Revisiting X-A7

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In my journey as a Fujifilm X-photographer, I have many opportunities to test and own many higher end cameras in their line-up. I was never really keen on their entry level camera for many reasons. Primarily their feature. A good example is the focusing speed; just not fast enough for me. They do have many features that I don’t need and feature that I needed wasn’t up to par as it’s an entry level camera. Not that it’s bad, just that I wanted something more even for the casual everyday shooting. Of course the big advantage for any entry level camera is the price point. And for X-A7 this camera actually packed quite a lot of features.  

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X-A7 + XF18mm F2

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Last week I decided to pimp up a X-A7 with a XF18mm F2 lens and paired it with a X70 external optical viewfinder. (VF-X21) OK, together they really look amazing. I decided to challenge myself to use this as my everyday camera. Many of you would know my everyday camera is the X100 series. To up the challenge; I decided to flip and close the LCD screen and just relied on the external optical viewfinder. I must add it wasn’t easy getting the frame right. I do get many missed frame and missed focus shot too. After awhile I kinda gotten the hang of it and things started to fall in place. 

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But this opens a new liberation on how I shoot. More like transporting myself back to the film days. I keep telling myself not to open up the LCD to review my shots. When I finally uploaded the photos to my laptop; many missed shot and also some surprises. In a nutshell; I had fun. Isn’t photography suppose to be fun?

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X-A7 with a very unlikely pairing. XF200mm F2!
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X-A7 with XF200mm F2

As for X-A7, I think it a pretty, small; feature packed, 4K video. Perfect for vlogging. It has come a long way since X-A1. I would certainly recommend this camera for friends who wanna give photography a shot. 

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Published by ivanjoshualoh

Ivan Loh, A Fuji X-photographer is known for his quirky and different approach through his lens. He has received numerous accolades from the International Photography Award, New York and Photography Master Cup. Most Recently a Gold, 1st Place at the 2014 PX3 Prix De La Photographie in Paris . Ivan started shooting since his teenage years with his father’s Nikon SLR and he hasn’t stopped since. He has lensed campaigns for clients such as Singapore Airlines, MTV Asia, Nike, Bossini, Nanyang Technological University(NTU) Tuas Power, Allianz Insurance, Manulife Insurance, HSBC Insurance, DHL. TNT, UOB, CAAS, Hilton Group, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Raffles Hotel, Diegeo, Embraer, Carlson, TATA Communication, HDB, Clark Quay, HOT FM 91.3, Kiss 92FM, JIA 88.3, Power 98, and CHIMJES. His editorial works have appeared in magazines such as Conde Nast, Home+Living, TopGear Singapore, Her World, Cleo, Seventeen, FHM, Parents World and Home & Decor. His works have also glossed the pages of international magazines such as Asian Photography and Digital Photography(UK).

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