Phil

And I forgot, here are a couple from a job I did last week. I was reshooting the menu for Burger's Priest, based out of Toronto. It was mostly shooting food, but I did some staff portraits, too.
 
DSCF0380 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr
 
DSCF0447 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

I did a job today shooting portraits for a local financial group. There's some staged stuff indoors that looks like stock photography but for the nicer portraits I shot them outside - it was too cramped in the building and I couldn't find a nice background. It was beautifully overcast today, so I didn't have to light them.
 
All shot with the 35mm. The outdoor stuff is I believe f/4 for the group and 2.8 for the rest.
 
DSCF0042 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr
 
DSCF0107 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr
 
DSCF0148 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr
 
And this is what the indoor stuff was like. Not sure if this counts as portraiture or not.
 
DSCF0195 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

I figured I'd lump food in with product photography. This is one from a job I shot for Burger's Priest in Toronto last week.
 
Shot in a foam board light box with the 35mm at f/8 and ISO 200.
 
DSCF0066 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

Here's a portrait of my dad that I made yesterday. He works in IT at the college in my town, and is speaking at a conference this fall and needed a headshot.
 
TBHeadshot by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

Here's a portrait of my dad that I made yesterday. He works in IT at the college in my town, and is speaking at a conference this fall and needed a headshot.
 
TBHeadshot by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

Apparently it's the weekend of headshots.
 
My wife needed a headshot for her student card at teacher's college (don't ask me why they didn't take it themselves, I've never seen it done this way before). It's supposed to be pretty plain, so I just did one light.
  DawnHeadshot by Phil Babbey, on Flickr   And here's a candid one.   DawnHeadshotBW by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

Agreed. I've second shot a couple weddings with the X-T1, and done some local shows, aside from a lot of shooting for myself which usually happens at night.
 
There's definitely a learning curve, but once you get a feel for it, I think Fujis are nearly as effective as DSLRs. It slows you down for sure, but I find I actually get more shots in focus with the X-T1 than the Canon 70D or Nikon D610 I used. With the DSLRs, I would shoot a lot to be safe, then zoom in in Lightroom and see which ones came out in focus (instead of slight misfocuses). This is shooting at f/2.2+ on crop and 2.8+ on full frame to buy myself some depth of field. Too many times the DSLRs would slightly misfocus, and I wouldn't find out until I got into Lightroom.
 
The X-T1 confirms focus more slowly, but it's accurate. And when it does a false confirm, which is rare, it's incredibly obvious so I don't waste shots on it. Now that I've slowed down, I work more on my timing and planning. And that's just talking about the AF. With MF and peaking, I think the Fuji has an advantage. Focus traps are amazing with the peaking. I'm not afraid to shoot lenses wide open now, either.

Hi all,
 
I got into the Fuji system after using a Micro-Four Thirds system for a while. For portraits, the sharpness, skin tone rendering and level of detail is incredible, certainly when adding flash...
 
Some of my more recent work, if admins approve, I'll keep this post updated as I process new shoots. Started doing portraiture in November only, so there will be some progression hopefully over time
 
Gear used up to today, together with generic speedlights and modifiers.
X100T
X-T1
56 1.2 APD
50-140 2.8
16 1.4
 
First post is my earliest work with the Fuji system. Three shoots I did in December.

Click on the pics to see full size.

Apparently it's the weekend of headshots.
 
My wife needed a headshot for her student card at teacher's college (don't ask me why they didn't take it themselves, I've never seen it done this way before). It's supposed to be pretty plain, so I just did one light.
  DawnHeadshot by Phil Babbey, on Flickr   And here's a candid one.   DawnHeadshotBW by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

Here's a portrait of my dad that I made yesterday. He works in IT at the college in my town, and is speaking at a conference this fall and needed a headshot.
 
TBHeadshot by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

My friend did a Year Beard challenge and hit the one year mark this month. We did a shoot for that so he has it officially on record and can finally trim it.
 
DSCF0084 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

I definitely agree about the responsiveness. Little things like hitting the playback button to check a shot seems a bit slower on my X-T1. Interestingly, though, I found the AF accuracy to be phenomenal compared to my Canons, and noticed a bit of an issue with the speed (the last wedding I shot with a DSLR was with a D750, and I noticed the 85 1.4G to be similarly slow in lower light, though). 
 
