Fujifilm X-Pro3 review

The Fujifilm X-Pro3 brings back an old way of shooting in the new digital world, but it's likely to divide opinion!

Fujifilm X-Pro3 review
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Digital Camera World Verdict

The Fujifilm X-Pro3 set out with a mission: to keep photographers shooting, rather than chimping (checking your photos as you shoot them). The camera's "hidden LCD" achieves this aim, forcing you to reconsider how you approach your shots, and captures the purity and joy of taking photographs. However, by challenging you to shoot in a traditional way, at times it impedes your ability to shoot in a modern one.

Pros

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    Hidden LCD will stop you chimping…

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    Beautiful Fujifilm IQ and color rendition

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    Stylish yet seriously resilient body…

Cons

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    Rangefinder design takes getting used to

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    4K video record time is limited

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    Expensive

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You have to admire Fujifilm's daring and willingness to try something new. When reports of the Fujifilm X-Pro3's then-unnamed "hidden LCD" first hit the rumor sites, it seemed so bizarre that many people dismissed it out of hand as too outlandish to be true. However, it is true – and it's borderline brilliant in its thinking. 

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James Artaius
Editor

James has 22 years experience as a journalist, serving as editor of Digital Camera World for 6 of them. He started working in the photography industry in 2014, product testing and shooting ad campaigns for Olympus, as well as clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal. An Olympus, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes.