I just love my XT2. I know the XT3 is better but the main advantagss appear to be in video. I mainly shoot nature, portrait, macro, street and architecture. The auto focus is great for me in the XT2. In fact everyone raved about the XT2's auto focus when the camera first appeared. Yes the XT3 us even better. But for potraits and macro I'm using prime manual focus lenses anyway. And I'm not shooting high speed sports. I just don't feel compromised at all on the XT2. So I think I'll wait for the XT4.

Got my X-T3 Kit about 6 days ago from B&H and took it out of the box already set up in AUTO and started shooting videos all over the place and only gave myself time to read about 2 pages of the user manual, meanwhile just having too much fun with the camera shooting videos at anything that moves or not and checking out it's awesome killer video capabilities. Oh yes and it takes pictures too but I haven't gotten around that yet I,m still enjoying the video part. I enjoyed this review Jaques!

I have to respectfully disagree with two of your points: 1) There is no rear LCD screen design to date that "solves all issues". The design used on the X-H1, X-T2 and X-T3 favors stills shooters. It a) allows users to shoot in portrait orientation at ground level with grip and shutter at the top of the camera; b) it doesn't interfere with an L-bracket; c) it keeps the camera small and discrete when shooting street or in other situations where the user doesn't want to be obvious about what s/he is doing. The fully-articulating design favors video shooters, particularly when they need to be on camera. Speaking only for myself, I'm glad that Fuji has favored stills shooters thus far. 2) I was surprised to hear you suggest that the video feature set between the X-H1 and X-T3 is basically the same. That does your viewers a disservice. The X-T3 offers significantly higher bit rates, multiple formats, uncropped 4K30, internal and external 10-bit, 120FPS video that hasn't been upscaled, zebras, the ability to simultaneously record externally and internally, eye and face AF, and more. The only reason the X-H1 is in the conversation is because of IBIS. And the X-T3 should continue to get better, unlike the processor-limited X-H1. (To be clear, I'm not arguing that the X-H1 is a bad camera; only that the X-T3 is clearly superior outside of ergonomics and IBIS.) EDIT: This is personal preference but I would argue that the AF improvements in the X-T3 make the upgrade well worth it for X-T2 users who shoot action. The full PDAF coverage along with improved accuracy and speed in low light and reliable face/eye AF will definitely benefit people who shoot sports, wildlife, kids and street.

For someone who does not have an XT2 currently, would you recommend me to get the Xt2 or Xt3? Only lens I have now is 16mm f/1.4.

as a video shooter, and sometimes doing self portrait, I found flip up or canon-like screen kinda useless, since I still need to go further from camera, so I'll be not able to see what's happening on screen in particular, I'll need an app, which provides me with live preview as well

IBIS or a more articulating screen was not even a consideration (for video or stills) I dicdided to buy my XT3. Love how I can use my legacy manual focus lens's Canon, Nikon and Pentax 35mm film lenses (So called "full frame" and crop are stupid labels making APSC sound like it's cropping an image when it clearly is not) bad with great IQ easy to focus fast using Fuji's cool multiple manual focus assistance. Plus love how easy and intuitive Fuji's very ergonomic manual controls are. Fuji makes makes the art of photography fun again. Something Nikon, Canon and Sony have failed at. Also love how often Fuji updates firmware, often greatly improving camera functionality greatly.

There are so many situations in which the AF of the X-T3 is better than the XT2 thanks to the change from -1EV to -3EV... I use in professionaly and I love it ! The Fuji's colors are awesome !

In the cinema realm there is no IBIS.

The XT2/XH1 are indeed CLEANER in terms of HighISO noise when compared to the XT3. So: AF has improved VASTLY, but noise went UP instead of down. Sorry for the caps :-)

@Jacques Gaines According to you, from x-t2, x-t3 and x-h1, where is the best photo quality of the three in facing a low light state. Because I use high ISO more often, which in my opinion should I choose? I only work on photos, not videos. Please advise from you, thank you.

Hi Jacques, I have found the XT-2 quite awful with "back light" and "flat-low-light" I often miss moments as the camera hunts for focus in these scenarios. Have you managed to test this on the Xt-3? What were your thoughts, I'm thinking of upgrading. This is the one thing I really miss on my 5dMkIII that focus worked so incredibly well. On the video, nicely done, you come across really well and I love the fact you just speak from the heart about it but with experience to back it up. Thank you....i

As a landscape photographer I can see no reason to sell the XT2 to get the XT3; the upgrades don't much affect my kind of photography.

Been using the X-T3 with grip, for High School Football (low light) and it's doing well. Paired with the 50-140mm f/2.8, I'm sometimes pushing to 12,800 ISO, but not too big of an issue. I do video snippets of the game (HD 60FPS, F-LOG) just love it. Super sharp. But I agree on the battery life and handheld video shooting with the OIS on the 50-140 isn't enough.

