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Yesterday Fujifilm posted the first of a series of features on shooting sports from the spectator areas and how to get great images without the luxury of a media pass.   The first feature is on rugby which I shot at the Scottish RugbyBT East Region League 1 fixture between North Berwick and Ross High and followed it the next day with the Aviva Premiership match between Sale Sharks and Wasps . I didn't post any images from the North Berwick encounter because I was waiting for the feature to be published, so I have decided to post some of the highlights from the match that saw North Berwick beat Ross High 60 points to 3. CLICK HERE to see the part 1 of the Shooting Sports as a Spectator series on the Fujifilm website ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Scotland's Captain John Barclay is tackled by Welsh Fly Half Dan Biggar Fujifilm X-T2 + XF100-400mm f4.5/5.6 - 1/800mm @ f5.6 ISO2000 (zoom 400mm) For the past month I have photographed three top flight rugby matches to put the Fujifilm X-T2 and the Fujinon XF100-400mm f4.5/5.6 through their paces.  After shooting at the Scotland v Ireland international (4th February) and Sale Sharks v Wasps Aviva Premiership matches (19 February), the final test was last Saturday (25th February) when I was on the touchline for the Scotland v Wales RBS 6 Nations international at Murrayfield. Shooting in a stadium environment, even in daylight, provides some unique challenges on the lighting front.  Even with the floodlights switched on, the challenge for any photographer is to keep the shutter speed high enough to capture the action while keeping the ISO as low as possible to minimise the sensor noise.   Can the X-T2 and the XF100-400mm shoot fast action sports i...