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Fujifilm X-Pro3 review

The Fujiflm X-Pro 3 is a 26.1 megapixel digital camera that makes you think like a film shooter. (Jeanette D. Moses/)

Modern cameras offer absurdly fast burst rates, massive buffers, and shockingly accurate focus tracking, which makes the “spray and pray” method of photography very attractive to shooters worried about missing a shot. It can be difficult to appreciate slower methods that require long stretches of staring through the viewfinder without pressing the button. And while most pro- and enthusiast-level cameras still employ eye-level viewfinders, many manufacturers have shifted focus to augmenting functionality in live view modes. It’s no longer unusual to see people shooting with ILCs, mirrorless cameras, and DSLRs held out in front of them to compose like they’re using a smartphone or compact camera.

All of this makes the new Fujifilm X-Pro3 a somewhat curious product in the current camera landscape. Announced last fall during PhotoPlus, the X-Pro3 has the technical guts of the X-T3, but with a body design that feels like you are shooting with an analog camera. The body has a hidden LCD screen, which can be flipped down to review images or change settings, but the design is meant to encourage photographers to compose their shots the old fashioned way: through the viewfinder, as if they were shooting a roll of film.

Top view of the Fujifilm X-Pro3. (Jeanette D. Moses/)

Key specs

Back illuminated 26.1 megapixel X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor

X-Processor 4 image processing engine found in the X-T3

Phase-detection autofocus that works down to -6EV

Hybrid viewfinder combines OVF and EVF technology, allows you to see outside of the frame

3.69M-dot OLED electronic viewfinder

Hidden 1.62M-dot tilting LCD touchscreen

Mini display shows essential settings when the LCD is closed

Weather sealed body

New Classic Neg. film mode

Increased control over grain, clarity, and white balance settings

8/16bit TIFF output

Multi-exposure up to 9 frames

What’s new?

The most substantial design change to the X-Pro3 is that hidden LCD screen, but there is a new viewfinder as well. The camera features an optical/electronic hybrid finder that is larger than its predecessor’s. The electronic viewfinder has an OLED display instead of an LCD which increases the contrast. The optical viewfinder has a fixed magnification of 0.52x and the option to shoot with a digital overlay that shows what exactly is inside of your frame.

The camera features a hidden LCD screen so you are encouraged to compose images through the viewfinder. The hidden LCD also makes it harder to chimp while you shoot. (Jeanette D. Moses/)

The camera also features some new image processing options. X-series cameras typically emulate specific film simulation stocks, but with Classic Neg. film mode the company opted not to describe the film it was trying to mimic. The X-Pro3 also has the ability to shoot TIFFs, adjust clarity, add grain, and a new setting called ‘Color Chrome FX Blue” which gives the blue tones a bump. Shooters now have the ability to apply a color tone to images shot in any of the monochrome modes, tone adjustments are made using a color grid that looks very similar to what is used to set a white balance in the camera.

What’s memorable?

It takes a few hours to get used to the new LCD arrangement. Although I regularly shoot film, getting comfortable shooting with the X-Pro3 took a bit of an adjustment period. I set the camera to show me a quick preview of each frame in the viewfinder to prevent habitual chimping on the main display.

Although you can flip the screen down and use the X-Pro3 similar to how you might shoot an old twin reflex lens camera, it’s a little wonky. Shooting through the viewfinder is really the best way to use the X-Pro3.

The hidden screen does flip down, but shooting with it in this position is a bit awkward. (Jeanette D. Moses/)

Although the lack of accessible LCD screen might seem like a limitation, during my time with the X-Pro3 I found this feature to be quite freeing. Composing through the viewfinder forces you to slow down a bit and think more carefully about the compositions before you click the shutter. The redesigned viewfinder—which gives you the ability to see outside of the frame as with a typical rangefinder—was great for street shooting, but also surprisingly useful when shooting live music. With the X-Pro3 I found myself waiting for performers to fill the frame in a specific way before I fired the shutter. I was a bit more methodical than I might have been with a DSLR or a mirrorless camera.

