I used to love shooting with my dad's manual camera growing up and have happily revived that passion as of February. I've accummulated a ton of resources since Feb '2017 and this repo is a collection of those resources for myself and others.

TOC

• Gear
• Guides

My current gear

Body:
Fujifilm X-T2
Lenses:

• Kit 18-55mm f/2.8 - 4 standard carry
• Fujifilm XF 35mm f/2 R WR
  • 🎥 Review
• Rokinon RK12M-FX-SIL 12mm F2.0 Ultra Wide Angle Lens What I used for my astrophotography. A nice, inexpensive, manual lens.
• FUJIFILM Macro Extension Tube MCEX-11 Does nice macros when paired with my 18-55.

Gear wishlist

• Fujifilm XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR Lens
• Fujinon XF56mmF1.2 R
  • Reviews:
    • Video reviews
      • General review 🎥 1, 2, 3)
    • Other reviews
      • Can it be used for other than portraits?
• Fujinon XF16mmF1.4 R WR
• Fujinon XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

My full Fuji lens wishlist is here

Artsy lenses
I doubt I'll buy these anytime soon but I'm really intrigued by the Velvet 56.

• Velvet 56
• Composer Pro II

A reasonable dream kit
Since I don't have endless funds, this is the kit I'm shooting for:
Zoom:

• Fujifilm 16-55
• Fujifilm 10-24
• Fujifilm 50-140

Primes:

• XF 35mm
• XF 56mm, f/1.2

**Lens suggestions from seasoned photographers

• Best fuji lenses for x-mount
• Best lenses video
• the only 4 lenses you need for the Fujifilm X System
• Lenses for landscapes
• Switchback best lenses suggestions
• Full list of X-mount lenses

Non-lens suggestions

• Must have accessories for the X-T2

Camera Bags

• Lowerpro protactic 450 AW
  I don't have this yet but it seems like the best setup for me to carry everything for a shoot, that is not just a casual photo walk or a hike (where I have to pack all gear into my existing backpack)

Very general stuff

• Getting started with X-T2
• X-T1 Overview Training Tutorial
• Fuji Xt1 XT2 Tip: Learn Your Function Buttons! (Step by Step Tutorial)
• How to do HDR with Fujifilm
• Macro with ants
• Tips for taking great portraits

Astrophotography

• 🎥 Shooting stars with the X-T2
• Motion timelapse tutorial
• Astrophotography on Location: New Zealand
• Astrophotography review

Landscape photography

• Fuji Mirrorless System For Landscape Photography

Technical stuff

• Film simulation modes

Books

• The Fujifilm X-T2: 120 X-Pert Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Camera Kindle Edition