We arrived in Tokyo last night to kick off a month-long trip in Japan. For the first couple days we’re staying near Tsukiji, the old fish market, now home to a chaotic market of shops and restaurants, where a delicious breakfast of unagi awaited. A good way to start the trip!
Today we flew into Kona for a weeklong stay. And it was an action-packed day 1!
Flying into Kona was a beautiful site, we were treated to a cloudy view of the volcano. First order of business was Costco for supplies, and then we headed straight to Snorkel Bob’s for snorkeling supplies.
We arrived at the condo and were treated to a lovely yard right on the sea out our front window.
First order of business was obviously snorkeling! We went to an old beach we knew well, which was busy but further out had some great fish to play among. Finally, after a few more supplies (Target is conveniently nearby!) we had dinner at a Japanese restaurant which has been open since 1929. Delicious food which felt comforting and homemade, and a lovely staff. There was no shortage of food tonight…
Off to visit Miles’s grandmother for the weekend!
Picked up the new x100f today, and we managed to take a few minutes to test it out. My initial impressions? I love this camera. Everything you see here is some photos we took over lunch, JPG files straight off the camera.
The x100f provides a built-in black-and-white film mode that is eminently usable, in contrast to may “auto B&W” filters in cameras I’ve used in the past. With RAW+jpg, you can save the original raw (full color) file alongside it for later processing.
The camera seems to have a real affinity for light and shadow, and pictures straight off the sensor seem almost to ‘glow’ in the right scenarios. Rather than frustrating me with the photos I failed to capture, the x100f encouraged exploration, consistently turning shots taken on a whim into something beautiful.
The 35mm (equivalent) fixed lens in the camera is a perfect walk-around focal length, and seemed to always capture things in the same fashion I’d seen them.
I’ve only scratched the surface, having had about thirty minutes shooting with the x100f, but I’m excited to learn what this camera has to offer. The degree of customization offered is excellent for something this size and price range, and I always had the setting I wanted at my fingertips. For me, the exposure compensation dial was especially well-placed and useful.
