Joseph Eatson

Here it is, a post either extremely interesting or extremely boring to the reader, depending on how they feel about cameras!

§ Digital

§ Current

• FujiFilm X-T5: Still putting it through its paces, but God, what a camera! What a pain on my bank account! ★★★★★
  • Fujinon XF 35mm f/1.4 R: Easily the best lens in the system I’ve used! ★★★★★
  • Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R: Also stunning, but more situational ★★★★
  • Fujinon XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM: The not-quite-kit lens, when a lightweight zoom is needed ★★★

§ Ex-gear

Unfortunately I’ve been through a lot of camera systems in order to find the one, which has definitely been a huge drain on my wallet. But at least I know the grass isn’t greener on the other side (without spending thousands of pounds!)

• Canon EOS 550D: My first SLR, I still have it somewhere, but it’s sadly consigned to a dusty corner of my office right now ★★★★
• Sony A6000: Barely better than the 550D, a bit of a waste of money, why did I buy it new??? ★
• Olympus OM-D E-M5 MKII: I loved it, really nice to use, but image quality was a little bit lacking ★★★★
• Sony A7II: Bought this by selling the Olympus, produces excellent images, but an absolute pain to use ★★
• FujiFilm X-T3: Like its successor, an excellent camera, only sold so I could buy the successor! ★★★★★

§ Film

§ Current

• Olympus XA2: The slightly less complicated, scale focusing sibling of the XA, very fun to use! ★★★★
• Bronica SQ-A: My absolute favourite camera to use, heavy as hell, loud as hell, but I’ve rarely been disappointed with an image from it! ★★★★★
  • 80mm Zenzanon: One day I’ll get another lens for the Bronica! ★★★★★
• Yashica 635: For when I need a medium format that won’t break my neck using it, or when it needs to be slightly expendable ★★★

§ Ex-gear

• Pentax SP500: An excellent camera, but sold along with its lenses to cover the costs of a new Fuji ★★★★
• Practika MTL-3: Got it for a tenner, died a year later, a serviceable body when it did work ★★
• Olympus XA: As much as I liked it, I just couldn’t get a good shot out of it on the fly, too small and finnicky to use! ★★★
• Like, 3 or 4 Ricoh point and shoots sold at Boots: They just kept breaking! Fun though! ★

§ Accessories & Storage

(Note, this page is also more of a test to see if everything with Hugo posts works! I just couldn’t think of anything better to write about at the time)