I popped up to Hanoi recently for a short couple of days and while in between obligations, I tested out my new toy - the Fuji x100v. If you’ve read any of my other blog posts, you’d have read that I’d been using the x100s on a few trips to see if I could mentally cope with the FOMO of not taking my Sony kit. It’s been fun, but wow, I realise now that I was merely dipping my toes into the world of shooting with Fuji system. The x100v is the x100s turned up to 11. Completely different in such a good way. Don’t get me wrong, I love my Sony kit, and will use it whenever its work related, but when I’m traveling for leisure, the x100v is going to be, without a doubt, my camera of choice. Having a fixed lens camera that fits in a tiny little bag doesn’t feel like I’m packing all the kit for a work assignment…. In fact, it feels the exact opposite. I’m not worrying about which lens to bring, how many lenses to bring, which lens I want to use for certain situations…none of that. One lens, one camera.. it simplifies things to put it lightly. Not having to think all of that, it has freed up so much of my headspace and allows me to just shoot for the pure joy of shooting. If I’m being honest, the final image is probably secondary to the actual act of shooting. The process has become some sort of therapy and allows me to be present in the moment. I hope the images reflect that weight of casting off the technical “noise” in simpler more compelling compositions. But even if it doesn’t, that’s quite alright. I’ve had so much fun in this whole process and that’s what matters.