I get it. The Fujifilm X-Pro 3. 

Thanks for this great and honest video. I came to Fuji through the X100F and then moved to the X-Pro3. I'm not a pro-I mainly take photos of my family-but I've found that this is the perfect camera for me, for many of the reasons you describe. I love the 'shoot now, review later' workflow, which keeps me present in the moment, looking at my family and not at the camera's screen. In terms of the 'analog' approach, I think it's possible to take a middle path. I shoot mostly using the EVF, so I know that the pictures are exposed correctly, but I don't review them until the end of the day (except for occasionally using the screen to show someone a really good shot). If I'm really confident about exposure, and if I'm using my 23mm and 35mm lenses, I'll switch to the OVF. I'll shoot RAW, but I also play around with JPEGs and recipes, and I've set Lightroom to auto-apply the settings to my RAW files, so that I can do some creative experimentation in-camera. Often I end up applying one of my home-made presets to the RAW file, but sometimes I'm inspired to tweak or replicate the in-camera edit. I don't miss the screen at all for shooting; I've always preferred a viewfinder. I find that I'll flip down the screen a few times a day to adjust settings, then flip it back up the rest of the time and just use the dials. For me, it's not so much about the analog experience as it is about streamlining my interactions with the camera. 'Set it and forget it.' I like having this almost inert, basically screen-less object with few buttons or displays; all the images are on the inside. (Except for the little sub-monitor, which reminds me to imagine what the world might look like in Acros Yellow or whatever other simulation I'm exploring.) I spend a lot of time in front of a computer every day, and I'm glad the X-Pro3 feels so different from a computerized experience. When I was contemplating the X-Pro3, I wondered about getting the X-T4, since its screen can flip around completely. If I'd done that, I'd have IBIS, video, and a better battery, and I could still close up the screen. I tried an X-T30, in part because of the videos on this channel, and really liked Auto Mode and the movie functions, but in the end I didn't like how many buttons and controls there were on the body. (I know this is exactly what some people like about the T bodies.) I returned the X-T30 and grit my teeth and paid for the X-Pro3 without trying the X-T4. I've accepted that, with cameras, it's all trade-offs.... Now, when I want to shoot an incidental video-like the video diaries you talk about-I use my phone or a DJI Pocket. As compensation, I have this simple, perfect (for me) stills-only camera. It's a bigger setup than just using an X-T4, but part of me likes keeping my photos and videos physically separate, in two distinct workflows. Am I finicky and silly in enjoying a stills-only camera? Who knows! Maybe in 2022 I'll buy a used X-T4, when my bank account has recovered from the X-Pro3. There's a lot of judgment around the this camera, and some people feel irritated by it or even judged by it (and its "Pro" moniker, which implies that this is the "pro" way to shoot), and I guess that's unavoidable and certainly understandable. Ultimately, though, I'm grateful that a big company like Fujifilm decided to make this weird, quirky, yet technically-advanced device, which is obviously not the perfect thing for everyone but is ideal for me. I certainly don't feel like a "Pro" photographer, but I do find that this camera and its design are a perfect fit for me and my habits of mind.

I went into my camera shop to get an xt4 & left with an xpro3,still don’t know why,but man I love it📸

For the extra film experience, bring the 1GB card to your local store, print the pictures, and throw away said 1GB card :)

I mean, all we really want is for Fuji to start making their film cameras and discontinued filmstocks again (starting with Natura 1600).

Still using the X-Pro1. I turned off the screen long ago, so the X-Pro3 makes perfect sense.

"If you're watching a lot of videos, I think you know if the camera is for you" I feel seen and slightly attacked at the same time 😂. Thank you!

There are so many different cameras available now, I like that Fujifilm has a niche camera (that isn't some cookie cutter let's please everybody) which appeals to certain photographers and not to others. It reminds me of the Plymouth Prowler. Most people wouldn't get it or understand it. Those that did understand and got it, were thankful that a company made a new product especially for them.

