It was one of those nights where I wasn't really planning on taking photos of a concert but that's exactly what ended up happening. We heard that there were a few cover bands playing at one of the local bars called the Foundry. So, like I usually do, I grabbed my trusty x100s and we were off. As with most nights, not everything always goes as planned so we didn't end up getting to the venue until the last act was about to go on, but it was ok because it was the one I was most looking forward to shooting.

Honestly, this is the first time I even attempted to photograph a live performance with the x100s. For professional shoots I always use my d700 with the 70-200 VRII, but since this was strictly fun, I figured why not. The Foundry is a fairly small venue so I was able to get right up to the stage, well, at least to the sides of the stage. For those interested, I set the camera to Auto ISO 6400, an aperture of 2 and the RAW + Fine setting. I don't think used flash once and almost all of the shots turned out focused. I also used the continuous focusing setting.

One of the drawbacks of this venue in particular is all of the different flashing lights. I had to make sure I timed the photos in between the bursts. Even still, there was still quite a bit of posterizing so I converted the photos to BW which makes it more tolerable.

I wasn't able to get in really close like I could if I was using the 70-200 but for what it's worth, the Fuji performed admirably. With that being said, I am seriously considering adding an XT-1 to the collection with possibly the 56 1.2 lens. Time will tell. For the x100s is such a great versatile little piece of machinery.

Here are some of my favourite photos from the night. Thanks for viewing!