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Hey all

New (or rebooted, at least) poster from the far North of England.  Used most manufacturers and camera types over the past decades but I appear to have now settled on Fuji X as my ideal combination of size, weight, quality and usability.  Currently shooting with an old X-T1, Samyang 12, Fuji 23/2 and the 50-230, and very happy with the setup.

I've tried most genres over the years and have just come off the back of a three year addiction to street shooting and gone back into landscape/seascape work, using 16 stop ND.  Will no doubt be posting some examples later.

Anyway, looking forward to reading and contributing :)

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