I can accomplish the majority of that experience with my X-T4. I leave the screen closed if nothing more to protect it and open it occasionally if I'm in a situation I want to make sure I get it right because I won't be able to reshoot. I'm kind of slow, like with film, because I don't want to go through hundreds of photos. I've even tried burst mode shooting and I can't do it. For me the best thing for slowing down is prime lens instead of zoom.

When the X-pro3 was announced, I was like, “What the hell, what a dumb design choice. Who would actually buy that?” I now own one, so I guess the answer to that is me. I get it now. I know that it’s not for everyone, but it makes me actually want to go out and shoot more.

A year had passed and its stil feels like 1st day every time I grab my xpro 3. There's a magical joy using this camera and this is also the reason why Im going to rangefinder system now. :) thanks Omar for sharing your thoughts!

You always sound excited about photography, it is intoxicating!

“I call it pee pee” 😂

I'm so glad you put this video out. I have the X-pro3 as well as the X1000V and XT3 and I agree completely with your description of the shooting experience with this camera compared with that of the other bodies. In fact, I group the X100V experience as closer to the X-Pro3, with the XT-3 as different from those two. I seldom use the X-Pro3 screen at all when I am out shooting, usually opening it only for an adjustment via the Q menu. In addition to the screen design, I give a shout out to both the quality, "dense" body construction (much more so than with the X100V which celebrates lightness and simplicity). I walk each morning, always with a camera, and find myself grabbing either the X-Pro3, the X100V, or a Leica M, rather than the XT-3. There is certainly nothing wrong with the latter--it is a true workhorse--but the fun factor is not the same. Shooting with the X-Pro3 has also led to my setting the display on the Leica M to "off" as well, so I do not review images on that either until I am at my computer later on. Two notes: Fujifilm actually did put a great deal of design and engineering (and construction cost per unit) into the hybrid viewfinder on the X-Pro3 and X100V. My understanding is that the viewfinder in each of those models is a significant factor in the relatively high retail price. I suspect the magnification value as well as the size of the EVF are dictated in part by the hybrid structure. Second, like you I also think the exposure compensation dial should either lock or at least have stiffer detents as it is very easy to move as you bring the camera up to eye level. Also, I find my thumb often moves the power switch to "on" without my realizing it, so I just cycle it off and on again. I could do with that switch being a bit harder to move. I love the design of the X100V, but I think the X-Pro3 is much more elegant and looks and feels like a more substantial camera, in keeping with traditional true rangefinders. Finally, I spent many decades shooting slide film, which requires getting the exposure right, or pretty darn close, and I like the similarity of shooting the X-Pro3 with the LCD hidden from view.

I actually went for the xpro2 over the xpro3 (because B&H had a used one in great condition for literally half the price.) Either way, the experience and image quality remains the same; never going back to a DSLR! Glad to see you covering this. Love the channel, man, appreciate all the FujiLove! Cheers from Brooklyn 😎

I'd love to experience xpro3, but my wallet is currently telling me to turn off my xt30 screen while shooting 😞

I always check my photos in the EVF, so the X-Pro3's lack of a back LCD (by folding it inside) isn't a problem for me. Also I use the "Info" screen on my X-T1, with only a black screen showing numbers, drive modes, and no real-time images. (I don't know if the X-T2, 3, & 4 have this screen. I would miss it a lot if I upgrade to those cameras and they don't have it) Basically I only work in the EVF. Maybe I'll get it an X-Pro3 one day when the X-Pro5 is out or something.

It's 2023 and Fuji has killed the X-Pro3. It never sold particularly well, and that controversial flip screen got all the focus from what is a great camera. Then Tik Tok blew up with images of the X-100V, and now every retro camera (X-E4 included) is a hot product. So what did Fuji do? Well they discontinued all three, naturally. Now they are selling used for more than the MSRP. Some people think all but the X-100 series are dead, and I wouldn't put it passed Fuji to do something that counter-intuitive. Some (like me) think Fuji is using this obviously manufactured scarcity (ala Rolex) to raise the perceived value of the X-Pro and X-E line so that when new versions appear they can massively jack up the prices. Are Fuji really that (devious) clever?

