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An interesting camera boldly aimed at a very specific niche market, not for me but I appreciate the courage of Fuji in going for it.

Before watching your video, I saw 4 videos about X-Pro3, and yours shows camera features very well much better than the rest of the others.

I think I fit into that niche where all the changes to the body design are beneficial. I don't use the 4-way pad on my X100F, my rear screen remains off virtually all the time, and I want USB-C on everything. The lack of HDMI out and proper headphone and mic support doesn't bother me, and I think the clamor for adding 4K recording to the X-Pro2 was from people who wanted the occasional capability to record, and not people who wanted a rangefinder video camera. The only feature preventing me from buying a X-Pro3 is I've come to rely on the leaf shutter and built-in ND filter in the X100 series. Still, well done Fujifilm, and thanks for the preview, Gordon!

Excellent preview, Gordon. I agree with you about the screen and with the hybrid finder, users will find a more immersive shooting experience than usual because of it. Setting up the camera to suit one's personal tastes is probably the only time it will be needed. Great work, Fuji-this camera will be the closest to the older film cameras I used to shoot with, but will produce better results.

Loving that film type shooting!!!

Concise, thorough and extremely helpful review, cheers mate!

Definitely a like and a cup of coffee....Blue Mountain to be exact. Really nice first intro to the XPro3.

Detail & Useful . Thank you !

Love the fact that Fuji is smart enough to not try to beat Sony on specs and instead focuses on the shooting experience.

The front command dial from what I know is now non-clickable. That said are you able to select ISO with it (or with the rear command dial) if you don't wanna use the twisting ISO dial on the top plate?

I like the idea of the Q menu on the far small screen, nice review.👍

7:24 fuji calls the screen tab the erf. I wish it was active in a wide focus mode, even if the preview image has to jump around.

Thanks so much for the first look very well done as always. Cheers.

I'm old enough to appreciate the hidden screen with the cool filmbox, old school as best, I wish they had skip the video altogether and lower the price instead

Did you shoot anything in low light? What did you think? and what's the Auto Focus like in low light? Does this Multi exposure work on Raw or Jpegs only?

This is the camera I’ve been waiting for! The price is a little steep for what you get but it seems like it might be worth the money.

Thanks for actually showing the difference between view finders!

Great review Gordon, Just one thought, there is also a lot of talk about how the Durablack model picks up all your finger print smudges?!?! But I assume that it is possible to wipe all that off?, have you had any experience of that Gordon?

Sheesh FUJI make some unique gear... goto love their out of the box thinking..!!

Love it! This small screen will also safe a tremendous amount of battery capacity!

What a camera!!! 😁 the design,quality and specs are truly amazing! The new screen is a superb feature with the brilliant view finder, fujifilm really is very consumer focused with its products.

I enjoyed your video and there is much to like about this new camera. I think the quality will be there for street images with little extra to being gained over say the Leica 262 which offers a similar expirence to the Fuji but costing so much more. Both are wonderfully made but the Fuji is lighter and more affordable.

V tasty Gordon, but I'm looking forward to your classic vlogg walk test! 😎😎😎

my vote for a firmware update would be an image of a chimp with a no holds barred as an option on the sub panel! Have xpro2 and x100F so glad to see this and thanks for the vid. When is this to hit stores? Must have watched 15 reviews today but not one mention.

10:47 oooh, I like this focus stack implementation

Gordon, thnx for the review. I still have my trusty x100 classic and i have difficult times of getting used to the parallax effect, my framing is blaah like 30% of the time. May i ask for some resources to see/read how i can improve?

Well ill admit its not as bad of a design as I thought. I wouldnt mind shooting with it. Im kinda curious the differences they have made since the x-e1 but thats what I can afford. I definitely can see some practical use in street photography where someone asks to see photos on the camera where you just tell them it actually doesnt have an lcd to view photos just sort of accidentally forgetting its more or less hidden. Ill be honest if I had the money id really like it. My only concern is would I be able to shoot video through the evf. If the answer is yes then really for me it sounds like a great camera. That said I dont have the money and ill never be able to afford it but oh well I can dream.

