Fujifilm X-E3 announced

Thursday 7 September 2017, 09:09 by Elja Trum | 5,653 views | 7 comments

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

Fujifilm has just announced a new mirrorless camera, the Fujifilm X-E3. The camera has a 24-megapixel sensor, weighs just 337 grams including battery and memory card, and has improved ergonomics compared with its predecessor.

Fujifilm X-E3 specifications

- 24.3-megapixel APS-C format X-Trans CMOS sensor
- Sensitivity: 100 - 51,200 ISO
- 14 frames per second
- 3.0-inch touchscreen display
- 4K video
- SD(XC) memory card
- Dimensions: 121.3 x 73.9 x 42.7 millimetres
- Weight: 337 grams
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi

Yesterday I had a chance to play around with Fuji's latest addition, a nicely compact and lightweight camera. We were not allowed to take the photos from these pre-production models with us, but the first impression is positive.

The camera's design has been changed quite a bit, making everything look a little sleeker. Some buttons have disappeared from the back, where your hand would normally cover them while taking photos. So you are less likely to press a button by accident.

The entire grip has also been redesigned, and now feels just a little more comfortable in the hand. The joystick, which is also found on the X-Pro2, is now present on this camera too.

The image quality should be excellent, as the sensor from the Fujifilm X-Pro2 has also been used in this camera.

Camera Remote 3 should be released soon. This app from Fujifilm makes it easy to transfer photos to your smartphone. With the new app and this camera's Bluetooth functionality, everything should work a little more smoothly. For example, you should only have to connect the app to your smartphone once, after which it should be extremely fast in the future.

A major improvement can be found in the autofocus when focusing continuously. The camera can now do this twice as fast as before. A detail can also be 50 per cent smaller than before and still be tracked properly.

Fujifilm X-E3 back

Price and availability

The Fujifilm X-E3 will be available in black and silver and will cost 899 euros. If you want an 18-55mm kit lens with it, you will pay 1,299 euros. The camera should be in shops at the beginning of October 2017.

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Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.

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7 comments

Chris wrote on Thursday 7 September 2017 at 09:46 | reply
What is the difference compared to the XT 20?
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RAWshooter wrote on Thursday 7 September 2017 at 11:48 | reply
So you buy a 900 euro camera and then transfer your photos to a smartphone? What madness.
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Elja Trum wrote on Thursday 7 September 2017 at 12:05 | reply
@Chris; Hmm, good question. The difference is indeed very minimal. I can imagine that the X-T20 is a smarter choice for most photographers.

@RAWshooter; A handy feature for when you want to quickly share a photo online from a location. With, for example, Lightroom Mobile, you can also already make some edits directly on your smartphone before sending the photo out into the world.

I think quite a lot of clients would be very happy with a photographer who can already deliver high-quality photos digitally during an event for posting on social media. And as a photographer, it can be nice not to have to take your laptop and all kinds of accessories with you for that.

I think there are quite a lot of professional photographers who could benefit from this. And those who already include it in their workflow will probably stay just one step ahead of their competition.
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charles wrote on Monday 11 September 2017 at 20:11 | reply
I have the X20 and there really isn't much difference.. Still an absolute recommendation I am very satisfied
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Tom wrote on Tuesday 12 September 2017 at 15:36 | reply
No flip-out screen? If so, missed opportunity!
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Elja Trum wrote on Tuesday 12 September 2017 at 16:29 | reply
@Tom; indeed no flip screen. That would have been nice though.
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Maas wrote on Wednesday 13 September 2017 at 11:13 | reply
I have an X30 myself, it cost about 430 euros back then, great camera but yeah they took it out of the range in favor of the much more expensive (overpriced! imo) other X series cameras think e.g. of the X-T2 compared to a DSLR
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