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I am a retired photographer. I worked professionally for 42 years; 1976-2018. I made the transition to digital in 2008. I enjoyed both media very much. The ability to simulate a film stock is a great feature. I bought I used Nikon P310 that was a bit of a change from my 2008 DSLRs or other point and shoot cameras. It is not a range finder camera but it has wonderful manual features and a 1.8 lens. I find the discipline of this refreshing as an old film guy. I shot 6x6 for most of those early years, even a little 4x5. The act of "slowing down" with 4x5 really changed my work in a positive way. Good luck young man, though I think your skill will not need luck.
Im about 10 years behind you, Blads , rZ, Linhofs and leicas and im also looking for something that is a fun camera just for ME rather than my clients. This camera with a Kodak Hack TRIX and Kodachrome would be pretty cool.
the P300, P310 and finally P340 were my go-to cameras for the last 11 years or so. But the P340 finally died this year, when I could no longer bring it back to life following the "lens error" message by taking out the battery for a while. So I'm looking for something roughly similarly pocketable and good in low light that won't break the bank, I can't justify spending $2-300 on a used P340 when it might die soon too. currently leaning toward either Ricoh GR III or Sony RX 100 VA. The Ricoh doesn't have a flash but if i'm honest, i almost never use flash, even fill flash outdoors. The only flash I ever liked was the olympus F280 I used with my film SRL's back in the day.
Fuji is a company of craftsmen in a digital era and this camera is the proof of that. Awesome video as always the sound and visuals are always top notch !
This is probably the best camera review I've ever watched, artistic and informative and nothing seemed out of place the entire time (music, colors, images etc.). Great work.
I love the idea of limiting the number of shots to the size of the SD card. What a great creative constraint, and probably a good way to explore more of the different film presets on this camera.
Amazing, had to rewatch the intro sequence straight away. Both cinematography and photos you presented throughout the review are magical. They have so much character and feel/aesthetic.
Hi GxAce, I watched your video, when suddenly, I heard a familiar song, Away... ! Haha, I wasn't expecting to hear my own song ; I subscribed to your beautiful channel a few months ago, I love your work. Thank you for using my music, and thank you for these very cool reviews :) keep up the excellent work! Meydän
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I love this camera because Fuji made the decision to make a different camera instead of just launching cameras that are the same plus a couple of more features.
Hey, pro tip that maybe someone already told you or you know by now: you can choose and modify the film presets in Lightroom when importing or even during editing. They are the same profiles as the camera and are embeded in the RAW files.
They aren't the same, but they get pretty close. They are estimations of the film simulations created by adobe. Classic Neg. in particular is quite different from the in camera counterpart, espcially depending on the exposure settings.
@Matt M nobody will notice really unless you let them know in the captions. honestly shooting with a film camera simply satisfies the user for expressing their creativity beyond digital mirrorless cameras. i don't really see the point of mimicking film filters with digital mirrorless cameras especially if you personally don't 'enjoy' vintage camera colors. Thus concluding in the statement of "if you like it buy it, if not then don't". its a personal taste really and i do think its enjoyable.
I don't usually comment on UA-cam, I wanted to encourage you that this is probably one of the best camera reviews I have ever watched. I have been a long time lover of the aesthetics and heart of photography and film. I too fell in love with the Xpro series and for the past year have been been enjoying a Leica MD262 for the same reasons that makes this Xpro3 so relevant. I appreciate you insight and love for this camera. There is hope for photography in the future after all.
i recently purchased an xpro3. for someone who's been shooting from a hasselblad 500cm, i love the experience the xpro3 brings to the digital format. It doesnt just simulate the film look with film sims but it also simiulates the film experience with the flip LCD just like when you shoot a 500cm using the overhead viewfinder. I love the grain in your pictures and I think I will include as little grain in my shots from now on.
This is the most beautiful review I’ve ever seen. Agree about the interface! I’m a interaction designer, and the reason I went for Fujifilm was because of the modeless exposure interface (no PASM with modes behaving differently based on which mode). And I ended uo with the X-Pro2 in particular because of many of the reasons you give for the X-Pro3. The release of X-Pro3 actually inspired me to turn off the back LCD a lot of the time and give the OVF I used to ignore a second chance (now I use it 90% of the time). Regarding the OVF, I don’t see how it can’t be seen as anything but a downgrade. This perspective you say your prefer would probably be easily replicatable with the X-Pro2, but not the other way around. Tho, I guess unless you like to shoot wide with the OVF maybe it doesn’t matter. Anyway, thanks for this wonderful review.
Thank you so much! Seriously, the interface of a camera is super important, and I think there could be more innovation in that area. Yeah the lack of being able to shoot my 16mm on the OVF isn't actually too big of a deal since the lens is so large anyway that it covers a lot of the viewfinder.
@@GxAce have to agree - with my 35mm on the Pro-2 i use the OVF and with my 16mm i use the EVF, otherwise i find myself "searching around" the OVF with my eyes to compose because most of the frame is used up
Hi there! I've watched this video probably 5 times in the last year. Finally, I bought an XPro-3 after trying out the Fuji way of photography with the x100v. Your video is the best advertising Fuji could wish for. I generally like your cinematic videos and it is so much more fun to look at them because you actually take good photos that are fun to see. Thank you for your work!
Your videos make me nostalgic for the film era even though I've never shot in my adult life with film. These gorgeous photos you've taken just have that feel and it isn't just the film sim because it's also a matter of composition to bring that look and feel back. Thank you for a wonderful video!
@@GxAce Every cameratuber should aspire to create something so uniquely formatted and whole. Your reviews are a good watch even a few years later since you're not only talking about the camera but the philosophy behind its design. That is applicable to any age.
I've read and watched A LOT of reviews of the X-Pro3 but I can wholeheartedly say this is hands down still the best one. You understand the ethos and mentality to whom this camera appeals to. A street photographer's dream. From a proud X100V owner.