Nice first look Gordon, felt more balanced than DP review.

Great review - thanks. I personally welcome this camera, currently I have an X Pro 2 and a GH5 and whilst the GH5 is a brilliant device, it just doesn’t inspire me to pick it up and shoot with it....whereas the X Pro 2 does....especially with the 56mm f1.2 lens. I have a film camera too (a Nikon that belonged to my father) and still get excited when the film is developed...rather than instant gratification, so the X Pro 3 will go some way to combining that, with the benefit of digital. I also love the “film card holder” on the back....again, encouraging thoughtful consideration for the subject....and yes, nostalgia - what’s wrong with that? I will be upgrading, but not for at least 6 months, by which time I expect deep discounts, because sadly, they won’t sell many units!! Well done Fuji for being different from the rest.

How is the viewfinder for people wearing glasses?

Does it have the one thing I miss from my XT2: Switch between two simulation modes with the press of a button? I often use BW and another simulation and want to easily switch between two modes.

Another good detailed review. Please review the new Fuji AX7.

Did you find the loss of one of the viewfinder magnifications to be a problem?

I wish Fuji put in a resolution mode in the x pro series to shoot the same panoramic ratio as the TX1/xpan done in camera with guide lines. I hope the xpro4 comes with the same mini screen on the back but if you want to bring out the screen it can swivel all angles. I do like the option to have the screen not shown and have the film mode and iso on the back. I hope they put the same dials on top as xt4. Make the ovf zoom to suit the lens connected more like xpro2. Bang in the newest stacked sensor with good low light and we have a winner.

If this would have a display like an 80D where it can be flipped 180° if needed, it would be really great. So it is interesting, but i would not be sure if it would annoy me too much, especially for such a pricey camera.

2:31 hmm, a small, but annoying loss of a custom button, good to know, stings a bit, what with the loss of the dpad, looks like they made the three other buttons bigger

After falling in love with the X100V, I’m seriously considering trading in my XT3 for an XPRO 3. I shoot portraits and headshots professionally. Do you think I’d be losing anything going from the XT3 to the XPRO 3?

The X-Pro 3 without the crease in the top plate looks dull in comparison imo. Nice camera but I’ll be waiting to see what they do with the X100V. I really hope we finally see an updated lens. PS They should’ve made the LCD display tilt 225 degrees for over the head shooting.

Can the film simulations be switched from the rear panel?

I’m hoping the x-pro2 gets a discount off the back of this camera.

Is the 80's SLR & 70's rangefinder style the optimal form factor for a camera? Other form factors offer advantages and disadvantages; turn of century DSLR blobs, field and technical cameras, twin lens reflex, phone, 70's style hassleblad, action cam. Are consumers and photographers now voting with their wallets for their favoured form factor? What about the upcoming augmented reality eye ware tech, will they come with focal length frame lines like xpro3? Older folks will love the nostalgia of something like xpro3, but is it better or worse user experience than a phone or DSLR blobby cam in the minds of young folk?

Great Video! Wonder what the next version of X100F will inherit from X-pro 3. Thanks :)

Does the frame line respond to the state of zoom lens?

I wish I could afford this beauty 😭

Does it use the same battery than xpro2, x100f, ...?

Great Hands-on review as always. I have my doubts on how useful the new screen design is going to be....will wait for your detailed vlog test :)

That mini memory LCD will become much more versatile and useful if it can display more menu settings. I wrote something similar on fujirumour and some petty queen die heart fanboy started to throw sass at me. Gordon agrees with me (4:08) so I know at least I am not alone.

No IBIS ???

I feel like that screen situation should have been implemented better. Too many compromises, sadly. I was look forward to it...

