I had a trip to Iceland Planned for September 2015 and decided that a Fuji X-T1 might be the perfect travel gear for this once-in-a-lifetime adventure to the Land of Fire and Ice.
I sold my Nikon Gear and invested in a Fuji X-T1, Fuji 18-135mm and Fuji 14mm.
The X-T1 is compact, full featured, and weather sealed. I was able to swap out my large Lowepro Backpack for a much smaller Slingshot 200 AW and pack a relatively tiny SIRUI T-025x Tripod that closes down to around 30cm and does not take up ‘half a suitcase’ of space!
I traveled light, taking just the Fuji X-T1, Fuji 18-135mm, and Fuji 14mm Prime. The 14mm fast prime is useful for wide-angle night scenes and the off-chance of an appearance of the Aurora.
The 18-135mm is a relatively compact and convenient travel lens with a useful zoom range. The weather sealing comes in very useful and gives confidence to keep shooting when Iceland throws water at you, which it does regularly.
I got caught in a heavy rain shower while photographing in the mist at the Skogafoss Waterfall. I was able to continue shooting to capture the vivid rainbow despite the wet conditions.
Iceland is very windy and the Sea Spay at the black sand beach near Vik is impossible to avoid giving another reason to be thankful for the robust X-T1
I visited the Strokkur Geyser and waited patiently as the boiling water erupted regularly into the sky. I had not been to this location before and had no idea that the intensity of the eruptions varied dramatically. I had changed my location to get a better composition in an area that was strangely empty of visitors. The Geyser suddenly erupted with a significantly greater intensity which resulted in me and my Fuji getting drenched with hot water!