WOW. This video, these images, and your words all impress me. The analysis and understanding of industry trends, and the technological progression was enlightening. In a world of incredibly perfect tools, its those with limitations and imperfections which will stand out and truly allow for love of the tool. I am now trying to figure out what I need to do to up my game from an X100F to this. The "film back" screen, the image quality, the simplicity of the filter. This is awesome and I appreciate the time, and effort it took you to make this. Thanks
Key note here, in Lightroom there is a setting to bring in the JPG formats with Fuji. This way you don't have to process the RAW. Those presets are in the profiles portion of the sliders. A drop down somewhere in there will allow you to use them
Great review! As someone who uses an XT2, I love how you reconciled the decisions made by Fujifilm. The camera shows a lot of character in its mature design and so does your review. :)
Great video! My only disappointment with the camera is the missing magnification for the optical viewfinder. It pretty much limits lens selection to the 23mm, 27mm, 35 mm, and to a lesser degree the 50mm. I appreciate the flexibility that the X-Pro 2 offers.
Awesome video, and I have to say, I had the same approach (with a different camera) of getting small SD cards to only hold 36 exposures! Just like old times, the creative framework makes you really try harder. You have really great sample photos as well.
gxace back at it again with the insane cyberpunk camera reviews. best visual/ audio design of any camera reviewer out there. You nail every single part of it with consistency. Amazing!
i've been shooting film exclusively the past 5 years, and moving into the digital realm has been daunting to say the least. i'd been exploring all the fujifilm mirrorless cameras as my blueprints for a camera, and this review helped solidify my choice. thank you so much for such a comprehensive and encompassing review. definitely helped guide my terrified film-shooter nerves. definitely didn't help my bank account though o___o
I love this review, thank you. I have been torn between choosing the X100V or XE4 as I just never find myself taking my Canon 5D out with me anymore. After watching this review I am torn again, and really don’t know what to do. What a camera, what a review, thank you!
Anyone who grew up shooting 1970s film SLRs will love this camera. The OVF is amazing, the hidden LCD is where it should be, hidden. The shutter has a satisfying snap to it. The film simulations are awesome as well. Love mine, can't put it down.
@@anthonyperalta2506 It takes very normal, "modern" photographs. What you're seeing here are all presets except for the one shot where he shows the modifiers turned off.
this video, single handedly, sold me to get the xpro3. And after a month of using it, i am so disappointed, why dont I sell my A7C earlier and switch to xpro3, sooner. Great Work! thankyou
First off - production quality/value here is amazing. You've successfully woven all of the elements of filmmaking into a beautiful piece that feels like much more than a review. You've totally sold me on the xpro 3. I've been primarily shooting film for the past few years. I haven't found a digital camera that inspires me in the same way as my film gear. I'm hoping the xpro3 will fill that void. I've recently bought and returned three contax film cameras ((2) TVS II's and most recently a G2) all of which had major issues within a week... so now I'm like fuck it I need something reliable and inspiring in that same way. Thanks for this. Also - Which density Glimmer glass were you using for those shots? I use Black Pro Mist all the time for my cinema work and this seems like a similar effect. Cheers, Carl
Awesome! I'm glad you found the video! It definitely has the ability to inspire you to use it in a way most cameras do not. Its definitely pretty similar to BPM or even Hollywood Black Magic. I just happened to be on a commercial gig where we used Glimmer Glass and really liked it. Check out this comparison from Tiffen: ua-cam.com/video/rJacZa6QpJ8/v-deo.html
Splendid. I really appreciate the atmosphere of the video and the overall content. You have me so curious about the FUji XPro3 now!. And great photos too
This is one of the most amazing videos I have seen on UA-cam in a while. Beyond just a simple review for an eccentric camera, it felt like an ethereal love story about your intimate experience with it, and looked the part too. Amazing cinematography, and photography, and writing, and I really felt like I was watching a short film of sorts. Thank you for this wondrous experience.
Your detailed descriptions of what little aspects of the image production you love or didn't love so much, feel very refreshing and helpful. It gets away from stale science, but also avoids being meaningless "poetry". I never expect to see Ningbo in a video!
Okay I was doubting to get it or not, but you convinced me! What I love the most about the X-Pro1 is the film camera feeling, and I purely use it with manual lenses. I was just doubting about the X-Pro3 because of the screen design, but you make some very good points. Also great review and video style 👍 will be watching more of your videos
The hate is coming from people who think they need a flip out screen for vlogging. hahah. This screen design is really an amazing feature of the X-Pro3
After doing photography since 1970, the X-Pro3 is my favorite camera of all time. I did buy the X-Pro3 and an X-T3 at the same time. I use each for what it does best. But when I just want to shoot for fun, I always take the X-Pro3.
Gimmick or not, the emulated film grain gives the images a lot of character, and, to me, also a lot of memories. If you can stick to this style most, or all of the time, I can see why you're delighted. I have several bags full of film cameras, and I've been planning to shoot a roll or two just for fun, but so far couldn't find time to do it. Anyway, have a lot of fun!
Dude I can’t get over how well you’ve recreated the downtown-Coruscant and Millenium Falcon looks [apparently] without the use of VFX or CGI. Obsessed with the vibe in your videos. You look like a straight up pilot in a starship during your talking heads which is so sick.
Great video, agree with so much of what you say and I would so love to own a black X-Pro3 but I am probably twice your age and the ability to hold a camera steady left me a little while ago. Because of the still features I want I have bought an X-T4 for the ibis and larger battery plus all the internal specs of the two latest ‘Classic negative’ bodies. I use my 4 with the screen hidden most of the time as the flippy screen means nothing to me. The ergonomics of the new body, for me, are unbelievable fantastic but had the X-Pro 3 been fitted with ibis it would have been my choice. Thanks for coming back to us. Love your videos. Inspirational.
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! I can fully understand the difficulty of using certain cameras. I was actually born with a disability that causes me not to be able to bend any of my fingers, so finding cameras that I can easily use is sometimes a struggle. That's partially the reason that I've gravitated towards Fuji, since their bodies and lenses are generally smaller. The X-T4 actually was the opposite for me since they made it a bit thicker, but it's still manageable. I always use soft release shutter buttons that screw into the thread on the camera shutter and this makes take steadier shots much easier. Perhaps you should look into it. Thanks again for watching and I'm glad you enjoy my videos!
Great insights, brother. I whole-heartedly agree. I'm using the Sigma FP right now simply cause I just love the way it feels to use it, AND I love the images I'm able to create with it. No IBIS. No autofocus. No problem. It's unique and it gets me excited about creating. Nuff said. I love your style and content btw. Really great work.
