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Review: Little and Large - Using a Fujifilm X-T20 for Sport

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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...

Shooting Sports as a Spectator Part 4: Water Ski & Wakeboard

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In the fourth part of my series of showing how to shoot various sports and get great action images without the need of a media pass for Fujifilm I visited the Hazelwood Ski World centre near Lincoln to attend a Malibu 3 Round Trick event. CLICK HERE to view the latest feature on the Fujifilm website This is the first sport in this series that I have never shot before so I went online and checked out as many images and videos as I could before I traveled to the event so as to get better understanding of the sport I was going to shoot. Shooting Sports as a Spectator Part 4: Wakeboarding from Fujifilm X Adventure on Vimeo . I spent an enjoyable day in the sunshine lakeside photographing some very talent people competing in an extreme sport that I hadn't considered shooting before. Check out your nearest water ski or wakeboard event via the official website at www.bwsw.org.uk   ...