26/08/2026
New camera time! Been having a blast this past week, getting to grips with my new Fuji x-E5.
From strolls around local forestry tracks on the Isle of Skye, to longer walks out to hidden remote lochs nestled in the mountains on the mainland. The Scottish highlands have been the perfect backdrop to get my head around this fine camera.
This is my new everyday carry, rather than lugging around my big camera set up, I’m keeping things simple with this Camera Body, combined with the 23mm 2.8 pancake lens, so this lil bad boy can fit in me pocket.
What I’ve noticed over the past week, is that I’m shooting differently with this, I feel more inclined to photograph things that I wouldn’t have bothered getting the camera out for with my bigger Sony set up.
All these shots are straight out of Camera: with Film Simulations/ Recipes. If you had mentioned that to me just a few months back, this would have been blasphemous. From non stop shooting RAW files for the last few years, it’s nice to get JPEGs straight onto my phone without spending ages thinking about editing and then finally getting around to editing, to then end up getting fed up with editing. Ya feel me?
So this is quite refreshing, by removing that friction, I’m hoping I’ll get out more, create more and do a lot less thinking, and a hell of a lot more doing.
I’m not 100% happy with the images straight out of camera just yet, perhaps I need to dial in a much sexier recipe, Im all ears if anyone has any cool recommendations?
Anyways, im buzzing to be shooting everyday stuff with this lil 40mp pocket powerhouse and you’ll be seeing a hell of a lot more on this account (don’t worry my Sony isn’t going anywhere either).
Cheers for reading my waffle if you could be arsed to even read this far.
Here’s to a fine time with the FUJIFILM UK and Ireland 🤘
