bradleyhanson

A lot of great options listed in this thread. Another option is taking any messenger bag and getting Domke or Tenba inserts to protect the lenses. I love my Ona "Union Street" bag, which holds my 3 cameras and lenses, batteries and chargers. My bag holds:
 
X-Pro1 (x2) with lenses mounted
X100s
14mm f2.8
23mm f1.4
56mm f1.2
TCL-X100
11 batteries
2 chargers
iPad Air (15" laptop would also fit in the padded interior slot)
 
I'll still be able to cram the 90mm in a compartment once that arrives, but no room for a 4th body...

I've just revised and updated my blog post to reflect my 3 years with the Fujifilm X-Series for weddings (and portraits and magazine work). While I will be first in line for the X-Pro2, I'm still loving the X-Pro1 bodies and X100S. The blog post still has it's original URL because so many other sites are linking to it, and Fujifilm Cameras posted it on their Facebook page.
 
http://www.bradleyhanson.com/blog/2015/5/26/my-25-years-with-the-fujifilm-x-series-cameras-and-lenses

I could not be more excited about this camera. It looks like exactly what I had hoped for, and even included my wish for the small joystick! http://www.mirrorlessons.com/2015/09/24/what-10-fujifilm-x-pro1-users-would-like-to-see-on-the-fuji-xpro-2/

I've been shooting weddings with the Fuji X-System for almost 3 years, and I'm still using 2 X-Pro1 bodies and the X100s. This wedding was just published on Minnesota Bride, and also included a LOT of low light at the reception. 
 
http://www.bradleyhanson.com/blog/2015/8/10/christina-and-bens-wedding-at-the-bachelor-farmer-published-by-minnesota-bride

Here. About 10x more with the 56. I can deal with the size when I have the specialized requirement for the XF56, but I hate the size of the 23 for an always on lens, therefore I use either the 27 or the 35 instead and deal with the different FoV. Or I use the X100T, but that is fairly rare as well. Don't like it all too much.

It's a way to save an image that is otherwise totally screwed by unintended high contrast. Works well in both color and B&W. Unfortunately, the fad of making this effect into particular photographer's branded "look" isn't over yet.

After easing myself into the Fuji world...I finally shot a wedding last week completely with my Fuji setup.  I still brought one of my Nikon bodies just incase...but the fujis held up great throughout the day!  My setup was 
 
2x X-T1
Rokinon 12mm
23mm 1.4
35mm 1.4
56mm 1.2
90mm 2.0
 
The majority of the day was shot with the 23mm on one body and the 56mm on the other.  For the ceremony I would occasionally switch from the 56 to the 90 and for the open dancing I just have the 12mm on.  I'm getting used to the 23mm/56mm focal lengths.  Over the last couple of years I've been using full frame DSLRs with a 50mm being my main lens.  Not sure why, but the 23/56 combo feels great for me now where the 35/85 combo on a Full frame didn't.

Hello-
 
In the process of writing an article about my love of the 50mm perspective, I've re-written and reposted this article, which originally was written for X100c.com. My forthcoming article will include comparison to the forthcoming XF 35mm f2, due to ship any day now... 
 
http://www.bradleyhanson.com/blog/2015/11/4/fujifilm-tcl-x100-review
 
 

"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them." - Elliott Erwitt

A lot of great options listed in this thread. Another option is taking any messenger bag and getting Domke or Tenba inserts to protect the lenses. I love my Ona "Union Street" bag, which holds my 3 cameras and lenses, batteries and chargers. My bag holds:
 
X-Pro1 (x2) with lenses mounted
X100s
14mm f2.8
23mm f1.4
56mm f1.2
TCL-X100
11 batteries
2 chargers
iPad Air (15" laptop would also fit in the padded interior slot)
 
I'll still be able to cram the 90mm in a compartment once that arrives, but no room for a 4th body...

A fine example of how it's the photographer, not the (latest) gear that matters. You have marvelous shots in that article, thanks for sharing!

