thomasphoto60

Where do I start? I was born in a small.....too much?😉 I am a former Canon shooter, going all the way back to 1978 when I was in Jr. High School. Though my first real 35mm was a Pentax K-1000, some years earlier. I picked an AE-Program in 1979, and for the following 38 years, Canon owned my soul. Spent most of my photographic career shooting news for a variety of papers and wire services. By 2008, I was burned out, mercifully the paper that I was shooting for began cutting staff, I was let go, frankly by that point I wanted out so I was not that unhappy. Needless to say, while I was still shooting commercial and travel, money would be tight, I began selling off a lot of gear that was no longer needed. It was this point I began hearing about mirrorless cameras, smaller, lighter, while intrigued at the time they were simply not established, the quality and support in as far as serious glass and other accessories left a lot to be desired. It would not be until 2016 when a buddy lent me one of his X-T1s, I was smitten. A few days later, I picked up an X-E2s with the kit 18-55 and I became a Fuji owner. A few months later the X-T2 joined the party followed by the X-Pro2. Much of my Canon gear helped finance the switchover. Yea, almost 40 years with one system, it was bittersweet to let them go, Canon was good to me from the F1/Film days to the 1DX but sometimes one has to move on. Canon was heavy, bulky and drew too much attention, especially now when everyone seems so paranoid when a photographer shows up with 2 rigs and huge white lenses attached. Fuji won me over with its relatively diminutive size (especially the X-E series) but it was the old school shutter dial and aperture ring that sealed the deal, that took me back 30 years. As for future Fuji purchases, well I love the rangefinder style of both the X-E and X-Pro, so, the upcoming X-Pro 3 may just find a home in my bag later this year. Possibly selling the X-E2s for an X-E3, ditto for the X-T2/X-T3. For the time being the three rigs that I currently own are paying the bills just fine.