Ann’s Fujifilm XT-3

My primary camera is a Fujifilm X-T3. It’s my third X-T model and I love it. So much in fact I found no need to upgrade to the X-T4. I don’t share Dan’s fascination with the optical viewfinder of the X-Pro series cameras. I use my electronic viewfinder a lot and the one on the X-T3 is, in a word, stunning.

Of course, the X-T3 continues Fuji’s use of manual controls whenever possible.

The controls are so informative and easy to use and I’m now so used to it, I operate them without thinking too much.

Another thing I like about the X-T3 is that it is fairly small (despite the size of some of the lenses), which makes it easy to handle.

Despite its small size, its packed jam full of amazing technology. I made the step up from the X-T2 not because the X-T3’s 26 megapixel sensor had more pixels than the X-T2’s 24 mp, but because it was a newer generation back illuminated stacked sensor (totally geeky stuff, I know) that offered a greater dynamic range than the previous generation of sensors. Dan tested our sensors using a calibration program for one of his light meters. The results showed that my (newer) sensor would yield two more stops (one half on the dark end, 1.5 stops on the high end) than his (older) sensor. For landscape photography where dynamic range is often an issue, that is huge.

The X-T3 also has one of the best rear-tilting LCD screens around. Not just in the image quality of the LCD, but in its ability to tilt in nearly any direction (sorry influencers, it’s not a selfie screen).

Thus, when the X-T4 came out with the same sensor and a different rear tilting screen that only tilted in one vertical direction (the wrong direction for someone of my height (see below), the fact that the X-T4 had in-body stabilization and could do 4k video was not enough to move me. Face it, I have a hard enough time with still images to worry about moving images. But I, like Dan, am not opposed to raising my tripod so that the camera is above my head.

The X-T3 continues to meet my needs and the only reason I can think of for upgrading would be to take advantage of a qualitative leap in the types of images I can make. Now whether that means I eventually have to step up to a medium-format system or just wait for the next major advance in sensor technology remains to be seen. But for now, I’m not only content, but very pleased with my X-T3.