I enjoyed shooting with the X-Pro3. Its titanium body and analog-style controls maintain some of the best tactile features of the Fujifilm cameras that came before. The X-Pro3 is fairly compact, especially when shooting with prime lenses, and has an understated, inconspicuous design. During my time with the camera I had a number of photographers stop and ask me what kind of film camera it was. They were surprised to learn that it was in fact a new digital camera.

The camera features dual SD card slots. (Jeanette D. Moses/)

The bottom line

The X-Pro3 isn’t going to be for every kind of photographer—and that is okay. This is a camera that was designed for shooters who appreciate the art of slowing down, have an affinity for analog cameras, but want something that is a little easier to work with than a standard rangefinder.

The image quality from the camera is excellent, shooting with it is a fun experience, and the new film simulation modes and in-camera editing make it easy to edit in camera and share.

Ultimately though the X-Pro3 is the kind of divisive camera that photographers will either love or hate, and most shooters will have made their decision before even giving it a chance. For me, the X-Pro3 is a lot of fun to shoot with and offers an interesting way to think about the act of photographing, but if you are the kind of photographer that craves immediate gratification, this probably isn’t the camera for you.

The Fujifilm X-Pro3 has the technical guts of an XT3, but a hidden LCD screen that makes the shooting experince unique. (Jeanette D. Moses/) That hidden LCD screen means photographers are more reliant on the viewfinder when it comes to framing their shots and choosing the moment to release the shutter. (Jeanette D. Moses/) Empire State Building at night, shot with the Fujifilm X-Pro3. (Jeanette D. Moses/) The redesigned viewfinder—which gives you the ability to see outside of the frame as with a typical rangefinder—was great for street shooting. It allows you to clearly see a subject passing through your frame. (Jeanette D. Moses/) Sample image from the Fujifilm X-Pro3 shot at ISO 2000, 1/125 sec and f/1.4. (Jeanette D. Moses/) Cat captured mid-yawn with the Fujifilm X-Pro3. (Jeanette D. Moses/) The camera was surprisingly enjoyable for shooting live concerts as well. (Jeanette D. Moses/) Being forced to use the viewfinder to compose makes you think like you are shooting with a film camera. (Jeanette D. Moses/) Sample image shot with the X-Pro3 at ISO 6400, 1/125 sec and f/2.0. (Jeanette D. Moses/) Because the camera has the same technical guts at the Fujifilm XT3 its still great at capturing fleeting moments of action. (Jeanette D. Moses/) The camera really shines when it comes to street photography though. (Jeanette D. Moses/) Sample image from the Fujifilm X-Pro3 shot at ISO 3200, 1/250 sec and f/2.0. (Jeanette D. Moses/) Setting the camera to show a quick preview of each frame in the viewfinder was a nice way to prevent habitual chimping on the main display. (Jeanette D. Moses/) Sample image shot at ISO 3200, 1/250 sec and f/5.6. (Jeanette D. Moses/) The X-Pro3 takes some getting used to, but once you get it you will likely love it. (Jeanette D. Moses/) Sample image shot at ISO 500, 1/500 sec and f/9.0. (Jeanette D. Moses/) Neighborhood fish market on a sunny day in Brooklyn. (Jeanette D. Moses/) Sample image shot at ISO 200, 1/60 sec and f/5.6. (Jeanette D. Moses/) The X-Pro3 also has the ability to shoot TIFFs, adjust clarity, and add grain in camera. (Jeanette D. Moses/) Sample image shot at ISO 400, 1/125 sec and f/7.1 (Jeanette D. Moses/) The X-Pro3 is a lot of fun to shoot with and offers an interesting way to think about the act of photographing, but it probably won't be the ideal camera for everyone. (Jeanette D. Moses/) from Popular Photography | RSS https://ift.tt/2uni6oE

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Fujifilm X-T3 vs X-T2 Autofocus, Eye AF Test, Best X-T3 SD-Cards, Bugs, Codec Comparison – MASSIVE Fuji X-T3 ROUNDUP

Dylan Goldby Youtube – Final Fujifilm X-T3 Review

older lenses (such as XF35/1.4) are now much faster. Now he can shoot and track his kids with face detection at F1.4

confident AF

surely worth the upgrade from Fujifilm X-T2

Fujifilm X-T3 Roundup

There are tons of reviews about the Fujifilm X-T3 out there. So I digested it all for you and share a collection of videos and blogs post here on FujiRumors.