After owning the X-PRO3 for a year I sold it. The X-T4 made more sense to me. and you can always keep the screen closed. The X-pro3 was a great camera don't get me wrong but for me, It had to many cons for my shooting style. If you're into street photography the X-PRO3 is it!

When outside i review images through the EVF so wouldn’t stop me from looking 😆

Next step, forced real analog. It's a shit ton of fun.

Gaffers tape on an X-Pro2 is much cheaper and doesn’t allow the forced chimp...

Hi Omar, I find it fantastic the way you tell the relationship you have with your cameras, I am a Fuji user and I feel very similar things with my camera, congratulations on buying your new camera !!! approved

Is it really that hard to turn off image review on EVERY camera?

I sold my XT3 to get the Xpro3. No regrets. I love the xpro. just looking at it: it's a beautiful machine

Way back when - I'm 73 - there weren't a lot of affordable cameras out there that the average amatuer could chose to use. Plus the price of film ect. I bought the XPRO3 and have used it for nearly a year and the thing is, like the old days, when you managed to save up and buy something decent you hung onto it and learnt it's quirks and foibles by experience over time and boy does this camera pay you back in pure enjoyment, plus it doesn't cost a fortune in film purchases . Another added plus is that the LCD screen doesn't have the EVF eyepiece sticking out over the image when you're shooting from waist level.

Damn, I love this camera. I am using the X-T30 now but still hunting for a used X-Pro1 or X-Pro 2. Do I need it- absolutely not. Do I want it - hell to the yes. But if I get it, my wife gonna kill me. So kinda trying to figure it out what I want more - the camera or life.

The X-Pro2 is an excellent street camera. As such, the X-Pro3 screen is a clear improvement. As is the bigger viewfinder. The rear panel emphasizing the choice of film simulation is a great complement to the intuitive analog controls of the exposure triad, all available before the camera is turned on.

Hey I saw your channel and you talk a lot about Fujifilm cameras and now I want to buy my first camera it can be Fuji xt20 all the Canon SL2 the problem with Fuji is the lens selection the lenses with Fuji are so much expensive so I'm thinking can I take an adapter and adapt Canon lenses to Fuji xt20 I saw a video of yours making a review of it but I wanted to ask you personally is it better for me to take the SL2 and take the advantage of variety of a lot of good and choices for lenses or should I get the Fuji xt20 and is it still the Fuji 620 a good camera if I want to use it for vlogs and some filming and also some photographing of course Thanks.

6:40 That hawk got me man 😂😂. Keep up the good vids Omar!

I enjoy my Xpro3 on occasion, with it's lack of feedback. IMO, there's too much feedback in life, so it's nice to escape to the analog past.

THE BEST X-Pro3 review I’ve seen. You flawlessly explained why its so unique and “analogue” experience ) GoodJob)

I got the X-Pro2 a month back and one of the biggest things I've noticed and loved about it is how everything is a little slower. There's slower that frustrates you, but it's not that. It's making sure you're more deliberate with you photos. I really don't see the argument that these are just for street photography either, sure no flippy screen is meh, but I use mine for macro and landscape photography and having the limitations actually is more fun.

20 yrs of shooting film, and well this is my first digital camera I've ever purchased. This is going to be cake. (:

Still shoot film all the time and therefore it makes sense. When digital first became available for professional use the term “chimping” was coined as a derogatory term by film users... if you ‘chimp’ you are not good enough. Often I shoot theatre/events and have to turn the rear screen off so as not to disturb others. So the x-pro 3 is a camera designed for me....however I still have an x-pro 1 and x-pro 2’s so I have the best of both worlds. Omar you NEED an x-pro 2!

