Jim Willis

X-E2S Shots

I’ve been trying to remember to bring my camera out with me more often, employing little tricks like keeping my X100F on my kitchen counter near my keys. But even when I remember to bring it, I haven’t been shooting at all.

But for Christmas this year I received a 7artisans 25mm/1.8 lens. This lens is notable for a few reasons:

1.) My X100 has a fixed lens so in order to use the 7artisans I needed to pull out my older X-E2s which had been gathering dust on my shelf
2.) It is a 25mm which on the Fuji sensor makes it much close to a 35mm, which is my favorite focal length
3.) it is a fully manual lens in that it doesn’t auto focus or auto adjust the aperture.
4.) It is a very inexpensive lens, especially compared with the Fuji line but it has some character to it.

This XE2S is older and has an older sensor (X-Trans II) than the X100F (X-Trans III) but I think I prefer it over the X100F. I just enjoy shooting with it more. I’m not sure I can explain why it feels different despite such similar bodies and dials, but I definitely like my X-E2s more.

Anyway, I brought it out last night when we went out to dinner and capture a few snaps in the restaurant:

I’ve been struggling to find a film simulation that works indoors and has an ok white balance. I think this Kodak Chrome simulation from Ritchie Roesch does the trick:

Classic Chrome
Dynamic Range: DR200
Highlight: -1 (Medium-Soft)
Shadow: 0 (Standard)
Color: +1 (Medium-High)
Sharpness: 0 (Standard)
Noise Reduction: -2 (Low)
White Balance: Auto, +2 Red & -2 Blue
ISO: Auto up to ISO 3200
Exposure Compensation: 0 to +2/3 (typically)

I’m going to keep using this one for a while as I’d really like to settle in to a single film sim and really learn it.

I also grabbed a shot as we stopped for gas, I’d intended to use the Cinestill 800 simulation because of its suitability for nighttime shooting but because I couldn’t quite remember which presets I had assigned, I ended up using more of a Kodak Negative type sim, it still looks cool though:

Anyway, hope this is the start of me bringing my camera out with me more and remembering to actually shoot with it.

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