Good job on this review, I shoot X Pro 3's every day because the layout is exactly the way I would design a camera making it easy to work with. And of course the quality of the jpegs using the film sims/d range/highlight and shadow curve menu items lets me dial in the look I want without spending time in post with RAW. Thanks for posting your video.
I'm Nikon. Been shooting with them since 2006 but have had a Fuji as a carry along for 8 years or so with x100 and the sublime x-70 which I will never sell. Got an xpro 2 a few months ago and last week got a 35 1.4....I am in love. Thinking of the Xpro 3 and your review has inspired me. I don't do video. You have done a good review here but unusually for a lot of reviewers have coupled it with decent images. Thanks.
As someone who loves film but hardly shoots these days, I think I might get one of these. I have the X100F, fantastic camera but I've reached that limit with the fixed lens. Your photography is amazing by the way, it makes me miss my time abroad.
This is not only incredibly inspiring but very very cool I really appreciate the time you put into this especially since I learned photography in the late 70s so I do appreciate the film aspects of what you've explained here today
I'm not sure if the specified lenses in the description are relevant for the photos so I'll ask just to be sure. What lenses did you use taking the photos and what strength of Tiffen Glimmer Glass did you use?
Loved the video, I have the xpro3 and have just ordered a couple of glimmerglass filters from tiffen after seeing your images. Do you have a website gallery of your China trip where you used the filter? Would love to see the whole series of shots. Thanks
Saw that you had a new video earlier today but chose not to watch it at the time. Your effort deserves my full attention, so I saved until the evening. Great as usual. Inspiration is always needed, so I would love to learn more about your creative vision and how you go about creating your pics in a future video.
Wow, thank you! I'm glad you chose to watching it in the correct setting! I've been extremely lacking in motivation and inspiration lately so its great to see other can get this from my work! That in itself is rather inspiring!
This is by far the best x-pro3 review on the internet. I agree with all your points, and your examples shot with it demonstrate exactly why it's special. Cheers
This video single-handedly convinced me to buy an X-Pro 3 and oh boy was it the right decision. Absolutely compliments my shooting style and is such a gorgeous camera.
At 9:07 excellently explained. I prefer backtilting downfolding screens even for videos. Waist level shooting is exactly what I love. Left protruding screen where the direction of your sight is not in line with the axis of the lens is terribly awkward and cumbersome. I hate so much left protruding screen shooting experience that I skipped Sony A7Siii A7C right away from my cameras of intetest. Actually I hate X-T4 for the same reason, too. Fuji had a briiliant two hinged screen design on xt100. It should have been applied on all xt cameras. Anyhow, the xpro3 is perfectly my style.
DUDE. i want to live in this cinematic world you've curated here. BUT I would love to hear about your approach to sound. The sonic texture happening here and in all your videos is a drug. Also, I've been crushing hard on my XT-3, but now I think Fuji got me permanently WEAK over these shots. Breathtaking.
A truly innovative camera could be a hybrid one. I saw a recent video with a Rolleiflex using a film with the expiry date 1967, and it worked. This woke up my remembering of my Canon EOS, using Kodak Ektar film.
Brilliant review!! I own the x100V and have never loved a camera more than my x100. I take it everywhere and want to try capturing everything. Fujifilm makes magical products.
Yeah, I think this is one of your very best videos. It's obvious you've spent time organizing your thoughts and delivering then in an approachable/organic way. Also strong video production. Good stuff. Keep creating. Thank you.
Use capture One for Fuji, and then your film simulations are kept and available on Capture One. Shooting with a small card and restricting the amount of images you can take (no deleting) is something I've already told newbies to try.
@@GxAce Ok. I have literally watched your review 3 times over now and every 10 seconds I just say "YES YES THATS THE POINT!" Haha.. seriously man stop making too much sense. Like an out of body experience over here.
It’s frustrating how people cannot understand why this camera was made the way it was. UA-cam has people trained that they need a FF Sony with a flip out screen and IBIS
GxAce ..Yes Yes thats the point! Haha. So many clamor for a jack of all trades but you just get a master of none. The Ricoh GRIII also gets this mob treatment. That camera would also be quite cool to see a review from you if you get the opportunity. Would especially fit your cyber punk vibe I think.
As an architecture student, many years ago, we used an OM10 Olympus camera for our studies. It was very costly to buy film and get it developed so I ecked an extra 4 frames of film by putting a plastic tab I made on the film and used it to wind it in place.
My X-Pro 3 is arriving today! Im selling my X-Pro1 and X-T3 to part-fund it. I didn't have the patience to wait when the X-T3 came out for the X-Pro3 and my X-Pro1 was very long in the tooth. However, Ive found I really dont get on with the SLR-esqe X-T3, I get headaches from, I think, smooshing my face against the back and pressing my nose. Cant wait!
I fell exactly the same! I hope you enjoy it! I much prefer having a viewfinder of to the side. Their is no reason to model cameras after SLRs anymore. There is no prism so please move the viewfinder to a more ergonomic place camera companies!
Love this video and its content. The cinematic effect in your video made me think you were some kind of a captain of a spaceship floating around in a galaxy far away...
111 people dont have 1GB memory cards. Great video. The importance of interaction with the tool of your craft is indeed ignored by so many. Its awesome you said it out loud. 👍🏻
GxAce Definately. In the end it depends on many things. The tool itself will not give someone a creative eye or talent. But the right tool which is reliable and intuitive brings confidence and enable you to flow without any potential obstacles. 😄
Thanks again for such a visually pleasing and yet competent review. I adore your way of shooting images in that cyber / blade runner style. Really nice
Enjoyed watching this. I have not kept up on new models lately. Bought an Epson RD-1 in 2004 as soon as it became available. I still use it today even though only (only?) 6MP. Simple reason: It is good enough for up to A4 prints and I can use great optics going back almost a century, to the first Leica model lenses. Awesome for street photography with a 21mm Voigtlander lens set to hyperfocal distance. I also still use the "modern" Voigtlander R-3 and R-4 rangefinder film cameras on occasion. Fast, quiet, compact and easy to use unobtrusively. Same lenses fill all. I have a Contax G2 as well but dislike the autofocus. Great Zeiss optics but stupid expensive, like Leica. NOT good for street photo work, looks too expensive. Some shutter delay.
