Why I Upgraded from the X100V to the X-Pro 3: First Impressions with Sample Images
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- Опубликовано: 19 янв 2023
- I have owned every X100 series camera to date and I absolutely love them. There are a few things that hold them back though: Having only one card slot for such an incredible camera is just sad to me because I would definitely use the X100V for weddings almost primarily. They are also limited to focal length which really doesn’t bother me, just going off of other photographers preferences on that one.
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Love your photos, man. You have a gift
Hey thank you so much for that, made my day!
Great video!!! only a matter of time until I finally pull the trigger and give the Xpro3 a go! Great images as always.
You’ll love it, not far off from the X100V though. Thanks so much for watching man. Love watching your videos 🤙🏼
Excellent photos man, they have a great energy to them. Were all those photos pretty much taken with the viltrox 13 mm 1.4?
Most of them were, yes. I am working on a review now. Thanks so much for the compliment and watching
Great video! Love seeing the Tennessee shirt at 6:54!
Great eye, thanks for watching
I wish Fujifilm would build more lenses like the 18mm f2 and 27mm f2.8 though. I think the size of those lenses really suite the rangefinder-style bodies of the X-Pro and X-E bodies especially for "life documentary" photos.
I agree. I just think it’s so hard to get the fast motors in something so small and to have a faster aperture they need more glass. I do wish the 18mm 1.4 was a bit smaller like the 27mm (I’ve been shooting with this lens as well and it really feels like a larger X100). Maybe with time and technological advancements they’ll be able to figure it out. Thanks for watching man.
100% Those are the two lenses I just got for my Xpro. I’ve got a few 1.4 lenses too but those seem more at home on an XT body.
@@mvonwalter6927 I think they definitely look good on the body, obviously a solid lens and the optics are great
Agreed! A new 18mm pancake would be amazinggggg
I didnt expect to like the 27mm that much, but the compactness makes it such a fun lens! The 35mm f/1.4 isnt exactly big and heavy, but the 27mm really makes for such an easy set up. I think I might get the 18mm f/2 one day 😅
Hello! Nice video, wich fuji film recipes did you use?! Loveeee the colours, or you edited them on lightroom? (I'd love to know if you can recomend me any preset!)
www.thehunterhart.com/presets/tswyreh2x8l7k5vqgaapdznlbcaoo1
These are my fujifilm presets that I used. I was not using film recipes. Sorry! There is actually a sale going on right now until christmas. If you use promo code CHRISTMAS you will get $10 off.
The X100V and X Pro 3 are (IMO) are built the best. Nice video man!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, agreed
Beautiful images, bro! The xpro3 is simply beautiful. Always thought of adding one to the kit, but I have too many Fuji’s already lol
Thanks so much and yeah I had too many as well I think, hints why I had to trade instead of purchase. Thanks so much for watching
Wonderful video and great photos. I love all my Fuji cameras. Xpro series is the only one I haven't invested in. Seems like the Rangefinder style is already part of the x100 and xe lineup. But it's very tempting to get this one anyway.
Subscribed!
Thanks so much for your sub. I would say the X100 and the XE series got their inspo from the Xpro series. It is the flagship of all of the range finders. I would probably wait on the fourth one to come out though!
The X-Pro 3 looks pretty dope but I like the portability of the X100V. I do love the idea of the screen being hidden. These are some sick shots man, glad you're enjoying South Africa
Soft spot for X100V now days ayy? Next investment for you maybe 🤔. Thanks man we are really enjoying it. 🤙🏼🤙🏼 much love
I like the xpro3 with the 27mm pancake. Not x100 small, but still very compact!
Great photos Hunter. Love the xpro3 but really hope the 4 has the same screen as the x100v. One use case for me is photos of my kids. Would prefer not to always have to flip out screen to do so. Also, do you shoot your wedding with Fuji or Sony? Just curious. Have a great trip!
