Photography News Issue 34

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Fujifilmuser: Derek Clark

Professional photographer Derek describes portraiture as his bread and butter, but he also does a lot of music photography; primarily jazz. He’s recently shot a cover and all the images for a new album by Tommy Smith and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. His first love, however, is documentary, which is howhe got involvedwithFujifilm in the first place. Which Fujifilm camera first got you hooked on the system? The original X100. I was a Nikon guy looking for a decent digital rangefinder that wasn’t Leica prices and when the X100 came along I ordered one straight away. From there, I bought the X-Pro1 and now have the X-Pro2, two X-T1s, and the X100T and the X-E2. Are you primarily using prime lenses? Whenever possible. I like primes and I always go for the faster lenses. When I was shooting Nikon, I had all the G lenses and when I moved to Fujifilm I found the lenses were far superior and nowhere near as expensive. I held on to my D800 for concert photography because I needed a 70-200mm, but as soon as the XF50-140mm f/2.8 was released, I sold all my Nikon kit and made the 100% switch to Fujifilm. What’s your current Fujifilm lens line-up? I have the XF16mm f/1.4, XF18mm f/2, XF23mm f/1.4, both XF35mm lenses, XF56mm f/1.2, XF18-55mm f/2.8-4, XF16-55mm f/2.8 and the XF50-140mm f/2.8. I used the XF90mm f/2 and loved it, I thought at the time the XF50-140mm covered it, but lately I’ve been thinking of adding that one to my kit too – it has a special look. My go-to lens is the XF35mm f/1.4 because it covers everything. I have both that and the newer f/2 version because I have two kits. What would you like to see in the future from Fujifilm? The XF35mm f/1.4 could do with a refresh along with the XF18mm f/2, but I’d really like to see awider prime. The XF16mm f/1.4 is one of the best lenses there is, but I’d like to see a 10mm or a 12mm – the XF10-24mm is a little too slow for me.

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