I don't know I was a Fuji person till I watch this video and discover your channel. Now I want two cameras, this one for instant photo results and the daily basis and the Canon R5 for my professional career.
when i first saw this camera (literally last week) i thought it was the camera for me. i love the look and the features with the film simulation is pretty great; but not having video is really disappointing as i couldnt justify buying another camera just for video.
Great review! The film simulation mode on this camera alters your mind back to the days of film and you end up being careful about what you shoot. It also makes the photographer consider what they should shoot and whether it's worth capturing. It's completely different process than regular digital with endless images. It's a cool concept and brings the user back to a more mechanical, analogue process.
Just found this video! Been debating if I should get this camera for so long and I think you’ve convinced me. This video was different to all the rest. I appreciate all the elements and comparisons you had. It was in depth and so enjoying to watch. Production was also fire! Any chance you could link the lenses you used on the camera for some of the shots you showed in the video! They are some beautiful pics!!!
Thanks so much! It’s a super cool camera. Most of the photos are with the Zeiss Touit 32mm or the Fuji 16mm 1.4, both of which I have videos for on my channel
Truly unique, hands down the best jpgs straight from the cam and sometimes I sit it on the desk just to look at it because its so unique, gorgeous and different from all my other cameras. A 911 in a world full of SUVs.
You nailed it again! I really enjoy your content! One thing to note is that the dual magnifying OVF of the X-pro2 can be manually switched as well by holding the switch for 2 seconds. This is also present on the X-pro1.
I agree. Fuji aimed to change how I interface with the camera. I can't use a tripod with the x-pro 3, nor can have an LCD screen that focuses down the lens with the x-t4...so I got a second full frame sony for less price. It definitely changed me.
@@GxAce Agreed. I appreciate fuji are trying to engineer something different. I also appreciate that camera design also has a century of evolution behind it. Their form matches their function. When you change that form..it may work for some, and not for others.
this sounds like an incredible camera, have never used a video feature on a still camera ever, so won't miss that. I also love the slow methodical approach.
I think your 100% right. For cameras to stay relevant amidst improvements in cell phone tech it’s the user experience camera companies need to focus on….not the same set of features.
So relaxing, beautiful and pro like review! Just bought a xpro3.... As you said: all cameras compete to have it all.... This is a beauty made for photos!!
Thanks for this video. In a previous life I seriously considered acquiring the Contax G1, and I have since embraced the Fuji X system. And in retrospect one of the reasons I first considered Fuji was the availability of Zeiss lenses - those used by Contax. In the end I sold all my old Contax equipment and never looked back.
This review is a piece of art in itself!! Amazing job on the video, photos were spectacular and I couldn’t agree more with your take on this cameras place in the industry and Fuji taking the risk to make it.
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Looks good but it’s a bit of a cliche.
@John Evans not yall throwing shade lmfao
Too bad this camera has issues. So much so that a class action lawsuit was filed.
@mfarmarco the lawsuit was dismissed
I am a retired photographer. I worked professionally for 42 years; 1976-2018. I made the transition to digital in 2008. I enjoyed both media very much. The ability to simulate a film stock is a great feature. I bought I used Nikon P310 that was a bit of a change from my 2008 DSLRs or other point and shoot cameras. It is not a range finder camera but it has wonderful manual features and a 1.8 lens. I find the discipline of this refreshing as an old film guy. I shot 6x6 for most of those early years, even a little 4x5. The act of "slowing down" with 4x5 really changed my work in a positive way. Good luck young man, though I think your skill will not need luck.
Im about 10 years behind you, Blads , rZ, Linhofs and leicas and im also looking for something that is a fun camera just for ME rather than my clients. This camera with a Kodak Hack TRIX and Kodachrome would be pretty cool.
I have had the same experience with using 4x5. I mostly use a Pentax 645 now. I am tempted to get this fujifikm
the P300, P310 and finally P340 were my go-to cameras for the last 11 years or so. But the P340 finally died this year, when I could no longer bring it back to life following the "lens error" message by taking out the battery for a while. So I'm looking for something roughly similarly pocketable and good in low light that won't break the bank, I can't justify spending $2-300 on a used P340 when it might die soon too. currently leaning toward either Ricoh GR III or Sony RX 100 VA. The Ricoh doesn't have a flash but if i'm honest, i almost never use flash, even fill flash outdoors. The only flash I ever liked was the olympus F280 I used with my film SRL's back in the day.
Man. Serious Blade Runner vibes popping off in here.
;)
I got Tarkovsky's Mirror vibe on that 12:26 shot
Yes totally! I was looking for this comment!
@@pritambanerjee1377 Wow thats quite the compliment! Tarkovsky is awesome!
I'm getting some harry potter in stormcloak gear vibes.
Fuji is a company of craftsmen in a digital era and this camera is the proof of that. Awesome video as always the sound and visuals are always top notch !
I feel they definitely take a different approach! Thanks for watching!
Craftsman? Then why they make a defective LCD screen?
“So it’s a camera review but make it Bladerunner”. Great review!
Pretty much! hahah
This is probably the best camera review I've ever watched, artistic and informative and nothing seemed out of place the entire time (music, colors, images etc.). Great work.
Thank you so much! Keep any eye out for my next one which is coming soon ;P
The most important thing about a camera is what it looks like. So yeah, this is a totally unique camera review.
I love the idea of limiting the number of shots to the size of the SD card. What a great creative constraint, and probably a good way to explore more of the different film presets on this camera.
Now try taking it into a dark place, sticking it in a can and pouring smelly chemicals on it (all in the dark)......That makes it really old school.
You have wifi/bt sd cards that can just upload to cloud so not really a constraint
Amazing, had to rewatch the intro sequence straight away. Both cinematography and photos you presented throughout the review are magical. They have so much character and feel/aesthetic.
Thank you so much! I really love to try and craft a mood into the videos :)
Hi GxAce, I watched your video, when suddenly, I heard a familiar song, Away... ! Haha, I wasn't expecting to hear my own song ; I subscribed to your beautiful channel a few months ago, I love your work. Thank you for using my music, and thank you for these very cool reviews :) keep up the excellent work!
Meydän
Wow. What a crazy small world! Thank you so much for subscribing and thank you even more for making such cool music! Everyone, check out Meydän
's music linked in the description! It's awesome.