For those in a hurry, I have made a summary of what they say in some of the longer videos.

At the very bottom, you will find two Fujifilm X-T3 reviews made by FR-readers for Fujirumors.

It’s a massive roundup, so grab a beer, scroll, and enjoy.

Fujifilm X-T3 (save $130 w/grip): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera

FujiRumors is everywhere: Facebook, RSS-feed, Instagram, Youtube and Twitter

News, Rumors and Community Fujifilm X-T facebook group Fujifilm X-T facebook page

Blog Posts

laroquephoto – first moments with the Fujifilm X-T3

keithwee – Model shoot with Fujifilm XF56mm F1.2 and X-T3

gizguide – Fujifilm X-T3 Review – Best Value, All-rounder APS-C Mirrorless Camera!

creativityinnovationsuccess – The X-T3 is Fujifilm’s Finest Camera for APS-C Photography and Super 35 Video Right Now

findingrange – Fujifilm X-T3 first impression

findingrange – Fujifilm X-T3 and XF 56mm f1.2 APD: Portraits Around Soho

dc.watch – Fujifilm X-T3 Review 1

dc.watch – Fujifilm X-T3 Review 2 (High ISO and AF)

scvphotoideas – Hejnar Photo Announced Dedicated Arca Style QR Plate for Fuji X-T3

mostly.photos – Fuji X-T3 – Santorini, Greece – Photography Guide

thephoblographer – Fujifilm X-T3 (It’s a Crop Sensor Powerhouse)

imaging-resource – Fuji X-T3 Field Test Part II

fstoppers – Fujifilm X-T3 review

dcfever – Fujifilm X-T3 quick test

Best Memory Cards

Fujifilm officially recommends here the following SD-cards for Fujifilm X and GFX series cameras:

Toshiba Exceria Pro

SanDisk Extreme Pro

Sony SF G

Lexar Professional 2000x

Alik investigates more in depth the questions which SD cards work best with the Fujifilm X-T3, also if you really push the X-T3 to its limits by shooting for example 4k 400mbps in-camera video. Check out the full article at alikgriffin here.

Also Reggie Ballesteros investigates the question, which are the best SD-cards for Fujifilm X-T3, and he compares UHS-I vs UHS-II performance on Fujifilm X-T3. Check out the video below or click on his youtube video here.

Bug Reports

Alik also wrote about strange pixels in the Fujifilm X-T3 EVF and LCD as well as color shifts in EVF. Check out the report of the problem at alikgriffin here.

Videos

The Everyday Dad shared his Fuji XT3 One Week Later Review… and he wonders, who needs Full Frame anyway?

CONS:

sometimes when you cut the video in post, it changes exposure – DEALBREAKER, but fixable via firmware

battery life

PROS:

eye AF/face detection in video mode works really really really well. Awesome autofocus

Eterna is great. Looks great out of the box. Saves lots of time in post

one of the TOP video cameras

APS-C is his favorite sensor size

lots of video options

the best camera for the price

Check out the full video at The Everyday Dad Youtube

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Maarten Heilbron has published his 35:01 minutes Fujifilm X-T3 review.