Fuji forces the analogue experience on us by hiding the screen? It still has a screen; they just shrink the screen and tack it on lower, which is cumbersome. If "the analogue" experience is what Fuji wants, just let me turn off the screen. Next time, add a real screen for the rest of us. A friend of mine set his white balance wrong one day and came home with 200 shots tinted blue .I'll just keep my X-100V for now. Pros do use screens, you know.

Why not just remove the EVF too to enhance the "analog experience"? 😒 Heck, why bother putting an LCD at all? They should've just have the optical finder and the tiny back LCD.

You coined it well with "Forced Analogue Experience". In addition, I'd say you're forced to shoot with OVF or EVF rather than LCD ( though at a push you could )... as for chimping, just press PLAY button, and follow up viewing the result through the eyepiece.... basically you are primarily using the eyepiece, whether optically, electronically or both / hybrid, rather than the LCD... I love the XF 23 f/2 which in my opinion is the best all-round lens for it. Back button focus is fine... maybe one more function button would be good ? ( maybe not )

Best camera in the world. Probably.

Maledetto! Grazie a te ho appena comprato una XPRO3 XD

As an older guy, ... my mind is still wired for film shooting, and all the accumulated lessons (read that to mean disappointments) are still lurking in the process. I'm still fine with using my older Nikon APS and the newer (but still old) full-frame Nikon D750 for more serious shooting. I bought the Fuji X100T to get a bit more of the film day's feel. You set up your fav film sims and do all the thinking about composition and exposure ahead of pulling the trigger on the shot. I till have the habit of framing some shots with the knowledge that I'll crop and tweak in the final production phase. I don't miss paying out bucks with film to exposure bracket and take various perspectives on my subject. I don't miss that awful experience of getting my slides back and standing at the light box in the lab, with my loupe, inspecting the slides and quickly discarding about half of them before I even get home. But, I miss the exquisite joy of seeing a perfectly exposed Velvia slide of something beautiful or interesting. It was, ... well, ... delicious and intoxicating. Since light and the moment are fleeting, my mind is still trained to try and make the right decisions with digital shooting. Shooting digital still has analog-type thinking. Having used the x100T for a while, I've learned how the sensor records, ... same as with film. The lens perspective and performance is the same as analog, ... it does better in some conditions. I don't miss the constraints of having only one type of film loaded, or carrying extra bodies so I can shoot Velvia in one body and some sort of more forgiving, higher ISO film, in another body. I used to shoot Velvia in my Nikon F5, Sensia in another smaller Nikon body, and some flavor of print film in my Leica M3. Just shooting the x100t with my film-programmed mind, without going overboard, gets me what I want. I can't see dropping so much money on an X-Pro3 and lenses for a "forced analog." If you are disciplined, you can create analog experience with any digital camera. The one thing I will say is that I simply cannot get the look of the Velvia slide film in the digital experience. I looked at my prints from Velvia and they are just stunning, compared to digital. Granted, ... I'm a jpeg shooter. To me, shooting jpeg is a bit like shooting film. With large jpeg, I can tweak a bit, but I have to accept what the sensor (film) is giving me. Finally, ... we go to overkill with photography. I'm not a pro, ... just an accomplished photographer documenting my life's experiences in a static visual journalism, ... and one that enjoys arty photographs as much as more "real life" pictures. I leave the video recording to my phone, ... and I'm happy to have that be more "real life" in its look. I was looking at camera prices over the pandemic-affected holidays and I honestly was disappointed with the costs - same with guitars, another of my passions. I just posted a few holiday pictures to friends, taken from iPhones, x100T and D750, ... and quality was not a concern - the images are well-received. It's odd, ... I thought that I'd be less materialistic with the pandemic, but I find that staying at home, on the computer, makes me more vulnerable to shopping entertainment - sooo bored with the COVID restrictions. On the good side, ... I'm cooking more, reading more, and plan to be gardening more (soon) and recording more music (I did buy an on-sale hand-held 4 track recorder). Travel photography is on hold, as are pics of social gatherings, and my garden photos. I am still toying with the idea of firing up my film bodies with some Velvia. Maybe the most significant difference between film days and a digital sensor days is that I don't print any more, ... and I don't pull out the slide projector for home slide shows and the stories that come with them. It's fun to reach in my storage areas to pull out albums and review, but, like my LP collection, ... it mostly sits in storage as we have too much going on in the now to bother with the extra effort it takes to access these viewing formats. But, it's the viewing format that incapsulates the charge one gets from the end result of analog photography. The film cost will probably make for a short-and-sweet return to the past, like seeing a teenage year's sweetheart at a class reunion :); but reunions are fun for what they are, right?

