Fujifilm
THE KIT PATRICK USED
FUJIFILMX-PRO3 The latest X-Pro model takes its retro rangefinder styling and adds cutting-edge technology, including a 26-megapixel X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor, powerful X-Processor 4 image processor, 160- 12800 ISO range, full weather sealing, an LCD touchscreen and an upgraded viewfinder. Finally, in addition to the X Series’ superb manual handling, there’s a new hidden LCD screen for the purists.
XF16-55MM F/2.8 R LMWR A pro-level, fast standard zoom, this lens provides great flexibility in framing, fast autofocus, superb low-light and shallow depth-of-field options, and is backed up by full weather sealing.
Raw in my day-to-day workflow. The big difference with the X-Pro 3 is that I would be far more likely to ditch the Raw and shoot more in JPEG, because I trust they will look great. I’d love to be able to say that I am selling all my Canon gear tomorrow and moving to Fujifilm – and I definitely have my finger on the buy button for the X-Pro3 and the XF16-55mm – but it will be a slower process, with both working hand in hand for a while. I’ve developed muscle memory with the Canon equipment and that takes time to build, but it will happen. When I was given my Cosina for my 13th birthday, I took it to bed with me every night for months – I loved it so much! The X-Pro3 is the first camera that has given me that feeling since. There is just something magical about it. It makes me want to go out and shoot more, and I feel like a photographer again.
persuades me to jump ship and move over to Fujifilm gear for all my work. I shoot in aperture-priority and use exposure compensation a lot for my street shots, and I love seeing adjustments ‘live’ in the viewfinder. For me, it adds to the creativity. I can be looking at a scene and then play around with exposure to see what effect it will have. Obviously, I can’t do that with my Canon. I only used the electronic viewfinder in my test of the X-Pro3, but the optical mode has its benefits, too. It gives you another option when working, and the rangefinder-style framing, which lets you see approaching subjects, gives you more time to react. Something else I loved about the X-Pro3 was that you can trust the white-balance to be right and the colours are fantastic. Straight out of camera, JPEGs are much better than my Canon. I shot in Raw plus JPEG for this test, because I am used to
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