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In April 2014 I bought a Fujifilm X-T1 CSC to compliment the X-Pro1 and X100 I already owned and within three months I had sold my Nikon D800, D700 and associated pro lenses. One year on, and 35,000 frames later, did I make the right decision?  Well the short answer is 'yes' but not everything is perfect in the Fujifilm garden - but then I never expected it to be. The X100 and X-Pro1 put the pleasure back into taking images and the quality of the X-Trans sensor and the XF lenses produce images that rival and sometimes exceed the more established pro brands.  When the X-T1 was announced I wasn't convinced that it was good enough to replace the Nikon D800 but on trying it I knew I had to move fully to the Fujifilm X-Series system. The other big item that has made the move to Fujifilm a lot easier is the customer service and the fact that the Japanese company listens to the photographers that use the cameras and lenses to make improvements.  These improvements us...

One year ago today (31 July) we packed our things into a removals van and returned to Scotland after 23 years.  In 1990 we moved to Grantham in Lincolnshire  with my job after 3 years living in the Morayshire town of Forres, which is situated up in the North East of Scotland. A temporary move to Lincolnshire stretched to twenty-three years and while Grantham was a nice enough town, it lacked the one thing that we all wanted - the sea!   Several years ago we started to plan a move back to the coast but the opportunity came at the end of 2012.  After exploring Northumberland, we finally decided to move back across the border to Dunbar in East Lothian because the town offered everything we were looking for. After initially renting we bought a house within a 5-minute walk of Belhaven Bay and a short walk from the High Street in Dunbar.   Everyone has made us feel very welcome and the three of us are very happy, so much so the last year has lite...