I make music also and love seeing stuff like this. You have a great sound man.
*universal music group enters the chat*
Love the tunes and the athmosphere. Keep up the good job!
I've heard it in several places, including my own spotify playlist ;)
I love this camera because Fuji made the decision to make a different camera instead of just launching cameras that are the same plus a couple of more features.
Hey, pro tip that maybe someone already told you or you know by now: you can choose and modify the film presets in Lightroom when importing or even during editing. They are the same profiles as the camera and are embeded in the RAW files.
Not if we use an old version of Lightroom :-(
They aren't the same, but they get pretty close. They are estimations of the film simulations created by adobe. Classic Neg. in particular is quite different from the in camera counterpart, espcially depending on the exposure settings.
@Matt M nobody will notice really unless you let them know in the captions. honestly shooting with a film camera simply satisfies the user for expressing their creativity beyond digital mirrorless cameras. i don't really see the point of mimicking film filters with digital mirrorless cameras especially if you personally don't 'enjoy' vintage camera colors. Thus concluding in the statement of "if you like it buy it, if not then don't". its a personal taste really and i do think its enjoyable.
Pro tip here . adobe are evil and a monopoly
I don't usually comment on UA-cam, I wanted to encourage you that this is probably one of the best camera reviews I have ever watched. I have been a long time lover of the aesthetics and heart of photography and film. I too fell in love with the Xpro series and for the past year have been been enjoying a Leica MD262 for the same reasons that makes this Xpro3 so relevant. I appreciate you insight and love for this camera. There is hope for photography in the future after all.
Damn man. You’re lighting couldn’t be more on point!
I appreciate the comment, Caleb! Keep up the awesome work.
i recently purchased an xpro3. for someone who's been shooting from a hasselblad 500cm, i love the experience the xpro3 brings to the digital format. It doesnt just simulate the film look with film sims but it also simiulates the film experience with the flip LCD just like when you shoot a 500cm using the overhead viewfinder. I love the grain in your pictures and I think I will include as little grain in my shots from now on.
Your set looks like the inside of a space ship
Then I think I'm doing something right ;)
GxAce i always thought “ millennial falcon” ✌🏽
I was just coming to comment this lol.
He is in a spaceship. What you talking about set ?
Ahh shiatt. Now I want a Fuji X-Pro 3. 😭😭😭. Effing great review and awesome work!
Apologize to your wallet for me :P Thanks for watching!
This is the most beautiful review I’ve ever seen.
Agree about the interface! I’m a interaction designer, and the reason I went for Fujifilm was because of the modeless exposure interface (no PASM with modes behaving differently based on which mode). And I ended uo with the X-Pro2 in particular because of many of the reasons you give for the X-Pro3. The release of X-Pro3 actually inspired me to turn off the back LCD a lot of the time and give the OVF I used to ignore a second chance (now I use it 90% of the time).
Regarding the OVF, I don’t see how it can’t be seen as anything but a downgrade. This perspective you say your prefer would probably be easily replicatable with the X-Pro2, but not the other way around. Tho, I guess unless you like to shoot wide with the OVF maybe it doesn’t matter.
Anyway, thanks for this wonderful review.
Thank you so much! Seriously, the interface of a camera is super important, and I think there could be more innovation in that area.
Yeah the lack of being able to shoot my 16mm on the OVF isn't actually too big of a deal since the lens is so large anyway that it covers a lot of the viewfinder.
@@GxAce have to agree - with my 35mm on the Pro-2 i use the OVF and with my 16mm i use the EVF, otherwise i find myself "searching around" the OVF with my eyes to compose because most of the frame is used up
Hi there! I've watched this video probably 5 times in the last year. Finally, I bought an XPro-3 after trying out the Fuji way of photography with the x100v. Your video is the best advertising Fuji could wish for. I generally like your cinematic videos and it is so much more fun to look at them because you actually take good photos that are fun to see. Thank you for your work!
Your videos make me nostalgic for the film era even though I've never shot in my adult life with film. These gorgeous photos you've taken just have that feel and it isn't just the film sim because it's also a matter of composition to bring that look and feel back.
Thank you for a wonderful video!
Wow that’s really awesome of you to say. Thank you so much!
@@GxAce Every cameratuber should aspire to create something so uniquely formatted and whole. Your reviews are a good watch even a few years later since you're not only talking about the camera but the philosophy behind its design. That is applicable to any age.
I've read and watched A LOT of reviews of the X-Pro3 but I can wholeheartedly say this is hands down still the best one. You understand the ethos and mentality to whom this camera appeals to. A street photographer's dream.
From a proud X100V owner.
WOW. This video, these images, and your words all impress me. The analysis and understanding of industry trends, and the technological progression was enlightening. In a world of incredibly perfect tools, its those with limitations and imperfections which will stand out and truly allow for love of the tool. I am now trying to figure out what I need to do to up my game from an X100F to this. The "film back" screen, the image quality, the simplicity of the filter. This is awesome and I appreciate the time, and effort it took you to make this.
Thanks
Thank you so much! I know a tool is just a tool, but once you've used a very well made tool, its hard to go back to inferior ones ;)
Key note here, in Lightroom there is a setting to bring in the JPG formats with Fuji. This way you don't have to process the RAW. Those presets are in the profiles portion of the sliders. A drop down somewhere in there will allow you to use them
Great review! As someone who uses an XT2, I love how you reconciled the decisions made by Fujifilm. The camera shows a lot of character in its mature design and so does your review. :)
Great video! My only disappointment with the camera is the missing magnification for the optical viewfinder. It pretty much limits lens selection to the 23mm, 27mm, 35 mm, and to a lesser degree the 50mm. I appreciate the flexibility that the X-Pro 2 offers.
Yeah that was a bit annoying considering I like the 16mm lens a lot.
Awesome video, and I have to say, I had the same approach (with a different camera) of getting small SD cards to only hold 36 exposures! Just like old times, the creative framework makes you really try harder. You have really great sample photos as well.
Thanks so much for the comment! Yeah it’s really fun to artificially limit yourself at times ;)
I really enjoy my pro3. Bought it specifically because it was so different. Didnt disappoint.