The advantage of the d-pad is that it offered four additional customizable buttons for quick changes like AF mode or AF selection or “film simulation” cycling or white balance. Now that's all gone. Losing clickability on the front dial doesn't add much either. And not having a lockable exposure compensation button is just beyond me…

Wait! Same specs as xt3 and the 4K 60p disappeared??!

X-t3 in a different shell with some firmware updates (which the X-T3will get soon). Fuji’s strategy make one aps-c camera in different shells... Given current sensor technology Fuji has hit a brick wall on image quality - silicon. has tapped out...

Everybody seems to be focused on that LCD. I'm an X-Pro shooter since day 1 and I really don't care much about the LCD. Sure, I'd prefer a fixed display, or better yet none at all, but it doesn't make much of a difference to me, i don't use it either way. I'd rather know more about how the single magnification OVF compares to the predecessor. How much harder is it to shoot the 16mm with? Shutter lag with ERF? Meter reliability with ERF? Can I assign a different function to the Play button? The important stuff, you know.

Which finish do you like the most?

This camera will not sell in the amount that Fuji want, instead it will be purchased by a few Fuji fans and will be heavily discounted in time to come.

What an odd camera. Really not sure who this is made for.....but I certainly respect Fujifilm as a company, and their willingness to try new things and their attempts at innovation. As well as them keeping analogue photography alive with their successful Instax brand :) Anyone that is interested should definitely go look up a CNA documentary called "into the storm" about Fujifilm. It deals with the film wars between Fujifilm and Kodak and tells the very interesting story of why Kodak is dead, but Fujifilm is still a multi billion dollar company. Their CEO is one very smart man.

I think the camera seems nice, but Gordon is awesome, thats my take away

Aimed at a very small market indeed. Hopefully, Fuji can recoup their investment in the engineering for this camera, and not hurt their development of the rest of their line aimed at the rest of the photographic community.

Very nice and informative video from you, again. Thx. Fuji is playing the marketing game quite clever. Everybody likes their film simulations, nobody likes what all the others are offering in that field. To put your old DSLR top screen on the back, add some small functionality and get raves for that is awesome. Looks like a very desirable camera with some additional, prizey gimmicks. Why would anyone need a titanium top and bottom? Why do we need to pay all these video features build in into every camera now, if we only want to take stills? Every smartphone on the market fulfills my needs for video. It looks a bit silly when people with their leading eye on the left hold that big block in front of their face. Maybe one day Fuji will be brave enough to produce a model with the viewfinder on the right side of the cam?

I had no idea that rangefinder cameras were still manufactured! The fact that they are suggests that there must still be a market - something I wouldn’t have imagined. Does it have any real advantage over a DSLR or mirrorless? Or is it just the retro nostalgia at work here? Me the look of it reminds of my very first camera - a plastic fixed-focus no-name piece of junk, so no nostalgic feelings on my part! Later I shot with my father’s Agfa rangefinder for years, and some of the pictures were actually more or less in focus. This Fuji of course “cheats” and uses autofocus, so the retro more or less stops at the outside. A screen that can only be seen if flipped down seems very strange. Almost as if to offer the owner the possibility of denying to his friends that it even has a screen, and then to furtively sneak peek when they’re looking away. This is a camera that I just don’t understand. And £1700 is ridiculous.

Thank You, Gordon, for a clear concise, understandable, non whingeing and whining review, just the facts. Know wonder Camera Labs is the place to go for checking things out. It used to be DP something or other, not anymore, the whining American is a pain! Excellent review this one, nicely summed up and put the ball in our court, treating us like adults, not "fanboys". I look forward to looking at and reading your more in depth review with great anticipation!

I'd like to see a model with no screen, no video and an optical viewfinder that sizes better for 35mm lenses. Also, a manual lens.

When they release the same camera with a normal LCD I'll pick one up.

