REVIEW: Shooting Rugby with the Fujifilm X-T1
While the Fujifilm X-System cameras have changed how I work by replacing my Nikon DSLRs, I will be the first to admit that for sports and wildlife photography the DSLR is still king. This is mainly down to the fact that Fuji haven't yet added a fast telephoto lens. However the doesn't mean that the X-T1 and the current lens line up isn't capable of taking images in this genre, it means that a photographer has more flexibility using a DSLR. I've already proven that in the right conditions the X-T1 / X-Pro1 are capable in getting wildlife shots (see blog HERE ) and also for sports photography (see blog HERE ). Anyway I had another opportunity to put the X-T1 and 55-200mm through its paces yesterday at to level rugby match. I attended the friendly match between Leicester Tigers and Edinburgh at Melrose and while I was there as a spectator, not a member of the press, I managed to get myself at the front, just 2 metres from the touchline. I put ...