That’s awesome! I think it’s worth buying because it’s different
gxace back at it again with the insane cyberpunk camera reviews. best visual/ audio design of any camera reviewer out there. You nail every single part of it with consistency. Amazing!
Thank you so much! You are far too kind :)
love the shots!
Thank you!!
Wait what are you doing here!? :D
This camera and review are memorable! 👏🏻 I have an Xpro3 and the way colors shift due to overexposing is pure magic!!! I just use the jpgs 👌🏻
i've been shooting film exclusively the past 5 years, and moving into the digital realm has been daunting to say the least. i'd been exploring all the fujifilm mirrorless cameras as my blueprints for a camera, and this review helped solidify my choice. thank you so much for such a comprehensive and encompassing review. definitely helped guide my terrified film-shooter nerves.
definitely didn't help my bank account though o___o
How are you enjoying your new Fuji camera?
That blade runner vibe on the first pictures : WOW.
I’m glad you liked them! I’m a pretty big fan of sci-fi if you couldn’t tell... hahah
I love this review, thank you. I have been torn between choosing the X100V or XE4 as I just never find myself taking my Canon 5D out with me anymore.
After watching this review I am torn again, and really don’t know what to do.
What a camera, what a review, thank you!
Anyone who grew up shooting 1970s film SLRs will love this camera. The OVF is amazing, the hidden LCD is where it should be, hidden. The shutter has a satisfying snap to it. The film simulations are awesome as well. Love mine, can't put it down.
Aside from film simulations, does this camera have modern style camera quality features? Or is everything about this camera a digital film sim?
@@anthonyperalta2506 It takes very normal, "modern" photographs. What you're seeing here are all presets except for the one shot where he shows the modifiers turned off.
this video, single handedly, sold me to get the xpro3. And after a month of using it, i am so disappointed, why dont I sell my A7C earlier and switch to xpro3, sooner.
Great Work! thankyou
First off - production quality/value here is amazing. You've successfully woven all of the elements of filmmaking into a beautiful piece that feels like much more than a review. You've totally sold me on the xpro 3. I've been primarily shooting film for the past few years. I haven't found a digital camera that inspires me in the same way as my film gear. I'm hoping the xpro3 will fill that void. I've recently bought and returned three contax film cameras ((2) TVS II's and most recently a G2) all of which had major issues within a week... so now I'm like fuck it I need something reliable and inspiring in that same way. Thanks for this. Also - Which density Glimmer glass were you using for those shots? I use Black Pro Mist all the time for my cinema work and this seems like a similar effect.
Cheers,
Carl
Awesome! I'm glad you found the video! It definitely has the ability to inspire you to use it in a way most cameras do not. Its definitely pretty similar to BPM or even Hollywood Black Magic. I just happened to be on a commercial gig where we used Glimmer Glass and really liked it. Check out this comparison from Tiffen: ua-cam.com/video/rJacZa6QpJ8/v-deo.html
Splendid. I really appreciate the atmosphere of the video and the overall content. You have me so curious about the FUji XPro3 now!. And great photos too
Thanks a ton!
This is one of the most amazing videos I have seen on UA-cam in a while. Beyond just a simple review for an eccentric camera, it felt like an ethereal love story about your intimate experience with it, and looked the part too. Amazing cinematography, and photography, and writing, and I really felt like I was watching a short film of sorts. Thank you for this wondrous experience.
Your detailed descriptions of what little aspects of the image production you love or didn't love so much, feel very refreshing and helpful.
It gets away from stale science, but also avoids being meaningless "poetry".
I never expect to see Ningbo in a video!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoy my videos! Are you from Ningbo? I go there once a year usually to visit friends.
Okay I was doubting to get it or not, but you convinced me! What I love the most about the X-Pro1 is the film camera feeling, and I purely use it with manual lenses. I was just doubting about the X-Pro3 because of the screen design, but you make some very good points.
Also great review and video style 👍 will be watching more of your videos
The hate is coming from people who think they need a flip out screen for vlogging. hahah. This screen design is really an amazing feature of the X-Pro3
this guy is way underrated as well, music design, colour grading ,all that b roll and the angle wow just wow very naiseeee
Anytime I’m watching your content, I felt like I’m going to get this one. Man you’re leading the wave . Keep rising the cyberpunk era.
Please send my apologies to your wallet. Thank you so much! Hopefully my channel will get even more cyberpunk in the near future ;)
After doing photography since 1970, the X-Pro3 is my favorite camera of all time. I did buy the X-Pro3 and an X-T3 at the same time. I use each for what it does best. But when I just want to shoot for fun, I always take the X-Pro3.
The only review video I rush to watch as soon as the notification pops up❤️
Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Man! You and @Vuhlandes have made a complete beginner want this camera! I don’t think I can justify the price though.
Gimmick or not, the emulated film grain gives the images a lot of character, and, to me, also a lot of memories. If you can stick to this style most, or all of the time, I can see why you're delighted. I have several bags full of film cameras, and I've been planning to shoot a roll or two just for fun, but so far couldn't find time to do it. Anyway, have a lot of fun!
That 36 shot exercise sounds dope! Brilliant way to add constraints. I have to try that
Aye! He is back! Back again!!
AYE! Its good to be back ;)
Man... the production quality of your videos is really amazing. I'm getting blade runner vibes and reading the comments... I'm not the only one.
Thank you very much!
Dude I can’t get over how well you’ve recreated the downtown-Coruscant and Millenium Falcon looks [apparently] without the use of VFX or CGI. Obsessed with the vibe in your videos. You look like a straight up pilot in a starship during your talking heads which is so sick.
Thank you so much Austin! This is actually hilariously low budget and all practical :). I’m glad you dig the vibe ;)
Great video, agree with so much of what you say and I would so love to own a black X-Pro3 but I am probably twice your age and the ability to hold a camera steady left me a little while ago. Because of the still features I want I have bought an X-T4 for the ibis and larger battery plus all the internal specs of the two latest ‘Classic negative’ bodies. I use my 4 with the screen hidden most of the time as the flippy screen means nothing to me. The ergonomics of the new body, for me, are unbelievable fantastic but had the X-Pro 3 been fitted with ibis it would have been my choice. Thanks for coming back to us. Love your videos. Inspirational.
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! I can fully understand the difficulty of using certain cameras. I was actually born with a disability that causes me not to be able to bend any of my fingers, so finding cameras that I can easily use is sometimes a struggle.
