CAPTURE NEW HORIZONS

On the 1st January 2023 I stopped being an official Fujifilm X-Photographer after nearly 8 years in the programme.  All good things must come to an end but I now look to the future as an Ex X-Photographer. Since April 2015 I have had the immense pleasure of being associated with Fujifilm, working with the most forward thinking camera company in the world as they developed the X-Series and GFX medium format systems.   For seven years I have been able to give the Japanese manufacturer my thoughts on new cameras and lenses and test them before launch.  I have also been asked by Fujifilm to be part of some launches, with the 100-400mm and X-Pro2 in Tokyo, the launch of the X-T2 in Paris and at Le Mans both in 2016.  I was also part of the test team for the X-H1 in 2017, filming at the WEC race in Bahrain (see video at the bottom of this blog post). I also remember sitting in a meeting room in Tokyo in October 2015 with four fellow X Photographers and asking for a long te...

Yesterday morning the five Fujifilm ambassadors who are covering the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans gathered in the pitlane for a quick picture. As well as using the X-T2 and XF Fujinon lenses to capture this year's high profile event, four of the X-Photographers are also using the new medium format GFX system. Left to Right - Jeff Carter (UK), Dirk Bogaerts (BEL), John Rourke (UK), Jacky Ley (FRA), Andrew Hall (AUS). Picture Credit: Joao Filipe Beato / Adrenal Media ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE SUPPORT THIS BLOG BY VISITING THE ADVERTISERS ON THIS PAGE By clicking on the adverts you are helping support this blog - thank you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL IMAGES (UNLESS INDICATED) ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE...

If you have read any of the blog posts in 2017 you may have noticed a new logo at the bottom of the page.  Fujifilm UK have produced special X Photographer logos for 2017 for each of their 19 ambassadors with each logo featuring the name of the photographer. I have been an X Photographer since June 2015 and I am very proud to be associated with Fujifilm and love their 'let's listen to the people who actually use our products' ethic.  In the last 18 months I have been involved in the development and launch of several new cameras, lenses and firmware and some of the items I, and some of my fellow X Photographers, have asked for have been incorporated on the latest cameras.  This is quite gratifying to say the least. The new logo is another way to show my association with this Japanese brand and I proud to include it on this blog, on my website and on my social media feeds such as Facebook and Instagram . Thank you Fujifilm!   ------------------------...