I think the screen from the X100V would be great too, however I love this screen because when you’re in a third world country or surrounded by children anywhere they don’t flock to see their images on the screen when they realize there’s not one there (kinda) You can always show them at the end of an assignment or when you’re comfortable showing them. If they made a 4th one with the X100V screen I’d be happy as well but would just keep this camera for certain use cases I believe. I do shoot my weddings on fujifilm. I shot them on canon, Leica and Sony before but I prefer Fuji (Leica is right there with Fuji to me but it just gets so expensive). Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
@@hunterhart1 Nice. I follow you guys on Insta and wasn't sure if you and your wife both shoot Sony. I've been back and forth with Fuji and Canon for weddings. Outside of weddings I have no interest in Canon so am really trying hard to go full Fuji. With the new 56 my lens lineup is complete and the x-h2s is a workhorse that I can rely on. Spending the off-season gathering my thoughts on it. haha
@@j.sauer.photo_ you may decide to only use canon for weddings. A lot of people do this to “keep the fun in Fuji” so they don’t burn themselves out with the cameras. I always say “it’s really hard to buy a bad camera now and it’s all just preference.” I’ve shot weddings on Canon, Sony, Leica and Fuji and nobody ever knows the difference at the end and photographers ask often what I’m shooting with at weddings so they must not notice either. So to me those questions tell me everything which is, it’s all about what you want to shoot with. I’ve considered trying the only shooting Sony method at weddings so I could save my passion for the Fujis but idk (I may try it this year).
That is a Very good upgrade.! everything of the V but with extra's. P.s. are you using selfmade Filmresp.? or standard in Camera.
It definitely has a few things that the V doesn’t but the V also has a built in ND filter + a leaf shutter which both come in handy! I’m loving it so far though.
I’m shooting RAW edited with my presets. I shoot with film recipes sometimes but just haven’t been posting the lately.
I'm 5 months late to the show, but great video. I too did not purchase my x-pro3 for video. I use it solely for photography.
I got a wonderfully nostalgic vibe from your images man. Absolutely loved them.
I'm using 16mm 1.4, 35mm 1.4 and 56mm 1.2. Subscribed and looking forward to future content.
Kai 🤙
Ayyy thanks so much for watching! Killer lens choices by the way. Glad you enjoyed the video 🤘🏼
Hope you enjoyed your time in our beautifull country :) amazing photos as usual
Thanks so much. We are here for a few more weeks.
@@hunterhart1 damnit. I was there this weekend!! We live in George (about 400km down the coast way). But yeah glad to see such nice photos from someone like you in our backyard
@@bokgriessel1247 barely missed me 😕
PS - if you do intend to shoot vertical with this camera, I love gripping it with my left hand's middle finger on the shutter button, and the lens cradled between my thumb and index finger, its really comfortable for me - i actually find it easier to shoot portrait this way when one handed compared to shooting landscape
Great video!
Ayy thanks so much for watching
I recently got an Xpro 3 (actually the day just before Fuji announced they discontinued it!) and my Leica TL2 has just sat in its bag ever since. I have the 23mm f2 R WR on the XP3, and the Summicron 23mm f2 on the Leica. Overall quality of the lens goes to the Leica lens without a doubt. Everything else...absolutely the Fuji. The AF is lightning fast where as the Leica is pretty much only good for stationary objects. The Fuji has weather sealing, the Leica doesn't. And there's a few other things. I think the biggest factor I'm finding is how much FUN I have with the Fuji. It's just a blast to aim it at anything and everything, trying to take a good picture of whatever the subject matter is. My only gripe with the XP3 is I wish fuji explained the "recipes" and custom settings a little better. I read the manual to try and understand how to create and save recipes, but it didn't help at all. I had to hit RUclips to learn how to do it. If there's an XP4, I hope fuji makes it so that you can hit a button and switch between your custom profile and a factory profile. That would save a ton of pain instead of having to go into settings then change profiles manually.