They need to make the xpro4

I've had the xpro2 and loved it. sold it off a few years ago and last year got the xt5. for some reason I just am not a fan of the xt5. the body and dials don't do it for me like the xpro2 did. I'm seriously deciding if I should get an xpro3 and sell off the xt5. I did love the way the xpro cameras handled.

I”I’ll check that later.” Haha, that cracked me up!

I've had this hypothesis forming in my head for a while-that photographers sometimes enjoy an abstraction. What I mean is, it becomes helpful or more enjoyable to *not* see exactly what your shooting. Maybe it's the surprise of seeing what you got, or maybe it's easier to "be in the moment", or a way to see things differently or maybe it's useful as a way to slow down and think about what you're doing. Of course it's built-in to film photography, but in the digital world, we've only seen a few cameras attempt to give you an abstraction. In addition to the X-Pro 3, I would argue that the 'Monochrom' cameras from Leica fall into this as well. Also, didn't Leica make a camera without a back-LCD too? In my case, I occasionally like to use the black and white picture style on my Canon (EOS R, so I'm seeing the effect in the viewfinder) to focus more on light and shadow as compositional elements. Sorry for the ramble, but I think my theory speaks to why the X-Pro 3 appeals to some folks, and by their marketing, why they made it.

I bought my xt4 (rather than the cheaper xt3) because I could close up the back and shoot like I was shooting film. I don't change "film" while I'm out. I choose one, and go shoot.

When I asked David Alan Harvey how he adjusted his photos in post, he said He doesn’t He shoots jpeg He gets what he wants right in camera. Worry about composition He uses a fujifilm xpro You don’t need a screen. Changed me. I shoot film a lot too, with a Leica m3, so I get it.

dude, you can just assign one of the button/dial in Function (Fn) Setting to Playback (I assigned Fn2 in my XPro3), so you can directly review the images you took in less than half a second without need to take your eyes off from the viewfinder & worry you will lose the moment!

Great review, I love my Z6ii but I am looking for a smaller different camera and I thing the x pro3 might be it, and I love the little display showing me my “film“

I thought of upgrading to the X-Pro3 from my X-Pro2, but I gave up. I just love the X-Pro2.

Actually, I love that small screen concept. EVF is great but (for me) it takes the fun-factor away. IMHO, it takes out a lilttle bit of your pro-sense. Yeah, the forced analog experience is the fun factor that belongs to this camera.

I enjoy photography A LOT with my xpro3. It is what brought me back bringing my camera always with me!

I think the xpro 3 is a fuji’s mockery.... analog experience? Go and by a 40$ old 1982 camera. Then buy a xpro2 for 500$ and have fun. Final result: 2 camera for 540$ and 1300$ saved for bunch nice photo shooting abroad, or a family trip.

I kinda run my X-T4 like that, with the screen toward the camera. I only flip it out to show pictures to other people or get odd angles when I don't want to get down on the ground and ruin my pants.

I can't understand why people find pleasing placing their greasy cheeks on a cold glass and unpleasing not worrying about a thing you already thought about. You missed a photo? Who cares. Are you a pro? If you are well I can understand your argument but if your not first thing to do is have a good shooting experience. Having that screen on my face 300 times in 3 hours is not joyfull.

