I use the XPro3 for street and travel photography and I love it. The simplicity of shooting beautiful jpegs without having to think about Lightroom is a liberating reminder of why I fell in love with photography to begin with. It takes times to get used to the hidden screen but the net result is freedom to focus on the moment.

I'm very impressed that fuji has the balls to hide the screen.

Stop pretending “pissing on London” was such a new idea to you

I find that flip down screen works great for "head down" shots - like an old twin lens reflex - folks don't know you're looking at them so great for street shots! Love it! It's the way flip screens should be!

Very good editing, I loved this review especially the balance between speech, voice over and music, everything on point

Very good work Kai, I enjoyed that. Much better than my one!

I love love love love it! I was hyped to buy the Canon Eos R, but after seeing the colours and “soul” of the photos that this camera takes, I am sold.

Hey Kai ive missed you! Been watching you over the years on your previous camera review channel. Looking good!!!

Today my first day shooting with the x-pro3. Forget about the screen. I was only framing, shooting and enjoying the color magic of this sooo much customizable film simulations. Checking settings, looking at some results right away goes so easy through the viewfinder. Best camera in the X-line up by far. And it really focuses in the dark... ☺️

That was the video I was waiting for !! Thank you Kai

I’m all about the hidden screen! 🙌🏼

Been waiting for a review on this! Thanks!

Love the Fuji colore in these shots.

This is the camera meant to ditch Lightroom/Capture one. Love it. Some nice tech in there.

Flipping brilliant indeed. You're an angel.

Cool cam !! I still have a soft spot for the X100F though :)

6:33 "It's got HDR, and supposedly it doesn't look like VUUGGHHHH like a whole load of vomit with skittles" This is why I'm here lol

Yay! Cheaper second hand X-Pro 2!

Top down shots .... just turn the camera upside down :)

The Classic Negative film simulation would be good for a color graded look in videos. Overall, I think it's a great weather-sealed street camera you could carry with you just about anywhere. It would look nice in a leather half-case.

I can’t help but think back to the Digital Rev days, when you reviewed the original Fuji X100. It was so unusual at the time, with the electronic hybrid viewfinder and the Leica styling that you decided that it would not really suit most people, but would appeal to some. Time has passed and the Fuji x100 is still with us, constantly being updated and refined. I remember your ending comment on that review, something like , “it’s not for everyone, but kudos to Fujifilm for daring to do something different, Fuji, I salute you”. Looks like history is going to repeat itself.

great review as always from the most entertaining camera guy on you tube

Would loved to see a durability test like the ones you and Lok used to do with this camera

I'd use that flippy screen like an angle finder I used to use for my Canon film cameras. To take a really low angle shot.

I love the idea of this camera!

You are the best at reviews. Keep on trucking.

This is my definition of a perfect camera ! Freaking love everything about it , but I wish I could afford it someday. This is my Dream camera especially for street photography !

you can do topdown shots just turn the camera upside down

Definitely aimed at street.. It's a waist level finder.

"I LEICA A LOT"

I like Kai W. He is the only one not underestimating his audience. No need to spool forward to avoid embarrassment. I hope he never grows old.

I adore how you never ever used a strap with the camera, so confident on that grip 😆

When Notification bell works.

Kai's street photography skills are getting way better.

Hi, very nice street shots, well-captured moments.

I have a 3 camera systems(nikon, fuji, pentax 645). The camera i enjoy using the most is hands down the xpro2. It is just a pleasure to use. The xpro3 seems very intriguing, but not sure if it is enough to make me get one.

Love the hidden screen.

Y'know, you could just, i dunno, flip the camera around so the shutter button faces you and turn the screen to 90 degrees and presto! Perfect top down view! cant begin to mention the number of times I've taken photos upside down to get the angle right then just flipped it in post production.

