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<p>I had contacted a fellow Fuji photographer, Dominique Spruch via FB and have been following some of her work for some time now.  We soon got chatting and she invited to join her on a Photoshoot on a rooftop at Oceanhouse, Central JHB....</p>

<p>This is the second article in a series about my lens usage on a specific trip to Shenzhen in China.  In the first article I gave an overview of the distribution and end the article showing the photos taken with the Fujinon 27mm pancake lens.</p>

<p>In late 2015, my wife and I explored the possibilities of opening up our first retail store for our beard grooming products, <a href="http://www.bonafidebeards.com/">Bonafide Beards</a>. The initial idea was to have a location that offered retail, production and office space. The location we chose was on the premises of Urban Grind Coffee Roasters in Parkhurst. Their shop had the wood clad look and feel that we enjoyed, and it was something that we could match up quite closely....</p>

<p><strong>John Armstrong</strong> took a look at the <strong>Fujifilm GFX 50S </strong>and gave his initial opinions by putting the camera through it's paces with a Portrait Session in <strong>Kalk Bay Harbour</strong>...</p>

<p>Festivals can sometimes have the reputation as being debaucherous affairs frequented by folk who love to party. It would also be fair to say that most of them entail camping, music and dirty feet! <a href="http://www.spiritfest.co.za/">SpiritFest</a> involved all of the latter, but none of the former....</p>

<p>Last year (2016), in preparation for my trip in May to China, I decided to analyse the photos I took on previous trips so that I can consolidate and optimise my lenses for this trip. This was quite an eye opener for me and it helped me to lighting my camera bag tremendously....</p>

<p>Growing up my family was filled with carpenters, photographers and musicians. I had an interest for all of these careers yet cameras caught my eye as they just looked more interesting than tools and instruments. Something that can capture time seemed to outshine the rest. </p>

<p>On a recent photographic trip to Greenland. FujiFilm Switzerland loaned me the FujiFilm XT-1 and 3 lenses; XF 16-55mm/2.8; XF 50-140mm/2.8; XF 10-24mm/4.0. I was keen to test FujiFilm’s camera and lenses in the harsh <a target="_blank" href="http://www.anettemossbacher.com/arctic-wildlife-nature-and-landscape-photography/" rel="noopener">Arctic</a> conditions.</p>

<p>My name is Ben Cherry, I’m an environmental photojournalist and Fujifilm X-Photographer. I’ve been using the X Series for over three years now and was given the tremendous responsibility of being a part of the X-T2 project. Its predecessor, the X-T1, was a revelation for the X Series and was my go-to camera for the previous two years. With a huge viewfinder, weather sealing, 8 frames per second and an articulating screen, what wasn’t to like with the previous generation? </p>

<p><em><span style="font-size:14px">After already receiving the latest <a href="http://techsmart.co.za/news/New-flagship-Fujifilm-X-T2-announced.html">Fujifilm X-T2</a> in May this year, Fujifilm X-Photographer Peter Delaney has had ample opportunity to test out this new flagship, also taking it to Etosha in Namibia to shoot wildlife. We chatted to him about the camera at a recent launch event in the Pilansberg National Park. Click on the Soundcloud link below for the full interview.</span></em></p>