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RIGHT Late, soft light and a tranquil autumnal scene were the perfect ingredients for the Classic Neg Film Simulationmode to show off its potential. The subdued colour rendition adds an atmosphere of its own. Using a Fujifilm 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 lens at 55mm, the exposure at ISO400was 1/20sec at f/5.7.The lens’s image stabiliser helped to produce a pin-sharp shot
SPECS
› Prices Black £1699 body only, Dura silver/black body only £1879 › Sensor 26.1 megapixels, X-Trans CMOS 4 › Sensor format 23.5x15.6mm, 6240x4160pixels › Lens mount FujifilmXMount › ISO range ISO 160, 12,800, 80 to 51,200 expanded › Shutter range 30secs to 1/8000sec, B to 60mins, 30secs to 1/32,000sec electronic shutter, flash sync 1/250sec › Drive modes Up to 11fps, burst mode 30fps with electronic shutter and 1.25x crop, 20fps no crop › Exposure system PASM. 256 zones multi-zone metering, spot, average, centre-weightedmodes › Exposure compensation +/-5EV in 0.3EV steps, autoexposure bracketing 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 frames, up to +/-3EV in 0.3EV steps › Monitor LCD 3in 1.62mdots, 100%coverage. Sub-monitor 1.2in colour memory LCD › Viewfinder EVF: 0.5in OLED, 3.69mdots. OVF: 0.52x magnification, 95%coverage › Focusing Intelligent hybridAF, single and continuous. Focus bracketing › Focus points 117 or 425 zones, zone AF 3x3, 5x5, 7x7 from 117 (13x9) area grid, single point › Video DCI 4K 4096x2160 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p. 4K 3840x2160 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p. Full HD › Connectivity Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI, USB-C 3.1, microphone input › Other key features 17 FilmSimulationmodes, HDR mode, multiple exposure mode (up to nine shots), advanced filters, USB charging, in-camera Raw processing › Storage media 2xSD card slots, UHS II compatible › Dimensions (wxhxd) 140.5x82.8x46.1mm › Weight 497g body with battery and card Contact fujifilm.eu/uk
PERFORMANCE: ISO
ISO 100
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO 3200
TheX-Pro3 uses Fujifilm’s X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor andX-Processor 4 image processing engine – the same pairing is used in the popular X-T3. Digital noise is impressive with a high standard of performance into the high ISO settings. The Raw test images here were taken on anX-Pro3 fitted with 16mm f/2.8 lens and the pair on a tripod. The base exposure for the ISO 160 shot was 6secs at f/10. In-camera noise processing was set to zero and no extra noise reduction was applied during processing in Lightroom. Images were viewed at 100%using a BenQ SW320 32in screen and on printsmade using an Epson SC-P800 printer. Our test images were very smooth and not a factor at all until ISO 800,
where a grain effect was visible in areas of smooth tone and in the shadows. Detail, however, remained crisp and unaffected by any digital noise that was present, although that changed slightly by the time ISO 2000 was reached, when fine, crisp lines lost their definition. Overall, image quality still looked impressive though, with lovely tonality, rich colours and digital noise graining was more obvious, but it was neutral and looked filmic. Obtaining high-qualityA3 and larger prints at ISO 3200 is not an issue. Clearly, depending on the situation and with some noise reduction in processing, even ISO 6400 files from theX-Pro3 can be used large, which I think is a very fine showing fromanAPC-sized sensor.
ISO 6400
ISO 12,800
ISO 25,600
ISO 51,200
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