With the weather being about perfect, I snuck away for a few hours to get some mileage in on the bike. Since my phone takes awful pictures, I added a handlebar bag which can hold a camera and lens or two. It may not be aero and it may add a few pounds, but thats tradeoff I’m willing to make.
With the craziness that 2020 was behind us, I’m trying to find time to get back into my photography hobby. While I never let the camera sit too long on the shelf, the majority of reaching for it has been for family shots only. The times I have managed to get out have been fewer, but still needed.
Now that 2021 is here, I thought I’d start off the year right with the return of an old friend. A few years ago, I made the mistake of selling off my Fuji X kit to move to Sony. Exactly 1 year later, I swiftly moved back to Fuji because the Sony just didn’t feel right. Last week, I finally came full circle by picking up an X-Pro3 to replace my beloved X-Pro2.
The color is the Dura Silver finish and I love it. This camera just makes me want to get out and shoot. Everything about it is so intuitive and simple. The new optical and electronic viewfinder is better than the X-Pro2 model in both resolution and overall size. It does not have the dual magnification like the X-Pro2, but I haven’t found myself missing that yet as my main lenses, the 23mm, 35mm and a 56mm all work quite well with it. I went out for my first short hike with it this afternoon in below freezing temperatures and couldn’t have been happier with it.
It took me 2 years of mistakes and learning, but I finally came back to where I should have been all along.
A few months ago, my neighbor got me involved in road biking. Since then I’ve been slowly increasing my distance and areas of riding. Today was such a beautiful day that I ventured out as usual, but with a belt bag holding an X-E3 and 18-55mm kit lens to keep things lightweight, but still be able to take better pictures than my phone. Since it was a solo ride and I wasn’t pressed for time, I was able to stop anytime something interested me. Below are some of the shots of my ride.
