400

BIRMINGHAM Fujifilm X100F, 23mm f/2.8, manual, 1/250sec at f/8 and ISO 400

FUJIFILM XF50MM F/2 R WR If you are looking for a high-performing, fast aperture, short telephoto lens in a compact body form, the Fujifilm XF50mm f/2 R WR is the one for you. It’s weather sealed, too.

on my XF23mm lens, and if I have an aperture of f/8, everything from 1.5m or so to infinity is sharp. With zone focusing, this means I only need to tweak with closer subjects; and if I want to be more accurate, I use focus peaking, which I love on the Fujifilm cameras. I rarely use the camera monitor to compose – and prefer the viewfinder. But I wear spectacles with varifocal lenses, so when I look through the EVF, things are not always as sharp as they should be, because my eye isn’t always at the sweet spot. The focus assist with red focus peaking is absolutely brilliant. I set the shutter speed manually to 1/250sec and let the ISO roam automatically up to the limit of 3200, which I’ve set. I’m not a pixel peeper, and several of the shots here are at ISO 1250 – you can’t really tell and the quality is excellent. The thing I love about Fujifilm is that it reminds me of my film camera days. I tell people that the Zenit was great to cut your teeth on, to learn the difference between f/stops, shutter speeds and all that.

When looking at Fujifilm, everything I need to know is there on the top-plate. I don’t have to go searching in the menus to find out how my camera is set up. Having the exposure compensation dial on the top, rather than in an electronic menu, is a godsend and has saved me many times. A quick flick of the thumb means you’re back in the game when the lighting is tricky. I may upgrade to the X-T4, and the next time I go to London I will visit the Fujifilm House of Photography. I quite fancy the new medium format GFX50S II that Fujifilm just brought out. In the longer term, I want to keep on taking photographs, build my website and scan my archive. I’ve sat on my archive for over 40 years and no one has seen the pictures in it. I’ve produced zines and hardback books from it so far, and these are on sale on my website, but I have much more to work on. I’m not shooting for the moon or anything, and just want to enjoy my photography – I like taking pictures.

GLASGOWPOSTER SCENE Fujifilm X-T3, XF23mm f/2 R WR, manual, 1/800sec at f/2 and ISO 1250

FUJIFILM XF55-200MM F/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

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This is a remarkably powerful and useful zoom lens packed into a compact and portable form. In 35mm format terms, it gives an 84-305mm equivalent coverage, so this lens has potential for a wide range of subjects and delivers impressive optical performance.

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