CAPTURE NEW HORIZONS

In July 2015 I posted a review of the Fujifilm X-T10 which I tested alongside my X-T1 as a lightweight alternative to the larger and more expensive camera.  So when Fujifilm announced the launch of the X-T20 I was keen to put one to the test.   I took an X-T20 along with me to the FIA World Endurance Championship event at Spa-Francorchamps and also shot the TCR International Series race during the European Le Mans Series event in Monza.  I also took a few shots with it during the recent Water Ski event at Hazelwood Ski Centre last month and these three events really put the X-T20 through its paces. Like the X-T10, the T20 is tiny compared to it's bigger brother.  Even with the battery grip removed from the T2,  the picture above shows the larger camera dwarfing the X-T20.   Now this can be seen as a good thing if you are traveling and need a lightweight camera with a big punch but when using it with long lenses such as the 50-140mm or 100-400m...

The circuit at Spa-Francorchamps in the Ardenne Forest in Belgium is possibly my favourite race track in the world.  While it is an FIA Grade One circuit with all of the latest safety features and infrastructure necessary to host a Formula One or World Endurance Championship race, it still has an old school charm. At some modern circuits the entire length of the track is enclosed by catch fencing with photographers forced to shoot through photo windows, even when the high fencing is not strictly necessary.  At Spa the catch fencing is only placed in the areas where a high speed crash could send debris into the crowd.  There are parts of the circuit where photographers can stand behind low level barriers and be quite close to the action. The area of the track I visited on Saturday morning during the Porsche GT3 Cup and TCR International races was at Les Combes, Rivage, Pouhon and Fagnes.  I was there primarily in my role as the FIA Media Delegate checkin...