Very nice. Of course Leica wins with optics, they’re incredible and incredibly expensive for that very reason. So I assigned my custom film recipes to the button inserted in the lever that flips your evf to ovf on the front of the camera. I left the very first film recipe blank as a standard profile so it’s quick to get to and the rest are custom. This may help you. But yeah, I would have never figured out how to properly save one without RUclips. Thanks for watching
Fuji needs to make a xpro4 with 40 mp sensor and 4k video. Then it would be the perfect camera!
Pretty sure they’re about to
You take wonderful pictures bro
Thanks so much! I really appreciate you taking time to watch and comment.
I love my X-Pro3 to bits, the only flaw I can find is that much like the X100V it isn't entirely reliable as compared with previous Fujis. I've had to send both to the repair shop. But for the design, feel - the simple pleasure of using - both are the best cameras I've ever used in ten years of shooting. Also regarding smudges, rub your thumbs over the entire casing so it's one big smudge, step back and admire. It actually looks pretty fine in a different way if you do that, and you don't have to be perpetually getting your cloth out to 'clean it up'. The 18mm f/2 works great with the X-Pro3, and I just use my 18mm f/1.4 for the low-light shoots. Photo book of the day: Letizia Bataglia: Photography as a Life Choice. Anyway, enjoy the X-Pro!
I actually had to send my X100V back to get the back dial replaced, it fell into the body which was sad. So I agree with that as well. I don’t constantly clean it, it’s got that weird blue tint too it that’s so uncommon and cool. Id love to try the 18 f2 out but just don’t want to buy another lens if I already have the focal length. Thanks for the suggestions and the book. I appreciate you watching!
Own both cameras in the end creep more towards using that x100v as I just don't think twice about grabbing it last minute . Either way enjoy your new gear
Thanks man, I think if I had them both I’d still jump to the x100v for less important shoots as well. It’s just so easy to use and so small, both are wonderful. Thanks for watching
Thank you! I love my XPro3. How do you change the film sims by using the little joystick?
I’m glad to hear. I assigned the button on the front of the camera to pull up the film sims and then I can just scroll through them.
@@hunterhart1 but you are toggling with the joy stick while looking at the sub monitor?
@@andykline1933 I can yeah
@@hunterhart1 so you assigned the joystick to be able to toggle film sims in sub monitor?
@@andykline1933 I assigned the front button to film sims, this will be effective in the sub monitor and the internal monitors. But if you’re only seeing meta data on your sunscreen then you can change that in your menu so it always shows what film sim you are on!
I sold my X100V for the price of a new X-Pro3, which was a no brainier. Build quality is on another level to the X100V and I love the philosophy behind the camera. Such a beautiful piece of kit and opens you up to the fantastic world of XF lenses.
I agree about the battery and IBIS. My second camera is the X-H2S and it would be great if I can share batteries between them. May be in the X-Pro4?
I agree with everything you said. Yeah I would like to see how that grip would be with the larger battery. In my opinion, if they put the larger battery in the xpro4, they could get rid of the extra grip that’s made onto the camera and actually use the body as a larger grip itself since it would be larger. Who knows if they’ll ever have another one though
I find the xpro2 to be better build than the 3. After handeling the pro3 i bought a second pro2!
My sub monitor and LCD broke down 2 times on my Xpro3 so for me this camera is done , ill get it repaired one more time and sell it. I think the later Xpro3 models dont really have this ribbon cable break issue anymore but i had one of the first released versions.
Its a beautiful camera for sure but when im too scared to even open the LCD because it might randomly stop working the fun of using the camera is gone.
Damn, I hope that’s just a copy issue. I don’t need that happening 😕. I’m sorry to hear that you had to deal with this, sucks man
@@hunterhart1 Yeah ive been in a lot of fuji groups on facebook and other forums and the issue seem to happen around 10 to 13% of people whenever there has been a poll vote. And it seems to happen with the earlier versions so i wouldnt be too worried if i was you.