PROS

he likes the style and usability

Autofocus (also eye and face autofocus)

best in class monochrome, now even better with temperature adjustements

impressive video specs make it best in class

with F-Log up to 12 stops dynamic range and best noise results

rolling shutter not as pronouced as most of its competition

smooth focus in video (speed can be set to taste)

movie silent mode allows to store video/still settings separately

the camera app alerts about new firmware and you can update the camera via remote app

clear and well organized menu, with exception of the setup tab

best APS-C on the market

CONS

no IBIS, but they have very fast lenses

not so smalles and lightes mirrorless camera, X-T20 is better if size/weight is a priority

no articulating screen

swipe touch functions can be activated erroneously

no explicit way to select the subject to track

no in camera focus stacking option

buffer could be better

in super low light, face detection less reliable

4GB file size limit in video (but this will be solved via firmware, as we reported on FR)

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Hugh Brownstone’s final Fujiflm X-T3 review is out, and he calls the X-T3 a “Shock to The System”. Check out the full video here, and Pros and Cons below.

PROS

thanks to the dials, the most instinctive camera to use. It delivers the shortest distance between intent and execution

film simulation

dramatically improved face / eye tracking

tracking AF better than Sony A6300/A6500

a leap beyond X-T2 and sets new standards in mirrorless camera

1 or 2 firmware updates away from Canon dual pixel AF performance, but already now superior eye AF

X-T3 changed the playing field and challages the 2 leaders in the mirrorless place, Sony and Panasonic. Also, Canon and Nikon have to move even faster now

CONS

joystick could be placed better and feel better

Fuji must update some of the older lenses

no IBIS (no pixel shift)

FF still superior high ISO and dynamic range, but not sure if Canon EOS R is really better than X-T3

X-H2 with IBIS and X-T3 sensor will appeal to many people

Video AF should be even more tuned via firmware for more smoothness

no flippy screen

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Dylan Goldby Youtube – X-T3 Low Light Autofocus Test vs X-T2

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Gordon Laing Youtube – Fujifilm XT3 – 4k vlogging test with XF 18-55mm

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Lok Cheung Youtube – Fujifilm’s answer to full frame cameras: X-T3 Hands-on Review

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Lazy Video Guy Youtube – Fuji XT3, Auto ISO for video – clickless smooth transitions

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x-man Youtube – Fujifilm X-T2 vs. X-T3 Face/Eye Detection Comparision

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Engadget Youtube – Fujifilm X-T3 Review

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POLISH: x-man youtube – Fujifilm X-T3 – część pierwsza – WPROWADZENIE

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camtheman Youtube – Fuji XT3 vs Fuji XT2

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Chih-Mao Chen Youtube – Fujifilm X-T3 vs X-T2 Low Light Autofocus Test (XF 23/1.4, XF 56/1.2)

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First Man Photography Youtube – Fujifilm X-T3 Real World Review

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Wai Lam Youtube – Fuji X-H1 vs X-T3 – Part 2

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Lazy Video Guy Youtube – Fuji XT3, h.265 vs h.264, 10-bit vs 8-bit (codec comparison)

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FUJIFILM X-T3 CINEMATIC SUNRISE TEST FOOTAGE | 10BIT 4K 60FPS | FUJI 35 F2 from Jacob Martin

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Xing Liu Youtube – Fujifilm X-T3 Sportswear Portraits w/ Victoria (90mm F2 WR & 35mm F1.4)

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Focused on Eternity youtube – Fuji XT3 auto focus perfoming beautifully!

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Lazy Video Guy Youtube – Fuji XT 3, Face Tracking AF for Video

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Matthew Seratti – Fujifilm X-T3 Review for Street Photography: Worth the Upgrade? In short: Yep. Focussing speed and accuracy is dramatically better also in low light.

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Clifton Cameras youtube – Fujifilm X-T3 Review

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Ming Pixels Youtube – Fujifilm X-T3 Studio Shoot Tethered with Capture One Pro First Impressions

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Sierra Creative youtube – How to set up your Fujifilm X-T3 for better Video – Fuji X-T3 Video Set- Up and Menu Guide

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Sierra Creative Youtube – Video Guide for the Fuji X-T3 – Part 2 – How to set up your Fujifilm X-T3 for better video

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Carlos Quintero Youtube – Fujifilm XT3 Hands-On First Look with sample footage & stills

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Carlos Quintero Youtube – Fujifilm XT3 Film Simulation first look at cinematic picture profile examples

Carlos Quintero Youtube – Fujifilm XT3 Low Light High ISO Test with 6400 ISO F-Log Graded Samples blog

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Brandon Washington Youtube – The Best Mirrorless Camera UNDER $2,000 !?! | The Fuji X-T3 Full Review | Look out Canon and Sony!!!

