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As a sports photographer I have been waiting in anticipation of the new Fujinon XF200mmF2 for three years.    In October 2015 I sat in a meeting room in Fujifilm HQ in Tokyo and explained to the product development team why Fujifilm needed to produce a fast telephoto prime lens.   I had been asked to test the prototype of the XF100-400mm zoom lens the following weekend at Fuji Speedway at the World Endurance Championship event and it was a very nice addition to the Fujinon line up,    However I, and many other X-Photographers, still underlined the need for a fast telephoto prime lens with the powers that be at Fujifilm. CLICK HERE to read the full article ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helping support this blog - thank you. ...

Hello, sorry it has been a while!  I have refrained from posting updates on the MacLean Photographic blog since the end of April as I have been mulling over which direction I wanted to go with the features I post.   For the past five years I have tried to update these pages regularly with interesting articles and reviews but have recently felt this mix has been too eclectic.  So I have decided to concentrate on regular weekly updates on the projects I am working on. Future Direction for MacLean Photographic In November I obtained a DJI Mavic Pro drone to evaluate the possibility of using a drone to produce some promo videos to promote the MacLean Photographic workshops.  This has been very successful and given the promo videos an extra edge.  In May I have upgraded the Mavic Pro to a larger DJI Phantom 4 Pro and I have booked a CAA approved Permission for Commercial Operations (PfCO) course which will allow me to sell my services as a drone pilot...

Towards the end of 2017 Fujilove asked me to become a regular contributer to the Fujilove.com website writing a minimum of one article per month. In January 2017 I wrote an article comparing the X100F to the new Fujifilm XE3 that I used on a trip to the Christmas Markets in Dusseldorf and in and around my home here in Dunbar.  This was to compare the two cameras as a small but flexible travel camera. What was the conclusion?  Well if you CLICK HERE you'll be able to read the article and see what I thought was the best 'bang-for-buck'. Let me know what you thought about the two cameras in the comments below or on the article page on the Fujilove.com website. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helping support this blog - thank you. ...

More Horse Power (Published 7th December 2017) Sports photography is a genre that ignites a lot of interest from photographers because, no matter what the sport, it can provide a rich source of material for any photographer wanting to capture action or human interest images. I travel the world with the FIA World Endurance Championship capturing the action happening during the nine race global sports car series that includes the world famous 24 Hours of Le Mans.   However in 2017 I have photographed two different sports that also feature plenty of horse power – eventing and horse racing. CLICK HERE  to read this article Power Converters (Published 26 December 2017) Having access to a lens with a long focal length is really important for sport and wildlife photographers and Fujifilm make two of the best long zooms on the market, the Fujinon XF50-140mm f2.8R OIS WR and the XF100-400mm f4.5/5.6R OIS WR. The longest focal length gives an equiv...

Here are the two articles for November on Fujilove.com. Shooting Motorsport in Shanghai (Published 7th November 2017) The FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) is a series for sportscars that takes place over nine rounds in Europe, America and Asia.  The penultimate round of the 2017 season took place on the 5 th November at the Shanghai International Circuit in China and proved to be the decisive race for three of the world titles being fought for by manufacturers and drivers. Introducing the FIA WEC The championship calendar includes one 24 hours race, the world famous 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, and eight 6-hour races in the UK, Belgium, Germany, Mexico, USA, Japan, China and Bahrain. CLICK HERE  to read this article Black & White or Colour for Landscapes? (Published 25 November 2017) Black and white or colour? Now this is a question I see again and again across social media and to be honest there is no ‘black and white’ answer (excu...

Here are the two articles for October on Fujilove.com. One Lens Challenge in Japan - XF16mm f1.4 (Published 26th October 2017) Japan, the land of the rising sun and home to Fujifilm.  Aside from Scotland, which I am very happy to call home, Japan ranks as my favourite country on the planet. Since 2012 I’ve been lucky enough to travel there each year on business and I always take some extra time to see something of the countryside and cities while I am there. This year I was able to take a few days ahead of round 7 of the FIA World Endurance Championship, which takes place at Fuji International Speedway in the shadow of the iconic Mount Fuji, or Fujisan as the 3776 metre mountain is reverently known by the Japanese. For this trip I decided to set myself a one lens challenge with the Fujinon XF16mm f1.4R WR, which was fitted to one of my X-T2s.  CLICK HERE  to read this article Primes or Zooms for Landscapes (Published 5 October 2017) Fujinon lenses have a...

Earlier this month I was pleased to announce that I would be a regular contributor to the Fujilove.com website.  I will be writing two articles per month about using and traveling with the Fujifilm X-Series and Fujinon lenses. Here are the two articles for September. One Lens Challenge in Mexico - XF50mm f2 (Published 9th September 2017) When I travel with the FIA World Endurance Championship I always pack my four Fujinon zooms for their flexibility allowing me the best opportunity to get the shot quickly and easily at the race track. Sometimes I like to challenge myself by using just one prime lens and seeing what shots I can get with the limitation of one focal length.  I did this with the XF50mm f2 on a recent trip to Mexico City where I was working on the latest round of the FIA WEC. CLICK HERE to read this article Sense of Speed: Panning with the X Series (Published 26 September 2017) Sports photography is all about freezing the ac...