@@photomorti I’ll get back to ya if it does so you can say told ya so! Thanks for the heads up though, better to know it can happen than to be oblivious
@@hunterhart1 Yeah its the design of the ribbon flex cable. Its a fairly common problem with the xpro3. But there are users with no issues who have been using it for years so if it happends it happends :D
Bro, this is in Cape Town, right? I'm sure I saw some of our mountains, beaches and Newlands Forest! This was a great video man. Keep up the great content! Kudos from Cape Town
Yeah it is. We are on the Garden Route now. This is where my wife and I met, last video explains it all but yeah we love SA
@@hunterhart1 That is so dope man! I'll check out the last vid too. Happened to stumble upon this one completely by chance. Enjoy the trip bru💯💯
@@eyeofalchemy thanks so much, it’s been great so far.
@@hunterhart1 Hit me up if you ever want a proper street sesh, I can show you some great spots👍🏽
@@eyeofalchemy id love too. What’s your instagram
If you dont use back screen, this is a very nice camera. I love mine! But if you use the screen a lot, it is not convenient first. And some reports of broken back screens are concerning to me. I hope Fuji will stop making the hidden screen. I prefer if Fuji will just eliminate the large back screen, keep the sub-screen but make it backlight capable, give the camera a bigger, better EVF and a dual Magnificat OVF like before, and build a reliable app to connect the phone to the camera when I need to see a bigger screen, just like the M10D. That will be a perfect x-pro body.
I wouldn’t mind a larger screen on an Xpro and the evf/ovf can always be bigger in my opinion, it is quite small here but I’m so used to it due to the x100v. The app is terrible though, it works about 50% of the time. Leica has a nice app, Sonys is ok
Nice Photos! Which color profile do you use?
For video?
@@hunterhart1 no photo
@@ItsfreakyDB there’re edited RAW with my presets linked in the description
@@hunterhart1 thank you very much
I really Leica my XPro3. ;) I've been really interested in the X100V, but you've reminded me of what the XPro3 has to offer. I've added a Gariz leather case to my XPro3, and like the protection and slightly better grip it affords. Just beware, that there have been reports of LCD screen ribbon connection failure. Some people attributing it from fully deploying the LCD screen all the way down. Subscribed! Let us know how it goes with your XPro3!
Ayyy thanks so much for watching. Amazing that I could help remind you how awesome the X-Pro3 is. The X100V is fantastic, really depends on your use case. Thanks again for watching and for the heads up.
Hunter bro, there's no such thing as a perfect camera. Your M240 and a 35mm lens was all that was needed. The Xpro3 is a big beast and all these different lenses. What's all that about? It's a great discipline shooting 1 body and 1 lens. Then all you need to consider is the scene in front of you and zoom in and out with your feet. Just my $0.02
Yeah the M240 is a painfully slow camera I couldn’t deal with it, it took almost 3 seconds to get 2 images and as a wedding photographer that just doesn’t work. Also I leave the 28mm on this camera for the most part and treat it like my Leica Q and 100V. Having a RUclips channel and all I like to do lens review, kinda hard when you only have a single lens. If you look at any of my work you should be able to tell I don’t use a lot of focal lengths 🤙🏼 I could definitely survive with one camera and one lens though, I pretty much do
I had both, but ended up using the Xpro3 more and sold the other.
Good to know. Glad it worked out for ya. There’s hope for me
I’m looking for a buy X-pro3 but they said they’re discontinued this and x100v. Feels so bad, cause I really love that cameras and I’m too late
Have you ever considered buying used? This is a used camera with used lenses and they work great. Thanks for watching!
@@hunterhart1 Yeah I would like any of them used or brandnew but the thing is ,I can’t pay zip money in eBay (it cost me 2500 AUD) so thats why i have to oder it from online store in Australia. I really love that fuji’s film simulator so if I want to enjoy that what about FUJIFILM xt30 ii camera with 28mm?