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ian worth youtube – FUJI X-T3 video settings for Run & Gun FILM MAKING

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Jason’s Lessons Learned Youtube – Fuji XT-3 2 Week Update and Review

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Sierra Creative Youtube – Hands on with the Fuji X-T3 in Venice Beach

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Alps Lifee Youtube – Decommissioned – Fuji Xt3 Short Film 4k

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A Very Nice Picture Youtube – Fuji X-T3 4K 60fps Sample Video – Atomos Ninja V

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David Cuerpo Jr Youtube – Fujifilm X-T3 Sample Footage: David & Sydney’s First Dance

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CyberPhoto AB Youtube – Videoexempel Fujifilm X-T3 4K

What’s Wrong with the Fujifilm X-T3

What’s wrong with Fuji’s X-T3 – guest post by Dean Holland

You see the most flaws in the ones you truly love, and my new love is the Fuji X-T3, the most delightful camera I’ve used in 40 years. After a week of solid abuse, I’m happy to rely on it as the main camera on any shoot.

But it’s not perfect, and I know FujiFilm listens to feedback. So before I buy another one, here are the things I’d love Fuji to think about…

You can’t set anything by feel – you have to gaze upon the camera’s beauty to set everything. And it takes you out of the moment. The dials spin endlessly without hard stops or a different click like you find on the X-Pro2, so you can’t go by touch to set 3 clicks back from the end to hit a favourite setting – you have to look. Function buttons all bring up menus that scroll endlessly – you can’t memorise “one click back from the top” – you have to stare as you adjust. You can’t easily set the focus point to the right side of the screen without looking because it wraps to the left side if you overshoot. You can’t even memorised “three taps” of a button to jump to a menu setting – it’s tap then use a different button to scroll through the menu. All tiny things, but they break your flow, take you out of the moment, and mean that practice won’t make you faster or help you keep eye contact with a model. Photographers’ eyes are our most important asset – please don’t tie them up looking at the camera. A distinctive click on the “A” position of dials would make operation faster and more sensual. Firmware options to stop menus wrapping back to the start and to disable unused menu items would help muscle memory take over and free us up to see.

Face/eye detect is trigger-happy, sometimes locking onto inanimate things that resemble faces, making the camera unusable until you cancel face detect. You should be able to tap, swipe or just swear loudly to override face detection instantly.

Face/eye detect doesn’t let you choose which person in a group to focus on – it picks the person nearest the middle of the frame. It’s infuriating. I frequently have to turn off the amazing face/eye detection just when it should be most useful.

In manual mode, the viewfinder offers three options for displaying image brightness, white balance or neither. But it doesn’t indicate which it’s doing! I flit between these options regularly to mix flash and ambient light… and this sets a trap for my doom. If I now swap from aperture priority to manual without checking the viewfinder mode, I’ve got a 66% chance that the viewfinder will look great even if I’m 5 stops underexposed. So I’ve developed an obsession of changing shutter speed just to check if the viewfinder is responding. It would be simple to fix with a warning sign when exposure is not being simulated.

The live histogram has two personalities – one is accurate and dependable, and the other a lying, treacherous monster. There’s no indication which you’re seeing. It’s a histogram of the viewfinder, not the image, so if the viewfinder isn’t set to simulate exposure, the live histogram is a total fiction. Worse than useless, because you might believe it. Please, Fuji, hide the nasty lying live histogram when the viewfinder is not simulating exposure, or slap a big warning triangle on it. Then we’d know our viewfinder mode too.