That's partially the reason that I've gravitated towards Fuji, since their bodies and lenses are generally smaller. The X-T4 actually was the opposite for me since they made it a bit thicker, but it's still manageable.
I always use soft release shutter buttons that screw into the thread on the camera shutter and this makes take steadier shots much easier. Perhaps you should look into it.
Thanks again for watching and I'm glad you enjoy my videos!
Glad to see you return from the future to upload another video! This is some seriously awesome content, keep it up!
"Gotta get back, back to the past, Samurai Jack." Thank you so much for watching! It's good to be back!
Great insights, brother. I whole-heartedly agree. I'm using the Sigma FP right now simply cause I just love the way it feels to use it, AND I love the images I'm able to create with it. No IBIS. No autofocus. No problem. It's unique and it gets me excited about creating. Nuff said. I love your style and content btw. Really great work.
You're going to get me into trouble - I'm now thinking I need an X-Pro 3. Great video, thank you.
Whoops! Send my apologies to your wallet.
Good job on this review, I shoot X Pro 3's every day because the layout is exactly the way I would design a camera making it easy to work with. And of course the quality of the jpegs using the film sims/d range/highlight and shadow curve menu items lets me dial in the look I want without spending time in post with RAW. Thanks for posting your video.
Goddamn the production quality of these reviews , its like watching a movie its an experience well done
Thank you so much. Its amazing hearing comments like these. :)
I never left film. I do work with digital but mostly around 50/50. I love the Fuji line where you get the multiple film simulation modes
Damn dude, awesome edit! I'm getting a 90's anime feel watching this. Keep up the great up visuals. Now I'm off to go buy some glimmerglass.
That is quite the compliment! Thanks! DO ITTT :)
I'm Nikon.
Been shooting with them since 2006 but have had a Fuji as a carry along for 8 years or so with x100 and the sublime x-70 which I will never sell.
Got an xpro 2 a few months ago and last week got a 35 1.4....I am in love.
Thinking of the Xpro 3 and your review has inspired me.
I don't do video. You have done a good review here but unusually for a lot of reviewers have coupled it with decent images.
Thanks.
The production quality of your videos is truly outstanding. For what is a camera review, this is going the extra mile and it’s a pleasure to watch.
Dang! Watching this video tells me I picked the wrong week to give up drugs.
Whoops!
As someone who loves film but hardly shoots these days, I think I might get one of these.
I have the X100F, fantastic camera but I've reached that limit with the fixed lens.
Your photography is amazing by the way, it makes me miss my time abroad.
Thank you! I think this camera is perfect for someone like you.
This is not only incredibly inspiring but very very cool I really appreciate the time you put into this especially since I learned photography in the late 70s so I do appreciate the film aspects of what you've explained here today
I'm not sure if the specified lenses in the description are relevant for the photos so I'll ask just to be sure. What lenses did you use taking the photos and what strength of Tiffen Glimmer Glass did you use?
Thanks for asking, because you are correct! I used the 16mm 1.4, 23mm 1.4 and Zeiss Touit 32mm 1.8 for all of the photos. The Glimmer Glass was a #1
Loved the video, I have the xpro3 and have just ordered a couple of glimmerglass filters from tiffen after seeing your images. Do you have a website gallery of your China trip where you used the filter? Would love to see the whole series of shots. Thanks
Saw that you had a new video earlier today but chose not to watch it at the time. Your effort deserves my full attention, so I saved until the evening. Great as usual. Inspiration is always needed, so I would love to learn more about your creative vision and how you go about creating your pics in a future video.
Wow, thank you! I'm glad you chose to watching it in the correct setting! I've been extremely lacking in motivation and inspiration lately so its great to see other can get this from my work! That in itself is rather inspiring!
Were all these photos in Classic Neg? Amazing review btw
Most of them! All of them during the section where I was talking about it definitely were. Thanks for watching!
This is by far the best x-pro3 review on the internet. I agree with all your points, and your examples shot with it demonstrate exactly why it's special. Cheers
That is so kind of you to say, thank you so much!
I agree with you :D
Man, you live inside "Ghost in the Shell" movie.
If only that were true!
This video single-handedly convinced me to buy an X-Pro 3 and oh boy was it the right decision. Absolutely compliments my shooting style and is such a gorgeous camera.
I use an X100V and love it. This video made me very curious about continuing to dive into Fuji. Well done.
At 9:07 excellently explained. I prefer backtilting downfolding screens even for videos. Waist level shooting is exactly what I love. Left protruding screen where the direction of your sight is not in line with the axis of the lens is terribly awkward and cumbersome. I hate so much left protruding screen shooting experience that I skipped Sony A7Siii A7C right away from my cameras of intetest. Actually I hate X-T4 for the same reason, too. Fuji had a briiliant two hinged screen design on xt100. It should have been applied on all xt cameras. Anyhow, the xpro3 is perfectly my style.
DUDE. i want to live in this cinematic world you've curated here. BUT I would love to hear about your approach to sound. The sonic texture happening here and in all your videos is a drug. Also, I've been crushing hard on my XT-3, but now I think Fuji got me permanently WEAK over these shots. Breathtaking.
A truly innovative camera could be a hybrid one. I saw a recent video with a Rolleiflex using a film with the expiry date 1967, and it worked. This woke up my remembering of my Canon EOS, using Kodak Ektar film.
Brilliant review!! I own the x100V and have never loved a camera more than my x100. I take it everywhere and want to try capturing everything. Fujifilm makes magical products.
The x100 is probably my favorite camera ever ;)
Yeah, I think this is one of your very best videos. It's obvious you've spent time organizing your thoughts and delivering then in an approachable/organic way. Also strong video production. Good stuff. Keep creating. Thank you.
Use capture One for Fuji, and then your film simulations are kept and available on Capture One.
Shooting with a small card and restricting the amount of images you can take (no deleting) is something I've already told newbies to try.
I just try to found reviews for Fuji but didn't unexpected that I'm gonna found ART with reviews, really love your work! Subscribed with no hesitate
Welcome aboard! Not sure how artistic a review can be :P
An excellent well-articulated review with a great answer to those who say you cannot shoot above head height with the rear screen, thanks
Thank you! People need to hate on something I suppose?