Personally, I find the X-T1 a bit light. For taking out and about with my wife or friends I don't mind it, but I'd still prefer it to be a bit heavier. If I could have my way, I'd like the X-T1 body only to weigh as much as the body + grip do now, and it would be nice if the grip was a bit heavier than it is now. I love the small size (easier to take around every day, less intimidating, etc) but I find it a bit awkwardly light, and find I can hold it steadier with a bit of extra weight.
 
Here are some from the last wedding I shot. It was almost entirely the 23mm + 35mm. I used the 35mm more than I thought I would. Looking to get the 56 ASAP.
 
DSCF0064 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr
 
DSCF0345 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr
 
DSCF0184-3 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr
 
DSCF0217 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr
 
DSCF0227 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr
 
DSCF0459 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

I definitely agree about the responsiveness. Little things like hitting the playback button to check a shot seems a bit slower on my X-T1. Interestingly, though, I found the AF accuracy to be phenomenal compared to my Canons, and noticed a bit of an issue with the speed (the last wedding I shot with a DSLR was with a D750, and I noticed the 85 1.4G to be similarly slow in lower light, though). 
 
Personally, I find the X-T1 a bit light. For taking out and about with my wife or friends I don't mind it, but I'd still prefer it to be a bit heavier. If I could have my way, I'd like the X-T1 body only to weigh as much as the body + grip do now, and it would be nice if the grip was a bit heavier than it is now. I love the small size (easier to take around every day, less intimidating, etc) but I find it a bit awkwardly light, and find I can hold it steadier with a bit of extra weight.
 
Here are some from the last wedding I shot. It was almost entirely the 23mm + 35mm. I used the 35mm more than I thought I would. Looking to get the 56 ASAP.
 
DSCF0064 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr
 
DSCF0345 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr
 
DSCF0184-3 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr
 
DSCF0217 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr
 
DSCF0227 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr
 
DSCF0459 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

So, having posted back in June the 1st engagement shoot with the X-T1, I shot the wedding yesterday. I have to say I had more keepers than ever before with the canons, and I was surprised to find that I used the 35mm f1.4 for around 75% of the shots. I used the "kit" lens for the groups and the rest with the 56mm f1.2. I'm really pleased with the results...

Apparently it's the weekend of headshots.
 
My wife needed a headshot for her student card at teacher's college (don't ask me why they didn't take it themselves, I've never seen it done this way before). It's supposed to be pretty plain, so I just did one light.
  DawnHeadshot by Phil Babbey, on Flickr   And here's a candid one.   DawnHeadshotBW by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

Here's a portrait of my dad that I made yesterday. He works in IT at the college in my town, and is speaking at a conference this fall and needed a headshot.
 
TBHeadshot by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

My friend did a Year Beard challenge and hit the one year mark this month. We did a shoot for that so he has it officially on record and can finally trim it.
 
DSCF0084 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

It certainly is ... wife wanted a new LinkedIn photo, so we played around in the living room ...
 

Portrait @ Home by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr

My friend did a Year Beard challenge and hit the one year mark this month. We did a shoot for that so he has it officially on record and can finally trim it.
 
DSCF0084 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

From Ken's comparison to the X-T10:
 
 
From his comparison to the X100T, literally the next thing on the page:
 
 
If there is anyone in this world that needs to be taken with a huge grain of salt, it's Ken Rockwell. His reviews are completely useless, and are only really good for a laugh when you're bored. It would be fine if he was just giving his opinion on things, but even then there's no point in reading his reviews seriously, because he contradicts himself all the time like he does here.

From Ken's comparison to the X-T10:
 
 
From his comparison to the X100T, literally the next thing on the page:
 
 
If there is anyone in this world that needs to be taken with a huge grain of salt, it's Ken Rockwell. His reviews are completely useless, and are only really good for a laugh when you're bored. It would be fine if he was just giving his opinion on things, but even then there's no point in reading his reviews seriously, because he contradicts himself all the time like he does here.

My friend did a Year Beard challenge and hit the one year mark this month. We did a shoot for that so he has it officially on record and can finally trim it.
 
DSCF0084 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

My friend did a Year Beard challenge and hit the one year mark this month. We did a shoot for that so he has it officially on record and can finally trim it.
 
DSCF0084 by Phil Babbey, on Flickr

X100S portrait
 

Winter girl by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

Dasha. X-T10, Zuiko OM 50/1.8