I love shooting with my Fuji X-E2 for family events. I feel I can shoot available light, and the images look fine at high ISO settings.

This Sunday, I was invited with my wife to a wedding shower for a young couple. So I took the Fuji X-E2 and the kit lens 18-55mm.

Fuji X-E2, 18-55mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/3.2, 1/110

One thing that surprises me the most about the Fuji X-E2 is the Auto White Balance. I am a stickler for getting skin tones just right; most of the time, the Fuji system does a great job.

I just left it on Auto White Balance for this event, which I rarely do with my Nikon D4.

Fuji X-E2, 18-55mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/4, 1/30

I used the OIS to ensure that the images were as sharp as possible in this environment in the low light and with slightly slower shutter speeds.

I was pleased with the results.

Fuji X-E2, 18-55mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/3.6, 1/70–with pop-up fill flash set to -1 EV

Now in this group photo, I added the fill flash and did have to adjust the color. In Lightroom, I put the eyedropper on the lady’s shade on the far right to get a better skin tone.

Fuji X-E2, 18-55mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/4, 1/35

Most of the time, I didn’t use the flash and just worked the room, so I wasn’t backlighting a subject. This concept of watching where light comes from is fundamental for the beginner. You will learn over time that having a large window behind a subject indoors will create poor light on people’s faces.

Fuji X-E2, 18-55mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/3.2, 1/18

I don’t feel like I am giving up when I use the Fuji X-E2 in situations like this, so I always carry the Fuji camera wherever I go with my family.

My wife and daughter call it my compromise camera. It is small enough that I don’t have to worry about announcing that I am carrying a camera, and I look more like everyone else at events.