AF-C tries to focus at the shooting aperture, so at f/16 continuous focus is slow and unreliable. Not a problem in most situations, but a biggie with flash-lit close shooting in dim light – like social events, or moving animals up close. I have to fight with AF-S instead. Canon have gotten around this on their mirrorless EOS R cameras, so it’s solvable.

Touch/drag to focus is delicious when you’re using just the rear screen. It’s smartphone smooth: quicker than the joystick and 100% precise. But everything falls apart when you look through the viewfinder. Those same drags become erratic. The faster you swipe, the less the focus moves – up to 12 swipes to prod-prod the focus point across the screen, while any one of those swipes might hurtle the focus point along, wrapping it over to the wrong side. You have to drag painfully slowly if you want precision, so the nudge-nudge of the joystick ends up faster. Please let the touch AF work the way it does already on the rear screen alone: touching the right side puts the focus on the right. It would give us speed AND precision at once – we could use all 425 AF points with no speed penalty, and glasses users (whose noses are nowhere near the screen) get a reason to smirk.

And finally, a lament…

I wish I could assign a temporary states of the camera to a function button, like Sony’s fabulous “Recall Custom Hold” function. It turns one camera into two. I often miss priceless candids when I’m shooting with flash because I can’t change enough settings in time. So I carry two Fujis to do the job of one Sony. On Sony, you hold button X to temporarily override all the camera’s settings to your chosen preset, like Aperture priority at f/2.8 with auto ISO 3 and eye-detect AF-C and Continuous High, flash off and AF engaged.

But love sees past such minor flaws. I just want to shoot with this camera. It’s delicious. It feels like the love child of my two all-time favourite cameras – the Nikon F4 and Olympus OM-4Ti. Surprisingly fast, dependable, traditional, small, and a genuine pleasure to use. Three working hours after getting the camera, it took the lead on a shoot when I left my Nikons at the previous shoot (not my proudest moment). It turned out to be a blessing – the X-T3 performed better than the Nikons ever have. Anyone wants to buy 3 full-frame Nikons and a set of pro lenses? I’m finally ready to commit 100% to Fuji.

Review by Manuel for FR-readers

Good morning everyone.

I hope your all fine and well. Here is my experience with the X-T3 so far:

Battery:

It seems to me, the battery does not exceed the life of the X-T2. Its more the opposite, but I use the BG most of the time, so this is not so much an issue for me.

AF:

Yes its much faster and better. Even my older “slower” AF lenses are working faster with less hunting (but can sometimes). The face Tracking seems to work well, sometimes it even tracks the “face” of my cat. in lower light (my livingroom at dusk) the focus slows down a bit, but not as much like the X-T2. on very fast AF lenses like the 50-140mm i could not see a difference to the X-T2 (IMO) Video AF is much better, and Face tracking works quite well. The AF speed can be adjusted wich is very neat.

Video:

Love the 4K footage with eterna, easy to grade and looks great. Oddly the H.265 codec ist still not supported in the PS & LR suite (you can find different forums about that issue). Note; if you use H.264 you only have 8bit colors instead of 10 bit in H.265.

Ergonomics:

Well… its a Fuji… not much different than a X-T2, i like the fact, the Buttons (AF-L / AE-L) are a bit bigger and easier to find. also the top Dials to choose Singe / continues shooting are a bit bigger and now easier to turn.

IQ:

The 26MP BSI Sensor produce some nice Images, to my eye the images (compared to the X-T2) are slightly sharper, but only if you pixelpeep.

The DR seems improved (if you compare the charts), but honestly….. in post production i could not tell….

What i really liked was the new “Chroma” function, especially in landscape. The high ISO noise in RAW seems to be the same to the X-T2 (at least to my eye) in jpg the X-T3 seems to be slightly better.

Well, the improvements doesn’t seems to be much, BUT, altogether there add up and if you watch the forest instead of the tree, the new X-T3 makes sense. I like it, esp. the new Face Track AF helps my work a lot and the additional MP are nice to have.

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