So weird, there is currently no new Fuji I would buy. Currently on the X-T30 and except for the lack of WR, it is perfectly fine. I did think about the X-T4 as an upgrade, but I just Can;t get over that flippy vlogger screen. Most likely will end op with a used X-T3, the IBIS of the X-T4 does not compensate the horrible screen it has.

Gaffers tape. I’m sure someone’s mentioned this, but if you want to experiment with no back screen on whatever camera you have then use gaffers tape to cover it up. I mean, you can always just turn the LCD off or only show minimal settings on the back too. U can turn your image preview in the EVF off too if you want to delay gratification. That being said, I think I’d just need to play with an Xpro 3 to really get it. I know the camera experience is more than taking features away …. Frankly I’m curious to use an OVF again as I remember back in the day of being like “oh wow that turned out great!” After a shot. All in all it’s the spectrum of experience that we all enjoy differently so it’s great to have all these options.

Omar I had an X100 then an x100f and what I STRONGLY disliked about it was the fake as hell shutter sound, I tried disabling it but it removed some of the pleasure of taking the photo. It's like driving an electric car, its nice but you don't hear anything. Some of us like that feedback, it closes the cycle of taking the photo. It's like having closure, not sure how to explain it.

Oh hey did not know you were based out of Newark. I'm local. A major issue with the xpro 3 that is being censored by fujirumors is the fact that for all xpro 3s, the EVF and the OVF is actually 2 diopter clicks miscalibrated. The issue occurred because fuji changed the magnification of the OVF. Fuji service centre acknowledges it, but says it is within factory specs and refuses to fix it. You can test it yourself. Look at the white lines and exit data on the OVF. Now look at your composition. Now click the diopter 2 clicks down. You will see your composition become clearer, while your ovf exif data (and even the ERF for manual composition) become blur. Your eyes will strain to calibrate, and while not super noticable, if you do a paid shoot like me, your eye gets strained very very very quickly. I bought 3 xpro 3s and all have the same issue and have confirmed with other users. This has made me lose faith with fuji's xpro3s and I switched back to the xt line.

Idk. I just don't know why you need such experience on DIGITAL camera. Its like you trying to fool yourself? Why is this so "film" but digital? I mean, your pictures will be boring digital unedited jpegs or raws but not that film magic. Just get the actual film camera and shoot with it, it will be great!

Great video Omar! I just got my Xpro3 last week :)

The small printing on tactile dials in endemic in all cameras with analog-style controls. I have to wear reading glasses to see print on my XT-3 and Lumix LX1000-2. Same thing when I pull out any of my old 35mm SLRs.

My one complaint when shooting in OVF is you can’t make the focusing square as small as when your in EVF mode. That makes using the spot meter (a key element in the analog experience) less precise. Please Fujifilm, fix this with the Xpro 4.

"Show me Your last image!"😠😡🤬 "I'm sorry, I don't have lcd screen"😇🤭

Even with the XPro3 you can get a 0.5 or a 1sec preview in the EVF after you press the shutter. I never look at the LCD. SO WYSIWYG is alive and well even with the analog experience

Ok im sorry but forget about the flippable back. Its a non-issue (unless your a videographer). The thing is meant to simulate film cameras, sure, but it doesn't. The closest it comes to being "film like" are the film sims, otherwise no. Its clearly, beyond the shadow of a doubt, a digital camera. This is coming from someone who mainly shoots film. Its a cheap imitation, not a true rangefinder, and the menus are just as convoluted as you'd expect from digital. I'm not saying this is a bad camera, and it does indeed keep you focused on the moment, but the film simulation claim I'm not buying. Leica comes closer to the feel, with its minimized, stripped down settings. When I pick up the xpro3, I know I'm going digital.

The LCD does not make sense to me. I owned the X-Pro 3, sold it though and got happy again. The LCD was annoying and forced me to shoot even more photographs not to miss a photograph. I stick to my X100, X100F, X-Pro 1 and my work horse X-T3.

