Fujifilm X-Pro3 with 'hidden' screen and hybrid viewfinder

Thursday 24 October 2019, 14:28 by Michelle Peeters | 4,097 views | 0 comments

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Fujifilm has announced the new X-Pro3 mirrorless camera. The camera has a hybrid viewfinder that can display both digital and optical images. The screen on the back of the camera is only visible when you fold it out. The price is 1,899 euros.

Hidden screen

With the X-Pro3, Fujifilm wants to give you the experience of an analogue camera. It encourages you to use the viewfinder instead of the screen on the back of the camera.

That is why they have hidden the screen. You first have to fold the screen out before you can look back at a photo.

Instead, you get an extra screen on the back of your camera. This small square screen shows which film simulation mode, white balance and sensitivity you are using.

Nicely done. In the days of analogue photography, you got the same effect by cutting out a piece of the box from your roll of film. You would slide that into the little window on the back of your camera so you knew which film you had in the camera.

Optical / electronic viewfinder

Just like the older Fujifilm X-Pro2, the camera has a hybrid viewfinder that provides both optical and electronic images. You can switch between digital and optical display using a switch.

The electronic viewfinder of its predecessor had an OLED panel with 2.36 million dots, while the X-Pro3 has no fewer than 3.69 million.

When you use the optical viewfinder, you are not looking through the lens but straight 'outside'. Lines in the image show you what will be included in the photo, depending on the focal length you have chosen. You do see more than will ultimately be captured in the photo.

The concept is similar to that of a rangefinder camera. It is not possible to focus visually through the optical viewfinder, however. You will have to use autofocus or the focus indicator when focusing manually.

The X-Pro3's optical viewfinder cannot be adjusted for wide-angle or telephoto use. It has a fixed magnification of 0.52x. The X-Pro2 did have that option. Frame lines are displayed for focal lengths from 23 to 90mm.

Fujifilm X-T3

Internally, the camera is largely similar to the Fujifilm X-T3, with the same 26-megapixel APS-C X-Trans sensor and hybrid autofocus system. You can record video in 4K resolution at up to 30 fps.

There are two SD card slots with support for UHS-II cards. There is also a USB-C 3.1 connection for charging the camera.

Price and availability

The camera can be ordered in several versions. The black version will be available first at the end of November and will cost 1,899 euros.

If you want a Duratect coating version in black or silver, you will pay 2,099 euros. These versions will be available from mid-December.

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Michelle Peeters is fotografe en oprichter van DeuxBleus Fotografie. Michelle herkent het bijzondere in het gewone en het gewone in het bijzondere. Ze heeft zich nooit willen specialiseren en is daardoor van alle markten thuis.

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