I love the screen already. I hope X100 gets it too

What camera, lens and mic combo do you use for recording these vlog segments? I have the Fuji XT3 atm with a couple of lenses. Really want to get a second cam to do vlog style stuff while shooting

The very first thing I do before watching your videos is making sure I click the like button. Love your content Kai!🔥

Kai, I didn't know you left DR or whatever they were called. I subbed to this channel. Thx for making and uploading here! Have you ever done "lenses for natural photography" on this channel? If you want to come to northern Sweden and shot Borealis, call me ;-)

Had they taken the articulated screen of the xt 4 or even the 3 , I would be very , very , tempted . As it is , IMHO, it sacrifices utility for novelty.

Holy shit, those shots look awesome!

best review on this camera so far. Did you use 23mm or 35mm at the market?

Kai thanks for being honest about the flippy screen. many other reviewers were drinking the Kool Aid when reviewing it in the first days.

Screen is the icing on the cake... perfect

after watching this , I sold my em1 MKii, 25f1.2pro, 40-150f2.8pro and 7-14f2.8pro....and bought the xpro3 along with the 35mmf1.4, 56mmf1.2, ....27mmPancake and the 50-140f2.8 (even though the zoom looks weird on this camera)....So glad I made the switch!! thanks for the review!!

Speaking of Citizen watches, when are you going to show us your watch collection. Off the top my head I know the panerei and I think a Rolex?

4:37 - "The Twaddle - Greenland is to sold to the highest bidder" :-D

Understanding Fujifilm wants to mimic and offer the film camera experience back in the old days, but one thing Fujifilm could take into consideration possibly for X-Pro 4. Change the tilting screen to fully articulated screen. Users can get to choose either the large LCD screen for convenience or small mono screen for old film camera experience. And plus, you can do vlogging with that camera if desired!

My man Kai, bro stay awesome G

I just LOVE the hidden LCD. I want it

I love how the optical viewfinder shows the lens in the frame- even more so with a lens hood- just like my X20! And, oooh, film simulation! A feature I would use even less than art filters!

I love that Fuji does stuff like the little ISO screen. It's entirely unnecessary. It's not made to be necessary. It's just cool, fun, clever, and easily enjoyed by anyone who isn't uncomfortable from the stick up their arse. I've been on the A7c for a street kit for quite some time now... but this little Fuji is really calling me. I love the lookfeel and I *loathe* editing photos. I've never enjoyed it and I never will. Those sweet sweet Fuji colors are whispering in my ear.

I love this camera

It's already funny how people argue about the screen and hate it, haha. To be honest I really like the screen since I shoot a lot of film and for a camera like the X-Pro series (having just the X-Pro1 myself) this kind of screen is absolutely not a deal breaker. I rather welcome the idea of this tiny screen reminding which film simulation or setting in short you have... just like the holder thing on the back of a film camera.

Sub-monitor requests: - Histogram or equivalent display - Framing for vlogging/selfies - doesn't need the full scene, high-res or fast refresh, just the option in a rudimentary sense

It looks a interesting piece of kit, i was waiting to get one but instead got a used 🔴Q. Happy with my choice, cheaper too.

The built in color correction is a game changer

Can you get the new film simulations on any Fuji X camera? I really like the one that is used for the shots of the protest here. What is it called?

I think this is the best digital camera today period. Even better than Leicas.

If you do select this to sort that itch out, I would love to see a dedicated video!

This is fujifilm's take on film cameras. No editing, just trusting the colors out of camera.

Just coming from film really makes me appreciate Xpro3.

I can't wait for the xpro3 to be released so I could buy the xpro2 on discount 😏

I’d rather have a camera that emphasizes capturing the moment rather than fiddling with settings. I’ve primarily used an 80D for wedding photography, but using it for street photography is so tedious. It’s better to not have to take a picture in order to find out if your settings are correct or not; looking through the viewfinder and seeing exactly how the picture will turn out saves so much time. Now if only Fuji lenses weren’t so incredibly expensive!

That SCREEN! (But I love that it projects the film simulation “box top” on the back. And, heck, I’ve never warmed up to using Live View with my Nikon DSLRs, anyway.)

there is no doubt about it the X pro three is a brilliant camera. However if you use it in conjunction with a Zeiss lens the result is really truly awesome. I used to have an X pro 2. When I tended up with the 50 mm planar the images started to snap crackle and pop. This camera is highly recommended.