The XT3 is a beast! However, knowing what Fuji did with the XH1 against the XT2 I’ll wait for the XH2!

I have the XT-20. I do mainly video. Not crazy about the performance of continuous auto focus in video. I think I will wait for XH-2.

So do you think the xt-3 is for portraits or do you keep xt-2 for portraits.

Fuji didn't add IBIS because they are putting it in the XH2. So with that being said, this camera will REALLY attract cinema/film shooters because cinema cameras have NO IBIS. BMPCC4K and the first version, Reds, Arris, Ursla Mini's...no IBIS. They are marketing to that market.

If XT3 had IBIS there would literally be zero reasons for people to get X-H1. Heck even X-H1 doesn't have 400mbps. And it is more expensive than X-T3.

Watch my lips: The philosophy of modern manufacturing thinking from any company (whatever they may produce) is make and sell as many products with as many different equations as possible in as many clones of more or less the same product as they can. In a nutshell, they can but won't put all eggs in one basket. They have the vision, the maths and the science to know what to include, or not, with the next batch of same-like products and as long as we abide and obey by buying the 'next' product, they will continue to do exactly what they've been doing for so many years. We have the power to change the rules, yet we don't and we just keep following the 'leader' instead.

I'm just getting into this hobby (help me and my wallet) and was wondering if an X-T2 would be a good camera to start off with? I want to do more videos than photography. I have seen some x-t2 with grip and lens for about 1100-1300 range. Would you recommend this option or look at other options?

Hello Jacques. at 08:28 you say - "A flip out screen makes so much sense." Why, in your opinion, is that the case? I am genuinely curious as to your thinking, because for me (and every single videographer I have asked at all the weddings I have shot this year) it is not wanted. Th flip out screen is a burden, it is slow, obtrusive and conspicuous. And as a Nat Geo photographer recently wrote during a review of a camera with a tilt screen - "I’m a mild-mannered kind of guy, but any stills photographer who thinks a twisty screen is better than a tilt screen should be lined up and shot. With one finger you can instantly pull out the GX9’s screen and have a discreet, private view to whatever’s in front of you. During the old days of the GX8 I cannot count the number of times I went to reach for the screen but ran out of time for the pull & twist needed to get it into position." Thank you.

You have to take into consideration that the IBIS allows to shoot in a lower shutter speed. Therefore an ISO comparison between XT3/2 and XH1 have to consider that you might employ a lower ISO for the same exposure (and lower shutter speed). Considering that XH1 and XT3 low ISO performance are not so much improved, I would lean towards XH1 for stills in low light. Off course I am nor considering the price and size difference.

Hell no! We don't want them to change the battery! That would mean changing the body style and have a different extra battery model which is a NO NO! Us FUJI users already have tons of the same batteries. We like it to stay the same across unless they can modify it somehow to put more juice into the current model battery. I say keep the battery the same model on the future FUJIFILM cameras. This is the same reason where Canon shines! Keeping all the batteries the same which we love! Having so many different battery models to carry is just a hassle plain dumb!

For photography only, xh1 or xt2?

I get it, to put IBIS on the Xt3 would make it more bulky and goes against the philosophy of the slim design that the buyer and fan base prefer from XT series, that’s why they released the XH series, waiting for the XH2 now that will be epic.

1) Fuji will have flip - out screen in the future, more video centric camera, the XH2. If they do not, I'll call them idiots. 2) Back in the day, Olympus made an amazing thing for their E-1; that camera had small battery for the body, but the vertical grip needed double sized batteries that lasted for days of shooting. Fuji could do the same route for the XT3, no reason why not to...

The X-T series will not get IBIS. That is the X-H series cameras. Stop asking and complaining about something that they have explained is a size constraint.

Camera raw sad x-t2 on the x-t3???

What are Fuji's shutters rated for? 150,000 actuations?

Didn't you shoot those Tibetan Singing Bowls once before? Can you give us a link to the location?

Thanks for the Great analysis. I have an X-T1 and an X-T2. I just bought the X-T2 with a vertical battery grip for $1100. I had planned to sell my X-T1 with a vertical battery grip, but, it will not bring enough money for me to part with it. I see the X-H1 is on sale for $1300 with a vertical battery grip and I am amazed that you can buy so much camera for so little money. These cameras depreciate quickly and I doubt that I need all the new features. The X-H1 would be the idea 2nd body for my X-T2. So, its a tough decision. I can only get about $500 for my X-T1 with the vertical battery grip and it is in like new condition. My head spins and I can not decide if I should sell my X-T1 for nothing and buy the X-H1.

Yuck. 100% disagree about an articulating screen. Can't stand those. Work well for video shooters I guess. But provide no improvement for me as a still shooter.

The man said it plain and simple; at this price, in this market, with these video specs the X-T3 should have had IBIS! End of story.

Dont get the xh1....sold mine...the ibis sucks Big time