Never agreed more with a review video on this camera. Fabulous work.
Much appreciated!
@@GxAce Ok. I have literally watched your review 3 times over now and every 10 seconds I just say "YES YES THATS THE POINT!" Haha.. seriously man stop making too much sense. Like an out of body experience over here.
It’s frustrating how people cannot understand why this camera was made the way it was. UA-cam has people trained that they need a FF Sony with a flip out screen and IBIS
GxAce ..Yes Yes thats the point! Haha. So many clamor for a jack of all trades but you just get a master of none. The Ricoh GRIII also gets this mob treatment. That camera would also be quite cool to see a review from you if you get the opportunity. Would especially fit your cyber punk vibe I think.
As an architecture student, many years ago, we used an OM10 Olympus camera for our studies. It was very costly to buy film and get it developed so I ecked an extra 4 frames of film by putting a plastic tab I made on the film and used it to wind it in place.
My X-Pro 3 is arriving today! Im selling my X-Pro1 and X-T3 to part-fund it. I didn't have the patience to wait when the X-T3 came out for the X-Pro3 and my X-Pro1 was very long in the tooth. However, Ive found I really dont get on with the SLR-esqe X-T3, I get headaches from, I think, smooshing my face against the back and pressing my nose. Cant wait!
I fell exactly the same! I hope you enjoy it! I much prefer having a viewfinder of to the side. Their is no reason to model cameras after SLRs anymore. There is no prism so please move the viewfinder to a more ergonomic place camera companies!
Love this video and its content. The cinematic effect in your video made me think you were some kind of a captain of a spaceship floating around in a galaxy far away...
thanks man! finally some review that is not focused on jerking off to features, but is all about what photography actually is ✌️
111 people dont have 1GB memory cards. Great video. The importance of interaction with the tool of your craft is indeed ignored by so many. Its awesome you said it out loud. 👍🏻
Absolutely! Everyone's knee jerk argument is that a camera is just a tool. Well, tools can be beautiful, well made, and make you want to use them too!
GxAce Definately. In the end it depends on many things. The tool itself will not give someone a creative eye or talent. But the right tool which is reliable and intuitive brings confidence and enable you to flow without any potential obstacles. 😄
Thanks again for such a visually pleasing and yet competent review. I adore your way of shooting images in that cyber / blade runner style. Really nice
Thank you so much for the kind words!
Enjoyed watching this. I have not kept up on new models lately.
Bought an Epson RD-1 in 2004 as soon as it became available. I still use it today even though only (only?) 6MP.
Simple reason: It is good enough for up to A4 prints and I can use great optics going back almost a century, to the first Leica model lenses. Awesome for street photography with a 21mm Voigtlander lens set to hyperfocal distance.
I also still use the "modern" Voigtlander R-3 and R-4 rangefinder film cameras on occasion. Fast, quiet, compact and easy to use unobtrusively. Same lenses fill all.
I have a Contax G2 as well but dislike the autofocus. Great Zeiss optics but stupid expensive, like Leica. NOT good for street photo work, looks too expensive. Some shutter delay.
I don't know I was a Fuji person till I watch this video and discover your channel. Now I want two cameras, this one for instant photo results and the daily basis and the Canon R5 for my professional career.
Your shots are so cinematic you have reinvigorated my love for photography.
when i first saw this camera (literally last week) i thought it was the camera for me. i love the look and the features with the film simulation is pretty great; but not having video is really disappointing as i couldnt justify buying another camera just for video.
Currently watching this from japan and it hits so much more than it would otherwise ✌🏽
I was pretty close to Japan when I filmed it! I was actually in Ningbo, China.
GxAce Nice! Thanks for clarifying
Great review! The film simulation mode on this camera alters your mind back to the days of film and you end up being careful about what you shoot. It also makes the photographer consider what they should shoot and whether it's worth capturing. It's completely different process than regular digital with endless images. It's a cool concept and brings the user back to a more mechanical, analogue process.
Just found this video! Been debating if I should get this camera for so long and I think you’ve convinced me.
This video was different to all the rest. I appreciate all the elements and comparisons you had. It was in depth and so enjoying to watch. Production was also fire!
Any chance you could link the lenses you used on the camera for some of the shots you showed in the video! They are some beautiful pics!!!
Thanks so much! It’s a super cool camera. Most of the photos are with the Zeiss Touit 32mm or the Fuji 16mm 1.4, both of which I have videos for on my channel
Truly unique, hands down the best jpgs straight from the cam and sometimes I sit it on the desk just to look at it because its so unique, gorgeous and different from all my other cameras. A 911 in a world full of SUVs.
I do the exact same thing! hahaha
You nailed it again! I really enjoy your content! One thing to note is that the dual magnifying OVF of the X-pro2 can be manually switched as well by holding the switch for 2 seconds. This is also present on the X-pro1.
Thanks for the info, I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for watching!!
I agree. Fuji aimed to change how I interface with the camera. I can't use a tripod with the x-pro 3, nor can have an LCD screen that focuses down the lens with the x-t4...so I got a second full frame sony for less price. It definitely changed me.
To each their own :)
@@GxAce Agreed. I appreciate fuji are trying to engineer something different. I also appreciate that camera design also has a century of evolution behind it. Their form matches their function. When you change that form..it may work for some, and not for others.
this sounds like an incredible camera, have never used a video feature on a still camera ever, so won't miss that.
I also love the slow methodical approach.
I think your 100% right. For cameras to stay relevant amidst improvements in cell phone tech it’s the user experience camera companies need to focus on….not the same set of features.
So relaxing, beautiful and pro like review! Just bought a xpro3.... As you said: all cameras compete to have it all.... This is a beauty made for photos!!
Thanks for this video. In a previous life I seriously considered acquiring the Contax G1, and I have since embraced the Fuji X system. And in retrospect one of the reasons I first considered Fuji was the availability of Zeiss lenses - those used by Contax. In the end I sold all my old Contax equipment and never looked back.
This review is a piece of art in itself!! Amazing job on the video, photos were spectacular and I couldn’t agree more with your take on this cameras place in the industry and Fuji taking the risk to make it.
The thought of an x100 camera with the screen from the xpro3 gives me goosebumps. Praying for an option down the line.
You and me both!