@@9imhan ahhh there’s a few on the Melbourne Facebook Market place
@@hunterhart1 sorry to bother u ? Do u recommend me xt30-ii ?
@@9imhan I have recommended the xt30ii to a lot of people. It’s great, has the same sensor as all the others so you’re not missing anything.
I bought the Xpro3 for the 2nd time after owning the Leica M240. With the 27/2.8 and the 18/2 its so lite compared to the Leica.
They’re definitely different cameras, I certainly like the range finder and style of both of them. Which camera do you prefer?
@@hunterhart1 I love the RF focus and frame line experience and the form factor too, but the output is not my favorite on the M240. Shot it for all of 2021/2022 and learned a lot and got some favorite photos. But I’m the end was still missing focus on too many shots, not able to keep up with my kids and liking Fuji files much better.
One day I will try a monochrome.
@@mvonwalter6927 the Leica helped me get away from shooting wide open ad much and that carried over into all my photography. It helped teach me that composition and lighting is the key to all photos and that’s a lesson I can’t unlearn which is a praise to the Leica!
Own both, and with all respect, I wouldn't say "upgraded"... Maybe "switch"
I say upgrade because I don’t have to worry about card failure during a wedding. That’s really the biggest upgrade and the better weather sealing.
You ahoot with xpro 3 in 2023
I just bought xpro 1 to start with in 2023
That’s a fun camera,
Love the sensor
hey i already follow you on instagram! loved your work for a long time and knew you had gotten the x pro 3 a little while ago. i’m currently a sony shooter for photo and video, but as i’m moving towards more photo only for freelance outside of my commercial video production job, i got the x100v and fell in love with fuji. next up is selling all my sony stuff and going all in on fuji, starting with the x pro-3 for weddings! have you used it for a wedding?
What’s up man? One of the reasons I traded my X100V for this camera is because I wanted the same form factor with 2 card slots, so could shoot weddings. I use this and my GFX as a second camera. If you go to my wedding website or my actual website, most of my pro work and weddings were done on Fuji.
www.twohartsweddings.com or
www.thehunterhart.com
Thanks for watching and congrats on the move over (I am hearing an XPro4 is to be announced soon)
Can we get more recipe videos 😁
Lol sure
TBH, I simply can't see anything special with this camera. I feel that it is simply just hype and the XT-3 can deliver identical results and so can dozens of other MFT and APS-c cameras on the market. I've tried the film simulations and most f them reminded me why I prefer Kodak and Ilford films in my 40 years of photography.
That’s okay I can understand why you don’t appreciate it. No worries. In really glad you took the time to watch and comment
Could it be that the build quality is superior?
Upgrade or downgrade? Which camera was released first? LOL
I really think it depends on who you ask. I’m happy I don’t have to put on an external piece of kit to weather seal my camera, I have a second card slot, I can change my lenses, scratch proof casing, a mechanical shutter, a better grip and a hidden screen for assignment work. I’m missing a built in ND filter and leaf shutter.
@@hunterhart1 Love my X-Pro2 and X100V. But I may skip Pro3 and jump on X-Pro4 flagship if necessary. I admit X-Pro3 is a great camera to keep until nuclear war occurs. Thanks for the comment, bro!!!
@@georgechen1124 I pray they release an X-Pro4 but not looking too promising. Thanks for watching 🙏🏼
My favorite Fuji is the xt5. But come to the dark side of Sony bro lol
Lol I have two Sonys. Have shot Sony for years. Great technology but their cameras don’t make me feel like an artist, it does all the work for me in my opinion.
@@hunterhart1 Agreed. I use sony and canon for work and they feel like clunky cameras compared to the XPro3. I purchased the 3 only a couple of months ago as a personal camera that will never do work photography only personal.
@@walkingmanvideo9455 🤙🏼🤙🏼