Jeffrey de Grijs

What's in my bag?

I have been an enthusiastic Fujifilm-X user since 2013. On this page you´ll find my camera equipment. It is also a reference, as people often ask me about my gear and how I use it.

Why Fujifilm?

I love Fujifilm’s design and continuous improvement philosophy combined with their optical and sensor performance and analog inspired controls and ergonomics. Fujifilm’s heritage in color science is legendary and their digital film simulations deliver great results straight out of their camera's. My main reason for the X-system is that it is so small, light and intuitive, that it ensures not only a nice way of working. It also helps me to create an intimacy between me and my subject.

My Fujifilm X100V with the two conversion lenses.

How I use my camera’s

My main system is the X-Pro2. It has the Fujifilm X-Trans III sensor delivering great film simulations such as Classic Chrome and Acros. In my photography, I really don’t need more in terms of quality and megapixels. With the X-Pro2 I mainly use the small and excellent XF16/XF23/XF35/XF50 ‘Fujicrons’. A very compact and high quality setup.

The XF56 F1.2 is my default lens for creating commercial portraits.

Almost only during my longer travels I use my two Fujinon zoom lenses.

My compact/every day/travel light setup is my X100V with the two conversion lenses; covering at least 90% of my photography needs. Being a very compact setup, it still delivers me a 28mm, 35mm, and 50mm focal length. According to my Lightroom metadata, I have been shooting ~23mm (35mm equiv.) in 66% of all my XF16-55 photos over the past years. And 80-85% of all my photos were taken up to ~35mm (50mm equiv.) So, my X100 kit is in many situations the only gear I really need.

My Graphite X-Pro2 + XF23/XF35/XF50 Fujicrons

X-Pro1 is forever a classic. I use it not only for slowing down my photography process but also to explore the good old X-Trans I sensor quality. I love using the original XF18 and XF35 lenses, they are a perfect fit. Besides that, I like to use classic/manual lenses on the X-Pro1. The X-Pro1 is still a great and durable camera in a lot of ways. And it definitely has a soul!

For my personal computing, I exclusively use an Apple iPad Pro M1, so my photography workflow is completely iPad based. In post edit I almost always use Lightroom and sometimes Affinity Photo. Besides the Adobe Cloud and local backup, all my selected images are backupped online at Flickr.

My X-Pro1 with my classic/manual lenses.

Please find below all the details and links to the respective product web pages.

Main

• Fujifilm X-Pro2 24MP X-Trans III Graphite Edition

• XF16mm F2.8 (24mm)
• XF23mm F2 (35mm)

• XF35mm F2 (53mm)
• XF50mm F2 (76mm)

Portraits and/or low light situations

• XF35mm f1.4 (53mm)
• XF56mmF1.2 (84mm)

Longer travels (and/or wildlife)

• XF16-55mm F2.8 (24-83mm)
• XF50-140mm F2.8 (75-210mm)
• XF 1.4 teleconverter

Compact/every day/travel light

X100V 26MP X-Trans IV (35mm)

• WCL-X100II (28mm) wide conversion lens
• TCL-X100II (50mm) tele conversion lens
• Weather resistant kit (AR-X100 + PRF-49S)
• Hoya UX circular polariser 49mm

Slowing down (and exploring X-Trans I sensor)

X-Pro1 16MP X-Trans I (FujiXWeekly, Fujilove, DPreview)

• Fujinon XF18mm F2
• TTArtisan 23mm F1.4
• Fujinon XF35mm F1.4

• Canon 50mm F1.4 LTM
• Helios 44M-4 58mm F2 MC

Accessories

• Fujifilm HG-XPRO grip
• Fujifilm MHG-XPRO2 grip
• Fujifilm M Mount adapter
• Urth M39 to Leica M adapter
• MeFOTO GlobeTrotter alu tripod
• Hoya UX circular polariser 43 + 49mm
• Firecrest circular polariser 77mm
• JJC FP-K3 filter pouch
• Viltrox RB08 LED light

Straps

• BlackRapid Metro camera sling
• Hyperion Tartan Grey strap
• Peak Design Cuff wrist strap
• Clever Supply Minimal Anchor strap
• Fujifilm Globe-Trotter X-Pro2 limited edition strap
• Fujifilm LC-XPro1 leather case & strap

Hardware/software

• Adobe Lightroom 1TB plan
• Affinity Photo (Photoshop alternative)
• Adobe Portfolio (website)
• Flickr Pro (online archive)
• Apple iPad Pro 12.9 M1
• Fujifilm Instax Share SP-3 mobile printer
• Sandisk 500GB SSD (on-site backup)

Bags

• Think Tank Retrospective 5 shoulder bag
• ONA The Leather Brixton messenger bag
• Think Tank Mirrorless Mover 20 compact bag
• ONA The Leather Bond Street messenger bag
• Grams28 113 Leather Folio black
• Peak Design Backpack Zip 15L

On-site lighting

• Fujifilm EF-X20 shoe mount flash
• Viltrox OC-E3 off camera shoe cord
• LumoPro LP180 quad-Sync manual flash
• WestCott 2021 152cm (60”) optical umbrella
• LumoPro LP605 213cm (84”) 5-section stand
• LumoPro LP633 swivel & hotShoe adapter

Studio lighting

• Falcon Eyes 2x GN300-AD flash units
• Falcon Eyes 2x SB6080 soft boxes
• Falcon Eyes 2x L-2600G light stands
• Falcon Eyes B8510 background support
• Falcon Eyes CRK-32SL/G circular reflector
• Falcon Eyes RF-604 trigger & receiver

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