5:24 ok let's pro/con this screen vs the regular tilt screen: -no high angle shooting -no visible screen when evf is less appropriate -screen is farther away when using it waist level + uhhh, it looks more like a film camera? + .... easily distracted people are less tempted to chimp? Even an easily distracted person, I don't review images generally until there's a break in the action. Anyway, I don't know what fuji were thinking. As someone who ONLY shoots street and adores the ovf, I thought I was the target audience. Are there enough people nostalgic for film for this thing to sell? Or maybe people will just swallow this like the loss of headphone jack in phones?

I'm not in the X-pro market - although I'm sure X-pro shooters will generally not have a problem with the design decision. I'm an XE fan - and this camera kind of demonstrates how the XE3 was made at an awkward time. I feel like Fuji should bring out an XE3s with the sensor and capabilities of the XT30 and with the electronic finder of the X-pro3. As an XE fan, I have no use for the optical finder and the cost and bulk it adds. But I would buy the XT30 over the XE3 for the sensor and video - despite really hating the fake-SLR prism housing mirrorless form. But an XE camera with that hi-res viewfinder and the now-standard X-trans4 sensor would be an absolute no-brainer for me. The perfect combination of form and function at this stage of technology.

Fujifilm continuing to dominate the shooting experience.

Non flip out screen is mistake for tripod use panasonic make the best flip screens out on them on it and I like the four way pad too

No HDMI?

7:55 that's the great fallacy in over-targeting a product, people always use it outside of its intent. I was hoping for IBIS, the xt-3's video capabilities, as I much prefer shooting video on a side-mounted viewfinder. Nope, this thing is for 'pure photography', which seems unnecessary

Not for me! I don't like being manipulated in this way. If I want to use the rear screen less, it's simple to make that decision on an X-T3 and better still on some Canons, for example, you can fold the rear screen away, because it rotates. The loss of the D-pad is a problem too.

Fuji should really make an affordable X-Pro camera with just manual focusing and a real rangefinder like the one in Leica M-series, ditching the rear display completely and let users view the results on their phones.

Who is here to see Gordon Laing style Vlog?

Could you all stop calling it USB 3.1 gen 1? It's just a marketing trick hiding it's only USB 3.0.

really disappoint about the flip screen design .....

They should have made it a reversible flip screen, similar to Canon's 60D. Fuji has gone a little too retro. I expect this will be a deal breaker for many.

nice review Gordon as always - the LCD is a deal breaker - silly - and then no more 4 way dial pad which means 4 less fn buttons. - bad bad but LCD is bad - should have just left as is - what if on a Tripod - no 180 angle what about high up shots. - so what next - remove all dials - silly move for the sake of few FUJI purists - the xt-3 has more grain then that of the xt-2 - yes more MP. - just do not think that all users use EVF - Except those purists and those with 20/20 eyesight - i hate reviewing in EVF - I do not think this camera will break any sales records - I am not upgrading due to LCD and no 4 way pad - so few physical buttons now - but plenty of space for some more - disappointed

The screen folds down like a hide-away ironing board which is supposed to be useful somehow? The real gimmick is the tiny LCD. Why not just have an open slot so I can put a family photo in it? LOL

I will stick to my xpro2, nothing compelling here.

Definitely not for me. But hey, atleast it's cheaper than the Leica M10-D for folks that like a bit of pretentiousness and hipster gimmickry.

Titanium is a very energy consuming material to produce. Seems a bit wrong under the current situation on climate change. Saying that, I have a Breitling Aerospace watch.

How about some smartphone camera reviews. You will have to switch over one day Gordon. 😜

To much money......but nice camera yeah!!

The more expensive a product is the less features it has. I'd never ever be able to buy it, anyway.

So many crap videos about the X-Pro 3. Your video is none of that, Regards Ulf

I agree...it’s fantastic to see, horrible to use...

Too niche, too expensive. You can buy the a7iii and z6 for the same price in the uk.

An awkward camera for wealthy nerds and weirdos. It's dark niche product barely worth a giggle.

What a ugly camera!