All Fuji X weddings

[jonasv]

Me and my back are so pleased since I sold the DSLR's...

just some quick edits!

X100
XE1 + 14mm
XT1 + 56mm

 

[jarski]

great work! liked them all but especially #8.

 

[Paul T.]

Looks lovely.

What do you use for b/w conversion?

 

[MCTuomey]

Great work! Any difficulties w/AF etc at the reception?

 

[MaxElmar]

That's some really nice work! Excellent, in fact. Did you know the folks or did they find you?

 

[rwintle]

Nice indeed - has a real "wedding as street photography" feel (or, "candid" I suppose). Love the long-distance portrait in the park (#8) and the ones from "on high" in particular. The obscured kiss one is very fun, too. 🙂

 

[gavinlg]

Super nice wedding work. The x series cameras so SO suited to weddings.

 

[willie_901]

Thanks for sharing these.

I did a candid-style reception gig with the 35/1.4 and 56/1.2 Fujinons and am very happy with the results. My back was grateful as well.

To answer Mike, using the XT-1 focusing performance was essentially identical to the Nikon D200/300//700 bodies I used at similar gigs in the past. I used the AF button method (MF) and the dual-screen finder display to visually assess focusing using red focus peaking. I also used different focus-region window sizes for the two lenses. Since I never work without two bodies, one was optimized for the 35 and the other for the 56.

But this would not be the case for a sporting event where the DSLRs would be much better.

 

[jonasv]

Thanks everyone!

Me and two friends have a small company that does documentary style wedding photography. They work full-time, for me it's something on the side (10-15 weddings a year).

I used a custom Lightroom preset for these. If I have time, I try to refine my black and whites in Silver Efex, but I've noticed that the couples are happier having 50 photos the day after than having to wait longer for slightly better edited pics. A few weeks later they get a couple of hundred of colour and b&w photos.

The AF hunts slightly more than my friends' 5D Mark II and IIIs. I don't think it is problematic: once it's focused, it's always perfectly focused, even at f/1.2. And I can carry two cameras with two primes all day (often 15+ hours), plus a backup with the third lens mounted in the bag….

My only complaint is that when it is almost completely dark (such as the opening dance pictured here: the light comes from my speedlight in a soft box) it's almost impossible to see anything in the electronic viewfinders. Composing and finding a spot to focus on is very hard then. The X100 proves optical finders have no problem here, so I might jump to an X-Pro2 to replace one of the cameras in the longer run...

 

[MCTuomey]

Thanks for responding to the AF question, Willie and Jonas. I would think that the diminutive size and weight of the x-line, coupled with reasonably sure and quick AF, would make them very effective and pleasurable to shoot in a discrete, rapid style. I have found the opposite is true of the xt-1's EVF in low light. It seems to see in the dark, really. Where I have some trouble with the fuji EVF is outdoors in strong contrast where subjects are often just in silhouette.

I expect the couple is very pleased with your pics, Jonas 🙂

 

[jonasv]

Thanks for responding to the AF question, Willie and Jonas. I would think that the diminutive size and weight of the x-line, coupled with reasonably sure and quick AF, would make them very effective and pleasurable to shoot in a discrete, rapid style. I have found the opposite is true of the xt-1's EVF in low light. It seems to see in the dark, really. Where I have some trouble with the fuji EVF is outdoors in strong contrast where subjects are often just in silhouette.

I expect the couple is very pleased with your pics, Jonas 🙂

Interesting, because I have no trouble shooting outdoors even if it is very sunny. Maybe your EVF is set brighter? (Mine is at 0 now, I'll try the +2 setting in the dark.)

One of the strong points of the Fujis at the reception is that it throws off all the uncles who wanted to discuss the merits of Nikon vs Canon with the photographer. 🙂

 

[f16sunshine]

Looks great! I'm sure your clients will be very happy.

 

[honozooloo]

I am not a wedding photographer by trade but I do shoot them occasionally.

I've been extremely pleased with the performance of both the X-T1 (excellent) and the X-Pro 1 (not exactly blazing fast but still quite adequate) overall, and both cameras held their own in the wedding environment. I wouldn't hesitate to use either camera again.

I carried an X-Pro 1, X-T1, 14, 23, 35, and 55-200mm in a small Chrome camera sling bag from setup at 11AM till about 10PM, and my back and shoulders were very grateful for the reduced weight...a comparable Canon kit is/would have been murder to lug around that whole day. Also, the quieter shutter speed and lack of bulk really makes moving around in the background to get candids a little less disruptive. And every little extrabit of stealth really helps you to get out of the way...which is a win-win for everyone, as the client gets to enjoy their special day, and I get to capture more authentic moments.

The X-T1 and 55-200 exceeded my expectations, and at 8 FPS it meant I didn't miss any moments during the ceremony.

The only flaw in operation was that the X-T1 froze up once when I shot a long buffer-filling sequence on Continuous-High Speed (8FPS, all RAW). But that could have been due to a memory card issue, as I'd inadvertently loaded a cheapo SD card I usually use in my M8 (hahahahaha, the M8 is so slow I don't bother feeding it fast SD cards). The only complaint I had is that I went through like almost a dozen batteries between the two cameras, whereas my 5D MK II would have likely gone all day and night on a single fully-charged battery, and my 1D mkIV would have gone like three full days on a single battery. But then again, the dozen spare batteries I was lugging around only weigh 1/5 of the weight of just my Canon 50 f/1.2L. So I can't really complain!

And the results speak for themselves:

 

[Major Tom]

This is inspiring work and a welcome break from the typical ho-hum of professional wedding photography.

My X-Pro1 would be so perfect if it just had PDAF....

 

[Trooper]

I've recently invested in the Fuji X series for the lighter weight and less bulk relative to an SLR or Technika. As much as I love the X series, I think this thread only proves that good light and a good eye for composition wins every time regardless of what camera is used. But, its really nice to see people using the X series so boldly.

 

[honozooloo]

This is inspiring work and a welcome break from the typical ho-hum of professional wedding photography.

My X-Pro1 would be so perfect if it just had PDAF....

Thank you Tom!

I've recently invested in the Fuji X series for the lighter weight and less bulk relative to an SLR or Technika. As much as I love the X series, I think this thread only proves that good light and a good eye for composition wins every time regardless of what camera is used. But, its really nice to see people using the X series so boldly.

Trooper,

I totally agree with you! To be honest nothing I did at this wedding would have been impossible on a platform with comparable specs. Of course it isn't all about the camera, EVER. But that being said...I am grateful the X-Series is so much smaller and lighter than my other cameras! It's not just about the images, it's about how sore your back is after a day of shooting, and about the fact that it's quiet, small, and lets me shoot an event like a wedding without distracting people from you know, the actual wedding. 😎