Fujifilm X series mirrorless digital cameras and lenses are my choice when it comes to photography gear. Retro designed compact and lightweight cameras united with Fujifilm’s heritage due to a film stock legacy expressed through modern and unique technology of X-Trans sensors with outstanding image quality provides me an opportunity to capture moments wherever I go.

I am deeply influenced by photography from an early age, and I have learned my first steps from father who was analog film-camera photographer since the 80’s. That has strong impact on my vintage and cinematic editing style, as well as my choice to take photos with Fuji X retro designed digital cameras. Here I would like to sum up all the photography gear I use for my personal and professional projects as well as all the tech and accessories that I use on regular basis along with it. Here is my take from photographers perspective.

As my Whisky Journey progress over the years, I make some preferences towards certain type and style of Single Malt Whisky and I would like to share dedicated blog post about my favourite whisky distilleries based in Scotland. Scottish Single Malts are the most characterful and unique, with variety of different, yet distinctive flavours and aromas depending on the whisky region of the island where they are made and matured. Thanks to my explorative journey in the world of liquors, what I considered very important and appreciate the most when choosing whisky for my liquor cabinet is the quality of maturation, transparency of production and integrity of bottling.

Fujinon XF27mm F2.8 R WR is well know as a Fujifilm Pancake Lens. It is fantastic companion on my travels. This Pancake is tiny, highly portable, delicious and sweet looking attached to any of my Fujifilm camera, weighing only slightly above 80 grams, which makes my camera setup light and compact. It allows me to be super quick and agile to take any kind of photos with normal field of view making the scenery exact what I see with my eyes. Despite being the smallest and the most compact piece of glass in the X system, Fujinon 27mm f2.8 WR does not compromise the image quality for the size and weight. Paired with any of my Fujifilm cameras it makes the most portable interchangeable camera and lens combo, without any constraints in performance for my travel or everyday photography. The old saying that the best camera is always the one you have with you comes true to life when you can carry camera and lens setup everywhere without fatigue in the hands, which eventually makes me to take more photos compared to times when I am using heavy and bulky camera gear. The focal length of this Pancake is also very versatile with normal field of view, that is similar to the view of the human eye, covering large variety of photography genres from daily or travel snaps, street photography scenes or architecture and environment photos, or even landscapes.

Fujinon XF80mm F2.8 R WR is the Ultimate product photography lens in my gear arsenal that I’ve added recently. It is a true 1:1 reproduction ratio macro lens, with very short close focusing distance, and obviously I use it for dedicated detail close up photos of the products, or for a very small and tiny objects, which can not be photographed with other lenses. Combination of focal length and magnification ratio makes this lens unique in Fujifilm lineup and I am very glad that I have found intended use for it in my photography, because this lens has fantastic character that compliments my photographic style.

After a few years as a proactive hobbyist in American whiskey exploration, I wanted to share my Bourbon journey from enthusiastic perspective and to display bottles that satisfied my olfactory senses and end up as favourites in my whiskey cabinet. My whiskey and Bourbon “Stash” is storage place for my valuable and much appreciated American liquors. I want to share my three Bourbon shelves with gradual increase in quality according to my preferences with bottles I keep in my whiskey cabinet and enjoy…

Fujinon XF56mm F1.2 R WR is upgraded version of the legendary lens and it become very important part of my photography gear few months after it's release. After almost a year of usage I wanted to share my experience and impressions on this beautiful glass from Fuji X system.

There is a lot of ways to enjoy the whisky, yet only one way to truly appreciate the maturated distillate, to explore all the flavours that this liquor brings and to properly do the tasting as an enthusiast for the best whisky experience.

Product photography is my favourite genere. Here I will dive little bit more into my style of shooting that I developed over the years. Story telling product photography with distinct and organic style is challenging - it needs to be narrative, autentic and realistic with personal signature of the photographer.

Top Note Show is olfactive journey and fragrance adventures form passionate perfume enthusiast. During the years of perfume exploration I was into creating high quality content, talking, writing about and photographing the most amazing perfumes that have ever been on the shelves.

Chasing the nostalgia look in photography, I am trying to achieve that vintage film aestetic throughout photo editing retaining my colorgrade. When I got bored of digitaly sharp, clean and punchy images, that are very popular today, I love to add film grain on my photos.

Photography and editing style designed by Vladimir Filipas

Fujinon compact and weather sealed prime lenses, known as “Fujicrons” in photo community, are the main lenses for all types of photography that I’ve been doing at the moment.

Fujinon XF16mmF2.8, Fujinon XF23mmF2, Fujinon XF35mmF2, Fujinon XF50mmF2