I've just revised and updated my blog post to reflect my 3 years with the Fujifilm X-Series for weddings (and portraits and magazine work). While I will be first in line for the X-Pro2, I'm still loving the X-Pro1 bodies and X100S. The blog post still has it's original URL because so many other sites are linking to it, and Fujifilm Cameras posted it on their Facebook page.
 
http://www.bradleyhanson.com/blog/2015/5/26/my-25-years-with-the-fujifilm-x-series-cameras-and-lenses

I've just revised and updated my blog post to reflect my 3 years with the Fujifilm X-Series for weddings (and portraits and magazine work). While I will be first in line for the X-Pro2, I'm still loving the X-Pro1 bodies and X100S. The blog post still has it's original URL because so many other sites are linking to it, and Fujifilm Cameras posted it on their Facebook page.
 
http://www.bradleyhanson.com/blog/2015/5/26/my-25-years-with-the-fujifilm-x-series-cameras-and-lenses

I've just revised and updated my blog post to reflect my 3 years with the Fujifilm X-Series for weddings (and portraits and magazine work). While I will be first in line for the X-Pro2, I'm still loving the X-Pro1 bodies and X100S. The blog post still has it's original URL because so many other sites are linking to it, and Fujifilm Cameras posted it on their Facebook page.
 
http://www.bradleyhanson.com/blog/2015/5/26/my-25-years-with-the-fujifilm-x-series-cameras-and-lenses

"Photographers shoot too much. Even a blind chicken can find grain." - Henri Cartier-Bresson

I travel a lot for weddings and use the opportunity to explore my surroundings. I find the X100s particularly well suited to landscapes/cityscapes/seascapes (with and without the TCL-X100 converter) because it's small enough to take EVERYWHERE!
 
I separated my landscape (non-wedding/portrait work) by tonality. 90% of these were taken with the X100S, the rest with X-Pro1 + 23mm f1.4 or 35mm f1.4
 
B&W:
http://www.bradleyhanson.com/landscapes-bw/
 
Color:
http://www.bradleyhanson.com/landscapes-color/

Bradley, feel free to shamelessly self-promote yourself on here any time you like? Your work is wonderful and well-deserved for the feature! Congratulations!

Shameless self-promotion: I was just featured on Junebug Weddings with a photo spotlight interview and gallery. It's relevant to this forum in that I mention the role of the Fujifilm X-Series camera and lenses in my work. 
 
http://junebugweddings.com/wedding-photo-blog/photobug/photographer-spotlight-interview-bradley-hanson-minnesota/

LOL, this

How dare you use a tool that's totally not the best tool for the job       

Here is a wedding I photographed in February when there was still snow on the ground. Extremely low light reception that got dark at 430pm means I relied on the X-Series wonderful quality at ISO6400. It was just published by Minnesota Bride Magazine and was the first wedding ever at the groundbreaking Heyday restaurant in Minneapolis. All images from X-Pro1 (14/23/56) and X100S with the TCL-X100 converter. http://www.bradleyhanson.com/blog/2015/7/14/the-first-wedding-ever-at-heyday-in-minneapolis-featured-in-minnesota-bride-magazine

I got my 90mm last week and used it for a wedding last weekend. Well, I'll let numbers speak for themselves.
 
Out of 880 images, 470 were shot with the 90. I had enough working space to use it that much and the images speak for themselves. The look of extremely sharp in focus and smooooooth out of focus just goes well with emotional story telling. AF worked pretty darn good, even at low light. Everybody who loves their 50-140 or 55-200 should probably have a little look at the 90. Might be worth it.

Hi-
 
I use 3 bodies: One X-Pro1 has the 56mm f1.2 bolted onto it permanently. LOVE that lens. Another X-Pro1 has the 23 or 14, depending on need. The 14 is amazing when you need it, but I rarely need it. It's great for tight spaces or making the ordinary into the majestic. The 3rd body is my X100s, which often has the TCL-X100 50mm converter on it, so I generally shoot everything with 35/50/85 equivalents. I always have wide angle on my left, normal in the middle and telephoto on my right so I don't have to think about it.
 
-Bradley

I have always preferred primes for everything, including weddings. The main two reasons: 1. You learn exactly what the lens will see in advance of holding the camera to your eye rather than racking a zoom back and forth until you find what you need, which is faster and more intuitive. 2. The extra speed in low light and greater flexibility of DOF. APS-C has the same light gathering ability as FF lenses, but you gain an extra stop of DOF. For landscapes, some people love this. For portraits, you need to go from f2 to f1.4 to have the same DOF as an FF sensor would. In low light, having an f1.2 or f1.4 lens is up to 2.5 stops faster than even an f2.8 zoom. IS may stabilize camera shake, but it doesn't help with subject movement, which requires a faster shutter speed. 
 
I was interviewed about 10 days ago about how wedding photography has changed in the 16 years I've been shooting, and how I use the Fujifilm cameras and lenses for weddings for the past 31 months...
http://inmybag.net/how-wedding-photography-has-changes-over-the-last-16-years/

A conversation between myself and Vincent Opoku, Fujifilm X-Photographer, is live on X100c.com about using the X100s for weddings: http://x100c.com/blog/14/5/2015/fujifilm-x100s-for-wedding-photography-review