OMAR did you realize that THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VIDEO YOU EVER MADE on your channel!? Man: the dark background, the gorgeous yellow lights, the perfect skin tone, the frame, the key light... all these details are magnificient and the more elaborate I ever saw on your channel (and I watched dozens of your videos). OMAR: PLEASE teach us HOW YOU DID THAT! Not only the gear, but the lights, the EXPOSURE (did you expose to get a dark background first, then set up the correct amount of key light on your face? How did you proceed? What is the method to get such results?), how did you set up this scene? I would pay to know this! Have a nice day ;) Go 2021!

Be very honest..very-very honest,...did you chimp even one image in the flip down screen or EVF..or did you wait until you imported to an editor? If it didn't completely remove that for you, then it was little more effective than just turning of the rear screen. The X-pr0 3 despite what fuji's says was there attempt to try and tap into the ever re-popularity of film camera's. It was been entirely styled off the xpro body..with the inclusion of what is the most disingenuous attempt to replicate and film back. It even sported the new, "Classic negative." Long story short, it failed to intrigue film shooters, and failed to secure previous xpro2 users as it sales still haven't even matched the xpro1 or 2. The only people who sincerely believe it was a genuine attempt to recapture some sort of essence of photography are the gullible. The much bigger majority of people were happy with Fuji's overall retro styling, but they pushed it too far with the xpro3. They tried to romanticize digital as if it were film. Any one that wants film, wants film. People who want digital, want digital. Fuji tried to blurred the line, and as a result created a modern camera that sold less than it predecessors. The greater point is, people chimp for good reasons. When there is a -pure moment- they arent looking at the rear screen anyway. It was an attempt at a cash grab. An educated risk that didnt pay off.

I shoot my XT4 with the screen flipped away. It doesn't have the OVF, but I love the workflow. I hope the XPro keeps that system into the future when I am ready to upgrade.

But my question is why don’t you just turn off your lcd and use the OVF/EVF… wouldn’t it be the same? I do it all the time on my slowww XPro1… but if I need to check something on my settings or make sure that the image is good I just can press play and there it is.

That is why I love my GFX 50R. Slow down...think before you shoot...not because of the screen, just because it is slow. :)

One of the first thing I deactivated on my XT3 when I git it was the automatic playback. My present self can't thank my past self enough.

I shoot an old Canon 5D classic, the rear screen is so bad it's the same experience. However, the images are fantastic if I can nail the focus and exposure. I use vintage lenses so its very similar to film. I do want to try a Fujifilm camera and this might be the one I try. The X-T cameras are very cool as well.

Great review! I really appreciate your thoroughness and honest takes. (Your files on your desktop is giving me hives, though. LOL)

Sorry you're so lost far from home. It's not about waiting to see what you got. It's about not being distracted from what you're doing. A confident shooter can leave the LCD off and pay attention. That's what simple meters, and experience, are about.

I bought one Sunday and so far I LOVE it. I wear reading glasses so having to put on and take off my reading glass to see the back of the screen is a pain. So with most mirrorless cameras I just use the viewfinder. The LCD is there for when I need to make changes on the menu. But for it me not having a rear screen is not a big deal. I don't miss it.

I think it gets us to slow down and in this crazy world of rushing to get an outcome and instantly wanting to see the outcome of something. Maybe it gets us to not worry about the outcome and just enjoy the process. It's almost a mindfulness based approach which I'm big into mindfulness in fact, it's part of my day job, so I've learnt to shoot mindfully, and if you understand mindfulness, this camera I suspect was designed with that in mind, and the Japanese are very mindful people so my thinking is it's a mindfulness approach

That hidden screen is why I’m getting an Xpro3 next week. Was saving up for a Leica digital M as I still shoot film, already have the M3, M6, M7 and lenses. Saw/heard about the Xpro3 for the first time when browsing. Screw it. Lots of money saved. And shooting with a digital “rangefinder” about a year sooner than I would have been able to! Win Win.