If you use this with a metabones speed booster, what would the magnification be for lens length. Say for the 23mm with a speed booster, would that be around 28mm?

Still couldn’t be happier with my X-Pro 1 and 35mm. That original xtrans sensor is just amazing.

Love my X-Pro 1 never bothered using the screen except for specific setups. This new iteration seems to be exactly what I was waiting for for an update

I have XPro 1, its so nice and easy for work, but i think this one its fantastic camera.

just e few time looking that you the camera and give some positive review haha... i.love it fuji doing it well

Great video

Actually Contax, if you still remember that, used titanium on their camera covers back in the 90`s. Its not space age at all. That aside, hiding the LCD like this is a much better approach than just no LCD for the retro look.

You can always do a quick review in the evf. I have to do this half the time anyway...

great review!

I really like the shot at 3:36 especially the color

Kai, can you see the entire viewfinder image while wearing spectacles? I wear spectacles like you, and 17mm doesn't seem enough eye relief.

If I hadn't strapped my camera to my wrist when walking around downtown I'd have dropped it many times over . I enjoyed your review Kai. Thanks

For me the flippy screen flips in the wrong direction. Or at least I wish it could flip around so if I wanted to, or needed to, I could use the screen all the time. Also, if I want to preview shots to a model/client, having that screen will probably feel awkward as hell :/

So..this, or xpro2? Can I get away with similar results? I’m a newbie here, btw. I’ve yet to own a digital camera

im so used to the x100 form factor. No fiddling around with screens and what not. take out turn on shoot , put away. So ok at the start i did not think of it as a deal breaker with the screen flip but it is really for a daily walkabout camera. Th IQ is fantastic though. i love the fuji colours.

What film simulation do you use in the manifestation's shots?

I feel like point and shoots are underrated, hope Kai does a review on more point and shoots

I have an issue with mine and get my head around it. The JPEGS look like there is some filter over them which seems to give a greyish tint (not white balance) raw looks better. Was fine when I first got it, it has made jpegs unusable any suggestions

Is the screen that way for shoot from the hip fans?

couldn't wait for it!!!

It’ll be cool if the screen could flip down than slide up to look like a “conventional” camera

OMG THAT IS DESIGN!!!!

Colours were amazing on those stills.

So... will you be getting a Fuji?

Were the photos jpegs out of camera or edited jpegs or edited raws?

is anyone else having issues with the raw files? I cant get them to open on any computer or to transfer with the USB cord. HELP PLEASEEEE

When we shot film we would take the end of the film box and slide it into a slot on the back of the camera. We did this so we could freaking remember what film we actually had in camera. This new feature seems to be nostalgic but with little practical value, so I really don't see the point. Unless people think retro is cool I guess.

I think the hidden screen may make you a better photographer?...also like using prime lenses...i think i might like it a lot too🙂

I just got an X-Pro3. I've had a couple X100's and a Pro2. I may be one of the ten people that actually use the OVF so my request is statically HUGE. On all the other hybrid viewfinders I've used from Fuji, in the OVF mode the parallax frame lines move to compensate when the shutter is 1/2 pressed and return to the neutral infinity position as soon as the shutter button is released. On the Pro3 I have, The parallax correction moves the framing box but DOES NOT RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. This is VERY annoying when recomposing the next image at infinity after many years of muscle memory stored with the other Fuji Hybrids. If one close focuses and the frame moves to the lower right it remains there even when the camera is turned off and on again. And besides, it just ain't natural, Mate. It violates well known cosmic laws regarding such matters. I called Fuji support and they appeared clueless but only said they'd pass it along. Since you have a popular channel and are a witty Chinese guy with a British ascent (I'm not sure of another combination that might carry more instant authority) I thought perhaps you may get more attention if you brought it up.

I appreciate you being able to go to a protest and stay well away from politics in a camera review. I’ve seen others with less success in this.

So did you purposely give yourself wings at the start of the video?