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I do a lot of flying with my job and when I head off on a long haul flight I book a window seat for two reasons.  If I want to sleep on the plane I wont get disturbed as much being away from the aisle and, more importantly, I can get a great view of the world from 40,000 feet. The latest trip is to Japan for the next round of 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship and I decided to go a few days early to see a bit more of this wonderful country before I have to go to Fuji Speedway for the race weekend.  I go to Japan on Qatar Airways, which means a change of plane in Doha, the capital of Qatar. I specifically booked a window seat on the left side of the plane because having flown Qatar Airways a number of times I know there is a great view of the city when taking off from the airport.  Because it was a night flight the city was going to be lit up like a Christmas tree and I wanted to capture this on the Fujifilm X100T. Here are the two best shots of the city of Do...

One of the places we visited on the recent trip to Japan was the Tokyo Skytree, taking in the breathtaking views of the Japanese capital from the lower observation deck 350m above the ground. Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting, restaurant, and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010 and reached its full height of 634.0 metres (2,080 ft) in March 2011. The tower is the primary television and radio broadcast site for the Kantō region; the older Tokyo Tower no longer gives complete digital terrestrial television broadcasting coverage because it is surrounded by high-rise buildings. Skytree was completed on 29 February 2012, with the tower opening to the public on 22 May 2012. The 360 degree observation tower gave a great view over the city with clear blue skies enabling us to see to the horizon.  I chose to use the Fujifilm X-T1 to get these shots because we were accompanied by some journalists and it was...

I have been using the XF90mm f2R LM WR telephoto for the past two months and I have to admit that when I received it I was left wondering where it fitted in my lens line up.   I currently have the wonderful XF50-140mm f2.8R LM OIS WR, which is one of the best telephoto zooms I have ever owned, and I have the XF56mm f1.2R with its brilliant ultra fast maximum aperture that produces bokeh to die for.  So why do I need a slightly longer telephoto prime which was just one stop faster than the 50-140mm and only one stop slower than the shorter telephoto prime?   Well after two months I am here to tell you that I am sold on the 90mm.  It is fantastically sharp with brilliant bokeh and, with its quad linear motor, the AF is quick and accurate on both the X-T1 and X-T10.  The build quality is also top draw, as you would expect from a Fujinon XF lens.  So what has changed my mind? The 135mm equivalent focal length is perfect for a lot of subjects that I ...