OVF on the xpro-2 is better then on xpro-3 due to magnification glass.Such a shame they remove it from xpro-3 and gave us useless Titanium stamped plates in stead.

I enjoyed your video. Being a LOT older than you, I find the X-Pro 3 a delight to use. I don't care about the EVF. It's all about the optical viewfinder. That to me is what the camera is all about. Want a better EVF, just get a different camera. I hope in the next X-Pro, they make the optical viewfinder even better.

Hi there, if you realy need to chimp, use your evf to playback with a dedicated buton. Its faster then bringing your camera down and look ad a screen where sunlight may bother you… just a tip. Kind regards

I watched your videos before buying my xt30 now I am watching you over again for Xpro3 😅😅😅

So you posting your fujifilm peepee recipepee? 🤣🤣👍🏻 Hysterical Omar!

love the vid you make some great points! I’m thinking of getting the X-pro 3 in a few years when the prices go down for now I’ll stick with my X-T1

I have been a photographer for over 50 years. My motivation for photography is about the image. The camera is just a tool that makes creating an image possible. The reward for for me is seeing the image, not the process of shooting. I have shot film for many years, but I now appreciate the convenience of shooting digitally and processing on my computer. I shoot with an Xt2 because it is a quality camera that produces quality images...and it was affordable. Though limitations inspire creativity, I have no desire to return the film "experience."

Omar love your Chanel given up on my xt3 my z6ii killed it but keeping my xpro 2 permanently set on black and white . Now that takes me back to my film days but I bont need to buy a bulk film loader to save money

I may have to stay with X-Pro 2 until the X-Pro camera come with the flip screen like X-T series. Ha Ha Ha !!!

I personally think that you learn more and faster in analog than in digital. In analog, you have to nail your settings. You have to think about your settings, therefor you get a feeling for them. In digital, you just look at your display and change your settings till the picture looks ok. You ain't learning anything.

I switched to this camera last from a Canon 5D Mark 2, and honestly, best decision I've made. I LOVE this camera and the experience of using it!

You could literally flip the screen down to check the image. Why are people making such a big deal about the screen?

I still shoot film, digital has always seemed sterile and the images did not have fell to them, the images feel clinical. I have been looking for a digital camera that emulates the feel and look of the analog experience and it seems a Fuji has it. Having said that price wise… I am looking at an X Pro 2

your https link for "Camera" in your description is missing the h under RU-vid Gear

The gimmicky screen on the X-Pro 3 is like not using the GPS in your car and saying screw it let me just guess were I am going for the fun of it. Technology is there for a reason.

Ohh man i can't wait for xpro4. I can imagine if they add the hinge from flipy screen but on the bottom so we can take selfies once in a while 🤔.

Many photographers are going back to film photography because photography itself is no longer fun with digital cameras. Fujifilm sees this trend and is countering it. Personally, the reduction does not go far enough. The best would be like with Leica's m-D series no screen only OVF and only manual focus with rangefinder patch. that would be really ingenious. 😀

So X-Pro 3 is a “rehab” 📷

There are SO many interesting aspects of this X-Pro 3 camera model and how it's been received by potential and actual customers, and then HOW Fuji will choose to interpret all of that into designing the X-Pro 4. I appreciate the Pro-4 is still a ways off in the future, but it'll be really interesting to see where they take this model. Omar, very interesting series of videos! And thanks for passing along news of that FujiXweekly website...didn't know of that before.

Want the film experience? Get a film camera. Without film, the gear alone is not giving you anything but hype

Analog is overrated. Maybe walking to work rather than driving may change the analog fervor.

As a photographer who shoots mostly film, I would've probably kept my X-Pro3 if it had a standard screen. While I appreciate the efforts Fuji went through to make the 'analog experience', I felt like this screen arrangement hindered too much of its normal use. It surely is overly beautiful though.